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

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…

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…

Odd trophies add luster to college football's smaller rivalries

BISMARCK, N.D. — 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…

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…

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…

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…