USD prepares for post-NDSU era in MVFC

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Missouri Valley Football Conference media day took place Tuesday morning, but a familiar face was missing: North Dakota State.

The Bison are moving up to the Football Bowl Subdivision to join the revamped Mountain West Conference following two national championships in the last five seasons. While losing a dominant program like North Dakota State has an impact, first-year South Dakota head coach Matt Vitzthum is focused only on his own team and continuing a streak of quarterfinal appearances in each of the last three seasons.