ST. PAUL, Minn. - This Saturday, Concordia-St. Paul (2-2, 1-2 NSIC) heads to Jamestown (0-4, 0-3 NSIC) for a 1 p.m. kickoff at Charlotte & Gordon Hansen Stadium. 

The trip will be the first for CSP to Jamestown in Concordia's NCAA Division II-era and is just Concordia's second road game of the season after starting the year with three out of four at home.

WEATHER OUTLOOK
Saturday in Jamestown is headed towards a cloudy day with SSE 12 mph winds, a high of 65 and a 24 percent chance of rain. 

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.
 
Away game broadcasts are produced by the host campus with audio commentary provided by the host school. The game will also be broadcast on local radio in Jamestown, North Dakota on 107.1 FM with the audio call also carried online. 
 
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

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COACHES SHOW RETURNS TO TWIN CITIES RADIO
The Coaches Show with Joshua Schumacher is back on the Twin Cities airwaves for a seventh 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 show features interviews with student-athletes senior linebacker Jude Onuoha and sophomore quarterback Lincoln Graf. 
 
For fans who miss the live show over the air 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 SEASON 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 will be fifth-years Carter Zezulka (WR), Manny Harris (RB), Ben Rehl (LB), Percy Robertson (DL) and sophomores Lincoln Graf (QB) and Logan Bockman (OL).

SERIES HISTORY: UJ 2, CSP 1
Jamestown and Concordia have played three games since CSP started its football program in 1969. Jamestown and Concordia first met in CSP's NAIA days, splitting games in 1971 (UJ 12-6) and 1972 (CSP 25-18).

After a 53-year hiatus, the series was revived in 2025 at Sea Foam Stadium in Jamestown's first year in the Northern Sun and NCAA Division II level, with Jamestown taking the contest 33-22. 

The locations for the first two meetings in 1971 and 1972 were not recorded. 

In last year's meeting, the Golden Bears had a -3 in the take-give column leading to a 14-0 scoring margin in points off turnovers and also had an illegal participation penalty on a punt to extend Jamestown's opening drive which resulted in a touchdown. 

Concordia also used four quarterbacks in the contest, none of them being the season opening starter or backup. Lincoln Graf, in just his third start and fourth game as a true freshman, led the Golden Bears down the field into the Jamestown red zone for a 25-yard field goal. The field goal drive was a gutsy 11-play, 47-yard possession as Graf worked his way through part of the drive with what would turn out to be a season-ending injury. He did not return to the contest.

The 6-3 deficit following the field goal was the closest they'd be the rest of the way as the Jimmies mounted a 20-3 lead midway through the second quarter. Jackson Compton would find Timothy Davis for a 7-yard touchdown pass before halftime but the Jimmies scored twice in the third quarter including a pick-six for a 33-10 lead.

Compton completed 14-23 for 154 yards and a touchdown and had 5-19 rushing but was intercepted four times in relief of Graf. 

True freshman MJ Mitchell would make his debut under center in the contest, completing 2-2 for 57 yards and a 30-yard touchdown to Troy Ellison. Ellison had a pair of touchdowns on two offensive touches, a 3-yard run to go with the 30-yard catch, both in the fourth quarter, to trim the score to 33-22. 

Daniel Hornacek added 9-57 rushing and 3-12 receiving, and Carter Zezulka led the team with 5-70 receiving. 

Cole Hentges led Jamestown by completing 14-24 for 197 yards, a touchdown and an interception while rushing 22 times for 117 yards and three rushing touchdowns. He found Erastus Antsino for an 89-yard touchdown strike for his lone passing score. 

Mike King led the CSP defense with nine tackles, with Isaiah Wray adding eight tackles with 1.5 TFLs, and Dominic Stencel recorded an interception. Tanner Chaffee had a pair of INTs for Jamestown.

HOME SWEET FOAM
Concordia has opened the season with a 2-1 home record and three competitively played games with the lone loss by a 3-point margin. The 2-1 home start matches the 2011, 2018, 2019 and 2023 teams for best home start through three games at Sea Foam Stadium since it opened in 2009. All of those teams finished the season at least .500 at home, all of those teams won at least one more home game the rest of the season, as well. 

The 2019 team was the last to win its homecoming game (24-17 vs MSU Moorhead), and also the last to defeat Bemidji State (24-23, OT), something the 2026 team just accomplished on the same day last week (34-31). The 2019 squad was also the last to post a winning season at CSP, both overall (6-5) and at home (4-2). 

Concordia also won its home opener this season, improving to 16-11 in home openers since becoming a Division II program in 1999, and 10-7 in home openers at Sea Foam Stadium, where CSP has won seven of the last 10 home openers. 

OFFENSE ROLLING
In four games, the Golden Bears have topped 30-plus points three times to start the season for the first time since 2001, a team that opened the year with a 42-0 win over Mayville State, 63-28 over Westminster, 31-28 over MSU Moorhead and 12-2 over Northern State. The 1970, 1998 and 2000 teams also accomplished the feat, and none did it in four-straight games to start a season. 

In Concordia's week four win over Bemidji State, Lincoln Graf completed 26-41 for 352 yards, three touchdowns, no interceptions and 2-13 rushing for 365 yards of total offense. He engineered three go-ahead scoring drives in the final 20-plus minutes of play including the game-winning touchdown pass from 17-yards out to Carter Zezulka with 15 seconds to play. He presided over a turnover-free offense that compiled 518 yards of total offense. The last time CSP had at least 518 yards of total offense was the 2012 season-opening 32-26 loss to UMary with 588 yards, which was also the last time CSP had a QB throw for at least 352 yards as James Peterson completed 30-48 for 431 yards against the Marauders. 

FOURTH DOWN PROWESS
Concordia's offense has been excellent in high stakes situations, converting 10-of-11 on fourth down, a 90.9% conversion rate which ranks eighth in the nation and leads the NSIC. Of the teams ranked higher in the country, none have attempted more than five fourth downs as seven programs have combined for 18 fourth downs. The next closest program to CSP who has attempted at least 11 fourth downs is Allen from the SIAC, who is 9-for-11 (.818) and in 18th nationally. 

The Golden Bears had a pair of fourth-down touchdowns against Bemidji State, scored a fourth-down touchdown at MSU Moorhead and against Quincy for four fourth-down touchdowns in four games.

WINNING THE TURNOVER MARGIN
Through four games, Concordia is +4 in the take-give, securing five turnovers on four interceptions and a fumble, while committing just one turnover via the fumble. The Golden Bears have turned that into a +13 scoring margin with 20 points off turnovers compared to seven for opponents. 

The Golden Bears are tied for first in the country among 14 teams who haven't thrown an INT, and are 34th in the country with four interceptions defensively. CSP is 23rd in the country in turnover margin, 63rd in turnovers forced (fifth NSIC) and third in the country in fewest turnovers committed. 

Concordia's four interceptions were from four different players: Aydin Buchanan, CJ Jackson, TJ Easley-Jones and Clarence Chaney. Chaney's INT was returned 31-yards for a TD against Quincy, the first pick-six for CSP since Preston Piltoff had a 92-yard pick-six against SMSU in 2019. 

CSP opened the year with three interceptions in the win over Quincy, the first time CSP had three INTs in a game since 2016 in a 45-10 loss to Wayne State. Since 2002, CSP has had three or more interceptions in a game 12 times with a 9-3 record in those contests, going 6-1 when doing so at home. 

ST. PAUL = SACK CITY
The Golden Bear defense has been able to get to the quarterback with regularity in the first four games, leading the league and ranking third in the country with 14 sacks while the 28 tackles for loss ranks 12th in the nation with both marks leading the league. 

Concordia has had at least three sacks in three out of four games including a pair of five-sack performances and has had seven-plus TFLs in three of four games with at least three in all four games and a pair of nine TFL efforts. 

The Golden Bears hold a 28-25 edge in TFLs and a 14-10 edge in sacks against the opposition this season, allowing the secondary to post a 4-0 edge in INTs and 19-9 in pass breakups. 

CSP senior linebacker Jude Onuoha leads the country with 5.0 sacks and senior defensive end Marquis Coleman is 19th in the NCAA with 3.0 sacks. 

Onuoha has registered at least a sack in all four games with a 2.0 sack performance in the win over Bemidji State. He has at least three tackles in all four games with a high of eight against BSU. He is third on the team with 19 total tackles and leads the team in TFLs and sacks with five each. 

Coleman has also had at least three tackles in every game with a pair of six-tackle games. He has at least a half sack in three of four games with 1.5 sacks and 2.0 TFLs among his six tackles against UMary. Coleman is fourth on the team with 18 tackles, second with 4.5 TFLs and second with 3.0 sacks. He also has two pass breakups. 

Concordia's top five tacklers on the season all have at least 3.0 TFLs, as well. Linebackers Jonas Barros (28 TT) and Ben Rehl (22 TT) each have 3.0 TFLs and defensive lineman Airion Bradley has 17 total tackles and 3.0 TFLs. Rehl also leads the team and is second in the NSIC with five pass breakups with four in one game. 

GRAF LEADS THE OFFENSE
Sophomore quarterback Lincoln Graf became Concordia's 10th freshman to start a game at QB since CSP has been a DII program (1999-pres), and the first to do it as a true freshman when he played in four games and started three in 2025 before a season-ending injury in his third start. 

Through four games as a sophomore, Graf has completed 62.8 percent (76-121) for 820 yards and a 7-0 TD-INT ratio for a 138.8 efficiency and has a rushing touchdown, as well. He ranks third in the league in passing touchdowns (7) and completions per game (19.0), fourth in passing yards (820) and total offense (205.5/game), fifth in completion percentage (62.8) and sixth in efficiency (138.8). 

In his career, Graf has completed 63.1 percent (128-203) for 1,491 yards and a 12-0 TD-INT ratio in eight games with a 144.3 career efficiency. 

He had career-highs in week four against BSU in completions (26), attempts (41), passing yards (352), total offense (365) and matched his career-high with three touchdown passes. He converted three go-ahead drives in the last 20-plus minutes of play including the game-winning TD pass from 17-yards out to Carter Zezulka with 15 seconds to play. 

RUNNING BACKS POWER THE OFFENSE
With Graf under center, he has a multi-faceted group of running backs at his disposal as BJ Davis (29-249), Joel Lacy (46-211) and Manny Harris (21-98) pack a diverse punch to the opposition.

Lacy has been the workhorse back, averaging 4.6 per carry and lead the team with 46 rushing attempts. He's versatile, as he is tied for the team lead with 19 receptions and third in receiving yards with 139 and has four total touchdowns, two on the ground and two through the air. Lacy also contributed on special teams with a blocked punt and a tackle. 

Davis has been the big-play back, averaging 8.6 per carry and leading the team in rushing yards (249) and rushing touchdowns (4) while ripping off the second-longest run in school history for a 91-yard touchdown against BSU. His 91-yard TD run ties Lacy, who had a 91-yard TD in 2025 at SMSU in a week 10 win. Davis has one catch for seven yards and two kickoff returns for 42 yards. 

Harris has been the pass-catching back as he's tied for the team lead with Lacy with 19 catches and is second on the team with 176 receiving yards and leads the team with three receiving touchdowns. He can also run the ball, averaging 4.7 per carry and is closing in on the third CSP back with 100 or more yards on the season. He leads the team with four kickoff returns and has 72 return yards. 

The trio have combined for 11 of the team's 15 touchdowns and 880 of the team's 1,400 scrimmage yards (62.9%). 

ZEZULKA BREAKS OUT AGAINST BEAVERS
Senior wide receiver Carter Zezulka had a breakout game against Bemidji State in week four with five catches for 129 yards and the game-winning touchdown catch from 17-yards out with 15 seconds to play. He also had a 61-yard catch for a season-long in the contest. In three games on the season, Zezulka leads the team with 187 receiving yards and is third on the team with 11 catches, adding two touchdowns. He's posting a 17.0 average per catch.

In two years with the program, it was his first 100-yard receiving game, topping last year's career-high of 5-70 against Jamestown. He's the only player on the current roster with a 100-yard receiving game. 

Prior to CSP, Zezulka was a two-year player at UW-Stout. In his four-year college career, he has 66-892 receiving with eight touchdowns. With CSP in 14 games, he has 34-411 with four TDs. 

ABOUT THE JIMMIES
Jamestown joined the Northern Sun in 2025, going 1-9 in their first season with an 0-6 mark against the NSIC North Division and were 0-3 in games decided by one-score. They were picked seventh in the seven-team NSIC North Division and 13th in the 14-team NSIC Overall Preseason Coaches' Polls. 

The Jimmies are off to an 0-4 start overall, going 0-3 in the NSIC. The season started with their most competitive game, a 30-13 non-conference road loss at Upper Iowa before being shutout twice in a row, at home to Sioux Falls (31-0) and at Winona State (28-0) before a 44-7 loss at Wayne State last week. 

This will be Jamestown's second home game of the year in a stretch of the schedule that features three of four at home with the only road game just a short drive to Bismarck, North Dakota to face Mary on the road next Saturday. 

The Jimmies have played a pair of quarterbacks with Jacob Mattick leading the charge, completing 42.9 percent (30-70) for 239 yards, no touchdowns and three INTs while Cole Hentges has completed 30.3 percent (10-33) for 78 yards, no touchdowns and three INTs.

The team's lone TD pass was thrown in Ethan Hoffman's lone attempt, going 1-1 for a 33-yard TD to Gage Solano who leads the team with 15 catches for 137 yards. Hoffman, meanwhile, is second on the team with 6-63 receiving and a long of 31, accounting for both of the longest pass plays, one throwing and one receiving. 

Mason Whitley leads the ground game with 268 yards, a 4.8 average and two touchdowns, adding 4-39 receiving. The Jimmies run game has racked up 487 yards in four games, with Andres Bonilla adding 14-75 and a 5.4 average. 

Josh Bosacker leads the defense with 22 total tackles and 3.5 TFLs while Jack Young has 18 tackles, 3.5 TFLs and a team-high 2.0 sacks on a defense that has just three sacks on the year. Antonio Bernardini has 21 tackles, 3.0 TFL and a sack. Xander Jarosh (4) and Alexander Rivera (3) have combined for seven pass breakups, with Rivera adding 22 tackles and Jarosh 19.