CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Barika Kpeenu ran for a pair of short touchdowns, Cole Payton passed and ran his way to 293 yards offense and defending FCS national champion North Dakota State opened its season ...

While North Dakota State took a while to get going on offense, the defending national champion Bison ended up steamrolling The Citadel 38-0 in the 2025 season opener.

The show highlights Cole Payton taking over as the starting quarterback and The Forum's Jeff Kolpack breaks down the 2025 schedule.

NDSU Bison name Cole Payton as starting Quarterback Following in the legacy of Cam Miller and Trey Lance, Cole Payton is the next man up.

The Citadel opened the football season at Johnson Hagood Stadium against the top-ranked and defending FCS champions North Dakota State. The Bulldogs lost 38-0 ...

WDAY's Dom Izzo and Sam Goetzinger look ahead to the 2025 North Dakota State football season, with feature stories on Tim Polasek and quarterback Cole Payton.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (NDSU Athletics)- Quarterback Cole Payton accounted for 293 yards of total offense in his first collegiate start to lead top-ranked North Dakota State to a 38-0 victory over The ...

Omaha Westside's Koby Bretz (above left) also signed with Nebraska, while teammate Cole Payton (center) signed with North Dakota State and Cade Haberman signed with Northern Illinois.

Carson Wentz, Easton Stick, Trey Lance, Cam Miller. For four seasons Cole Payton has been a name NDSU fans knew -- but now the fifth-year senior is stepping into the Cole Payton era, and he says ...