ST. PAUL, Minn. - This Saturday, the Golden Bears (2-5, 2-4 NSIC) conclude their only set of back-to-back home games this against Northern State (4-4, 4-3 NSIC) with a noon start at Sea Foam Stadium.

WEATHER OUTLOOK
Saturday is headed towards another exceptional fall weather day with a forecast high of 58, partly to mostly cloudy conditions and light S winds at 5-10mph.

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.
 
Visit 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. NSIC NETWORK FAQ

All home games will feature the play-by-play broadcasting provided by 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.

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.

LISTEN TO THE COACHES SHOW
The Coaches Show with Shannon Currier is back on the Twin Cities airwaves for a fifth season, once again hosted by 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.
 
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 radio interview guests are junior center Caydon Christensen and senior cornerback McKinley Egland-Young.
 
For fans who miss the show or are outside of the radio station's Twin Cities reach, the entire show is accessible via the 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!

WEEK EIGHT GAME CAPTAINS
CSP head coach Shannon Currier features rotating team captains each week for the sixth year in a row in 2024. Captains are selected by the coaching staff based on performance on the field and as a leader in practice, meetings and day-to-day activities.

This week's game captains are senior guard Taylon Hensley and senior running back Jaylin Richardson on offense, and senior cornerback McKinley Egland-Young and junior linebacker Caden Baarts on defense.

Please welcome this week's honorary captains, as well: Gretchen Walther, CSP Director of Academic Advising; and Kirk Talley, FCA Collegiate Representative.

SERIES HISTORY: NORTHERN STATE 10, CONCORDIA 8
Last year, the Golden Bears snapped Northern State's six-game win streak against CSP with a 20-14 win at Sea Foam Stadium as Concordia improved to 2-3 at Sea Foam Stadium against the Wolves.

Concordia had won seven of the first 11 meetings between the programs from 1999-2011 prior to NSU's recent six-game streak which spanned 2012 to 2022.

The Golden Bears are 6-4 all-time in St. Paul against Northern State.

Under head coach Shannon Currier (2000-03, 2016-present), Concordia holds a 4-5 record overall and a 3-2 record in St. Paul.
 

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ABOUT THE WOLVES
The Wolves entered 2024 picked ninth in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll after an eighth-place finish in 2023 with a 4-6 NSIC record and 5-6 overall mark.

After an 0-4 start in 2024, the Wolves have rallied with four-straight wins and are now 4-4 overall, 4-3 in the NSIC and in sixth. Their four-game winning streak includes three home wins over Winona State (30-24), Bemidji State (14-13) and SMSU (41-7) with a road win at UMD (24-21).

They bring a stingy pass defense to Sea Foam Stadium, ranking third in the NSIC and 20th in the nation with 154.1 yards allowed per game, but they surrender 164.1 per game on the ground.

They feature a three-pronged rushing attack led by Hank Kraft's 393 yards, followed by Wyatt Block (368) and quarterback Daniel Britt (314). Britt (73-114-4) has passed for 706 and four TDs while Colton Hackel (26-54-4) has 276 yards and three TDs in a QB committee as both have played all eight games.

Ty Wiley (26-239) leads five receivers with at least 10 catches and has three TDs, with Tanner Branson second on the team in catches (17), yards (217) and two TDs.

Jake Adams leads the defense and is second in the country with 12.5 tackles per game for 100 on the year with 6.0 TFLs. Matthew Baker adds 9.0 TFLs and 5.0 sacks as the Wolves have three players with 5.0 sacks, joined by Max Van Landingham and Gabe Gutierrez. Kegan Mountain adds four interceptions for the Wolves.

Gutierrez is the reigning NSIC Defensive Player of the Week with three sacks in a win over SMSU while Jeremy Caruso was named NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week, scoring 11 points including a pair of field goals from 34 and 40 yards and is tied for the NSIC lead with six FGM.