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The football program hopes to build a new stadium and upgrade from the FCS to the FBS.

A pair of FCS national titles and coach of the year honors hadn’t been enough to garner attention from big-time programs.

Stick is the winningest Football Championship Subdivision quarterback in history with a 49-3 record as a starter at North Dakota State with four FCS national championships.

Matt Entz had been a defensive coordinator or head coach — primarily at FCS power North Dakota State — since 2012, the year Lynn was drafted, while Doug Belk had served as Houston’s defensive coordinator for the past five seasons.

The duo continued on to Sacramento State, winning two Big Sky championships and appearing in the FCS playoffs three times.