III 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 519 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 11, 2024 Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Rounds ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Congratulating the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits on winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title.

Whereas, on January 7, 2024, the South Dakota State University (referred to in this preamble as “SDSU”) Jackrabbits defeated the University of Montana Grizzlies by a score of 23-3 in the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as the “NCAA”) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (referred to in this preamble as the “FCS”) championship game in Frisco, Texas; Whereas the SDSU Jackrabbits football program, for the second consecutive year, have won the national championship; Whereas the SDSU Jackrabbits finished the 2023–2024 season undefeated with an overall record of 15 wins and 0 losses, with 8 wins and 0 losses in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, and earned the #1 seed in the FCS playoffs; Whereas the SDSU Jackrabbits have qualified for the FCS playoffs in each of the past 12 seasons; Whereas, during the 2023–2024 season, the SDSU Jackrabbits— (1) averaged 37.33 points and 449.9 yards per game; and (2) allowed only 9.27 points and 257.2 yards per game on average; Whereas the Head Coach Jimmy Rogers was introduced as the 21 st head football coach for SDSU on January 20, 2023; Whereas Coach Rogers was awarded the Stats Perform 2023 Eddie Robinson Award, given to the FCS coach of the year; and Whereas President Barry Dunn and Athletic Director Justin Sell have cultivated a standard of excellence within SDSU athletics and guided the athletic programs at SDSU to national prominence: Now, therefore, be it