With almost as much fanfare as a space shuttle landing, Coach Tietsworth was welcomed to the Cougars family Sunday. In his first press conference, Tietsworth laid out the groundwork of what was to come. "We will execute in all 4 aspects of football, offense, defense, special teams, and, most importantly coaching."
Signing a 3 year, $1.6m contract with a team coming off a 4-8 season, Tietsworth looks to breath some life and ferocity back into a storied program. "It's time...

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After several years away from the football field, former Alaska State head football coach Shannon Tietsworth has returned. With the sudden and unexpected dismantling of their football program at Alaska State, Coach Tietsworth was left with a huge hole in his life. He reluctantly stepped back into the retail life he grew into, but always longed for more pigskin time. Alaska State University made the difficult decision years ago to no longer field a football team. With the closure of the military...

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For the second straight year, the Mountain West Conference Championship game came down to Alaska State(12-0, 9-0) versus Air Force Academy (8-4, 5-2). ASU sophomore kicker Nate Clark was nailed 5 FG's on the day and the ASU defense shut down the Air Force offense, limiting them to 82 total yards on the day enroute to a 50-0 romp and the 4th straight conference title for the SnowCats.

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Offensive Captain: TE Ben Palmer, 6-4, 228lb senior from Albany, Oregon. Ben was in one of the first recruiting classes for Coach Tietsworth. Ben moved to the Anchorage area with his twin sister, Mary, who is also enrolled and is a Criminal Justice Major. Ben is the schools all-time leading receiver at tight end, and may end this season as the schools all-time leading receiver. 138 career catches for 1572 yds and 13td. Ben has hopes of playing in the NFL, but also is interested in becoming a pastor...

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