North Dakota State enters the New Mexico showdown on Saturday on the outside looking in when it comes to College Football Playoff hopes, but things are looking a little better than before.
Group of Six contender James Madison lost for the first time this season on Thursday in a 34-31 overtime defeat against Appalachian State. That dropped the Dukes to 7-1, which leaves no more unbeaten G6 teams.
In addition, JMU will likely slide behind the winner of the NDSU-New Mexico game since both the Bison and Lobos have tougher schedules. That said, both the Bison and Lobos have a mountain to climb to pass Boise State, the front runner for the G6 playoff spot…