Dom Izzo put on Twitter that NDSU wants to play 3 non conference games this fall, and ideally all 3 would be in Fargo or at the very least 2 at home and 1 on the road. I think this could be great for NDSU. Hear me out.
NDSU will have multiple weeks to play 3 games. NDSU can schedule a game in Fargo and then wait 2-3 weeks before playing another. This would allow for any needed quarantine period in between the games.
Play 1 game in September, 1 game in October, and 1 game in November. This would be good for any possibility to get the games on (national) tv as well as having fans in attendance, especially in October and November.
Chattanooga's coach has already tweeted that they want to play, are looking for games, and are willing to travel. Lets get them to Fargo.
The downside could be this - if Trey Lance and/or Dillon Radunz tear it up during the 3 games, they could decided to skip the spring games to focus on the NFL Draft (I would not blame them).
I personally would feel confident with Zeb Noland at QB. While he cannot scramble like Lance, he looked good when he got in last season.
Just my thoughts.