Fargo, N.D. (AP) Carson Wentz is showing why North Dakota State football coaches spent three years grooming him to replace the all-time winningest quarterback in football championship subdivision history.
The junior from Bismarck, North Dakota, has helped the three-time defending FCS champions to a 4-0 non-conference start and has eased fears that the Bison offense would sputter without Brock Jensen, a three-year starter who won a record 48 games at quarterback.
In his first game as a Bison starter, Wentz completed 18 of 28 passes for 204 yards and ran eight times for 38 yards in a victory at Iowa state. He followed with solid outings against Weber State, Incarnate Word and Montana.
The Bison open Missouri Valley Football Conference play Saturday at Western Illinois.