This weekend North Dakota State University is coming to Frisco for the fifth time to compete against Jacksonville State University at the NCAA Division I FCS Football Championship.

“There’s going to be a lot of people from out of town here this week and it sounds like it’s going to be a busy week in Frisco,” Frisco Mayor Maher Maso said at the Jan. 5 city council meeting. "All of Frisco wins in this game."

The game is at 11 a.m. on Jan.9 at Toyota Stadium and more than 21,000 tickets have been sold. Only a few standing-room only tickets were left as of Jan. 6.

This will be the sixth year the NCAA FCS Football Championship has been hosted in Frisco.

“This is a huge event for Frisco and it not only impacts the city but the whole region,” said Marla Roe, executive director of the Frisco Convention and Visitors Bureau. “Hundreds of fans for both teams will travel to Frisco and stay and shop here for a whole week.”

Roe said the estimated economic impact to the region from the event is $6.8 million.

“It’s just that huge of an impact for us,” she said.

Roe said it is important to continue to maintain these types of events in Frisco not only because they are fueling the economy but also because of the national exposure it brings to the city.

“Not only is the game broadcast on ESPN but we have all these people coming in for the game who may have never been to Frisco and may want to come back and host events here for their businesses,” Roe said.

Roe also said another important factor to maintaining events in Frisco is investing in the city's venues, referencing the planned Toyota Stadium improvements that include new locker rooms, entrance tunnels and better media facilities.

“It’s one of the reasons why people come back and it really helps drive the diverse cultures of different industries that we have here in Frisco,” she said.