10-24 INTERVIEW: Sam Neidermann Voice of the NDSU Bison
October 27, 2025·4 min
The segment opens with a Whoop fitness tracker ad before transitioning to the 106.9 The Eagle morning show. Sam Niedermann is introduced as the voice of the NDSU Bison and the host of the weekly Sports Stop segment, sponsored by Pendleton Whiskey. Host Megan sets up the conversation by noting both NDSU and SDSU enter the game undefeated, making the Dakota Marker rivalry especially high-stakes. Sam describes the matchup as a number-one versus number-two game, the third such pairing in four years, and calls it among the best rivalries in all of college football. He looks back at the previous year when NDSU had lost five straight to South Dakota State before winning 13-9. Sam names specific players: Rajon Nelson scored the game-winning touchdown on a drive led by Cam Miller, and Logan Kopp sealed the victory with a late interception. He describes the emotional response inside the Fargo Dome, particularly for seniors who had not beaten SDSU before. Sam also references a subsequent FCS playoff semifinal rematch where NDSU beat SDSU again, with Bryce Lance making a memorable one-handed catch. He frames the upcoming game around the same question: who makes the big play? Megan asks what the Bison need to do to win, and Sam stresses two factors: no turnovers and winning the kicking game. He makes a bold prediction that NDSU will block a punt or a field goal attempt. Sam picks NDSU to win 24-14, keeping the Dakota Marker in Fargo. The hosts thank him and the segment ends with travel wishes and a Go Bison sendoff.
