Overview
- Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. Central (3:30 p.m. Eastern) at Andre Reed Stadium with streaming on ESPN+ and radio on KVHU-FM 95.3.
- Harding leads Division II with 450.5 rushing yards per game and a single-season, all-divisions record 6,308 rushing yards, powered by Harlon Hill finalist Andrew Miller (1,821 yards, 23 TDs).
- Kutztown averages 219.7 rushing yards with near balance between run and pass, and QB Judd Novak has thrown for 2,825 yards and 28 touchdowns without an interception.
- Defensive fronts headline the game plan as Kutztown allows 77.9 rushing yards per game (No. 3 nationally) and Harding yields 106.4 (No. 17), with frigid conditions expected to favor physical, run-first football.
- Kutztown hosts a national semifinal for the first time in program history in the teams’ first-ever meeting, with AFCA ranks of No. 2 for Harding and No. 3 for Kutztown and the winner advancing to face Ferris State or Newberry on Dec. 20 in McKinney, Texas.