How to watch and what to know about SDSU at Villanova in FCS playoffs

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (10-3) AT VILLANOVA (10-2)

WHEN/WHERE: 1 p.m. Saturday at Villanova Stadium, Villanova, Penn.

TV: ESPN+

RADIO: WNAX-AM 570; Jackrabbit radio affiliates

COACHES: SDSU – John Stiegelmeier (25th year, 184-110); VU – Mark Ferrante (5th year, 31-20)

SERIES: SDSU leads 1-0

LAST TIME: SDSU beat Villanova 10-7 in Brookings in the 2016 playoffs

LAST WEEK: SDSU beat Sacramento State 24-19; Villanova beat Holy Cross 21-16

RANKINGS: Villanova was ranked 7th in the last Top 25 poll of the regular season. SDSU was ranked 11th. The Wildcats are the No. 5 seed in the playoffs. SDSU is unseeded.

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KEY PLAYERS: SDSU – RB Pierre Strong (1,575 yards, 17 TDs), RB Isaiah Davis (514 yards, 4 TDs), QB Chris Oladokun (2,697 yards, 22 TDs passing), WR Jaxon Janke (60 rec., 942 yards, 3 TDs), LB Adam Bock (112 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2 INT), CB Don Gardner (15 tackles, 2 INT), DB Dalys Beanum (17 tackles, 4 INT), DE Tolu Ogunrinde (17 tackles, 4.5 sacks) ; VU – QB Daniel Smith (2,296 yards, 22 TDs passing, 226 yards, 7 TDs rushing), RB Justin Covington (717 yards, 6 TDs), RB Jalen Jackson (564 yards, 7 TDs), WR Rayjoun Pringle (36 rec., 724 yards, 7 TDs), WR Jaaron Hayek (37 rec., 606 yards, 8 TDs), LB Forrest Rhyne (131 tackles, 4.5 sacks), LB Amin Black (85 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT), DB Christian Benford (38 tackles, 7 INT)

ETC: SDSU is the only unseeded team still alive in the playoffs....The Jackrabbits won the only prior meeting with Villanova, in the 2016 playoffs, when Chase Vinatieri’s 40-yard field goal in the snow with just over a minute to play broke a 7-7 tie. That was coach Andy Talley’s final game after 32 years as Wildcats coach. He was replaced by Ferrante, who had served as an assistant under Talley for 30 of those seasons. The Wildcats won the 2009 national championship under Talley, one of 12 playoff appearances during his tenure....This season marks Nova’s second playoff berth in Ferrante’s five years. Ferrante is this year's CAA coach of the year....Villanova went 2-2 in the spring season.....The Wildcats are on a four-game winning streak. They’re 5-1 at home this year. Their one home loss came to William & Mary, who went 6-5 this year. Their other loss came to Penn State, 38-17. The Nittany Lions were ranked 6th in FBS at the time....The Wildcats handed No. 2 James Madison its only loss this year....SDSU is 5-1 on the road this season. They haven’t lost an outdoor road game since 2017....Rhyne was named the CAA defensive player of the year.

This article originally appeared on Sioux Falls Argus Leader: In FCS playoffs, how to watch South Dakota State football at Villanova