Ok, I’m going to be honest, I don’t know a bunch about the Fighting Hawks of North Dakota, but thankfully for their SID, we have some information we can share on Utah’s FCS opponent for week one.
North Dakota comes into this game as a top 10 ranked team in the FCS Coaches Poll, and is the favorite in the Big Sky Conference, the same conference as SUU and Weber State. They won 9 straight games last season before losing in the FCS playoffs. Why the lofty expectations for ND? They return a ton on offense, namely their QB and their All-American running back John Santiago.