Quarterback
This is definitely the most difficult decision of them all. You can’t go wrong with either signal caller under center. Both have the ability to affect the game with their legs.
Mark Gronowski is the Jackrabbits’ third-leading rusher with 567 yards. He also shares the rushing touchdown lead with seven. He averaged seven yards per rush and had an 80-yard run this season.
Eric Schmid has 382 yards on the ground. He leads the team with eight rushing touchdowns. His longest rush was 64 yards. The two quarterbacks are used in different ways as rushers. While Gronowski’s use is more deliberate and forces defenses to constantly look at him as a rushing option, Schmid’s usage as a runner seems to be more like “In case of emergency!” He uses his legs to pick up crucial first downs and escape pressure more than they call designed runs for him.
Quarterback
This is definitely the most difficult decision of them all. You can’t go wrong with either signal caller under center. Both have the ability to affect the game with their legs.
Mark Gronowski is the Jackrabbits’ third-leading rusher with 567 yards. He also shares the rushing touchdown lead with seven. He averaged seven yards per rush and had an 80-yard run this season.
Eric Schmid has 382 yards on the ground. He leads the team with eight rushing touchdowns. His longest rush was 64 yards. The two quarterbacks are used in different ways as rushers. While Gronowski’s use is more deliberate and forces defenses to constantly look at him as a rushing option, Schmid’s usage as a runner seems to be more like “In case of emergency!” He uses his legs to pick up crucial first downs and escape pressure more than they call designed runs for him.
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North Dakota State is set to play in their first road postseason contest since December 11, 2010.
That’s 3,795 days since the Bison played at Eastern Washington in the 2010 Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals, losing to the Eagles 38-31 in overtime.
On Sunday, NDSU (7-2 overall) plays at Sam Houston (7-0 overall) in Huntsville, Texas for a quarterfinal contest against the Bearkats.
The Bison have been nearly unbeatable in the FCS playoffs with a 37-2 record. Sam Houston has been on the losing side in four postseason meetings. Twice in Frisco, Texas at the national championship in 2011 and 2012 and twice in the FCS semifinals in 2014 and 2017 at the Fargodome.
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