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BROOKINGS — South Dakota State got its first-ever win over the Montana Grizzlies back in January, with a 23-3 triumph in the FCS national championship game.

Now in the same calendar year, another first involving Montana: the Grizzlies debut trip to Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium.

The Griz come to Brookings on Saturday for the second round of the FCS playoffs in what is the 10th meeting between the teams. Montana has been to Brookings before, but not since 1970, when both teams were in Division II. And until SDSU's win in Frisco, the Grizzlies led the all-time series 8-0.

The Jacks had little difficulty with Montana in the national championship game, holding them without a touchdown and pretty much shutting down an offense that had scored 115 points in the three playoff games prior to getting there. And this year's Griz appear to be a step down.

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It'll be Montana at South Dakota State on Saturday in Brookings

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While last year's squad had just one loss before the title tilt, Montana entered these playoffs with an 8-4 record and did not earn a top-8 seed and first round bye. They lost to North Dakota (a 5-7 team the Jacks beat 38-7) and Weber State (a team that went 4-8), and were beaten convincingly by No. 4 UC-Davis and No. 1 Montana State.

They advanced to the second round with a 41-27 win over Tennessee State last Saturday in Missoula. The Tigers are a solid team that was playing well coming into the tournament, but they're also a team that lost 52-3 to North Dakota State, and were it not for two punt return touchdowns by Grizzlies star return man Junior Bergen Tennessee State might be the team coming to Brookings on Saturday.

None of that necessarily means the Jacks are a sure thing to move on Saturday.

The Griz offense is an explosive one, averaging 34.5 points with good balance at just over 200 yards rushing and passing per contest.

Quarterback Clifton McDowell bailed after last season but a few key offensive weapons are back, notably running back Eli Gillman and receiver Bergen, who's nothing short of the most-explosive special teams weapon in the country and has 46 catches on offense, too.

And there's something to be said for history. Montana has won two national championships (1995, 2001) and been runner-up six times. They're in the playoffs for the fourth straight year and 19th time since the turn of the century.

Still, they'll be going up against easily their biggest test against the SDSU defense. And on the other side of the ball, a Jackrabbit offense that finished the regular season strong will be facing a Griz defense that's been fairly pedestrian, allowing 25 points and more than 350 yards per game.

Will there be a big crowd? The Jacks have played in front of more than 20,000 fans in Missoula, but SDSU's smaller playoff crowds have been well-documented. After a week of frigid cold Saturday's forecast calls for balmy temps in the 40s. Students are granted free admission and general admission tickets can be had for $10.

With the FCS field having lost many of its top teams over the last few years, SDSU and Montana are two of just a handful of true power programs still left in their class, making this an especially high-profile matchup for the second round.

"This is a really good football team with a lot of skilled players," said Jacks coach Jimmy Rogers. "This will be a tough matchup for us and we're excited to hopefully fill the stadium for it."

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Matt Zimmer is a Sioux Falls native and longtime sports writer. He graduated from Washington High School where he played football, legion baseball and developed his lifelong love of the Minnesota Twins and Vikings. After graduating from St. Cloud State University, he returned to Sioux Falls, and began a long career in amateur baseball and sports reporting. Email Matt at mzimmer@siouxfallslive.com.

VERMILLION, S.D. – The Coyotes are set for their first of three regular season neutral site games Saturday as they take on No. 21/20 Nebraska at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

Tickets for the game are sold out, as the 3-0 Huskers and 0-3 Coyotes will meet for the first time since the 2013-14 season. USD is coming into the game off a 71-67 overtime loss to LMU Wednesday at home. Nebraska is coming into the Pentagon off an 84-58 home win over Southern.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG The game is available to watch on Big Ten Network Plus with David Brown and Shimmy Gray-Miller on the call. You can also listen to the game on KVHT 106.3 FM or the Varsity Network with the voice of South Dakota women's basketball Jerry Palleschi. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Heritage Court inside the Sanford Pentagon.

LAST TIME OUT • South Dakota fell to LMU, 71-67 in OT, Wednesday night inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. • Grace Larkins poured in 29 points on a career-high 14 made baskets and added nine rebounds and six assists. • Larkins also set the program record for attempts in a game with 31, 16 of which were attempted in a 22-point first half. • Carley Duffney (12 points) and Olivia Kieffer (11) also scored in double figures for the Yotes. • For the second straight game, USD led by 10+ points at the halftime break.

INSIDE THE NEBRASKA SERIES • The Coyotes and Huskers meet for the 12th time in series history. • Nebraska and South Dakota have played 11 times, with the most recent matchup being in Dec. 2013. • Nebraska won that meeting 87-53. USD was led by Raeshel Contreras' 17 points. Nicole Seekamp and Tia Hemiller added 11 points each. • USD's lone win came in Feb. 1981, an 87-85 overtime thriller.

FAMILIAR FACES • Saturday's matchup against Nebraska features former USD head coach Amy Williams, and a Nebraska native in current USD head coach Carrie Eighmey. • A majority of Eighmey's time as a coach has been in Nebraska, spending three years at Hastings (NAIA) and Nebraska-Kearney (D-II). • Prior to coaching at Nebraska, Williams spent four years at South Dakota, going 96-44 (.686) and winning the 2016 WNIT Championship.

PLAYING AT THE PENTAGON • South Dakota has played at the Pentagon in four of the last six seasons. • The Coyotes are 5-3 in the last six seasons at the Pentagon, including winning the 2021 Summit League Tournament in the building. • Overall, the Coyotes are 6-4 at the Pentagon since it opened in 2013. • Last season, South Dakota defeated South Carolina State 72-52 on Heritage Court.

SEEING DOUBLE • Through three games, Grace Larkins is averaging a double-double and has 15 career double-doubles. • She scored a season-high 29 points and added nine rebounds in Wednesday's loss to LMU. • Larkins recorded a 27-point, 13-rebound performance in the season opener. • Entering Wednesday, she is averaging 23.7 points and 10.3 rebounds per game.

KEY CONTRIBUTORS • The Coyotes haven't dug deep into the bench this season with a total of nine players seeing the court, but just eight in the last two games. • Off the bench, Coral Mason and Gabby Wilke are the only two Coyotes to have played in a game without recording a start. • Mason (So., Hurley, S.D.) has gone from seeing 4.3 minutes per game as a freshman to 21.7 so far this season, averaging five points and 3.7 rebounds per game. • The lone true freshman to see the court for the Coyotes has been Gabby Wilke (Fr., Beaver Dam, Wis.), who scored her first points as a Coyote Friday at Air Force • She has totaled 10 points and seven rebounds in 19 minutes of playing time so far.

SOPHOMORE SHINE • Olivia Kieffer (So., Rapid City, S.D.) was the lone USD freshman to play in all 36 games last season, and she has only seen that role grow in the early parts of the season. • After scoring in double figures once her freshman season, Kieffer has done it twice in three games, pouring in 10 against Saint Louis and 11 against LMU, already this season. • Kieffer also made her first start in a Coyote uniform Wednesday against the Lions, playing a career-high 34 minutes. • She also made a career-high five shots in the game, including her first three of the 24-25 campaign. • Kieffer is averaging 9 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists per game.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Schwan’s Company broke ground on Wednesday on a new 700,000-square-foot food production facility in northwest Sioux Falls.

Mayor Paul TenHaken and Governor Kristi Noem joined company leaders for a special ceremony.

The project was announced three years ago, but after plenty of work behind the scenes, it reached shovels in the ground at Foundation Park.

All parties were excited to finally move forward with this venture.

“It’s a six-year journey to be here standing in front of you today at a shovels-in event. It feels absolutely fantastic,” CEO of CJ Schwan’s Brian Schiegg said to the crowd.

It was all smiles at the future site of CJ Schwan’s food production facility in Sioux Falls. Conversations began amidst the pandemic and plans became official three years ago.

The first big milestone of the project has been a long time coming.

“I can’t say thanks enough to Dimitrios [Smyrnios, former CEO] and now passing the baton to Brian [Schiegg] and the other leaders at Schwan’s for taking a leap on South Dakota and investing in Sioux Falls, South Dakota,” Mayor TenHaken said.

Construction will begin early next spring and will be completed in 2027.

Tenhaken and Gov. Noem emphasized the economic impact that this new facility will bring the city and the state, including bringing nearly 700 jobs.

“When it’s done it is going to be one of the most state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and food processing facilities in the world and we’re proud to have that here in Sioux Falls,” TenHaken said.

Gov. Noem said that during meetings and throughout the communications she had with CJ Foods and Schwan’s, they kept their word and always showed integrity.

Noem showed her appreciation by giving the CEOs of CJ Foods and CJ Schwan‘s, along with former Schwan’s CEO Dimitrios Smyrnios, challenge coins from her office.

“I am just so excited about the fact that there are companies that exist that have set this kind of example for how we do business. I think it represents what the culture of South Dakota is, what I hope the culture of America is and what our partnership is with Korea as well,” Noem said. “It’s a billion dollars worth of investment. It’s a game-changer for the state of South Dakota.”

“Projects of this scope don’t come together without partnership between private and public and I think this is just a shining example of that that I’m excited here to share today,” Schiegg said.

The new facility will specialize in the production of its frozen Asian food line, including egg rolls and steamed dumplings for the Bibigo brand.

The company said that Bibigo has quickly become the number one Asian food brand in the United States and the project in Sioux Falls came out of a need for more production capacity.

“Thank you for the unwavering support, really making us feel welcomed into the community. We’re thrilled to be able to call Sioux Falls part of our home now and to be part of that and we look forward to contributing to the continued economic success and economic development of this state going forward. To support that growth and to be able to invest in new capacity like this and we’ve invested in other facilities as well, I mean, this is truly an exciting time for us,” said CJ Foods CEO Minsok Pak.

TenHaken also made sure to credit the work put into making Foundation Park a reality and attracting business to the city.

“We are here because of the vision of a bunch of community leaders who said, ‘We need a big development park and we’re going to call it Foundation Park and we’re going to build it and hope they come.’ This was a barren place for quite a few years and now we’re almost out of land and we’re talking about Foundation Park 2 and it’s because of the leaders at our Development Foundation and the community leaders who are still on that board,” TenHaken said.

Governor Noem and Mayor TenHaken said that leadership throughout the pandemic, lower taxes, fewer regulations and lower unemployment have helped make South Dakota an attractive place for businesses, as was the case here.

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Tom Henderson’s journey into franchising started when Papa Murphy’s, the largest take 'n' bake pizza brand in the United States, opened a new shop in his neighborhood. Deciding he had to try it for himself, Henderson was blown away — not only by the pizza, but also by the long lines of happy customers around the block. A few days later, a serendipitous meeting with a member of the Papa Murphy’s team started Henderson down his entrepreneur path. With a background in the mattress industry and a love for customer service sparked by a college internship at Walt Disney World, he transitioned into the world of pizza.

Since opening his first Papa Murphy’s store in 1998, Henderson has grown his franchise to six locations in the Sioux Falls area, with a new store opening in November 2024.

1851 Franchise spoke with Henderson to learn more about his 20-year history with Papa Murphy’s, his plans for the future and more.

1851 Franchise: Frame your personal story for us. What did you do before franchising, and how did you decide franchising made sense for you?

Tom Henderson: Before Papa Murphy’s, I was in the mattress world, working in Denver. I always knew I wanted to do something on my own. It’s kind of a funny story — a Papa Murphy’s opened in my neighborhood, and I got one of their big 16-inch pizzas. It was one of the best I’d ever had, and there was a line out the door. That caught my attention. A few days later, I met a guy who was part of the expansion team for Papa Murphy’s. That’s how it all started — I worked in his store on weekends to see if the business was the right fit for me.

1851: What was your perception of franchising prior to becoming a franchisee, and what do you want people to know about franchising now that you are in it?

Henderson: I’d been around businesses enough to know that I wanted a system to follow. Franchising offers that structure, and it’s important to have that when you’re starting out.

1851: What made you pick this brand? What excites you most about this company?

Henderson: Papa Murphy’s is a lot simpler than other restaurants because we don’t have big ovens and we don’t deliver. Everything is done in the store fresh — we make the dough daily, buy fresh vegetables and shred our own cheese. That commitment to quality really appealed to me, and I knew the brand stood behind it.

1851: What do you hope to achieve with your business?

Henderson: I opened my first store in 1998, and the next year I opened two more in Sioux Falls. In 2016, I opened two more, and despite the challenges of COVID in 2020, I kicked growth into gear again by 2022. Now we’re getting ready to open another store soon. The thing I love most about this franchise is working with customers every day. I did an internship at Walt Disney World in college, which sparked my love of customer service, and I enjoy the excitement that comes with running my own business.

1851: What are your plans for growth?

Henderson: We plan to keep growing. Sioux Falls is really expanding, and we’re adapting by opening locations with pick-up windows to meet customer demand.

1851: What is the one thing about your story you want us to know?

Henderson: One of the reasons Papa Murphy’s is growing right now is because COVID changed the world. Our online orders jumped from 7% to over 40%, and our speed of service has improved dramatically. It’s been a game-changer for us.

1851: What advice do you have for other people thinking about becoming franchise owners?

Henderson: If you’re looking for a franchise, I’d recommend one with a national presence — that way, you have the backing of national advertising. We went a long time before we could afford TV ads, and smaller franchises without that reach can leave you on your own. Having that support is key.

For more information on franchising with Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N’ Bake Pizza, visit: https://papamurphysfranchise.com/.

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Papa Murphy's International LLC ("Papa Murphy's") is a franchisor and operator of the largest Take 'n' Bake pizza brand in the United States, with over 1,135 franchised and corporate-owned locations across the U.S — plus locations in Canada and the UAE. It’s no surprise that their story is a little unconventional. After all, Papa Murphy’s brought an entirely new approach to the pizza industry. But their unique idea is a simple one: enrich life and community through craveable food. They focus on using quality ingredients, prepared fresh daily, to offer guests everyday meals to take ‘n’ bake at home with ease. In addition to take ‘n’ bake pizzas, Papa Murphy's offers a selection of salads, sides, desserts, and kid’s options. Learn more and order online at papamurphys.com.