CFB-FCS: Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) Week 8 Release & Preview

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WEEK 8 SCHEDULE

*UNI at #9/10 North Dakota (Midco/ESPN+)1 pm CT*

#21/23 Illinois State at Murray State (ESPN+)2 pm CT*

Indiana St. at –/#20 Missouri St. (MC22/E+)2 pm CT*

#4/4 South Dakota at Youngstown St. (ESPN+)5 pm CT*

#1/1 SDSU at #2/2 NDSU (ESPN2)7 pm CT

Five league games are on the schedule for Saturday, Oct. 19, highlighted by one of the biggest games in FCS history as No. 1 South Dakota State travels to No. 2 North Dakota State for a prime-time Saturday evening (7 pm CT) matchup on ESPN2.   It marks the ninth-ever meeting in the FCS between the nation’s top two-ranked teams, but only the third during the regular season.

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