MonDak Football Show

On this episode, Brad and Sam take a break from on-field scenarios to discuss some off-the-field scenarios. They talk about how the potentially changing college football landscape in the next 5-6 years could impact FCS teams in Montana/ND/SD. Is a new autonomy subdivision coming? How does the CFP format impact movement? And how high should the level of FBS desire be for these MonDak teams?

On this episode, Brad and Sam discuss the most important position battle for each FCS team in Montana and the Dakotas.

On this episode, Brad and Sam have some fun with another draft of the best returning MonDak players. They each pick their top defensive players at each position heading into the 2026 season along with punters and kickers.

On this episode, Sam is joined by Samuel Akem, a former Montana wide receiver who now covers the Big Sky and FCS.The two discuss Montana moving forward under head coach Bobby Kennedy, will SDSU bounce back after a down year, top contenders to Montana State’s throne, USD's rise, and can UND take the next step?They also discuss FBS aspirations and the FCS landscape.

On this episode, Brad and Sam discuss the MonDak quarterbacks. It’s a star-studded group returning in 2026. Who is the best of the bunch? What are some question marks? Keali'i Ah Yat vs. Justin Lamson debate, Chase Mason’s ceiling, Jerry Kaminski’s potential, USD’s QB competition, and more topics in this one.

On this episode, Brad and Sam have some fun with a draft. They each pick their top offensive players heading into the 2026 season.

On this episode, Brad and Sam discuss their biggest offseason question for the Montana, Montana State, UND, USD, and SDSU football teams.They both ask a big-picture question for each program. And they both ask an on-field question for the 2026 season.

Who were the biggest winners and losers in this year’s transfer portal cycle? Which teams lost the biggest names to the FBS? Who retained the most talent? Which incoming transfers could make the biggest impacts? And is it better to bring in proven non-D1 players or unproven FBS players? We answer those questions on this week’s episode.We also discuss newsy items of some financials behind NDSU’s FBS jump, Solomon Tuliaupupu getting another year of eligibility, and Bobby Hauck heading to Illinois.

What a week! As we debuted the MonDak Football Show earlier this week, we anticipated publishing one weekly episode. But three shocking news items all happened after our first episode, making for three bonus pods.The latest news hit late Friday night and could create seismic shifts in the FCS.NDSU football is nearing a move to the FBS and the Mountain West.According to Yahoo Sports, the Mountain West is in serious talks with NDSU for the Bison to join as a football-only member starting this coming season. NDSU plays its Olympic sports in the Summit League, which wouldn’t be impacted by an FBS football-only move. According to Ross Dellenger, Mountain West presidents have recently agreed to extend an invitation to NDSU. However, it would come with a steep entrance fee that could be in the eight figures. The figure has been a subject of negotiation over the last several days.

On another bonus episode for this week, Brad and Sam discuss today’s news of South Dakota head coach Travis Johansen departing to be the defensive coordinator at Rutgers. The Coyotes quickly named co-offensive coordinator Matt Vitzthum as their next head coach.

On a bonus episode for this week, Brad and Sam discuss today’s breaking news of Montana head coach Bobby Hauck announcing his retirement. They talk about Hauck’s reasoning behind retiring, what it means from a transfer portal perspective, and chat about Bobby Kennedy taking over as the next head coach.They also briefly touch on Montana State defensive coordinator Shawn Howe taking a job in the NFL.

Welcome to the debut episode of the MonDak Football Show! Our show covers the FCS football teams in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota.On this episode, Brad and Sam discuss some newsy items, including players in all-star games and the Super Bowl, along with some assistant coaching news.They then dive into a 2025 look-back, including rating each team’s season and how much of a success it was. They also discuss the first-year head coaching jobs at SDSU, USD, and UND.