North Dakota State’s Move Up to FBS Comes With One Request

The FCS powerhouse will join the Mountain West, but it wants to sidestep an NCAA rule requiring a team reclassifying to wait two years for postseason play.

Quarterback Cam Miller (7) of the North Dakota State Bison runs the ball against the Arizona Wildcats at Arizona Stadium in Tucson on Sept. 17, 2022. Rebecca Noble/Getty Images

For storied college football program North Dakota State, moving up to the FBS after 10 FCS championships comes with one simple request.

NDSU wants the NCAA to lift its two-year reclassification rule, which denies postseason play for those years. The Bison have made the FCS playoffs every year since 2010 and have made 11 championship game appearances in that span, and NDSU expects to win right away at the FBS level.