Dan Jackson

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Here's Coach Dan Jackson on the confidence his team's playing with as they enter out of a bye week.

I think we've always been confident.

It, it enhances it clearly when you win games.

As of Wednesday afternoon.

So meanwhile, meanwhile, Dan Jackson's getting ready for the backup.

Javance Tuopoa Johnson.

Yeah, you say it.

So anyway, and Chase Mason is probable.

I mean, it very much seems like...

Dan Jackson announced it last week he was starting this game.

So that's fun, but it's also a little disappointing that we can't get Mason versus Kaminsky because we didn't get it last year.

The games out of state, Jackrabbits are up north against UND in Grand Forks.

Here's Coach Dan Jackson on the challenge that the Fighting Hawks present their quarterback and so much more.

First, I think playing at the Alerus Center for three times in a row is, is that tough.

I mean, this'll be the third year, consecutive year that we go up there.

So you just getting to relax on a Saturday.

Dan Jackson was talking about how awesome that was for him and his wife, Missy, and he was FaceTiming Jason Eck while they were watching some football.

There were a couple times this week I was going to

text Dan, and I didn't because I was like, he's probably got a minute to spend with Missy here.

I wouldn't be surprised if they just decided to save him for this game.

And so we'll see how he disrupts.

I mean, what do you expect Dan Jackson to say? I asked him about that on Monday, and, yeah, he affects a game severely.

But he'll also be going up against, whether he's lined up on the left or the right, Quentin Christensen and John Pica have been very, very good.

And again, Chase Mason back.

Dan Jackson knows that he's got a club that is strong in the backfield, strong up front, good defensive team, and a 6'4 quarterback that's a powerful quarterback that can beat you and they can run the football.

There's no question, this is a number one ranked team.

You know, Montana State is a very good team.

Tarleton State, saw them firsthand last year in the FCS.

That's a really good football team.

So when you come to Saturday and you've got a team that may or may not have Lance Rucker back, your number one edge, everybody's waiting for that to come back, you know that your starting quarterback is out, and you're facing that coming in, Derek, that bodes to ask the question, how do you approach this game? If you are the team that certainly is not the favorite, even though it's in your house, you know, what's the approach? What do you do offensively? Dan Jackson talked about they've got weapons.

They can run it.