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UM at SACRAMENTO STATE ■ SATURDAY, OCT. 24, 2009 ■ KICKOFF: 3:05 P.M. MDT ■ TV: KPAX

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By FRITZ NEIGHBORof the Missoulian

Austin Mullins is equal partsMontana cowboy and “DeepEllum” jazz and blues, a 270-pounder who is chasing a careerin music as earnestly as hechases opposing quarterbacks.

He already is a UM graduate,having picked up his degree inbusiness management alongwith a minor in music and acertificate in entertainmentmanagement. In this, his senioryear playing defensive tackle forthe second-ranked MontanaGrizzlies, Mullins is closing in onhis masters.

Not to mention theoccasional running back.Montana is 6-0 heading intoSaturday’s Big Sky Conferencegame at Sacramento State, andMullins has played as well asanyone on the defense. His 26tackles lead the Grizzlies’linemen. His five pass knockdowns put him right behindTrumaine Johnson, acornerback.

Not bad for a high schoollinebacker whose switch todefensive end at Montana didn’ttranslate into meaningfulplaying time in his first threeyears here. It took anotherswitch, to the interior, forMullins to find his niche with theGriz.

“Last year was really my firstyear to get my feet wet,” said theGreat Falls Russell product, whowas 11th on the team with 38stops in 2008. “As far as playingactual defense instead of justspecial teams, last year was thefirst year where I had anysubstantial plays.”

Better late than never.“I’m a senior, but I have as

many plays under my belt as

Ryan Fetherston or TylerHobbs,” Mullins noted, referringto two sophomore teammates.“The list goes on. But just likeanything else, that’s the deal Igot, and what I had to workwith. And I’m working with it,and at the same time also tryingto be some sort of leader on theline.”

Mullins is an easy quotewho shows big emotion to matchhis motor on the field.

“I love his effort,” says KraigPaulson, the Grizzlies’ defensivecoordinator. “I love a guy whocan think on his feet. He doesn’thave the most, quote-end quote‘speed,’ but he’s got all of theother things.”

It was all those other thingsthat made Mullins a key cog atlinebacker on Great FallsRussell’s 2004 State AAchampionship team. He andBillings Skyview’s ShawnLebsock, a standout atlinebacker on the Griz, were theAA’s co-defensive MVPs thatseason.

“Probably not the prototypelinebacker, but just smart,” saidPaulson. “Jack (Johnson, CMR’scoach) loved him.”

But when the recruiting callscame, Griz coach Bobby Hauckimmediately mentioned puttinghim at defensive end.

“He said, ‘We’d love to seeyou with your hand in the dirt,’ ”said Mullins. “I didn’t knowwhat to think. I hadn’t had myhand in the dirt since middleschool, when everybody playedeverywhere.”

He tried it, and when thatdidn’t work out he triedsomething else.

“I’m not going to lie; I missit,” Mullins said of playinglinebacker. “You got to learn theentire defense andunderstanding everything, andit’s different now. At defensivetackle, in all honesty, you don’tneed to know a whole lot. Youjust have to physically be able todo it.”

Mullins has the tools. Histhird-down stop of Cal Polyquarterback Harlan Prather, latein Montana’s 35-23 win on Oct.10, is the most memorableexample. As his teammatesslapped his helmet incelebration, it looked like he wasat home.

“They’re a good group, andhe’s a good leader,” says Paulson.“There are not too many spotsyou go after D-tackle. Their jobain’t easy. There’s a lot ofphysical contact.”

Mullins might have athankless job, but there are thosewho notice.

“This may sound like coachspeak, but it was about findingthe right place and not thewrong one for him,” said

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover Story: Austin Mullins

Instrumental GrizEclectic upbringing led Mullins to UM; he’s finishing on a high note

See MULLINS, Page G5

KURT WILSON/Missoulian

Montana defensive tackle Austin Mullins jumps up after sacking Eastern Washington quarterback MattNichols Saturday.

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MONTANA (6-0)Griz Opp

Scoring average 36.8 19.7Rushing yards 148.5 89.0Avg./Rush 4.0 2.9Passing 114-186-4 160-260-6Passing yards 265.8 278.7Average per pass 8.6 6.4Total offense 414.3 367.7Average per play 6.1 5.03rd-down conversions 42-88 34-95Time of possession 27:18 32:42Fumbles-lost 8-5 8-4Kick returns 21-23.8 33-18.6Punt returns 14-21.6 4-8.5Punting 21-40.7 33-35.8Sacks by-yards 6-28 5-35

Montana 16 80 38 87 7 – 221Opponents 38 26 28 26 0 – 118

Offensive leadersRushing

Chase Reynolds 128-469 (3.7 ypc.), long 29, 8 TDsThomas Brooks-Fletcher 30-113 (3.8 ypc.), long 13, 0 TDsPeter Nguyen 13-104 (8.0 ypc.), long 57, 1 TDGerald Kemp 13-68 (5.2 ypc.), long 15, 0 TDsAndrew Selle 14-65 (4.6 ypc.), long 34, 0 TDsJustin Roper 8-50 (6.2 ypc.), long 22, 0 TDs

PassingAndrew Selle 76-121-1 for 1,062 yards, long 68, 11 TDsJustin Roper 38-64-2 for 533 yards, long 84, 5 TDsGerald Kemp 0-1-1 for 0 yards

ReceivingMarc Mariani 25-542 (21.7 ypc.), long 84, 5 TDsTyler Palmer 21-270 (12.9 ypc.), long 25, 2 TDsChase Reynolds 14-122 (8.7 ypc.), long 36, 2 TDsStephen Pfahler 13-172 (13.2 ypc.), long 28, 3 TDsSam Gratton 13-125 (9.6 ypc.), long 45, 2 TDsJabin Sambrano 10-148 (14.8 ypc.), long 38, 0 TDsDan Beaudin 6-106 (17.7 ypc.), long 61, 0 TDsRob Overton 4-37 (9.2 ypc.), long 16, 1 TDs

Defensive leadersTackles

LB Shawn Lebsock 45, 17 unassistedSS Erik Stoll 39, 17 unassistedFS Shann Schillinger 30, 12 unassistedLB Brandon Fisher 30, 9 unassisted

DE Severin Campbell 28, 6 unassistedCB Keith Thompson 28, 16 unassistedLB Alex Shaw 28, 7 unassistedDT Austin Mullins 26, 5 unassistedCB Trumaine Johnson 24, 14 unassistedDE Jace Palmer 18, 3 unassisted

Tackles for lossDT Tyler Hobbs 4-13DE Severin Campbell 3.5-6DE Ryan Fetherston 3-10DE Jace Palmer 3-9CB Trumaine Johnson 3-6LB Shawn Lebsock 2.5-10

SacksDT Tyler Hobbs 2-10LB Shawn Lebsock 1-8DT Bryan Waldhauser 1-6

InterceptionsCB Trumaine Johnson 2-0, 0 TDsSS Erik Stoll 1-29, 0 TDsLB Brock Coyle 1-26, 0 TDsDE Bobby Alt 1-6, 0 TDsFS Shann Schillinger 1-0, 0 TDs

Fumbles forced-recoveredLB Jordan Tripp 0-2DT Austin Mullins 1-0LB Brandon Fisher 0-1DE Severin Campbell 0-1FS Mike McCord 1-0LB Alex Shaw 0-1

Pass breakupsCB Trumaine Johnson 6DT Austin Mullins 5CB Keith Thompson 4DE Jace Palmer 3

Special teams leadersPATs/Field goals

Brody McKnight 28-28/5-10, long 54, 1 blocked, 43 pointsPunting

Sean Wren 21-40.7, long 60, 5 inside 20, 0 blockedPunt returns

Marc Mariani 8-24.1, long 82, 1 TDSam Gratton 1-31, 0 TDsJabin Sambrano 1-26, 0 TDsPeter Nguyen 4-13.0, long 33, 0 TDs

Kickoff returnsJabin Sambrano 8-29.5, long 50, 0 TDsPeter Nguyen 9-26.2, long 61, 0 TDsMarc Mariani 1-21, 0 TDsMike Sylvestre 1-4, 0 TDsBryan Waldhauser 1-2, 0 TDs

Sacramento State (2-4)Sac Opp

Scoring average 21.8 34.3Rushing yards 128.0 159.7Avg./Rush 3.7 4.5Passing 98-172-6 132-205-5Passing yards 205.7 275.8Average per pass 7.2 8.1Total offense 333.7 435.5Average per play 5.3 6.33rd-down conversions 33-81 36-81Time of possession 29:08 30:52Fumbles-lost 12-8 7-3Kick returns 27-21.8 27-19.1Punt returns 6-2.5 11-19.0Punting 32-38.1 23-38.6Sacks by-yards 11-58 8-64

Sac State 20 56 42 13 – 131Opponents 44 76 49 43 – 212

Offensive leadersRushing

Terrance Dailey 99-546 (5.3 ypc.), long 69, 2 TDsSam McCowan 45-177 (3.6 ypc.), long 20, 3 TDsEvander Wilkins 33-131 (4.0 ypc.), long 16, 1 TDMcLeod Bethel-Thompson 4-3 (0.8 ypc.), long 5, 0 TDsJohn Loeliger 2-0, 0 TDs

PassingJason Smith 90-154-5 for 1,123 yards, long 54, 8 TDsMcLeod Bethel-Thomspon 8-18-1 for 111 yards, long 22, 0 TDs

ReceivingDylan Lane 21-239 (11.4 ypc.), long 54, 3 TDsJohn Hendershoot 20-291 (14.6 ypc.), long 46, 0 TDsBrandyn Reed 17-282 (16.6 ypc.), long 46, 2 TDsRon Richardson 8-87 (10.7 ypc.), long 18, 0 TDsEvander Wilkins 8-48 (6.0 ypc.), long 11, 0 TDs

Defensive leadersTackles

SS Zach Scharder 64, 32 unassistedFS Deionte Gordon 39, 24 unassistedLB Greg Johnson 29, 9 unassistedLB Peter Buck 28, 16 unassistedCB Durrell Oliver 24, 14 unassistedLB David Coleman 24, 9 unassistedLB Jarred Pereira 21, 5 unassisted

Tackles for lossDT Christian Clark 8-33DE Kein Moore 5-16LB Avery White 4-25

LB Peter Buck 3-5LB Jare Pereira 1.5-2

SacksDT Christian Clark 4-24DE Kevin Moore 2.5-10LB AVery White 2-16DE Ryan Shinar 1-4LB Peter Buck 1-1

InterceptionsCB Marquese Smith 2-40.0, long 83, 1 TDCB Duirrell Oliver 1-38, 1 TDSS Zach Schrader 1-22, 0 TDsDL Reese Heaslet 1-10, 0 TDs

Fumbles forced-recoveredFS Deionte Goardn 2-0

Pass breakupsSS Zach Scharder 5CB Marquese Smith 4LB David Coleman 4

Special teams leadersPATs/Field goals

Chris Diniz 14-16/7-7, long 44, 0 blocked, 35 pointsPunting

Augie Heath 32-38.1, long 57, 9 inside 20, 0 blocked

Punt returnsRon Richardson 6-2.5, long 12, 0 TDs

Kickoff returnsSam McCowan 11-23.5, long 75, 0 TDsDieonte Gordon 5-18.8, long 23, 0 TDsJohn Hendershott 4-20.5, long 31, 0 TDsEvander Wilkins 3-27.3, long 30, 0 TDsRon Richardson 3-23.3, long 27, 0 TDs

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Cover story: Austin Mullins

Paulson. “Instead of talking about whathe doesn’t have, we knew what he didhave. He never fought where we wantedto play him. He said, ‘Play me.’ And wefelt this was the spot to match hisphysical attributes.”

Of more import to Mullins wasn’twhere he played, but where he studied.Montana State, where two of his unclesattended college, was recruiting him. Itwas UM’s academic options that won out.

“One of the premier reasons he wentto Montana, probably there withMontana football neck and neck, wastheir entertainment program and musicprogram,” said Mullins’ father, Tom. “I’dsay that was instrumental.”

Tom Mullins was speaking on a cellphone from Dallas. Remarried withanother 6-year-old son, he stayed in hisnative Texas while Austin’s mom,Heather, took their young kids –daughter Staley plays basketball atDivision III Southwestern University inGeorgetown, Texas – back to Montanaafter they divorced.

Austin had plenty of contact with hisfather, a singer-songwriter who exposedhis son to music from an early age.

“There’s a Texas fraternity called theSons of Hermann,” said Tom Mullins.“There’s a hall erected in 1910, and on thesecond floor is a bar and an old-timemahogany plank floor.”

The bar would fill to the rafters, 400strong, when the Sons of Hermannbrought in acts like Ray Price and Asleepat the Wheel and Joe Ely. Tom and hiswife Dana would bartend on the

weekends, as part of their volunteerservice to the Sons.

“There was nowhere to put the kids,”said Tom. “So we brought them with us.”

Later it became Austin dragging hisdad to other shows during each ensuingsummer visit. They’d go to 100-to 300-seat bars in Dallas’ Deep Elm Street –“Deep Ellum,” as the locals call it – andtake in bands like The Vines.

So it is easy to see why Austin Mullinswants to be in the music business. He’sbeen around it from the first time he heldhis father’s guitar.

“I taught him some chords, but moreimportantly I taught him musicappreciation,” said his father.

Of course, Tom Mullins is Texas-stylethrough and through. Austin grew uparound the songs of Guy Clark andThomas Van Zant and Jerry Jeff Walker.

“You see the earthiness and originalityof it,” his dad says of the Texas style.“Rather than the Nashville ‘Star Search’approach. He absolutely loved it. He tookto it like a duck to water.”

Tom Mullins met Heather becausehe had attended the same all-boysboarding school in New Jersey as TomGuthrie, Heather’s friend and thegrandson of author A.B. Guthrie.

When Tom Guthrie got married inChoteau, Tom Mullins was there.

That the Mullins’ marriage didn’t lastis perhaps not all that rare; that Austinhas had such a rich upbringing despite itis fairly remarkable.

He says his grandfather DonnyMcGillis – Austin and Griz basketballplayer Jack McGillis are cousins – was amajor influence growing up.

“He taught me skills about huntingand fishing, and a lot about work ethic,”

said Austin, who spent a lot of time onthe family ranch outside Choteau. “Heranched his whole life, and he put me towork. I was milking cows and mendingfence.”

“He had influences from both sides ofthe family,” Tom Mullins said. “Austinwas allowed to experience life in Texas ina big city, and live in Montana in a mid-sized town and out in the country.

“I think there was a lot of heartachesand pain involved, but I think collectivelyit’s made Austin who he is. He isn’t onething. He’s a combination of a lot ofinfluences.”

Heather Mullins landed on her feet inGreat Falls, where she taught emotionallydisturbed students for 10 years and isnow teaching in the resource room atRiverview Elementary.

Austin played flag football in thirdgrade and got his first taste of tacklefootball in seventh grade. As therecruiting calls began coming in duringhigh school, he knew what it could meanthanks in part to Heather.

“I wanted him to know that first andforemost, the reason he was going tocollege was to get his degree,” his momsaid. “But if football could be a part ofthat, that was great.”

So Mullins has taken to UM. Helearned the piano for his minor, andeagerly anticipated the entertainmentmanagement class. Speakers like JeffAment of Pearl Jam and movie producerGerald Molen would show up. Tying themtogether were their Montanaconnections, either with UM or the stateat large – “The Big Sky,” as A.B. Guthriecalled it.

“It’s amazing,” said Mullins. “Everystudent should at least hear about it and

sit in on a class, because it’ll blow yourmind, the people you’re introduced to.”

Alongside that is the connection to thefootball team. This fall, like many before,a few Griz have foregone their seniorseason to concentrate on studies. Thatwasn’t Mullins’ way.

“I made a commitment,” he said. “Isigned a letter of intent and made acommitment to be here four or five years,whichever happened.”

The Grizzlies are 6-0 despite beingtested by the offenses of EasternWashington and Northern Arizona,among others. The sack totals are low, thepassing yards allowed are high. ButMullins loves this group.

“Go ask (Eastern QB Matt) Nichols ifwe got any pressure,” said Mullins. “Wemight’ve had only two sacks on him, buthe took some licks.

“I think we’ve got two or three D-linemen in the top 15 in the conference inknockdown passes. We’re up there withthe corners and safeties.”

His mom makes most games. His dadcatches most of them online. They haveto like what they see.

“The D-tackles, I think we’ve had aheck of a year,” Austin says. “All theseguys come in from all different walks oflife and we’ve all got around each otherand connected. The nice thing is we allreally believe in each other.”

Heather Mullins knows the feeling.“I’ve very proud of Austin,” she said.

“He’s just a good guy, a good man. He’smade me very proud.”

Then she pauses.“He’s been easy,” she laughs. “That’s

coming from a teacher, he’s been easy.”

Fritz Neighbor can be reached at 523-5247 or at [email protected].

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By FRITZ NEIGHBORof the Missoulian

Thanks, Idaho State. The school thatgave us all those stars with two firstnames – Jared Allen, Marvin Lewis,Merrill Hoge – seemed like a lock to beatNorthern Colorado last week, in a battleof teams with one win between them.

Or so I thought.Instead the Bengals laid another egg,

losing 30-7 to the usually punchlessBears. So now I’m 31-5 and still look atthe back of Nick Lockridge’s pre-Halloween mullet as the Big Sky picksenter their seventh week.

Maybe I shouldn’t complain. Michaelhad a shot at a 5-0 week right up to thepoint that fourth-down pass hit South

Dakota’s Dan Skelly right between the 1son his uniform.

The ball dropped into the end zone,Heinbach dropped the game and Skellywas left to, I don’t know, work harder in“skelly.”

South Dakota’s not available for BigSky teams to kick around this week. UCDavis is the lone outsider, taking onPortland State in Portland.

That and the Eastern Washington-Montana State game are the toughestones to pick on this week’s schedule.

The picks��No. 2 Montana at Sacramento

State: It’s a dangerous game for the Griz,who haven’t found points easy to come by

in Sacramento. This game is likely to matchthe Hornets’ truly green receivers against aless-experienced group of Griz corners,thanks to injuries. But the Hornets havenever beaten the Griz, and there are nobuyers of Don Read’s alma mater in thesports pod.

Fritz: Montana 30, Sac State 15.Michael: Griz 34, Sac State 17. Bill:Montana 38, Sac State 18. Nick: Griz 40,Sac State 24.

��Montana State at EasternWashington: The Eagles have won sixstraight from the Bobcats, who have aquarterback controversy. On the Cats’ sideis Eastern’s likely post-Griz hangover, andthe reality that their playoff hopes rest on awin.

Fritz: EWU 40, Cats 35. Michael: EWU27, Cats 19. Bill: Cats 28, EWU 21. Nick:Cats 33, EWU 19.

��No. 16 Weber State at NorthernColorado: The Wildcats’ Cameron Higginshas thrown for more yards, 2,109, thananyone in the nation. Seems like most ofthem have come in the final two minutes ofthe first half.

Fritz: Weber 42, UNC 14. Michael:Weber State 44, UNC 12. Bill: Weber State45, UNC 14. Nick: Weber 38, UNC 17.

��Idaho State at No. 24 NorthernArizona: The Bungles have lost 19 straightroad games and 13 straight road contestsin Big Sky play. Right now NAU’s MichaelHerrick has my vote as the league’s top QB.

Fritz: NAU 51, ISU 21. Michael: NAU36, ISU 14. Bill: NAU 49, ISU 3. Nick: NAU37, ISU 14.

��UC Davis at Portland State:Portland State is generally tough to beat athome but has now lost three straight at PGEPark. What gives? Well, while the Vikingshave piled up the passing yards they haven’tbeen all that steady at QB. Run-first ConnorCavanaugh started for PSU last week.

Fritz: Davis 38, PSU 28. Michael: Davis31, PSU 17. Bill: Davis 35, PSU 28. Nick:Davis 29, PSU 27.

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The Grizzlies are 14-0 against the Hornets (13-0 since they joined theBig Sky in 1996) and have outscored them 538-198 in a series that isdecidedly lopsided. Sacramento State’s biggest contribution to the rivalryis Don Read, who is an alum of the California school.

Marc Mariani is the top punt returner in the FCS. After last week’sthrilling 82-yard return for a score against EWU, Mariani is averaging 24.1yards per return. That’s almost a quarter of the football field every time hetouches a punt.

Sac cornerbacks Durrell Oliver and Marquese Smith each returnedinterceptions for touchdowns against ISU this year. The last time UMreturned an INT for a TD was when D-lineman George Mercer took one 73yards vs. MSU last year. Don’t worry Griz fans, UM plays ISU in twoweeks.

The Hornets have a strongside ’backer position called “Buck,” and it’splayed by a guy named Peter Buck. Sounds too good to be true, I know,but it is. I wonder if his favorite John Candy movie is “Uncle Buck.”

Both of UM’s starting DTs, Tyler Hobbs and Austin Mullins, recordedsacks last week. Mullins is this week’s Game Day cover boy. It soundslike Mullins would make a good club owner someday with his promoter’slicense and background in swamping. Rumor has it Mullins is workingon his Jazz flute routine.

Senior tight end Steven Pfahler was the Grizzlies’ leading receiver lastweek with five catches for 79 yards. He has four career TDs. Sac Statesenior tight end Brian Heath, who doubles as the team’s long snapper,caught his first career TD last week.

Last week with the game tied and the Grizzlies facing a fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line, who does Bobby Hauck turn to to save the day?Chase Reynolds, who scored the first game-winning touchdown of hisUM career.

Montana starter Andrew Selle, who’s still splitting time with JustinRoper, ranks fifth in the FCS in passing efficiency, just ahead of this guynamed Armanti Edwards of Appalachian State, the reigning Walter PaytonAward winner.

Both teams are fairly good at protecting their passers. UM hasallowed five sacks, while Sacramento State has allowed eight. NorthernCalifornia will feel downright tropical to Montana’s big boys, who havebeen practicing in record colds the last few weeks. The local temperatureshould hit 80 degrees.

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GRIZZLY GAME DAY / Top 25 picks

By RALPH D. RUSSOAssociated Press

Boise State better watch itsback. TCU is trying to bust intothe BCS, too.

The sixth-ranked Broncoshave drawn the most attention ofthe teams from the non-automatic BCS qualifyingconferences this season. BoiseState started the season with aconvincing victory againstOregon and has spent the lastfive weeks ranked in the top 10.

When the first BCS standingsarrived Sunday, Boise State wasfourth.

TCU has taken a slow climb,starting the season ranked No. 17in the AP poll and rising to No.10. The Horned Frogs were eighthin the BCS standings and canmake the case for a jumpSaturday with a victory at No. 16BYU.

“No thoughts,” TCU coachGary Patterson said when askedabout the BCS standings. “We’rein the top 10. We’re playing BYU.If we don’t win this ballgame, itdoesn’t make any differenceanyway.”

True, but the race within theBCS chase has becomefascinating stuff.

While there is alreadypercolating debate aboutwhether Boise State has a chanceto play for the national title, thebetter question might be: Will

the Broncos of the WesternAthletic Conference, even if theygo undefeated, get shut out of theBCS for a second consecutiveseason in favor of the MountainWest Conference champion?

The Horned Frogs haven’tbeaten any one team as good asOregon so far, but they do haveroad victories against Clemsonand Virginia.

The conventional wisdom isthe MWC is stronger than theWAC, so if TCU can navigate thatleague without a loss it willtrump Boise State’s unbeatenrecord.

While the WAC can’t matchthe MWC’s top three of BYU,Utah and TCU – Fresno State andIdaho behind Boise State – theMountain West seems to havemore soft spots than last year.

New Mexico is winless. SanDiego State looks as bad as usual.UNLV and Colorado State, bothexpected to make a run at bowl-eligiblity, are under .500.Wyoming hasn’t beaten an FBSteam with a winning record.

The two leagues have faced offin 10 games this season and theMWC is 6-4. If computerrankings are your thing, theSagarin ratings have theMountain West seventh amongthe major football conferencesand the WAC eighth.

TCU also handed Boise Stateits only loss last season in thePoinsettia Bowl. There was no

room for the Broncos in the BCSbecause unbeaten Utah earned anautomatic bid.

And if TCU runs the table thisseason, there might not be a spotfor Boise State again.

So if you’re a Boise State fan,you best be a BYU backer thisweek.

The picks:

SaturdayTennessee (plus 15) at

No. 1 AlabamaVols first team since 2000 to

face No. 1 twice in a season ...ALABAMA 24-13.

No. 2 Florida (minus 23) atMississippi State

Gators’ offense due for a biggame ... FLORIDA 35-10.

No. 3 Texas (minus 13) atMissouri

Longhorns are 11-0 in gamesafter Oklahoma under MackBrown ... TEXAS 31-14.

Oregon State (plus 20½)at No. 4 Southern California

Beavers kept USC fromplaying for national title lastseason .... USC 38-17.

Louisville (plus 18) at No.5 Cincinnati

Whoever plays QB forBearcats will roll against Cards’shaky D ... CINCINNATI 40-17.

No. 6 Boise State (plus25) at Hawaii

Broncos won’t get chance toimpress anyone on Hawaii time

... BOISE STATE 48-21.No. 7 Iowa (pick) at

Michigan StateWhy can’t Hawkeyes keep

winning ugly? ... IOWA 24-20.Clemson (plus 4½) at No.

8 MiamiHurricanes and Tigers haven’t

played since ’05 ... MIAMI 27-17.Auburn (plus 7½) at No. 9

LSUBefore LSU victory last

season, home team had woneight straight meetings ... LSU21-20.

No. 10 TCU (minus 2½) atNo. 16 BYU

Cougars are 5-3 against Frogs... TCU 31-27.

No. 11 Georgia Tech(minus 5½) at Virginia

First-place Cavaliers justdoesn’t sound right ... GEORGIATECH 34-21.

No. 12 Oregon (minus 10)at Washington

Huskies about due for anotherupset ... WASHINGTON 34-28.

No. 13 Penn State (minus4½) at Michigan

Nittany Lions last victory atBig House was 1996 ...MICHIGAN 28-21.

No. 14 Oklahoma State(minus 9½) at Baylor

Cowboys peeking aheadtoward Longhorns? Nope ...OKLAHOMA STATE 39-17.

SMU (plus 16½) at No. 17Houston

Cougars QB Case Keenum

leads nation in yards passing(2,464) ... HOUSTON 48-28.

Minnesota (plus 18) at No.18 Ohio State

Maybe Gophers’ struggling Dcan boost Buckeyes’ offense ....OHIO STATE 28-7.

Air Force (plus 9½) at No.19 Utah

Utes’ last three victoriesagainst AFA have been by averageof four points ... UTAH 24-20.

South Florida (plus 6½) atNo. 20 Pittsburgh

Road team has won four of sixmeetings ... PITTSBURGH 28-21.

Texas A&M (plus 21½) atNo. 21 Texas Tech

Aggies coming offembarrassingly bad performance... TEXAS TECH 45-28.

Connecticut (plus 7½) atNo. 22 West Virginia

Huskies to play afterteammate was killed ... WESTVIRGINIA 26-21.

Vanderbilt (minus 12½) atNo. 23 South Carolina

Vandy has won two straightmeetings ... SOUTH CAROLINA31-14.

No. 25 Oklahoma (minus7) at No. 24 Kansas

Sooners have won five straightvs. Jayhawks ... OKLAHOMA 35-21.

Last week: 12-5 (straight);9-8 (vs. points). Season: 112-27(straight); 58-63-3 (vs. points).

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� Team statisticsThrough Oct. 17

SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2X DX FG Saf Pts Avg

Montana 6 29 28 1 0 5 1 221 36.8NAU 6 25 23 1 0 6 1 195 32.5Weber 7 29 23 2 0 7 2 226 32.3EWU 7 27 25 0 0 4 0 199 28.4Sac State 6 16 14 0 0 7 0 131 21.8PSU 7 16 13 1 0 12 0 147 21.0MSU 6 13 11 0 0 9 1 118 19.7UNC 7 13 12 1 0 8 0 116 16.6ISU 7 8 7 1 0 4 0 69 9.9

RUSHING OFFENSEG Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G

EWU 7 230 1052 4.6 12 150.3Montana 6 224 891 4.0 11 148.5MSU 6 221 796 3.6 5 132.7Sac State 6 208 768 3.7 6 128.0Weber 7 227 881 3.9 7 125.9NAU 6 184 730 4.0 9 121.7UNC 7 230 788 3.4 5 112.6PSU 7 193 610 3.2 4 87.1ISU 7 189 182 1.0 1 26.0

SCORING DEFENSEG TD XP 2X DX FG S Pts Avg

Montana 6 14 13 0 0 7 0 118 19.7Weber 7 19 13 0 0 7 0 148 21.1MSU 6 16 14 0 0 9 1 139 23.2UNC 7 21 18 0 0 7 1 167 23.9EWU 7 22 19 1 0 7 2 178 25.4NAU 6 21 19 1 0 9 0 174 29.0PSU 7 29 27 2 0 5 1 222 31.7Sac State 6 28 27 1 0 5 0 212 35.3ISU 7 37 35 0 0 12 2 297 42.4

RUSHING DEFENSEG Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G

Montana 6 185 534 2.9 4 89.0MSU 6 212 535 2.5 0 89.2NAU 6 206 751 3.6 7 125.2PSU 7 247 910 3.7 10 130.0Weber 7 236 926 3.9 8 132.3EWU 7 258 994 3.9 13 142.0UNC 7 254 1070 4.2 8 152.9Sac State 6 213 960 4.5 14 160.0ISU 7 262 1576 6.0 17 225.1

PASS OFFENSEG Att Cp Int Pct. YdsAvg TD P/G

WSU 7 297 196 12 66.0 2164 7.3 21 309.1NAU 6 207 143 3 69.1 1853 9.0 16 308.8PSU 7 257 149 13 58.0 2104 8.2 10 300.6EWU 7 248 164 5 66.1 1866 7.5 13 266.6UM 6 186 114 4 61.3 1595 8.6 16 265.8Sac 6 172 98 6 57.0 1234 7.2 8 205.7MSU 6 185 114 5 61.6 1210 6.5 8 201.7UNC 7 233 136 3 58.4 1388 6.0 7 198.3ISU 7 259 139 12 53.7 1329 5.1 7 189.9

TOTAL OFFENSEG RunPassPlays Yds Avg TD P/G

Weber 7 881 2164 524 3045 5.8 28 435.0NAU 6 730 1853 391 2583 6.6 25 430.5EWU 71052 1866 478 2918 6.1 25 416.9Montana 6 891 1595 410 2486 6.1 27 414.3PSU 7 610 2104 450 2714 6.0 14 387.7MSU 6 796 1210 406 2006 4.9 13 334.3Sac State 6 768 1234 380 2002 5.3 14 333.7UNC 7 788 1388 463 2176 4.7 12 310.9ISU 7 182 1329 448 1511 3.4 8 215.9

PASS DEFENSEG Att Cp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD P/G

UNC 7 223 136 8 61.0 1384 6.2 13 197.7EWU 7 231 142 5 61.5 1552 6.7 8 221.7ISU 7 242 151 5 62.4 1609 6.6 15 229.9Weber 7 214 116 8 54.2 1727 8.1 8 246.7PSU 7 229 132 5 57.6 1913 8.4 17 273.3Sac 6 205 135 5 65.9 1655 8.1 12 275.8UM 6 260 160 6 61.5 1672 6.4 10 278.7NAU 6 235 153 6 65.1 1706 7.3 14 284.3MSU 6 239 140 8 58.6 1802 7.5 16 300.3

TOTAL DEFENSEG RunPassPlays Yds Avg TD P/G

UNC 7 1070 1384 477 2454 5.1 21 350.6EWU 7 994 1552 489 2546 5.2 21 363.7Montana 6 534 1672 445 2206 5.0 14 367.7Weber 7 926 1727 450 2653 5.9 16 379.0MSU 6 535 1802 451 2337 5.2 16 389.5PSU 7 910 1913 476 2823 5.9 27 403.3NAU 6 751 1706 441 2457 5.6 21 409.5Sac State 6 960 1655 418 2615 6.3 26 435.8ISU 7 1576 1609 504 3185 6.3 32 455.0

KICKOFF RETURNSG Ret Yds TD Avg

Weber State 7 25 636 0 25.4Portland State 7 36 860 1 23.9Montana 6 21 499 0 23.8Northern Colorado 7 22 496 0 22.5Northern Arizona 6 27 605 0 22.4Sacramento State 6 27 589 0 21.8Montana State 6 25 497 0 19.9Idaho State 7 46 914 0 19.9Eastern Washington 7 33 599 0 18.2

PUNT RETURNSG Ret Yds TD Avg

Montana 6 14 302 1 21.6Weber State 7 15 312 1 20.8Northern Colorado 7 20 141 0 7.1Eastern Washington 7 11 71 0 6.5Montana State 6 13 81 0 6.2Portland State 7 10 54 0 5.4Idaho State 7 15 50 0 3.3Northern Arizona 6 11 34 0 3.1Sacramento State 6 6 15 0 2.5

PUNTINGNo. Yds Avg PR Avg TB Net

Weber 28 1209 43.2 35 1.2 1 41.2Montana 21 854 40.7 34 1.6 0 39.0NAU 28 1095 39.1 97 3.5 0 35.6PSU 26 1042 40.1 61 2.3 3 35.4MSU 35 1504 43.0 170 4.9 5 35.3UNC 41 1604 39.1 102 2.5 4 34.7ISU 49 2000 40.8 307 6.3 1 34.1EWU 35 1356 38.7 151 4.3 3 32.7Sac State 32 1220 38.1 209 6.5 1 31.0

PASS EFFICIENCYG Att Cp Pct Int Yds TD Effic

NAU 6 207 143 69.1 3 1853 16 166.9Montana 6 186 114 61.3 4 1595 16 157.4EWU 7 248 164 66.1 5 1866 13 142.6Weber 7 297 196 66.0 12 2164 21 142.4PSU 7 257 149 58.0 13 2104 10 129.5Sac State 6 172 98 57.0 6 1234 8 125.6MSU 6 185 114 61.6 5 1210 8 125.4UNC 7 233 136 58.4 3 1388 7 115.7ISU 7 259 139 53.7 12 1329 7 96.4

TURNOVER MARGINGained Lost

GFumIntTotFum Int Tot Mar P/GNAU 6 5 6 11 4 3 7 +4 0.67Montana 6 4 6 10 5 4 9 +1 0.17Weber 7 7 8 15 2 12 14 +1 0.14EWU 7 9 5 14 8 5 13 +1 0.14UNC 7 5 8 13 9 3 12 +1 0.14MSU 6 3 8 11 8 5 13 -2 -0.33Sac State 6 3 5 8 8 6 14 -6 -1.00ISU 7 9 5 14 13 12 25 -11 -1.57PSU 7 3 5 8 8 13 21 -13 -1.86

PASS DEFENSE EFFICIENCYG Att Cp Int Pct Yds TD Effic

Montana 6 260 160 6 61.5 1672 10 123.6EWU 7 231 142 5 61.5 1552 8 125.0UNC 7 223 136 8 61.0 1384 13 125.2Weber 7 214 116 8 54.2 1727 8 126.9ISU 7 242 151 5 62.4 1609 15 134.6MSU 6 239 140 8 58.6 1802 16 137.3NAU 6 235 153 6 65.1 1706 14 140.6PSU 7 229 132 5 57.6 1913 17 147.9Sac State 6 205 135 5 65.9 1655 12 148.1

FIRST DOWNSG Rush Pass Pen Total

Weber State 7 50 98 12 160Eastern Washington 7 54 84 10 148Northern Arizona 6 41 73 10 124Montana 6 46 67 8 121Portland State 7 33 76 10 119Northern Colorado 7 47 59 9 115Montana State 6 53 49 7 109Sacramento State 6 42 52 8 102Idaho State 7 18 59 17 94

3RD-DN CONVERSIONSG Conv Att Pct

Montana 6 42 88 47.7Weber State 7 51 113 45.1Eastern Washington 7 43 98 43.9Northern Arizona 6 32 75 42.7Sacramento State 6 33 81 40.7Northern Colorado 7 42 107 39.3Portland State 7 38 97 39.2Montana State 6 29 88 33.0Idaho State 7 19 99 19.2

OPPONENT 1ST DOWNSG Rush Pass Pen Total

Montana 6 29 79 9 117Northern Colorado 7 60 54 12 126

Montana State 6 43 76 10 129Sacramento State 6 47 72 10 129Northern Arizona 6 41 80 10 131Weber State 7 49 71 12 132Eastern Washington7 50 71 11 132Portland State 7 49 73 12 134Idaho State 7 77 70 8 155

OPP 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONSG Conv Att Pct

Weber State 7 27 86 31.4Montana 6 34 95 35.8Eastern Washington 7 36 100 36.0Northern Colorado 7 40 107 37.4Montana State 6 35 91 38.5Idaho State 7 38 94 40.4Sacramento State 6 36 81 44.4Portland State 7 50 110 45.5Northern Arizona 6 50 97 51.5

SACKS BYG Sacks Yards

Weber State 7 16 92Eastern Washington 7 15 101Northern Arizona 6 14 89Northern Colorado 7 13 93Portland State 7 12 90Montana State 6 12 85Sacramento State 6 11 58Montana 6 6 28Idaho State 7 5 33

SACKS AGAINSTG Sacks Yards

Montana 6 7 41Sacramento State 6 8 64Northern Arizona 6 9 61Weber State 7 11 64Montana State 6 12 85Portland State 7 15 95Eastern Washington 7 16 85Northern Colorado 7 16 104Idaho State 7 20 136

PENALTIESG No Yds Avg

Sacramento State 6 36 296 49.3Montana State 6 41 339 56.5Idaho State 7 52 409 58.4Northern Colorado 7 48 424 60.6Portland State 7 45 428 61.1Weber State 7 52 442 63.1Northern Arizona 6 35 395 65.8Montana 6 39 407 67.8Eastern Washington 7 58 497 71.0

OPPONENT PENALTIESG No Yds Avg/G

Idaho State 7 69 635 90.7Montana 6 49 466 77.7Weber State 7 57 520 74.3Northern Colorado 7 47 425 60.7Northern Arizona 6 37 342 57.0Eastern Washington 7 42 393 56.1Sacramento State 6 34 328 54.7Portland State 7 41 363 51.9Montana State 6 35 306 51.0

TIME OF POSSESSIONG Total Time Avg

Weber State 7 230:27 32:55Eastern Washington 7 206:50 29:32Northern Colorado 7 204:35 29:13Montana State 6 175:03 29:10Sacramento State 6 174:51 29:08Portland State 7 202:27 28:55Northern Arizona 6 171:01 28:30Idaho State 7 194:45 27:49Montana 6 163:49 27:18

KICKOFF COVERAGEG No. Yds Avg Retn TB Net

MSU 6 28 1872 66.9 450 8 45.1Montana 6 38 2398 63.1 613 4 44.9ISU 7 19 1259 66.3 211 10 44.6Weber 7 42 2706 64.4 758 6 43.5PSU 7 34 2217 65.2 702 3 42.8Sac State 6 28 1715 61.2 517 1 42.1NAU 6 37 2320 62.7 620 8 41.6UNC 7 28 1749 62.5 555 4 39.8EWU 7 39 2365 60.6 868 4 36.3

� Individual statistics RUSHING

G Att Yds Avg TD Lg AvgTJones, EWU 7 93 786 8.5 10 96 112.3TSmith, Weber 7 164 724 4.4 5 49 103.4Henderson, NAU 6 117 540 4.6 6 69 90.0Dailey, Sac 6 99 527 5.3 2 69 87.8Reynolds, UM 6 128 469 3.7 8 29 78.2

Mason, MSU 5 61 355 5.8 2 26 71.0Harris, UNC 7 99 469 4.7 3 45 67.0Palmer, MSU 6 75 313 4.2 3 29 52.2McClintock, PSU 7 49 217 4.4 0 27 31.0Kavanaugh, PSU 7 32 205 6.4 3 36 29.3

INTERCEPTIONSG Int Yds TD Lg Int/G

Rider, MSU 6 3 12 0 12 0.50Bignell, MSU 6 3 3 0 3 0.50Brown, Weber 7 3 65 0 34 0.43Shead, PSU 7 3 49 1 31 0.43Hatch, EWU 7 3 0 0 0 0.43Johnson, UM 5 2 0 0 0 0.40Smith, Sac 6 2 80 1 83 0.33Askew, UNC 7 2 112 1 88 0.29Hewitt, UNC 7 2 40 0 39 0.29Hadley, Weber 7 2 20 0 20 0.29

PASSING YARDSAtt Cp Int Pct. Yds TD P/G

Hubel, PSU 212 125 9 59.0 1863 9 310.5Herrick, NAU 204 141 3 69.1 1829 15 304.8Higgins, WSU 289 190 11 65.7 2109 21 301.3Nichols, EWU 240 158 5 65.8 1841 13 263.0Iddins, MSU 146 89 5 61.0 954 5 190.8Waggener,NC 222 131 3 59.0 1326 5 189.4Smith, Sac 154 90 5 58.4 1123 8 187.2Selle, UM 121 76 1 62.8 1062 11 177.0Blum, ISU 129 65 7 50.4 708 5 118.0Roper, UM 64 38 2 59.4 533 5 106.6

PASS EFFICIENCYAtt Cp Int Pct. Yds TD Eff.

Orms, UNC 9 5 0 55.6 62 2 186.8Herrick, NAU 204 141 3 69.1 1829 15 165.8Selle, UM 121 76 1 62.8 1062 11 164.9Roper, UM 64 38 2 59.4 533 5 148.9Nichols, EWU 240 158 5 65.8 1841 13 144.0Higgins, WSU 289 190 11 65.7 2109 21 143.4Hubel, PSU 212 125 9 59.0 1863 9 138.3Smith, Sac 154 90 5 58.4 1123 8 130.3Iddins, MSU 146 89 5 61.0 954 5 120.3Waggener, NC 222 131 3 59.0 1326 5 113.9

TOTAL OFFENSEGRun Pass Plays Tot P/G

Hubel, PSU 6 -57 1863 230 1806 301.0Herrick, NAU 6 -38 1829 221 1791 298.5Higgins, Weber 7 -58 2109 306 2051 293.0Nichols, EWU 7 44 1841 284 1885 269.3Iddins, MSU 5 15 954 178 969 193.8Selle, UM 6 65 1062 135 1127 187.8Waggener, UNC 7 -16 1326 257 1310 187.1Smith, Sac 6 -45 1123 172 1078 179.7Roper, UM 5 50 533 72 583 116.6TJones, EWU 7 786 0 93 786 112.3

PUNT RETURNSRet Yds TD Long Avg

Mariani, Montana 8 193 1 82 24.1Toone, Weber 13 287 1 95 22.1Lutz, UNC 19 135 0 24 7.1Meadows, NAU 9 37 0 11 4.1Thomas, MSU 9 22 0 11 2.4

KICK RETURNSRet Yds TD Long Avg

Sambrano, UM 8 236 0 50 29.5Bolen, Weber 22 580 0 67 26.4Nguyen, UM 9 236 0 61 26.2Woods, PSU 31 777 1 97 25.1Shanks, NAU 17 401 0 57 23.6McCowan, Sac 11 259 0 75 23.5Burnley, UNC 9 210 0 32 23.3Meadows, NAU 9 203 0 40 22.6Ponciano, ISU 34 710 0 46 20.9Gilbert, MSU 13 263 0 33 20.2

RECEIVINGGRec Yds TD Lg Avg P/G

Berry, NAU 6 40 610 4 81 15.2 101.7Fry, PSU 7 43 691 2 56 16.1 98.7Toone, Weber 7 50 654 7 52 13.1 93.4Boyce, EWU 7 39 634 6 53 16.3 90.6Mariani, UM 6 25 542 5 84 21.7 90.3Kirven, PSU 7 31 573 4 91 18.5 81.9Phillips, WSU 6 25 459 5 80 18.4 76.5Thompson, UNC 7 43 528 5 80 12.3 75.4Meadows, NAU 6 36 413 3 78 11.5 68.8Woods, PSU 7 32 430 3 96 13.4 61.4

PUNTINGNo. Yds Lg Avg

Fisher, MSU 27 1246 77 46.1Vanderwielen, ISU 45 2000 76 44.4Snoy, Weber 28 1209 66 43.2Wren, Montana 21 854 60 40.7Zuber, EWU 25 1002 64 40.1Duyndam, PSU 25 989 65 39.6Kaman, UNC 41 1604 56 39.1Rauschert, NAU 28 1095 54 39.1

Heath, Sac 32 1220 57 38.1

ALL PURPOSE YARDSG Run Rcv PR KR Yds P/G

Woods, PSU 7 -3 430 45 777 1249 178.4T.Jones, EWU 7 786 131 0 321 1238 176.9Ponciano, ISU 7 11 323 15 710 1059 151.3Toone, Weber 7 2 654 287 52 995 142.1T.Smith, Weber 7 724 249 0 0 973 139.0Henderson, NAU 6 540 229 0 0 769 128.2Mariani, UM 6 0 542 193 21 756 126.0Bolen, Weber 7 131 96 0 580 807 115.3Meadows, NAU 6 0 413 37 203 653 108.8Berry, NAU 6 0 610 0 0 610 101.7

SCORINGG TDXPT FG 2XP Pts P/G

Reynolds, UM 6 10 0 0 0 60 10.0T.Jones, EWU 7 10 0 0 0 60 8.6Henderson, NAU 6 8 0 0 0 48 8.0McKnight, UM 6 0 28 5 0 43 7.2Brown, PSU 7 0 12 12 0 48 6.9Toone, WSU 7 8 0 0 0 48 6.9Myers, NAU 6 0 23 6 0 41 6.8Cunningham, MSU 6 0 11 9 0 38 6.3Mariani, UM 6 6 0 0 2 38 6.3York, UNC 6 0 12 8 0 36 6.0

FIELD GOALSG FG FGA Pct. P/G

Brown, PSU 7 12 17 70.6 1.71Cunningham, MSU 6 9 12 75.0 1.50York, UNC 6 8 11 72.7 1.33Diniz, Sac State 6 7 7 100.0 1.17Myers, NAU 6 6 8 75.0 1.00Snoy, Weber 7 7 12 58.3 1.00McKnight, UM 6 5 10 50.0 0.83Jarrett, EWU 7 4 6 66.7 0.57Huk, ISU 7 4 7 57.1 0.57

TACKLES (All positions)G PosSoloAst Tot P/G Sack

Sherritt, EWU 7 LB 43 58 101 14.4 0.0Storms, ISU 7 LB 34 46 80 11.4 0.0Schrader, Sac 6 DB 32 32 64 10.7 0.0Arias, ISU 7 LB 19 46 65 9.3 0.0Brown, Weber 7 DB 28 33 61 8.7 0.0King, UNC 7 LB 27 31 58 8.3 3.0Sedillo, Weber 7 LB 19 38 57 8.1 0.0Estrada, NAU 6 DB 30 18 48 8.0 0.0Thomas, NAU 6 LB 21 25 46 7.7 0.0Lebsock, UM 6 LB 17 28 45 7.5 1.0Tew, ISU 7 DB 30 22 52 7.4 1.0Rider, MSU 6 DB 26 18 44 7.3 0.0Hewitt, UNC 7 DB 27 24 51 7.3 0.0Pedersen, PSU 6 LB 17 25 42 7.0 0.0Bignell, MSU 6 LB 13 29 42 7.0 1.0Borden, EWU 6 LB 10 32 42 7.0 0.0Holmesly, ISU 7 DB 21 27 48 6.9 0.0Rau, PSU 7 LB 21 25 46 6.6 3.0Stoll, UM 6 DB 17 22 39 6.5 0.0Gordon, Sac 6 DB 24 15 39 6.5 0.0Fletcher, MSU 6 DE 22 16 38 6.3 3.0Julio, NAU 6 DB 17 21 38 6.3 0.0Askew, UNC 7 CB 25 18 43 6.1 0.0Fisher, UM 5 LB 9 21 30 6.0 0.0Pleasant, ISU 7 DB 19 22 41 5.9 1.0Johnson, Sac 5 LB 9 20 29 5.8 0.0Owens, MSU 6 LB 16 18 34 5.7 0.5Michon, UNC 7 DB 26 13 39 5.6 1.0Wilkins, EWU 6 LB 5 28 33 5.5 0.0Hatch, EWU 7 DB 20 18 38 5.4 0.0Worthington,NAU 6 LB 10 22 32 5.3 0.0Gazzerro, MSU 6 LB 12 20 32 5.3 1.0Vance, NAU 6 DE 14 18 32 5.3 4.0Worthen, PSU 7 DB 17 20 37 5.3 0.0

SACKSGPosSoloAst Yds Tot P/G

Bond, NAU 6 DE 6 1 38 6.5 1.08Linehan, Weber 7 DE 6 0 44 6.0 0.86Vance, NAU 6 DE 4 0 25 4.0 0.67Clark, Sac State 6 DL 4 0 24 4.0 0.67Williams, EWU 7 DL 4 0 34 4.0 0.57Hernon, UNC 7 DE 3 2 19 4.0 0.57Fletcher, MSU 6 DE 2 2 25 3.0 0.50King, UNC 7 LB 3 0 32 3.0 0.43Rau, PSU 7 LB 3 0 19 3.0 0.43Moore, Sac 6 DL 2 1 10 2.5 0.42

TACKLES FOR LOSSG PosSoloAstYds Tot P/G

Fletcher, MSU 6 DE 9 6 44 12.0 2.00Sherritt, EWU 7 LB 8 3 16 9.5 1.36Bond, NAU 6 DE 7 2 46 8.0 1.33Clark, Sac 6 DL 7 2 33 8.0 1.33Williams, EWU 7 DL 8 2 48 9.0 1.29Rau, PSU 7 LB 5 5 30 7.5 1.07Linehan, Weber 7 DE 7 0 46 7.0 1.00Jacobs, PSU 7 DT 6 2 24 7.0 1.00Vance, NAU 6 DE 4 2 28 5.0 0.83Moore, Sac 6 DL 4 2 16 5.0 0.83

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MONTANA ROSTERNo. Name Pos Hgt Wgt Year Hometown2 – Trumaine Johnson CB 6-3 197 So. Stockton, Calif.3 – Andrew Swink CB 5-9 175 Sr. Rowland Heights, Calif.4 – Erik Stoll S 6-2 203 Jr. Sandpoint, Idaho5 – Donny Lisowski CB 5-11 195 So. Seattle6 – Aaron Roberts WR 5-11 170 Fr. Spokane, Wash.7 – Jeff Larson WR 6-4 210 Jr. Cut Bank8 – Sam Gratton WR 6-0 197 Fr. Billings9 – Mike McCord S 6-0 195 So. Phoenix10 – Shawn Lebsock LB 6-0 225 Sr. Billings11 – Brandon Dodson CB 5-8 170 Jr. Tulare, Calif.12 – Andrew Selle QB 6-2 219 Jr. Billings13 – Josh Pelczar CB 5-9 180 Fr. Billings14 – D.J. Zapata QB 6-3 175 Fr. San Marcos, Calif.14 – Steven Rominger S 5-10 185 Fr. Missoula15 RETIRED IN HONOR OF DAVE DICKENSON16 – Jabin Sambrano WR 5-11 170 So. Oceanside, Calif.17 – Gerald Kemp QB 6-2 215 Fr. San Diego18 – Justin Roper QB 6-6 215 Jr. Buford, Ga.19 – Sean Murray CB 6-1 190 Fr. Corona, Calif.20 – Nick Haynes CB 5-10 180 So. Butte21 – Keith Thompson CB 5-9 175 Sr. Porterville, Calif.22 RETIRED IN HONOR OF TERRY DILLON23 – Levi Buckles WR 6-2 215 Fr. Post Falls, Idaho24 – Thomas Brooks-Fletcher RB 5-10 210 Sr. Bellevue, Wash.25 – Brandon Fisher SLB 5-10 205 Sr. Franklin, Tenn.26 – Russell Schey K 6-1 190 So. Billings27 – Tel Reynolds RB 6-0 190 Fr. Drummond28 – Peter Nguyen RB 5-8 175 Fr. Seattle29 – Bryce Carver WR 6-1 170 Fr. Dillon30 – Mike Cummings SS 6-1 200 So. Scottsdale, Ariz.31 – Tim Anderson SS 6-0 205 Sr. Missoula32 – Alex Shaw LB 6-1 232 So. Spokane, Wash.33 – Cole Lockwood SLB 6-1 215 So. Missoula34 – Chase Reynolds RB 6-0 195 Jr. Drummond35 – Dan Moore RB 5-11 225 So. Tucson, Ariz.36 – Sean Connors S 6-0 185 Fr. Seattle37 – Carson Bender DT 6-4 280 Jr. Deer Lodge38 – Ryan Nelson SS 5-11 200 Sr. Wright, Wyo.39 – Shann Schillinger FS 6-1 199 Sr. Baker40 – Caleb McSurdy LB 6-1 245 So. Boise, Idaho41 – Kirk Stoll RB 5-11 180 So. Sandpoint, Idaho42 – Jace Palmer DE 6-3 240 Sr. Missoula43 – Brooks Nuanez DB 6-2 205 Fr. Missoula44 – Jordan Tripp LB 6-2 210 Fr. Missoula45 – Beau Donaldson RB 6-1 233 So. Missoula46 – Clay Pierson S 6-3 212 Fr. Twin Bridges47 – Severin Campbell DE 6-4 210 Jr. Denver49 – Kevin Klaboe FB 6-2 225 Sr. Billings50 – Bryan Waldhauser DT 6-4 242 So. Huntley Project51 – Chris Bradford DT 6-2 255 Fr. San Bernardino, Calif.52 – Ty Timmer LB 6-2 205 Fr. Great Falls53 – Josh Stuberg SLB 6-2 216 Fr. Helena54 – Austin Mullins DT 6-2 273 Sr. Great Falls55 – Ethan Tweet OG 6-2 270 Fr. Fort Benton56 – Brock Coyle LB 6-2 215 Fr. Bozeman)57 – Charles Burton OG 6-5 310 So. Long Beach, Calif.58 – Andrew Glueckert DE 6-3 225 Fr. Helena60 – Blake Lebeau C 6-5 285 Fr. Union City, Calif.61 – Jake Raynock OG 6-2 255 Fr. Billings63 – Brett Brauer G 6-2 260 Fr. Missoula65 – Ty Rogers G 6-2 240 Fr. Missoula66 – Russell Piette G 6-4 310 Jr. Vancouver, Wash.70 – David Arndt OT 6-5½ 280 So. Highlands Ranch, Colo.71 – Alex Verlanic C 6-2 282 Jr. Drummond72 – Levi Horn OT 6-7 315 Sr. Spokane, Wash.73 – Bob DeBruycker OL 6-5 235 Fr. Choteau74 – Jon Opperud G 6-7 305 So. Portland, Ore.75 – Chris Dyk OT 6-8 297 Sr. Dillon77 – Terran Hillesland G 6-7 320 Sr. Sidney78 – Kyle Kmet C 6-5 271 Fr. Bonita, Calif.79 – Kyle Hoffman OT 6-4 280 Fr. Orcas Island, Wash.80 – Marc Mariani WR 6-0 185 Sr. Havre81 – Tyler Palmer WR 6-3 210 Sr. Missoula82 – Jacob Haas TE 6-5 225 Fr. Portland, Ore.83 – Brody McKnight K 6-0 194 So. Vancouver, B.C.84 – Bobby Hirsch TE 6-4 210 Fr. Belgrade85 – Connor Smith WR 6-3 198 Fr. Missoula86 – Greg Hardy TE 6-5 245 Fr. Fairview87 – Dan Beaudin TE 6-5 252 Sr. Noxon88 – Steven Pfahler TE 6-5 246 Sr. Frenchtown89 – Robert Overton TE 6-6 240 Jr. San Leandro, Calif.90 – Ryan Fetherston DE 6-4 218 So. Helena91 – Bobby Alt DE 6-3 260 So. Ontario, Calif.92 – George Mercer DE 6-3 241 Sr. Libby93 – Braydon Schilling DT 6-2 270 So. Gillette, Wyo.94 – Sean Wren P 6-6 210 So. Yorba Linda, Calif.95 – Ray DeBruycker DE 6-4 210 Fr. Choteau96 – Josh Harris DE 6-5 231 Fr. Kalispell97 – Mike Sylvestre DT 6-2 275 Fr. Phoenix98 – Brett Hutter DT 6-3 260 So. Ontario, Calif.99 – Tyler Hobbs DT 6-4 265 Jr. Spokane, Wash.

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SACRAMENTO STATE ROSTERNo. Name Pos Hgt Wgt Year Hometown1 – Brandyn Reed WR 6-4 185 Jr. Windsor, Calif.2 – Evander Wilkins RB 5-7 165 Jr. Sacramento, Calif.3 – Marcus McDaniel WR 5-8 165 Fr. Sacramento, Calif.4 – Zach Schrader DB 6-1 190 Jr. Issaquah, Wash.5 – Kenslow Smith RB 5-6 180 Jr. San Diego, Calif.8 – Jake Croxdale RB 5-7 190 So. Napa, Calif.9 – McLeod Bethel-Thompson QB 6-3 235 Jr. San Francisco10 – David Coleman LB 6-1 210 So. Palmdale, Calif.11 – Jason Smith QB 6-0 195 Jr. Brentwood, Calif.13 – Morris Norrise WR 6-0 170 Fr. Berkeley, Calif.14 – Jon Loeliger QB 6-0 190 Sr. Walnut Creek, Calif.15 – Ronald Richardson WR 5-10 215 Jr. Pomona, Calif.16 – Matt Larson WR 6-2 190 Jr. Santa Rosa, Calif.17 – John Hendershott WR 6-2 195 Jr. Concord, Calif.18 – Randy Fesser DB 5-8 170 Jr. Portland, Ore.19 – Dominic Carmazzi QB 6-2 200 Fr. Sacramento, Calif.20 – Jay Reddic DB 5-8 160 Jr. Rancho Cordova, Calif.21 – Jeff Johnson DB 5-8 160 Fr. Long Beach, Calif.22 – Corey Vanderbeek DB 5-9 170 Fr. Granite Bay, Calif.23 – Robert Beale DB 6-1 170 Fr. Turlock, Calif.24 – Sam McCowan RB 5-7 165 Fr. Oxnard, Calif.25 – Deionte Gordon DB 6-0 185 So. Seaside, Calif.26 – Johnny Feaster DB 6-0 180 Fr. Vacaville, Calif.26 – Markell Williams RB 5-9 170 Fr. Vacaville, Calif.27 – Marquise Jones DB 6-0 185 Fr. Daly City, Calif.28 – Dana Willis DB 6-1 180 Jr. Sacramento, Calif.29 – Greg Johnson LB 6-1 220 So. Downey, Calif.30 – Terrance Dailey RB 5-10 195 So. Vacaville, Calif.31 – Durrell Oliver DB 6-0 180 Sr. Fresno, Calif.32 – Osagie Odiase DB 5-10 175 Fr. Santa Fe Springs, Calif.33 – Nate Jones DB 5-9 185 Jr. Sacramento, Calif.C34 – Bryan Hilliard RB 5-11 220 Jr. Sacramento, Calif.35 – Joe O’Gorman K 5-10 175 Fr. Angels Camp, Calif.36 – Dorian Brown DB 6-1 205 Sr. Chino, Calif.37 – Marquese Smith DB 5-9 185 So. Sacramento, Calif.38 – Augie Heath K/P 5-11 185 So. Chico, Calif.39 – Carlo Trinchero LB 6-1 220 Sr. St. Helena, Calif.40 – Peter Buck LB 6-1 220 Jr. Vacaville, Calif.41 – Jake Salter DL 6-1 260 Fr. Upland, Calif.42 – Cody Allen LB 6-0 220 Fr. Rohnert Park, Calif.43 – Jarred Pereira LB 5-10 240 Jr. American Canyon, Calif.44 – Jeff Badger LB 5-11 215 Fr. Windsor, Calif.45 – Scott Magnuson LB 6-0 210 Jr. Santa Rosa, Calif.46 – Chris Diniz K/P 5-9 180 Jr. Escalon, Calif.47 – DJ Maciel TE 6-5 235 Fr. Hanford, Calif.48 – Dominique Jackson WR 5-11 185 Fr. Oakland, Calif.49 – Damone Jackson DB 6-0 185 So. Sacramento, Calif.50 – John Taylor OL 6-3 300 So. Stockton, Calif.51 – Avery White LB 6-1 240 Fr. Manteca, Calif.52 – Geoff Warner LB 6-0 220 Jr. Clovis, Calif.53 – Reese Heaslet DL 6-3 245 Fr. Petaluma, Calif.55 – Bill Sherman DL 6-2 285 Sr. Loomis, Calif.56 – Marque Willis DL 6-0 250 So. Stockton, Calif.57 – Patrick Walsh OL 6-1 260 Sr. San Jose, Calif.59 – Salesi Maumau DL 6-2 250 Jr. Elk Grove, Calif.60 – Matt Shinn OL 6-3 295 Fr. Alta Loma, Calif.62 – Matt Lawrence DL 5-11 270 Fr. Patterson, Calif.63 – Peter Lenz OL 6-2 300 Sr. Pleasanton, Calif.64 – Aaron Gasper OL 6-1 275 Fr. San Leandro, Calif.65 – Vince Weaver OL 6-5 275 Fr. Petaluma, Calif.66 – Chad Tannenbaum OL 6-4 300 Fr. Sacramento, Calif.70 – Kevin Galindo OL 6-5 260 Fr. Concord, Calif.71 – Dustin Pfaff OL 6-0 290 Jr. Manteca, Calif.72 – Matt Lemley OL 6-0 265 Sr. Pittsburg, Calif.74 – Justin Hill OL 6-1 290 Fr. Vallejo, Calif.75 – Clint Lessard OL 6-3 300 Sr. Rocklin, Calif.76 – Clay DePauw OL 6-4 265 Fr. Crows Landing, Calif.77 – Nate Doverspike OL 6-5 250 So. Carmichael, Calif.78 – David Born OL 6-8 325 Fr. Bakersfield, Calif.81 – Chase Deadder WR 6-4 220 So. Modesto, Calif.82 – Anthony Fletcher WR 6-3 205 Jr. Rocklin, Calif.83 – James Bobak TE 6-3 215 Fr. Antelope, Calif.84 – Mark Lavey TE 6-1 235 Sr. Pleasanton, Calif.85 – Jon Krebs TE 6-4 215 Jr. Galt, Calif.86 – Matt Carter TE 6-4 235 Jr. Chico, Calif.87 – Dylan Lane WR 6-2 190 Jr. Rocklin, Calif.88 – Brett Willis WR 6-3 215 Jr. Bakersfield, Calif.89 – Brian Heath TE 6-3 250 Sr. Penryn, Calif.90 – Ryan Shinar DL 6-4 250 Sr. Long Beach, Calif.91 – Kevin Moore DL 6-2 240 Sr. El Dorado Hills, Calif.92 – Maika Maumau DL 6-3 295 So. Elk Grove, Calif.93 – James Lopez DL 6-4 225 Fr. Oxnard, Calif.94 – KeiVaughn Barrett DL 6-2 285 Fr. Elk Grove, Calif.95 – Matt Agaiava DL 6-0 270 Jr. Lynwood, Calif.96 – Christian Clark DL 6-3 265 Jr. Los Angeles97 – Brian McKeon DL 6-4 250 Fr. Santa Clara, Calif.98 – Zack Nash DL 6-4 245 So. Vacaville, Calif.99 – Alesana Laban DL 6-1 280 Fr. Sacramento, Calif.

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No. 2 Montana (3-0, 6-0) at Sacramento State (2-2, 2-4)

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In 14 meetings with Sac State, Montana has neverlost ... The Griz are seeking theirseventh straight road victory …Montana has been outscored, 38-16, in the first quarter, but hasoutscored opponents 205-80 overthe final three quarters ... Montanaleads the Big Sky Conference inscoring offense (36.8 ppg) andscoring defense (19.7 ppg) ...Montana is +1 in turnover margin.Sac State is -6 ... Montana runningback Chase Reynolds is averaging10 points per game. He’s scored fivetouchdowns in the last two games ... Montana coachBobby Hauck is 72-16 in his seventh season …Sacramento State coach Marshall Sperbeck is 11-18 inhis third season … The Griz have won 26 of 27conference games dating back to the start of the 2006season ... Montana has 111 victories this decade, mostamong all Division I teams ... Last year Cole Bergquistcompleted 17 of 19 passes for 290 yards and fourtouchdowns, including two to Marc Mariani, to leadMontana to a 43-7 victory over the Hornets in Missoula... Sac State kicker Chris Diniz has made a schoolrecord seven consecutive field goals ... Hornets runningback Terrance Dailey ranks fourth in the league inrushing at 87.8 yards per game ... Montana has securedits 24th straight winning season ... Griz senior linebacker

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Shawn Lebsock has a team-high45 tackles this season whichgives him 235 in his career – the23rd most in school history. Heneeds 7 more to passlinebackers Dan Downs and KurtSchilling, who are tied for 21stwith 241 career tackles ... Withhis 40 rushing yards againstEastern Washington last week,senior reserve running backThomas Brooks-Fletcher has 958for his career at Montana, just 42shy of 1,000.

Montana St. (2-1, 4-2)at Eastern Washington

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Eastern Washington has wonsix straightover theBobcats and15 of the last18 ...MontanaState hasn’tbeaten theEagles inCheneysince 2000 ...Sincestarting withthree straight wins in theconference, Eastern has lost twostraight to Weber State andMontana ... The Eagles lead the

league in rushing offense (150.3ypg) ... Montana State is secondin the league in rushing defense(89.2 ypg) and is one of only twoDivision I teams that have notallowed a rushing touchdownthis season. The other isOklahoma. Tulsa surrendered its

first two rushing TDs Wednesdaynight to UTEP ... EasternWashington leads the series, 24-8 ... Last year Eastern forcedfour Montana State turnovers enroute to a 34-17 victory inBozeman. Matt Nichols threw for189 yards and two touchdowns

for the Eagles ... Montana Statecoach Rob Ash is 17-12 in histhird season…Eastern coachBeau Baldwin is 10-8 in hissecond season … Catsdefensive end Dane Fletcherranks second in the nation intackles for loss per game at 2.08

... Eastern linebacker J.C.Sherritt leads the nation intackles per game at 14.4 ...Fletcher and Sherritt arecandidates for the BuckBuchanan Award ... Eagleswideout Aaron Boyce suffered aseason-ending Achilles injurylast week in Missoula ...Montana State quarterbackCody Kempt started for the firsttime last week. He threw for 249yards and three touchdowns ...South Dakota gained 172rushing yards in an overtimeloss to the Bobcats last week. itwas the most against the Catssince Michigan State’s 175 onSept. 5.

No. 16 Weber State(4-1, 4-3) at NorthernColorado (1-4, 2-5)1:35 p.m. (Altitude TV;

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Weber State has won allthreemeetingswith theBears ...Weber Stateleads theleague intotal offense(435 ypg) ...NorthernColoradoleads theleague in total defense (350.6yards allowed per game) ...

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Wildcats quarterback Cameron Higginshas thrown for 2,109 yards, most in thenation ... Weber has 16 sacks, most inthe Big Sky ... Northern Coloradosnapped a 19-game road losing streaklast week with a 30-7 win at Idaho State... Weber State is 2-2 on the road thisseason, with both losses coming againstFBS teams (Wyoming and ColoradoState) ... The Wildcats lead the nation innet punting at 41.2 yards per attempt ...Last year Higgins threw for 413 yardsand two touchdowns to lead the Wildcatsto a 17-10 victory over the Bears inOgden. Weber’s defense held the Bearsto 142 yards of total offense ... WeberState coach Ron McBride is 29-25 in hisfifth season … Northern Colorado coachScott Downing is 5-36 in his fourthseason … Northern Colorado is 1-2 athome this season … Weber wideout TimToone recently became the seventhplayer in league history with 3,000 careerreceiving yards. He has 3,152.

UC Davis (3-3) at Portland State (2-5)

2:05 p.m. (www.bigskytv.org)

Portland State has lost three straighthome games ... UCDavis has won twostraight games,beating South Dakota,24-23, in overtime,and Winston-SalemState, 45-14 ... TheVikings lead theseries, 6-3 ... UCDavis amassed 588yards of total offensein last year’s 38-24win over Portland State. It was the Aggies’first victory in six tries in Portland. Vikingsquarterback Drew Hubel threw for 337yards and three touchdowns in the loss ...Connor Kavanaugh made his first start atquarterback last week for the Vikings. Hecompleted 11 of 14 passes for 116 yardswith three interceptions in a 44-23 loss toNo. 24 Northern Arizona ... Portland Statecoach Jerry Glanville is 9-20 in his thirdseason … UC Davis coach Bob Biggs is

127-64 in his 17th season … Biggs is 2-0vs. Glanville ... Davis lost a 17-10 homedecision to No. 2 Montana earlier thisseason. The Aggies play another Big Skyteam, Sacramento State, on Nov. 21 ...Portland State averages 300.6 passingyards per game. UC Davis averages229.0 ... Vikings kicker Zach Brown hasmade 12 field goals, three shy of thesingle-season school record ... Ray Fry,Aaron Woods and Lavonte Kirven eachhave more than 30 receptions for PortlandState.

Idaho State (0-4, 0-7) at No. 24 N. Arizona (3-1, 4-2)4:05 p.m. (Dish Network channel

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Northern Arizona is second in the BigSky in scoring offense at 32.5 points pergame. Idaho State has allowed anaverage of 42.4 points per game ... IdahoState has lost 19 straight road games and13 straight conference road games, oneshy of the all-time record set by NorthernColorado ... The Bengals have lost 11straight in Flagstaff dating back to a 29-

15 victory in 1984 ...Northern Arizona is17-3-1 all-time in theseries in Flagstaff ...The Jacks lead theseries 27-18-1 overall... The Bengalsaverage just 9.9points per game ...Northern Arizona hasallowed an average of29 points per game ...The Jacks rank second in the league intotal offense at 430.5 yards per game ...Northern Arizona quarterback MichaelHerrick ranks fourth in the nation inpassing efficiency. He has completed69.1 percent of his passes for 1,829 yardswith 15 touchdowns and threeinterceptions ... Last year Deonte Williamsrushed for 194 yards and threetouchdowns and Conrad Meadowscaught four passes for 141 yards and twotouchdowns as the Jacks cruised to a 42-30 win over the Bengals in Pocatello ...Idaho State coach John Zamberlin is 4-26in his third season … Northern Arizonacoach Jerome Souers is 65-66 in his 12thseason … Souers is 2-0 vs. Zamberlin.

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By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSAssociated Press

MOSCOW, Idaho – Everyone’s smilingat Idaho quarterback Nathan Enderlethese days.

The surprising Vandals (6-1) arealready bowl eligible and lead the WesternAthletic Conference with a 3-0 record,ahead even of archrival No. 6 Boise State.

“It’s easier to talk to someone and say‘great game’ than ‘sorry you lost,’ ” saidEnderle, who heard plenty of the latterwhen the Vandals were a combined 3-21the past two seasons. They have postedthe biggest turnaround in the nation,already four wins better than last year’s 2-10 team.

But things haven’t gone big time in thiscollege town of 21,000 people, locatedalong the Idaho-Washington border southof Spokane.

It’s still common to see players andcoaches walking around the athleticdepartment carrying bags of famousIdaho potatoes, courtesy of boosters.Some of the tubers are the size offootballs. The Vandals still play in a giantwooden quonset hut that seats just16,000 people. And the ongoing search fora living specimen of the Giant PalouseEarthworm still sometimes draws moremedia attention.

Idaho was a power in the formerDivision I-AA in the 1980s and 1990s,when coaches such as Dennis Erickson,Keith Gilbertson, John L. Smith and ChrisTormey made them a fixture in postseasonplay. The Vandals and Boise State bothmade the jump to major college footballstatus in 1996.

Idaho had some success its first fourseasons, winning the Humanitarian Bowlin 1998. But its been downhill since.Meanwhile, Boise State rose to nationalprominence, and has beaten the Vandals10 straight times.

The most attention the football teamreceived last season was when someboosters complained the new cheerleaderuniforms were too skimpy.

No one is paying much attention to thecheerleaders now.

The six wins this season are the mostthis decade. But coach Robb Akey said it’sno guarantee of a bowl invitation,especially for a program widely picked tofinish last in the WAC.

“We’ve got one of the magic numbers

out of the way,” Akey said. “But sixdoesn’t mean we are going to getanything.”

The Vandals, billed as Akey’s Army,have five remaining games, and the morethey win the better their chances of amarquee bowl, he said.

Akey was hired three years ago fromnearby Washington State, andimmediately cleaned house on 17questionable characters recruited bypredecessors Nick Holt (who stayed twoyears) and Erickson (who stayed oneduring his second stint in Moscow). Akeytold players he planned to stick around,and would not tolerate lawbreaking orother negative activity.

“A number did not want to make thechange and they are not around,” Akeysaid.

That left a young team that took plentyof lumps, including a 70-0 pasting atArizona last year.

But the talent was developing. Enderlecut down his interceptions and iscompleting 64 percent of his passes thisseason. Former Washington Staterunning back De’Maundray Woolridgebecame eligible this year after sitting outa season, joining Princeton McCarty andDeonte Jackson as one of three runningbacks capable of a 100-yard performancein any given game. Holes are opened bypro prospect Mike Iupati.

The Vandals are averaging 160 yardsper game on the ground and 259 yardsthrough the air, while holding opponentsto 364 yards per game.

“They are as good and balanced a teamas we have played all year,” said Nevadacoach Chris Ault, whose team plays the

Vandals on Saturday for first place in theWAC.

Even though the Vandals were widelypredicted to be one of the worst footballprograms in Division I this year, Akeyknew this team was different.

“They weren’t around our practicesevery day,” Akey said of critics. “We arebetter than people thought we were.”

Woolridge, who has rushed for 530yards and 12 touchdowns, said theconfidence is palpable.

“We are going into every game withconfidence,” he said.

The Vandals opened the season bybeating perennial loser New MexicoState. Their only loss came the secondweek, 42-23 at Washington. Then theybeat San Diego State, Northern Illinois,Colorado State, San Jose State andHawaii.

The remaining schedule is tough. Afterplaying at Nevada (3-3, 2-0), they hostLouisiana Tech (3-3, 2-1) and Fresno State(3-3, 2-1), play at Boise State (6-0, 1-0)and close at home against Utah State (1-5,0-2).

One potential stumbling block forIdaho is the chest bumps that Akey isfond of administering to players who do agood job. Lately there have been a lot ofthose.

“I’m afraid he’s going to hurt someone,”linebacker JoJo Dickson said. “He can getreal excited, and he’s not small.”

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By ANNE M. PETERSONAssociated Press

The James and Jacquizz Show is apost-game fixture for Oregon State.

Older brother James Rodgers takesthe lead while Jacquizz provides thecomic relief when the two face reporters– together. It’s like the Abbott andCostello of college football.

And together on the field, theyaccount for nearly all of Oregon State’soffense.

Take one Rodgers brother, and youget the other – which seems to be thequandary the Beavers have posed theiropponents this season.

“The Rodgers brothers areridiculous. They’re both terrific footballplayers,” said USC coach Pete Carroll.The fourth-ranked Trojans (5-1, 2-1Pacific-10) host Oregon State (4-2, 2-1)on Saturday.

Last season Jacquizz causedconsiderable problems for then-No. 1Southern California.

Quizz, as he is universally known, ranfor 186 yards and the Beavers won 27-21in Corvallis. It was the first time OregonState had knocked off a No. 1 team sincethe storied Giant Killers beat O.J.Simpson and the Trojans 3-0 inCorvallis in 1967.

Oregon State built a 21-point first-half lead before capitalizing on a lateturnover. Orange-clad Beavers fansrushed the field when the clock ran outafter the 25-point underdogs shook upcollege football with a victory over aUSC team that was expected to rollright through its conference straight tothe national championship game.

Rodgers’ rushing yards were themost by a Trojan opponent since VinceYoung of Texas ran for 200 in the BCSnational championship game in 2006.

Quizz went on to be named the Pac-10 offensive player of the year as afreshman, even though he was injuredand missed the last two games.

In the background, James wasdrawing attention, too. Oregon Statehad success with the older Rodgers, aflanker, running the fly sweep.

Although the Beavers got off totheir rather typical slow start this

season, they have a three-game winningstreak and are coming off a bye headinginto the game in Los Angeles.

The Rodgers brothers have scored 17of Oregon State’s 21 touchdowns.

James ranks atop the Pac-10 with180.2 all-purpose yards, while Quizz isthird with 161 yards. That makes for anaverage of 242.2 yards of offensebetween the two of them each game.

Quizz has 13 rushing touchdowns,ranking him second in the nationbehind Navy’s Ricky Dobbs, who has 17.

Last season Quizz caused USCproblems for a couple of reasons. First,he was a freshman and the Trojanshadn’t faced him before.

He’s also just 5-foot-7, and Carrolllamented at the time that he was able tohide behind offensive lines and popthrough holes unexpectedly.

Despite the mounting film on all ofhis tendencies, Quizz is still givingdefenses fits. In Oregon State’s lastgame, a 38-28 victory over Stanford,Quizz ran for a career-high 189 yardsand four touchdowns. He racked up 271all-purpose yards.

“You know, I don’t think there’s anymagic to it,” Beavers coach Mike Rileysaid. “He’s a good player, a good runner,and when we can get some good blocksfor him, he’s got a good chance toscore.”

The Rodgers brothers will have theirwork cut out for them this weekend atMemorial Coliseum. The Trojans havean 11-game winning streak at home.They’ve won 46 of their last 47 gamesthere.

The Beavers haven’t won at USCsince 1960.

Then there is the matter of SouthernCalifornia’s defense, which has allowedopponents just 260 yards of offense pergame this season to rank ninth in thenation. The Trojans have only allowed67.67 yards rushing per game thisseason to rank fourth nationally.

Additionally, USC has allowed anaverage of only 11.7 points per game thisseason.

“We’ve got to be very disciplined atthe line of scrimmage to take care ofJacquizz Rodgers running it,” Carrollsaid. “He’s the style of runner thatreally demands it of your defense. Yougive him a crack, he can take it. If youmake a mistake he’s going to takeadvantage of it.”

Given last season’s upset, Quizz isundaunted. But he’s also aware that thistime, the Beavers have lost that elementof surprise.

“It shows us that USC can bebeaten,” he said. “We can’t live off ofwhat we did last year though.”

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Oregon State running back Jacquizz Rodgers, right, and flanker James Rodgerswatch from the sideline during a game against Stanford in Corvallis, Ore., on Oct. 10.

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