SDSU football: Who are the Mercyhurst Lakers?

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BROOKINGS — South Dakota State welcomes a new opponent to Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium on Saturday when they host the Mercyhurst Lakers in their final non-conference game before beginning Missouri Valley Football Conference play. The Lakers football team was founded in 1981 as a Division III independent, and moved up to Division II in 1993. The Lakers were a moderately successful Division II team. And I just believe that they're really efficient with him and with what they do schematically to utilize his strengths. "And I think their secondary does a really good job not allowing deep shots down the field.