But if the Orediggers' tough defense closes in, he simply pitches to Blake Delacruz - who ran for 1,296 yards and 21 touchdowns - or Braden Jay - who ran for 914 yards and nine touchdowns - or Jhalen Spicer, or Andrew Miller, or Omar Sinclair, or. He has one rushing touchdown in each playoff game thus far - and 10 rushing touchdowns in his last six games. The flexbone - Harding's version of the triple option - is one of the toughest offenses to stop in DII football, mainly because quarterback Cole Keylon is such a rushing threat himself.

A healthy dose of running backs coming at you, with more on the bench ready to run. When the Bisons have the ball, you know what's coming. Harding: Bisons' flexbone offense among best in college football

Tale of the Tape ( number in parentheses is the rank in all DII football) STAT This game is either going to set records offensively or finish 3-0. Both are in the top-3 in scoring offense and both are in the top three in scoring defense. Harding has never been to a championship game, so this is new territory for the Bisons, while Colorado School of Mines is back for a second year in a row. Neither team has won a national championship, so the victor will achieve a program first. The Bisons are also 14-0 but dating back to last year have won 18 straight, the longest streak in DII. The Orediggers enter the game 14-0 having last lost in the 2022 national championship game. With these two potent offenses, we could possibly see the same. That year, Valdosta State defeated Ferris State 49-47 in a game in which the history books were rewritten. This is the first time we've had two undefeated teams battle for the national championship since 2018.

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You can follow the stats live right here on or watch on ESPN+. 16, from McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, TX in the 2023 NCAA DII football championship game. Colorado School of Mines and Harding are all that's left.

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