College Football kicks off on Saturday, August 29 with FCS #1 North Dakota State

Saturday, August 29th

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FCS #1 North Dakota State at FCS #12 Montana 2:30 pm ESPN 

It isn't Ames, Iowa this season for the North Dakota State program that has dominated FCS Football the past four seasons. Can the four-time defending champions make it five in a row during the 2015 season?

The Bison carry both the MVfC banner, as they travel to Montana to kickoff against a Grizzlies program that returns 23 starters from a team that were a runner-up in the Big Sky Conference, last year.

Cedar Rapids Washington alum is on the offense line for this Montana team:
68 McCauley Todd OL 6-7 295 JR Cedar Rapids, IA

The Bison has former Iowa preps on the roster, as well.

Next Saturday, FCS #2 Illinois State, another MVfC program, will open at Kinnick Stadium vs. the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Bison are scheduled to travel to Iowa City in 2016 to also face off with the Iowa Hawkeyes. Iowa defeated Northern Iowa in the 2014 opener 31-23.

The 2014 College Football season opens August 23 on ESPN

The 2014 College Football season opens today with a FCS showdown to kick off the 2014 NCAA season.

Sam Houston State at Eastern Washington, as two Top 25 FCS programs kick off the season at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Washington out of the Big Sky may be the best program to knock North Dakota State off the FCS throne. Sam Houston State comes out of the Southland.

True Week One will kick off Wednesday, with the first FCS at FBS game of 2014. Fellow Southland program, Abilene Christian at Georgia State on Wednesday, August 27th.