Polasek's rise to Mountain West rookie NDSU was launched by hard labor
North Dakota State's Tim Polasek built the foundation of his coaching career through the hard labor of logging the woods of central Wisconsin and overnight shifts at a steel mill near his hometown. He worked his way up with valuable stints as an assistant at Iowa and Wyoming. Polasek is 28-3 since being hired in 2024 as head coach of the Bison. North Dakota State moved up this year to the FBS after winning 10 national championships in the FCS.
The Bison play their Mountain West Conference opener at Air Force on Saturday night. They won their first two nonconference games.
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