With less than two minutes to play, Tarleton State was knocking on the door of a game-changing go-ahead score. Facing fourth-and-6 in the red zone, quarterback Victor Gabalis appeared to have enough room to run for a first down. Instead, he saw receiver Trevon West shake free in the end zone, and decided to throw for the score.

The 11th-seeded USD Coyotes lost at No. 3 Montana 52-22 in the FCS quarterfinals Saturday afternoon. The Grizzlies scored on their first three drives and opened up a 24-point lead before the Coyotes found the endzone in the final minute of the first half.

Tommy Rittenhouse threw two of his three touchdown passes to Daniel Sobkowicz, helping unseeded Illinois State beat UC Davis 42-31 on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs.

The Illinois State Redbirds face the UC Davis Aggies in this college football FCS quarterfinals matchup on Saturday at UC Davis Health Stadium.

No. 2 seed Montana State topped No. 7 Stephen F. Austin 44-28 in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs to potentially set up a semi eagerly anticipated by Treasure State college football fans.

With the success Arizona has had this season it was inevitable that one or more of its assistants would garner interest for coaching openings across the country. That appears to be the case with running backs coach/assistant head coach Alonzo Carter,

Excitement for Saturday’s game stretches across the USD campus, from Old Main to the DakotaDome. The Coyotes locked in their third straight quarterfinal FCS appearance last weekend after they shut out the number 6 seed Mercer 47-0.