Two teams that have taken very different paths to the playoffs face off in the first round of the FCS bracket. Here's how to watch.

Chase Mason threw three touchdown passes, Julius Loughridge ran for 100 yards and a touchdown and 14th-seeded South Dakota State strolled to a 41-3 win over New Hampshire in the first round of the FCS playoffs.

The NCAA FCS College Football Playoffs get underway today as the South Dakota State Jackrabbits (8-4) take on the New Hampshire Wildcats (8-4) in a first round showdown. This game is streaming only, and won’t be on regular broadcast TV.

The University of New Hampshire football team lost to South Dakota State in the first round of the FCS tournament.

SDSU head coach Dan Jackson said while the Wildcats hail from out east, there’s no reason to believe they’ll be playing any different style of football than what they see in the Missouri Valley.

The South Dakota State football team will play in its 14th straight FCS playoffs when the Jackrabbits host the New Hampshire Wildcats Saturday.

Yale rallied for a 43-42 road win over Youngstown State while South Dakota State handled New Hampshire 41-3 at home.

The Grizzlies lost to the Jackrabbits, 23-3, in the 2023 national title game in Frisco, Texas, as the latter repeated as champions. UM then lost to SDSU, 35-18, in a 2024 second-round playoff game in Brookings, South Dakota.