ST. PAUL, Minn. - This Saturday, Concordia-St. Paul (3-4, 2-4 NSIC, 0-2 South) continues its second extended home stretch of the season, hosting Winona State (2-5, 2-4 NSIC, 1-2 South) for a noon kickoff at Sea Foam Stadium.
It's the second time this season that Concordia has a stretch of three home games in a four-game portion of the season. This Saturday is the second home game in the current home stretch. The Golden Bears are 2-2 at home this season with two home games remaining.
WEATHER OUTLOOK
This Saturday has a forecast high of 73 degrees, a SSW 13 mph wind and a small chance (15%) of rain, which as decreased throughout the week.
WATCH LIVE: NSIC NETWORK ON MIDCO SPORTS PLUS
Starting with the 2026-27 season, Concordia and the NSIC will call Midco Sports Plus the streaming home for the NSIC Network. Midco Sports Plus, a regional cable provider primarily based in North Dakota, South Dakota and parts of Minnesota, features an expanded variety of online sports coverage.
The NSIC Network will be part of a subscription service with annual access plans starting at under $7 per month for the full year ($79/year) or monthly service for $15 which includes NSIC coverage as well as Summit League.
Concordia's broadcasts will continue to feature multiple cameras with instant replay along with commentary from St. Paul-native
Dan Flanagan, a graduate of Fordham University (N.Y.) where he covered multiple NCAA Division I sports teams on campus for the Rams including football and basketball in the Patriot League. Flanagan has been the broadcast voice of the Golden Bears for nearly 20 years and called multiple national, regional and conference championships.
For more information, view the NSIC's press release announcing the Midco Sports Plus partnership: https://cspbears.com/news/2026/7/16/athletics-midco-sports-launches-nsics-new-streaming-home.aspx
For streaming support and troubleshooting, visit Midco's support page: https://sports.midco.com/support
TICKETS - PURCHASE IN ADVANCE ONLINE
Fans are highly encouraged to purchase tickets online at
cspbears.com/tickets prior to game day. All ticketed events for the 2026-27 academic year will utilize the Vivenu online ticket platform found at that link and fans must scan a mobile ticket to enter. Tickets will still be sold on site on gameday but purchases are card-only and include additional fees. The best way for fans to make their gameday entry as smooth as possible is to purchase tickets online in advance. CSP Students, Faculty and Staff will be able to download their free passes through Vivenu.
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 live in-game updates, close game alerts, 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.
COACHES SHOW RETURNS TO TWIN CITIES RADIO
The Coaches Show with
Joshua Schumacher is back on the Twin Cities airwaves for an eighth 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.
This week's guests are senior wide receiver
Carter Zezulka and senior defensive lineman
Anthony Alcazar.
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 YouTube podcasts. 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!
2026 TEAM CAPTAINS
CSP head coach
Joshua Schumacher and the coaching staff have announced the captains for the 2026 season. Captains were selected through a collaboration with student-athlete voting and coach input.
Representing the Golden Bears are fifth-years
Carter Zezulka (WR),
Manny Harris (RB),
Ben Rehl (LB),
Percy Robertson (DL) and sophomores
Lincoln Graf (QB) and
Logan Bockman (OL).
A NOTE ON UNIFORM NUMBERS
With new college football jersey number rules related to special teams, Concordia will have three players potentially wearing multiple numbers throughout the game. Look for #1
Sabastine Weaver (#55), #11
Colin Avery (#53), #18 Canon Raban (#61), #24
Aydin Buchanan (#79) and #27
Avery Favors (#56) to be on the field in the 50s on punt units. Buchanan, primarily a safety, will be in his traditional 24 on defensive plays, while Avery and Favors typically contribute in special teams and are likely to remain in their 50s uniforms unless they are inserted on traditional offensive and defensive packages.
SERIES HISTORY: WSU 22, CSP 4
The Golden Bears have had bursts of success against the Warriors in a series that predates CSP's entry into the NSIC and NCAA DII ranks, with a lone meeting in 1988 before CSP moved to DII in 1999.
Concordia won two of three against WSU from 2003-05, with the wins in 2003 and 2005 earning a share of the NSIC championship split with WSU.
After WSU pulled off seven-straight wins from 2006-12, CSP won back-to-back games over the Warriors in 2013 and 2014.
Concordia enters this weekend looking to snap a nine-game skid against WSU dating back to 2014.
The Golden Bears are 1-9 at home against WSU, have dropped seven-straight at home to the Warriors and haven't won at home since 2003 at Griffin Stadium (23-20, OT). WSU is 6-0 all-time at Sea Foam Stadium (2009-present).
ABOUT THE WINONA STATE WARRIORS
Coming off of a 6-5 overall season, 6-4 NSIC and 3-3 NSIC South Division season in 2025 that had the Warriors tied for fourth in the seven-team NSIC South and tied for sixth in the NSIC overall standings, the Warriors entered 2026 picked fifth in the South Division and ninth in the 2026 NSIC Preseason Coaches Poll.
WSU heads down the stretch in 2026 with a 2-5 overall record, 2-4 in the NSIC and 1-2 in the NSIC South Division.
The Warriors played in St. Paul in their non-conference game, falling to DI non-scholarship St. Thomas in a defensive battle, 15-9.
Winona State has had three of its five losses decided by one score, falling by six to UST along with three-point road losses at Minnesota Duluth (6-9) and Wayne State (14-17). WSU has had a pair of games get away from them, falling 31-16 at Northern State and 34-16 at home to #5 Minnesota State before the bye.
The Warriors scored a shutout win in their home opener over Jamestown and outlasted Augustana 42-41 in overtime at home.
WSU is 2-1 at home and 0-4 on the road, seeking its first road win of the season at a stadium (Sea Foam) where they have never lost in six previous trips.
The Warriors are led by second-year head coach Brian Curtin (8-10) who has been with the WSU football program since 1997.
With an apparent injury to opening day starting QB Jackson Flottmeyer, who passed for 573 yards on 57.9% (62-107) with a 5-2 TD-INT ratio in four games, Jacob Sampson has filled in with 739 yards on 62.5% (75-120) with a 4-2 TD-INT ratio in five games. Sampson also brings a running element to WSU's offense with 156 yards, 7.8 per carry and a TD.
While Sampson averages 7.8 per carry, the Warrior ground game is paced by Jahmani Muhammad's 376 yards at 4.5 per carry with four total TDs (2 rush, 2 rec). Noah Smith adds 203 rushing on 6.5 per carry in a team rushing attack that features four players with 150-plus yards.
Jake Schultz leads the receiving group with 40-415 and a TD while Nolan Ginskey has 19-197 and four TDs. Like their run game, WSU's pass game is balanced with six receivers who have at 100-plus receiving yards.
Defensively, Brent Jeske has 50 tackles on a defense that has four players with 40-plus stops. Jeske also has 7.5 TFLs to lead the team.
Blake Schraufnagel leads the pass rush with 3.0 sacks on a defense that has only produced six sacks through seven games. He also has 6.5 TFLs among his 43 total tackles.
While only producing six sacks, the Warriors have also only produced four turnovers with two interceptions and two fumble recoveries in seven games.
Individual statistics aside, the Warrior defense excels when it matters the most, ranking seventh in the country with a 26.1 percent third down defense, and hold teams to just 176.1 passing yards per game - fourth-best in the NSIC.
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