>> NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER. [♪♪♪] >>> BEMIDJI STATE FOOTBALL HAS PLAYED MICHIGAN TECH 41 TIMES SINCE THEIR FIRST MATCHUP IN 1955 BUT IT'S BEEN 30 YEARS SINCE THEY LAST DID BATTLE ON THE GRIDIRON WHEN NONE OF THE TEAMS CURRENT PLAYERS WERE EVEN BORN YET. BUT AS FAR AS THEY'RE CONCERNED, THE PAST IS THE PAST BECAUSE THE 2024 FOOTBALL SEASON STARTS TONIGHT AND AFTER COMING OFF THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT SECOND ROUND LOSS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT, BSU WOULD LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN TO WASH THE BITTER TASTE OF DEFEAT OUT OF THEIR MOUTHS BY PUTTING ONE IN THE WIN COLUMN. BEAVERS HOSTING THE HUSKIES AT CHET ANDERSON STADIUM. THE SKIES CLEARED UP JUST IN TIME FOR KICK OFF AND THE FANS WERE CERTAINLY HAPPY ABOUT IT. WOULD THEY BE HAPPY ABOUT THE RESULT? WE'LL SEE. HUSKIES ARE CLICKING. ALEX CONNECTS WITH ETHAN, AND THE TOUCHDOWN. THE SCORE IS 7-0. BEAVERS TRY TO ANSWER WITH A TOUCHDOWN ON HIS OWN. LOOKING FOR BUBBA, AND SAM UNDERCUTS FOR THE INTERSECTION. HUSKIES LEAD 10-0 AT THE HALF. BEAVERS COME OUT SWINGING EARLY IN THE THIRD QUARTER, THIS TIME HE IS ABLE TO HIT PETERS FOR A 34-YARD GAIN. THEN, JAYDEN WASHINGTON, THE VERY NEXT PLAY, GETS LOOSE ON A 26-YARD SCAMPER. BSU WILL HAVE TO SETTLE FOR A FIELD GOAL. IN THE FOURTH QUARTER, BSU DOWN 10-6. NOW UNDER 5 MINUTES TO PLAY. FINDING CALEB MILLER, HE KEEP IT IS DRIVE ALIVE. TWO PLAYS LATER, 4-YARD TOUCHDOWN, PUTTING THE BEAVERS AHEAD. MICHIGAN TECH WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AND THEY ARE GOING TO KICK A GAME TYING FIELD GOAL TO FORCE OVERTIME. THE CAMERA WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE BUT AFTER THE HUSKIES MISSED A FIELD GOAL, THE BEAVERS GO FOR IT ALL ON THEIR TURN. 21-YARD STRIKE, AND GET USE TO HEARING THAT. BEMIDJI STATE WALKS IT OFF, 19-13 THE FINAL SCORE. THAT ENDS A 4-GAME WIN STREAK BY MICHIGAN STATE OVER BSU. WHAT A GAME, WHAT A COMEBACK, WHAT A WAY TO START THE SEASON.