Week 2: South Dakota State at Northwestern
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Sep. 3—JACKRABBITS (1-0) AT WILDCATS (0-0)
When: 7 p.m. Saturday
Where: Martin Stadium, Evanston, Ill.
TV: Big Ten Network
Radio: WNAX-AM 570, Jackrabbit Sports Network
Records last year: SDSU 9-5; NU 7-6
Series: First meeting
Rankings: SDSU is ranked 2rd in the FCS poll
Coaches: SDSU — Dan Jackson (2nd year, 10-5); NU — David Braun (4th year, 19-19)
Leading passers: SDSU — Chase Mason (157 yards, 1 TD); NU — Aidan Chiles (1,392 yards, 10 TD in 2025 for Michigan State)
Leading rushers: SDSU — James Basinger (110 yards, 1 TD), Corey Blair (107 yards, 2 TD); NU — Caleb Komolafe (941 yards, 11 TD in 2025)
Leading receivers: SDSU — Landon Dulaney (2 rec. 89 yards, 1 TD), Jack Smith (2 rec. 86 yards, 1 TD); NU — Griffin Wilde (71 rec., 880 yards, 8 TDs)
Top defenders: SDSU — Max Stanard (6 tackles), Liam Shaw (5 tackles, 1 sack); NU — Robert Fitzgerald (115 tackles in 2025)
Etc: South Dakota State is 0-5 against the Big Ten in their Division I era, with losses to Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota twice. They also lost to Nebraska once when the Huskers were still in the Big 12. The Jacks are 2-11 against FBS teams, with wins over Kansas (2015) and Colorado State (2021)….This will be Northwestern's sixth consecutive year with an FCS opponent after a pre-COVID hiatus. They're 4-1 since then, beating Western Illinois 42-7, Eastern Illinois 31-7, Howard 23-20 and Indiana State 24-6. They fell to Southern Illinois 31-24 in 2022….Wilde, a Sioux Falls Jefferson grad, was on SDSU's 2023 national championship team and led the Jacks with over 1,000 receiving yards in 2024….Former SDSU offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Ryan Olson is Northwestern's run game coordinator.
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