May 13, 2021
Frisco, Texas For the first time in program history, South Dakota State will play for a football national championship.
The top-seeded Jackrabbits, 8-1 overall, will square off against No. 2 Sam Houston Sunday afternoon in the Football Championship Subdivision national title game in Frisco, Texas. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Toyota Stadium, with the game played before a national television audience on ABC.
South Dakota State advanced to the title tilt by winning three consecutive playoff home games and enter Sunday’s matchup with a seven-game winning streak.
Former Sheldon Orab Ryan Van Marel is part of that success. We had a chance to talk to the red shirt sophomore and even though it’s been a spring season it’s the conclusion of a process that began last fall.