Nov 25, 2025, 05:24 PM ET
North Dakota State and head coach Tim Polasek have agreed on a contract extension, athletic director Matt Larsen announced Tuesday.
The deal is for seven years, which will carry it through the 2033 season, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. It also includes a significant raise, additional staff money and more program resources, a move that sources said was pushed for by Larsen. It comes as Polasek had been pursued by multiple Football Bowl Subdivision schools.
“After several productive conversations with coach Polasek, we have affirmed our commitment to both him and the long-term success of NDSU football,” said Larsen, who did not divulge details about the length or value of the extension.
North Dakota State is 12-0 this year, won its record 10th Football Championship Subdivision title in 2024 in Polasek’s first year and is the No. 1 overall seed in the current FCS playoffs.
“Coach Polasek’s impact on the football program over 12 seasons, and especially the past two seasons as our head coach has been remarkable,” Larsen said in his statement.
Polasek was an assistant for the Bison’s first two titles in Frisco, Texas, at the end of the 2011 and 2012 seasons and had two different spells with the team as an assistant before being hired as head coach.
