Jacks open November with MSU

[News from the FCS]

After having its playoff and Missouri Valley Football Conference title hopes all but dashed last week, the South Dakota State University football team will open the final month of the season attempting to play the role of spoiler as it hosts Missouri State in the annual Hall of Fame Game Saturday afternoon.Kickoff is slated for 1:05 p.m. at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.Missouri State remains in the thick of theMVFC race with a 3-2 league record and stands 4-4 overall. The Bears won a 51-41 shootout over Southern Illinois last week in Springfield, Mo. MSU has a road date with league-leading Northern Iowa next week, followed by a Nov. 20 home matchup against North Dakota State.SDSU, meanwhile, had its three-game winning streak snapped in a 41-30 loss at Indiana State. The Jackrabbits are even in league play at 3-3, but are 3-5 overall. SDSU is trying to avoid its first losing season at the Football Championship Subdivision level; theJackrabbits last finished below .500 in 2001, when

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