North Dakota State junior RB Hunter Luepke ran for 82 yards on 14 carries, and three touchdowns in the 38-10 win over Montana State in the FCS National Championship.
The Bison are the premier team in the FCS as they claimed their ninth title in 11 years. This was not even a close contest as this team scored the first 35 points of this game and never looked back. The Bison were especially great on the ground, led by Hunter Luepke (6'1"/236), who used his size in between the tackles to move the ball. That’s how he got NDSU on the board in the first quarter when he took the pitch, ran through the tackles, and finished off the play by giving the bold shoulder to the Montana State defender knocking him to the ground and completing the eight-yard score. North Dakota State did not need to make big plays as they controlled this game from the ground, which allowed Luepke plenty of opportunities. Give the offensive line credit as they were incredibly tough and provided wide lanes for their back all day. Lupieke capped off his three-score day when he took the direct snap and just went into the end zone untouched for six yards. As Alabama looks to continue its dominance in the FBS, we already saw that today in FCS.
