ST. PAUL, Minn. - This Saturday, Concordia-St. Paul (2-6, 1-6 NSIC) returns home from a two-week northern road trip, bringing the arctic air with them against Northern State (4-4, 4-4 NSIC) for a noon kickoff at Sea Foam Stadium. Special thanks to event sponsor Northwestern Mutual, as well as Dean and Sandy Smerchek for sponsoring the Alumni & Parent Tailgate prior to the game.
WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Golden Bears and Wolves expect to tangle with snow developing during the afternoon hours, as the day is forecast for a high temperature of 33 degrees, a light NW 5-10mph wind (left to right from main grandstand) and a 40 percent chance of snow.
WATCH ONLINE – NSIC NETWORK
All Golden Bear NSIC football games will be available to watch online, free of charge, powered by the NSIC Network, and supported by BlueFrame Technology.
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VisitÂ
nsicnetwork.com/cspbears on a laptop or desktop computer, download the NSIC Network app on your mobile device or watch on your supported OTT provider such as Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Android TV. Search "NSIC Network" and download the app for the league's full sport and team lineups.Â
NSIC NETWORK FAQ
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All home games will feature the play-by-play broadcasting provided byÂ
Dan Flanagan, the voice of the Golden Bears for over a decade. The St. Paul, Minnesota native studied broadcasting at Fordham University (N.Y.) where he was the voice of the Rams' football and basketball teams in the NCAA Division I Patriot League.
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DOWNLOAD THE APP
Fans can download the CSP Bears fan app, free of charge and available in the App Store or on Google Play. The app contains rosters, schedules, scores, stats, news, social media and more! Customize your options to get notifications to your favorite teams, as well. Search "CSP Bears" in the app store to stay up-to-date on Golden Bear athletics.
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LISTEN TO THE COACHES SHOW
The Coaches Show withÂ
Shannon Currier is back on the Twin Cities airwaves for a fourth season, once again hosted byÂ
Wally Langfellow of Minnesota Score. The show airs following the Minnesota high school football game of the week, typically on Friday evenings in the 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. hour on KYCR 1440 AM radio, available in the Twin Cities metro area.
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The show typically features two segments with Coach Currier along with a segment with Langfellow joined by a pair of student-athletes.This week's podcast guests are senior left tackle
Jake Edwards and sophomore cornerback
Zantavious Graham.
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For fans who miss the show or are outside of the radio station's Twin Cities reach, the entire show is accessible via theÂ
CSP Bears Podcast, available in Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Google Play Music. It will typically be uploaded late Friday night (after the initial air time) or Saturday morning prior to the game. Search 'CSP Bears' into your favorite podcast provider!
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CAPTAINS / HONORARY CAPTAINS
CSP head coachÂ
Shannon Currier and the Golden Bear coaching staff have continued the program's tradition of selecting rotating weekly game captains for the fifth season in a row. Captains are selected by the coaching staff based on performance on the field and off, as a leader in practice and in day-to-day activities.
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This week's game captains are Northern State transfers
Koffi Gbekle (4x) and
Payton Eue along with offensive guard
Taylon Hensley (6x) and linebacker
Abe Schwinn.
This week's honorary captains will be selected representatives from CSP's first five years of football, which began in 1969, with former Comet greats representing teams from 50-plus years ago in attendance!
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For the full weekly preview, view this week's
Game Notes.
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