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Origin stories behind the trophies heighten college football rivalry games on the smaller stage

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The winners of the annual North Dakota State-South Dakota State rivalry football game get an unusual honor: hoisting a 78-pound trophy for all to see. The Dakota Marker is a rock — and it is heavier than it looks. “When you get a chance to run over and grab it, you better be ready,” former North Dakota State player Landon Lechler recalled. The trophy is a small-scale replica of the hundreds of large, pink, quartzite markers…

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Friday, November 21, 2025.
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