North Dakota State makes its first visit to the islands on Saturday, Nov. 14, to face Hawaii at the Clarence T.C. Ching Complex in Honolulu.
Game time is set for 6:10 p.m. HST, which translates to a 10:10 p.m. CST kickoff for fans watching from the mainland. The Mountain West Conference matchup will be broadcast nationally on The CW, with Chris Fisher handling play-by-play duties alongside analyst Isaiah Stanback and sideline Bryan Walters, according to NDSU.
The Bison enter the contest with a 7-2 overall record and a 4-2 conference mark following a bye week. Hawaii stands at 3-6 overall and 2-4 in Mountain West play, coming off back-to-back road victories against Northern Illinois and UTEP.
The two football programs meet for the first time this weekend. Hawaii is one of three new states on the Bison schedule this season as part of their transition through the Mountain West, joining previous trips to Nevada and New Mexico.
The Bison sit second nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 11.9 points per game, and surrender a total defense average of 248.8 yards per contest.
On the offensive side, tight end Reis Kessel has posted 27 catches for 345 yards this season, marking the highest receiving yardage total for a Bison tight end since Jerimiah Wurzbacher recorded 388 yards in 2008. North Dakota State has excelled in the middle eight minutes under head coach Tim Polasek.
Radio coverage for the game will air across the Pioneer Seeds Bison Sports Network, featuring Sam Neidermann on play-by-play, Phil Hansen as analyst, and Noah Gindorff reporting from the sideline.
