Rebirth of the Big North Conference (BNC): A CAP Simulation Dynasty

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1. Florida State - 97 OVR/99 OFF/95 DEF (****** Prestige)
2. Auburn - 91 OVR/95 OFF/87 DEF (****** Prestige)
3. Alabama - 99 OVR/99 OFF/97 DEF (****** Prestige)
4. Michigan State - 93 OVR/88 OFF/97 DEF (**** Prestige)
5. Stanford - 93 OVR/91 OFF/93 DEF (***** Prestige)
6. Baylor - 90 OVR/95 OFF/83 DEF (**** Prestige)
7. Ohio State - 95 OVR/95 OFF/93 DEF (****** Prestige)
8. Missouri - 91 OVR/91 OFF/90 DEF (****** Prestige)
9. South Carolina - 88 OVR/88 OFF/90 DEF (***** Prestige)
10. Oregon - 95 OVR/97 OFF/92 DEF (***** Prestige)
11. Oklahoma - 91 OVR/91 OFF/90 DEF (***** Prestige)
12. Clemson - 93 OVR/97 OFF/92 DEF (***** Prestige)
13. Oklahoma State - 90 OVR/91 OFF/90 DEF (**** Prestige)
14. Arizona State - 90 OVR/91 OFF/88 DEF (**** Prestige)
15. UCF - 88 OVR/91 OFF/85 DEF (** Prestige)
16. LSU - 93 OVR/97 OFF/90 DEF (****** Prestige)
17. UCLA - 91 OVR/91 OFF/90 DEF (***** Prestige)
18. Louisville - 91 OVR/95 OFF/88 DEF (**** Prestige)
19. Wisconsin - 91 OVR/93 OFF/88 DEF (**** Prestige)
20. Fresno State - 84 OVR/91 OFF/78 DEF (** Prestige)
21. Texas A&M - 88 OVR/95 OFF/83 DEF (***** Prestige)
22. Georgia - 93 OVR/99 OFF/88 DEF (****** Prestige)
23. Northern Illinois - 86 OVR/90 OFF/83 DEF (* Prestige)
24. Duke - 84 OVR/83 OFF/85 DEF (****** Prestige)
25. USC - 93 OVR/91 OFF/93 DEF (****** Prestige)
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71. Alaska State - 79 OVR/83 OFF/78 DEF (** Prestige)
80. Providence State - 83 OVR/86 OFF/78 DEF (*** Prestige)
85. Vermont State - 81 OVR/83 OFF/78 DEF (*** Prestige)
94. Billings State - 79 OVR/83 OFF/76 DEF (*** Prestige)
110. Portland Tech - 75 OVR/75 OFF/75 DEF (* Prestige)
114. South Dakota Tech - 74 OVR/77 OFF/73 DEF (** Prestige)
116. Bismarck State - 75 OVR/75 OFF/76 DEF (** Prestige)
119. Columbia State - 68 OVR/70 OFF/70 DEF (* Prestige)
120. Manchester State - 75 OVR/77 OFF/75 DEF (** Prestige)
121. Vancouver State - 70 OVR/72 OFF/70 DEF (* Prestige)
123. Victoria State - 65 OVR/68 OFF/61 DEF (* Prestige)
125. Delaware College - 67 OVR/67 OFF/66 DEF (* Prestige)

Heisman Watch - Updated: Aug 10, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M		N/A
Braxton Miller	QB	Ohio State		N/A
A.J. McCarron	QB	Alabama		N/A
Teddy Bridgewater	QB	Louisville		N/A
Marcus Mariota	QB	Oregon		N/A

2013-2014 NCAA Pre-Season 1st Team All-Americans
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M	6'1"	205	So.
HB	Ka'Deem Casey, Arizona	5'10"	196	Jr.
HB	De'Anthony Thomas, Oregon	5'9"	176	Jr.
WR	Mike Davis, Texas	6'2"	195	Sr.
WR	Sammy Watkins, Clemson	6'1"	205	Jr.
TE	Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington	6'6"	276	Jr.
LT	Taylor Lewan, Michigan	6'8"	308	Sr.
LG	David Yankey, Stanford	6'5"	311	Jr.
C	Andrew Miller, Virginia Tech	6'4"	296	Sr.
RG	Mason Walters, Texas	6'6"	320	Sr.
RT	Cameron Fleming, Stanford	6'6"	318	Jr.
LE	James Gayle, Virginia Tech	6'4"	255	Sr.
RE	Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina	6'6"	274	Jr.
DT	Will Sutton, Arizona State	6'1"	302	Sr.
DT	Louis Nix III, Notre Dame	6'3"	347	Jr.
ROLB	Ryan Shazier, Ohio State	6'2"	222	Jr.
MLB	C.J. Mosley, Alabama	6'2"	234	Sr.
LOLB	Denicos Allen, Michigan State	5'11"	218	Sr.
CB	Adrian James, UTEP	6'0"	195	Jr.
CB	Aaron Colvin, Oklahoma	6'0"	181	Sr.
FS	Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama	6'1"	209	Jr.
SS	Sean Parker, Washington	5'10"	195	Sr.
K	Zach Hocker, Arkansas	6'0"	184	Sr.
P	Kyle Christy, Florida	6'3"	193	Jr.
RS	De'Anthony Thomas, Oregon	5'9"	176	Jr.

2013-2014 NCAA Pre-Season 2nd Team All-Americans
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	A.J. McCarron, Alabama	6'4"	220	Sr.
HB	Henry Josey, Missouri	5'10"	190	Jr.
HB	Duke Johnson Jr., Miami	5'9"	196	So.
WR	Jared Abbrederis, Wisconsin	6'2"	190	Sr.
WR	Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt	6'3"	206	Sr.
TE	Randall Telfer, USC	6'4"	255	Jr.
LT	Jake Matthews, Texas A&M	6'5"	305	Sr.
LG	Cyril Richardson, Baylor	6'5"	335	Sr.
C	Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma	6'3"	298	Sr.
RG	Anthony Steen, Alabama	6'3"	309	Sr.
RT	Trevor Foy, Purdue	6'7"	300	Sr.
LE	Marcus Rush, Michigan State	6'2"	245	Jr.
RE	Jackson Jeffcoat, Texas	6'5"	250	Sr.
DT	Timmy Jernigan, Florida State	6'2"	298	Jr.
DT	Luther Maddy, Virginia Tech	6'1"	296	Jr.
LOLB	Shawn Lewis, Oklahoma State	5'11"	225	Sr.
MLB	Shayne Skov, Stanford	6'3"	244	Sr.
ROLB	Corey Nelson, Oklahoma	6'1"	215	Sr.
CB	Devon Cajuste, Stanford	6'4"	228	So.
CB	Chris Davis, Auburn	5'11"	198	Sr.
FS	Quandre Diggs, Texas	5'10"	200	Jr.
SS	Vinnie Sunseri, Alabama	6'0"	210	Jr.
K	Andrew Furney, Washington State	5'10"	210	Sr.
P	Steven Clark, Auburn	6'5"	232	Sr.
RS	Duke Johnson Jr., Miami	5'9"	196	So.

We'll have our conference preview for the Big North next.

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CONFERENCE PREVIEW

By Dan Moore - ESPN BNC Blogger and Host of the Dan Moore Show
August 24, 2013 - 8:00 AM ET

As we enter the final week before the college season, I will give my pre-season predictions for how the conference will end up at the end of the regular season. Here are how I believe the conference will shape out.

BNC West

(79 OVR/83 OFF/78 DEF)
The reigning conference champion Alaska State Bears are picked to win the conference once again. Led by senior quarterback and 1st Team All-Big North Selection Adrian Olsen and a tough defense, they have a good chance to repeat as champions.

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Even though Ikaika Pittman has graduated, the Storm are in great shape to finally make the conference title game this season. With most of their key players returning from last year's 9-4 team, South Dakota Tech could have their best season yet under Franklin.

(79 OVR/83 OFF/76 DEF)
Senior quarterback Austin Chase leads a 49ers team that is expected to take a step back this season after six years of at least 9 wins. With a defense that lost most of its starters from last year to graduation or the pros, the 49ers will most likely have to rely on their offense if they want to compete for the division title.

(75 OVR/75 OFF/76 DEF)
One of the most disappointing teams last year, Bismarck State struggled once their starting quarterback Maxwell Washington was knocked out for the year with a concussion. With nearly a year under his belt after filling in for Washington, Coach Barnett is hoping that junior quarterback Alex Robinson will lead them back to the post-season.

(70 OVR/72 OFF/70 DEF)
After finishing 2-10 last year, Vancouver State looks like it will finish with a similar record if the Tigers don't see a remarkable improvement. There is a lot of pressure for Coach Chester Moody to get the team to a bowl game, but with games against the top two teams from the eastern division, it looks like the Tigers will be home again and with possibly a new coach for next year.

(65 OVR/68 OFF/61 DEF)
Finishing tied with the worst record in the conference last year, Victoria State head coach Robert Taylor must right the ship this season or he could be on the way out. One of the players that Coach Taylor will depend on will be freshman running back Kennedy Hudson, the best player that Coach Taylor has ever recruited. While it's unlikely that Taylor survives the season, if they can win at least four games, he might have a chance.


BNC East

(81 OVR/83 OFF/78 DEF)
Finishing behind the division champion Providence State, Vermont State looks to return the favor. Freshman quarterback Jace Cooper will have plenty of targets to throw to while the Timberwolves defense looks to dominate once again.

(83 OVR/86 OFF/78 DEF)
Despite having the best team last season, Providence State lost to the Alaska State Bears in a close BNC Championship game. With perhaps the best quarterback in the conference in senior Alonzo Perez, the Titans will be tough to beat.

(75 OVR/75 OFF/75 DEF)
One of the top teams last season, Portland Tech returns most of their starters from last year's team. With much of the same expected of the Owls, they go as freshman quarterback Frankie Leonard goes. I expect them to make things interesting in the Eastern division.

(68 OVR/70 OFF/70 DEF)
After a less than stellar season last year, Columbia State decided to start anew by firing the entire coaching staff. Enter Coach Carl Evans, who hopes that his prize recruits true freshman quarterback Patrick Parks and freshman running back Devin Welch will help the program get back on track. While they won't win the division, I expect them to win a few more games to possibly make a bowl game.

(75 OVR/77 OFF/75 DEF)
After failing to get a bowl invite, Manchester State is hoping to return to the post-season. With a new quarterback in sophomore Jamarcus Moss and a defense that lost a lot of starters from last year's squad, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Kings take another step backwards this season.

(67 OVR/67 OFF/66 DEF)
After another disappointing season, Delaware College did what Columbia State did: hire a new coaching staff. Enter new coach Travis Phillips who must now try to repair the damage that the previous coaching staff did to the program. While they won win many games, I expect freshman running back Braylen Wright to give then a little spark.

Here is how I see the conference shaping out (overall records are in (). Does not include post-season predictions.

Providence State (12-1, 9-1) - Conference Champion
Alaska State (9-4, 7-3) - Western Division Champion
South Dakota Tech (9-3, 6-3)*
Bismarck State (9-3, 6-4)*
Billings State (7-5, 6-3)*
Delaware College (8-4, 5-4)**
Manchester State (8-4, 5-4)**
Vermont State (7-5. 5-4)**
Vancouver State (5-7, 3-6)
Portland Tech (4-8, 2-7)
Columbia State (3-9, 1-8)
Victoria State (1-11, 0-9)

* South Dakota Tech hold the tiebreaker between them, Bismarck State, and Billings State

** Delaware College has the edge over Manchester State and Vermont State.

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Alaska State Bears 2013-2014 Season Preview
By Dan Moore - ESPN BNC Blogger and Host of the Dan Moore Show
August 26, 2013 - 8:00 AM ET

With the season days away, we decided a couple of weeks ago to do a season preview for each team. We have now arrived at our final team, the defending conference champions, the Alaska State Bears.

The Bears have released their final roster and depth chart list for their game against the Liberty Flames from the Big South Conference. Here is the official Alaska State roster for the 2013-2014 season:

Alaska State 2013-2014 Roster
#	OFFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
1	Adrian Olsen	QB	6'0"	210	SR	O'Fallon Missouri
9	Von Hawthorne	QB	6'1"	197	FR (RS)	Evansville, Indiana
12	Frank Shelton	QB	6'1"	200	JR (RS)	Glenview, Illinois
11	Steve Kemp	QB	6'1"	188	SR (RS)	Evansville, Indiana
3	Mickey Newman	HB	5'7"	184	JR	Chicago, Illinois
23	Markus Fitch	HB	5'9"	200	SR	Mobile, Alabama
8	Damon Francis	HB	5'8"	181	SR	Chicago, Illinois
27	Arnold Hart	HB	5'10"	175	FR (RS)	Orland Park, Illinois
21	Glen Frederick	HB	5'11"	205	SR (RS)	Orland Park, Illinois
47	Vernon Bowman	FB	5'10"	231	JR (RS)	Roselle, Illinois
10	Antwain Cobbs	WR	5'7"	160	SO	Rivera Beach, Florida
82	Tyrell Conley	WR	6'4"	219	FR (RS)	Chicago, Illinois
4	Mitchell McGill	WR	6'0"	194	FR	Streamwood, Illinois
22	Tye Floyd	WR	5'11"	193	JR (RS)	Coconut Creek, Florida
7	Harold Goodman	WR	6'1"	185	SR (RS)	Chicago, Illinois
85	Jed Burke	WR	6'0"	205	SR	Aurora, Illinois
87	Trevor Huston	WR	6'1"	185	SR	Aurora, Illinois
13	Earvin Pino	WR	5'10"	176	SR (RS)	Chicago, Illinois
83	Eric Huff	TE	6'3"	250	FR (RS)	O'Fallon, Missouri
88	A.J. Palmer	TE	6'8"	266	JR (RS)	Omaha, Nebraksa
80	Chaz Bush	TE	6'1"	237	SO (RS)	Scott City, Kansas
75	Jorge Kirk	LT	6'5"	282	JR (RS)	Oshkosh, Wisconsin
78	Burditt Rutledge	LT	6'6"	283	JR (RS)	Skokie, Illinois
67	DeShawn Sykes	LT	6'5"	292	FR	Naperville, Illinois
61	Russell Melton	LG	6'3"	287	SO (RS)	Detroit, Michigan
72	Troy Espinosa	LG	6'6"	295	FR (RS)	Detroit, Michigan
55	Jared Anthony	C	6'3"	286	SO (RS)	Indianapolis, Indiana
59	J.B. Arnold	C	6'3"	283	FR (RS)	O'Fallon, Missouri
77	Simon Gibson	RG	6'3"	315	FR (RS)	Greenfield, Wisconsin
73	Davon Romero	RG	6'5"	303	SO (RS)	Moline, Illinois
57	Ted Pino	RG	6'2"	295	SR (RS)	Greenfield, Wisconsin
76	Bennie Ridgeway	RT	6'5"	307	FR (RS)	Elmhurst, Illinois
65	DeShawn Webb	RT	6'3"	281	FR (RS)	Greenfield, Wisconsin
68	Zac Rodgriguez	RT	6'3"	377	SR (RS)	Greenfield, Wisconsin
#	DEFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
46	Carlos Edwards	LE	6'2"	222	SR (RS)	Naperville, Illinois
79	Nelson Scales	LE	6'1"	241	FR (RS)	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
96	Morgan Spencer	LE	6'3"	259	JR (RS)	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
97	Zack Sims	RE	6'0"	236	FR (RS)	Park Forest, Illinois
89	Todd Gant	RE	6'3"	235	SO	Kennett, Missouri
44	Raul Broussard	RE	6'0"	218	SR	Roselle, Illinois
93	Slade Sullivan	DT	6'1"	308	SR	Indianapolis, Indiana
91	Jamie Shaw	DT	6'3"	276	FR	Lauderhill, Florida
94	Quincy Gschwend	DT	6'0"	275	FR	Indianapolis, Indiana
92	Bryson Brant	DT	6'0"	275	FR (RS)	Chicago, Illinois
69	Jared Heard	DT	6'2"	308	FR (RED)	Indianapolis, Indiana
90	Abraham McCutcheon	DT	6'2"	290	SR (RS)	Chicago, Illinois
6	Ron Quinn	LOLB	5'10"	225	JR (RS)	Miramar, Florida
49	Loren Berry	LOLB	6'0"	206	SO (RS)	Chicago, Illinois
34	J Sears	LOLB	6'2"	205	FR (RED)	Crystal Lake, Illinois
45	Kris Garrison	MLB	6'0"	230	SO (RS)	Westmont, Illinois
31	Damon Alvarez	MLB	6'1"	227	JR (RS)	Barlett, Illinois
35	Nik James	MLB	6'0"	230	SO (RS)	Westmont, Illinois
52	Chuck Sanchez	ROLB	5'10"	210	JR (RS)	Glenview, Illinois
58	Brock Ingraham	ROLB	6'1"	224	SO	Miami Beach, Florida
37	Leonard Schroeder	ROLB	6'0"	210	FR (RED)	Ottawa, Illinois
30	James Harwell	CB	5'9"	180	SO (RS)	Fort Walton Beach, Florida
2	Bradley Singletary	CB	5'10"	174	FR (RS)	Fort Walton Beach, Florida
28	Samson Prater	CB	5'8"	174	SR (RS)	Schaumburg, Illinois
17	Nick Lowe	CB	5'8"	176	JR	Mobile, Alabama
28	Edmond Vogel	CB	5'9"	179	SO (RS)	Schaumburg, Illinois
20	Darrius Wise	CB	5'9"	165	SR	Mobile, Alabama
15	DeMario Hargove	FS	5'11"	192	SR	Aurora, Illinois
24	Kyler Mullins	FS	5"11"	180	SR	Aurora, Illinois
5	Drew Higgins	FS	5'11"	170	FR (RED)	Aurora, Illinois
25	Quincy Tucker	SS	6'2"	196	FR (RS)	Bolingbrook, Illinois
33	Bubba Pittman	SS	5'9"	194	SO	Hammond, Indiana
#	SPECIAL TEAMS	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
99	Thad McGee	K	5'9"	181	SR	Hazelwood, Missouri
26	Keenan Christensen	P	5'11"	186	JR	Marshfield, Wisconsin

Players that are being redshirted this season for the Bears:
DT Jared Heard - 6'2" 308 - Indianapolis, Indiana
LOLB J Sears - 6'2" 205 - Crystal Lake, Illinois
ROLB Leonard Schroeder - 6'0" 210 - Ottawa, Illinois
FS Drew Higgins - 5'11" 170 - Aurora, Illinois

Here is the depth chart for the Bears:

Alaska State Bears Depth Chart - 2013
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Antwain Cobbs (78)	Mitchell McGill (75)	Harold Goodman (69)	Trevor Huston (65)
TE	Eric Huff (77)	A.J. Palmer (74)	Chaz Bush (71)
LT	Jorge Kirk (79)	Burditt Rutledge (74)	DeShawn Sykes (71)
LG	Russell Melton (77)	Burditt Rutledge (73)	DeShawn Sykes (72)
C	Jared Anthony (78)	J.B. Arnold (72)	Burditt Rutledge (74)
RG	Simon Gibson (76)	Davon Romero (71)	DeShawn Sykes (71)
RT	Bennie Ridgeway (77)	Burditt Rutledge (74)	DeShawn Sykes (72)
WR	Tyrell Conley (76)	Tye Floyd (70)	Jed Burke (68)	Earvin Pino (64)
QB	Adrian Olsen (93)	Von Hawthorne (78)	Frank Shelton (74)	Steve Kemp (71)
FB	Vernon Bowman (48)	A.J. Palmer (56)	Chaz Bush (51)
HB	Mickey Newman (83)	Markus Fitch (75)	Damon Francis (72)	Arnold Hart (70)
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Carlos Edwards (78)	Nelson Scales (74)	Todd Gant (74)	Morgan Spencer (66)
LDT	Slade Sullivan (78)	Quincy Gschwend (75)	Nelson Scales (68)
RDT	Jamie Shaw (76)	Bryson Brant (69)	Abraham McCutcheon (59)
RDE	Zack Sims (78)	Todd Gant (74)	Nelson Scales (74)	Raul Broussard (68)
WLB	Ron Quinn (76)	Loren Berry (72)	Damon Alvarez (71)
MLB	Kris Garrison (76)	Damon Alvarez (72)	Nik James (71)	Loren Berry (71)
SLB	Chuck Sanchez (75)	Loren Berry (72)	Damon Alvarez (71)
CB	James Harwell (79)	Samson Prater (75)	Edmond Vogel (67)
SS	Quincy Tucker (79)	Bubba Pittman (72)	Samson Prater (74)
FS	DeMario Hargove (82)	Kyler Mullins (70)	Samson Prater (75)
CB	Bradley Singletary (77)	Nick Lowe (71)	Darrius Wise (66)
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Thad McGee (83)	Keenan Christensen (76)
P	Keenan Christensen (76)	Thad McGee (83)
H	Thad McGee (83)	Keenan Christensen (76)
PR	Mickey Newman (94)	Antwain Cobbs (94)	Bradley Singletary (91)	Mitchell McGill (93)
KR	Antwain Cobbs (94)	Mickey Newman (94)	Bradley Singletary (91)	Nick Lowe (90)
LS	Jorge Kirk (78)	Jared Anthony (78)	Bennie Ridgeway (77)

Our next post will look at the schedule as well as Bears recruiting. We will as give a short review of the schedule that the other teams as well as their rosters to see who can make an impact this season.

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Alaska State Bears 2013-2014 Schedule Preview
By Dan Moore - ESPN BNC Blogger and Host of the Dan Moore Show
August 26, 2013 - 11:00 AM ET

Coming off a successful season, Alaska State hopes to continue the trend this season. This year will be tougher as the Bears gets Providence State, Manchester State, and Portland Tech from the Eastern Division. Here is the schedule and a breakdown by month:

2013-2014 Schedule

Alaska State Bears 2013 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 29	vs Connecticut
Sep 7	vs Arizona State
Sep 14	vs Houston
Sep 25	at Providence State
Oct 1	at Manchester State
Oct 12	vs Portland Tech
Oct 19	vs Victoria State
Oct 26	at Billings State
Nov 9	vs Columbia State
Nov 16	at Bismarck State
Nov 23	vs South Dakota Tech
Nov 30	at Vancouver State

August/September

Alaska State Bears August 2013 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 29	vs Connecticut

Alaska State Bears September 2013 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 7	vs Arizona State
Sep 14	vs Houston
Sep 25	at Providence State

The Bears kick off the season with a game against Connecticut on "Kickoff Thursday." The following week, the Bears will host #14 Arizona State in Anchorage in the first meeting between both schools. The next week, the Bears will host Houston in its final non-conference game before taking a bye week. The Bears end the month with a trip to Providence to take on the Titans in a rare Wednesday conference game.

Schedule Analysis: The Bears should come into their matchup against the Titans with a 2-1 record. I believe that the Sun Devils would win against the Bears, although stranger things have happened. The Titans game will tell us a lot about the Bears and could possibly give us a glimpse of a possible rematch in the Big North Championship game.

My prediction: 2-2 (Losses to Arizona State and Providence State

October

Alaska State Bears October 2013 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Oct 1	at Manchester State
Oct 12	vs Portland Tech
Oct 19	vs Victoria State
Oct 26	at Billings State

October sees the Bears back in the Eastern Time Zone as they take on Manchester State in a rare Tuesday game. The Bears don't play again until the following Saturday at home against Portland Tech. The last two games are against rivals as the Bears will host Victoria State, followed by a trip to Billings for the annual matchup against the 49ers to close out the month.

Schedule Analysis: The Bears should be favored to win the first three games with the Billings State game being a toss up. I think that the Bears will make it through October with little issue.

My guess: 3-1 (Loss to Billings State)

November

Alaska State Bears November 2013 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Nov 9	vs Columbia State
Nov 16	at Bismarck State
Nov 23	vs South Dakota Tech
Nov 30	at Vancouver State

The Bears start off the month with a well-timed bye before facing Columbia State at home. The Bears will then face the Dakota schools in back-to-back weeks starting with a trip to Bismarck to take on the Rough Riders followed by the last home game of the season against South Dakota Tech. The Bears end the regular season on the road against rival Vancouver State.

Schedule Analysis: The schedule for November becomes easier as the Bears only face one team that could cause problems. The third game against the Storm would be the one game that could trip up the Bears as the Storm are considered to be a darkhorse for the Western Division title. The other three games look to be manageable for the Bears.

My guess: 4-0
Regular Season Prediction: 8-4 (7-2 Conference)

With the Bears preview finished, I will go over the other teams' schedule, pointing out key games on the schedule, as well as give you details on which new players could make an impact for their schools:

Here is the link to the schedule for all teams: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...MxQ/edit#gid=0

Billings State Key Games:
Sept. 21 vs. #13 Oklahoma State
Oct. 5 @ Providence State
Oct. 12 vs. Vermont State
Oct. 26 vs. Alaska State

The 49ers have one of the toughest schedules in the Big North, highlighted by games against #13 Oklahoma State, Providence State, Vermont State, and Alaska State. Following the Alaska State game, the schedule is set up for Billings State to make a run through almost every other game. I expect them to get at least eight wins.

Players to look out for
QB Austin Chase: The 49ers new starter, Chase did not play as much last season. Expect him to play well once he gets the offense down.

MLB Caleb Page: The captain of the 49ers defense, Page looks to become the team's all-time leader in tackles. A bit slower than most middle linebackers, his powerful and accurate tackling makes up for it.

Bismarck State Key Games:
Oct. 19 @ Vermont State
Oct. 26 vs. Providence State
Nov. 2 vs. Billings State
Nov. 16 vs. Alaska State

The Rough Riders could possibly be 5-0 heading into their game against Vermont State. Bismarck State must play the top four teams this year within a five game stretch late in the year, but get three of them at home.

With perhaps the toughest conference schedule based on last season's results, the Rough Riders will be lucky to become bowl eligible. I expect Bismarck State to win seven games.

Players to look out for
QB Alex Robison: After filling in last season, Robison will be counted on to lead his team back to the post-season for the first time since 2008. In order for him to have success, he must cut down on his interceptions after he led the conference in picks. I expect him to have a great year.

LE Jack Jamison: One of the top freshman from last season's recruiting class, Jamison arrived during the summer and make significant progress in learning the playbook. A lot is expected from him, but I believe that by the end of the season, we will know more about Mr. Jamison.

DT Joe Yeboah: Another top freshman recruit that Coach Barnett picked up last season, Yeboah showed his talents during spring practice and quickly worked his way into the starting role. Alongside fellow freshman DT Jack Jamison, the two could form one of the top defensive line tandems in the conference before the end of the year.

Columbia State Key Games:
Oct. 4 vs. Bismarck State
Oct. 19 @ Manchester State
Nov. 9 @ Alaska State
Nov. 16 vs. Providence State
Nov. 23 @ Vermont State

The Statesmen has perhaps the easiest schedule in the Big North with three FCS opponents to pad the win column. Their first true test will be against Bismarck State and South Dakota Tech in back-to-back weeks. Following a game against Vancouver State, the Statesmen face the top three teams in the conference in back-to-back-to-back weeks as they have to travel to Anchorage and South Burlington, while hosting the Titans.

With such an easy start to the season. I would expect to see the Statesmen with a 3-0 record heading into their game with Bismarck State. With two of the worst teams from the Western division on their schedule, I expect them to win at least five games.

Players to look out for
QB Patrick Parks: One of the most anticipated recruits in recent Statesmen history, Parks was the first recruit that Coach Evans went after. After outplaying the previous starter, Parks was named the starter prior to the spring game. A lot will be expected of Parks, but I believe that he will eventually end the Statesmen's long post-season drought.

HB Devon Welch: Another of the top recruits that Coach Evans signed, Welch impressed the staff so much that they named him the starter before the spring game. An speedy back, Welch will be depended on to help Parks in establishing the offense. I expect him to have a good season.

MLB Dion Fuqua: The captain of the Statesmen defense, Fuqua will be the key to improving one of the worst defenses in the conference. While not as gifted as some of his contemporaries in the conference, Fuqua has the drive to be great. I think that he will do good, but I still believe that the defense will struggle.

Delaware College Key Games:
Sept. 28 vs. Billings State
Oct. 5 vs. South Dakota Tech
Oct. 26 vs. Manchester State
Nov. 16 @ Vermont State
Nov. 23 vs. Providence State

Like the Statesmen, the Swedes start off with three games against FCS schools before facing their first tests as they face both Billings State and South Dakota Tech at home in back-to-back weeks. After a few tough games in October, November will be tough as the Swedes end the season against the top two teams in the Eastern division before facing rival Columbia State.

With a favorable start with two games against FCS opponents, things get kicked up a notch with back to back games against two of the top Western teams at home. With how the schedule shapes out, I wouldn't be surprised if the Hornets win 6 games.

Players to look out for
HB Braylen Wright: The biggest recruit in Hornets history, Wright will be depended on to help spark the offense. A speedy back with quickness that few pure runners have, as well as the ability to catch the ball like a receiver, I expect Wright to be one of the leagues top rushers this season.

MLB Brodie Terrell The captain of the Swede defense, Holiday has started every game since arriving on campus. One of the few starters with experience, Holiday will be depended on to lead a very green defense that must improve if the Hornets expect to return to a bowl game.

Manchester State Key Games:
Oct 1 vs. Alaska State
Nov. 2 vs. Vermont State
Nov. 9 @ Providence State

The Kings, like some of the earlier teams face three FCS opponents to start the season. The rest of the schedule is very manageable as the Kings get two of their toughest games at home while only having to travel to Providence to take on the Titans. The Kings avoid Billings State and Bismarck State from the Western division, which helps matters.

With their first three games against FCS opponents, the Kings should be 3-0 heading into their game with South Dakota Tech and possibly 4-0 with a quick turnaround game against Alaska State. With the way their schedule turned out, I'm predicting at least 8 wins.

Players to look out for
QB: Jamarcus Moss: The Kings new starter, Moss will be dependent on to get the team back on track after a disappointing season last year. The team's success will depend on how well Moss adapts to the offense.

TE Cody Cruise: The top recruit from last season, Cruise has worked his way into being the starter after a stellar spring practice. After seeing his high school videos, I have no doubt that he will be a star in this conference and could possibly be an early All-American this season.

MLB Jose Porter: The captain of the Kings defense, Porter is a player that has sacrificed a lot to play football. While his college career hasn't been what he thought it would be, I believe that he will still have a great season.

Portland Tech Key Games:
Oct. 12 @ Alaska State
Nov. 2 vs. Providence State
Nov. 9 @ Vermont State
Nov. 23 @ Billings State

In what has become a familiar occurrence, the Owls face three FCS opponents to start the season. After these games and a game against Vancouver State, the Owls schedule gets tougher as they have to travel to Anchorage to take on the Bears. Following a stretch of manageable games, the Owls host the Titans and must travel to face the Timberwolves in games that could decide the Eastern Division title.

With their first four games against FCS opponents and Vancouver State, the Owls should be 4-0 heading into their game with Alaska State. With the Owls facing Alaska State, Billings State and Vermont State on the road and hosting Manchester State and Providence State, the rest of the schedule sets up for them to make a bowl game, despite the three FCS games. I expect eight wins.

Players to look out for
QB Frankie Leonard: The top recruit from last season, Leonard has worked his way into being the new starter after beating out longtime backup Doug Powers. I believe that Leonard will help lead the Owls to many victories to come.

DT T.J. Pressley: The captain of the Owls defense, Pressley is hoping to build off of last season's performance where he was in the top five in terms of tackles. He leads a defense that needs to work on their run defense to compete with the top teams in the conference. I predict him to have another great season.

Providence State Key Games:
Sept. 25 vs. Alaska State
Oct. 5 vs. Billings State
Nov. 2 @ Portland Tech
Nov. 30 @ Vermont State

Like many other BNC teams this season, the Titans play three cream puffs from the FCS before facing their first true challenge in Alaska State at the end of September. After facing off against Billings State at home, the Titans have a good stretch of games before facing Portland Tech on the road and traveling to Vermont State at the end of the regular season.

With their first three games looking easy, the Titans should head into the Alaska State game with a 3-0 record. Assuming they can get past the Bears, with the exception of games against the 49ers and Timberwolves, the Titans should be favored in every other game that they play. I predict them to win at least ten games.

Players to look out for
QB: Alonzo Perez: Returning for his final season as the Titans starting quarterback, Perez has stated previously that he wants to redeem himself after failing to defeat Alaska State in the conference championship. Considered by some to be the best quarterback in the conference, I believe that he will have a great season in his final year.

HB Dontae Brown and WR Matthew King: The two freshmen were the top recruits from last year's class. Brown will see most of the carries this season after all-star running back Mac Stuckey graduated. Meanwhile, King, who is slated to be the top receiver, will see plenty of passes thrown his way as well as receiving kicks and punts. Look for both to make an immediate impact.

MLB Marcel Corbett: The captain of the Titans defense, Corbett has started every game in his career. Described by one NFL scout as the next Patrick Willis, Corbett wants to end his career as the best linebacker in Titans history. Look for him to do well this season.

South Dakota Tech Key Games:
Sept. 28 @ Manchester State
Oct. 25 vs. Vermont State
Nov. 9 @ Billings State
Nov. 23 @ Alaska State

After facing three FCS schools to start the season, the Storm will travel to Manchester to face off against the Kings in the conference opener for both schoools. After a few manageable games, the schedule toughens up with games against the top three teams in the conference in a five game stretch, followed by "The Battle for Dakota" game against Bismarck State to end the season.

With Providence State off the schedule this year and with two of your three toughest games at home, the Storm have a slight chance to win the Western Division this season.. While playing the three of the top four teams in the conference is bad, the lack of Providence State helps. With this schedule, I predict seven wins.

Players to look out for
QB: Jevon Matthews: Taking over from longtime starter Ikaika Pittman, Matthews became the starter after beating out three others during spring practice. A guy that can win the game with his legs as well as his arm, Matthews has a chance to continue the work that Pittman started years ago. I predict that his season will be great.

MLB Long: A three year starter, Long has been one of the top players in the conference on defense. His leadership has helped improve a defense that was at one point the worst in the conference. I believe that he will leave his mark on the team.

Vancouver State Key Games:
Oct. 5 @ Portland Tech
Oct. 19 vs. Billings State
Nov. 30 vs. Alaska State

After facing three FCS opponents, the Tigers must travel to Portland to take on the Owls. Two weeks later, the Tigers will host the 49ers before traveling to Victoria to take on the Islanders in "The Battle for British Columbia."

After a few manageable games, the Tigers end the regular season with games against South Dakota Tech, Bismarck State (away), and rival Alaska State.

One of the easiest schedules in the conference, the Tigers avoid Providence State and Vermont State, the only western division team to do so. The schedule sets up nicely for the Tigers and gives them a chance to go to their first bowl game. I predict the Tigers to win at least 6 games.

Players to look out for
QB Vernon Parrish: The top recruit in Tiger history, Parrish impressed everyone at spring practice, so much so that he became the starter. With perhaps the easiest schedule in the conference this season,

MLB Troy Pope: The leader of the Tiger defense, Pope is their best defender. On a team that has possibly the worst defense in the conference, Pope is one of the few bright spots. Look for him to have an impact on defense as well as a good season.

Vermont State Key Games:
Oct 12 @ Billings State
Nov. 2 @ Manchester State
Nov. 9 vs. Portland Tech
Nov. 30 vs. Providence State

The Timberwolves face two FCS opponents to start the season before facing Rice. After these games, their first real challenge will be in October when they travel to Billings to face the 49ers. Following road games against South Dakota Tech and Manchester State, the Timberwolves face Portland Tech before closing out the regular season against Columbia State, Delaware College, and Providence State.

With their easy schedule, the Timberwolves should be 4-0 heading into their game with Billings State. With one of the most favorable schedules (the only tough away games are Billings State, South Dakota Tech, and Manchester State while they host Providence State at home), I expect them to win at least 9 games.

Players to look out for
QB: Jace Cooper: The new starter at quarterback, Cooper has had a lot of buzz around him. With a big frame with a strong arm to match, Cooper seems to be the right quarterback for this offense. I expect him to do well this season.

WR Matt Viselli One of the top recruits from this year's class, Viselli joins a crowded field of receivers. Although he is second behind senior Robin Brantley, he is expected to see a lot of targets come his way. I expect him to be among the team leaders in receptions, yards, and touchdowns.

OLB Kenyon Marks: One of the top recruits last season, Marks impressed the coaches during spring practice enough to become the starter. With excellent speed and great play recognition, I expect great things from Marks this season.

Victoria State Key Games:
Sept. 9 @ North Carolina
Oct. 5 @ Vermont State
Oct. 12 Providence State
Oct. 19 @ Alaska State
Nov 30 vs. Billings State

In a rebuilding year, the Islanders face North Carolina before facing two FCS opponents. The next several weeks will most likely cost the Islanders a chance at going to a bowl game as they face Vermont State, Providence State, and Alaska State in back-to-back-to-back weeks, followed by a game against rival Vancouver State. The Islanders will end the season at home against Billings State after dealing with tough matchups during November.

With a game against North Carolina on a Monday night to start the season, I expect the Islanders to win at least the two FCS games before starting the toughest conference schedule possible with three straight matchups against the top teams in the conference. I feel that the Islanders will only win 2 games, 3 at best.

Players to look out for
HB: Kennedy Hudson: The biggest recruit in a long time, Hudson could be the player that Victoria State needs to lead them to victory. I believe that he will be one of the best players in the Big North this season.

MLB Gary Singletary: The captain of an Islander defense that ranked last in nearly every category last season, Singletary is one of the good players on that side of the ball. One thing that you can say about Singletary is that he never quits on plays, even when its over.

Here is the final depth chart determination for current CAP players:

Bismarck State
LE Jack Jamison: Starter
DT Joe Yeboah: Starter

Columbia State
QB Patrick Parks: Starter
HB Devon Welch: Starter

Delaware College
HB Braylen Wright: Starter

Manchester State
TE Cody Cruise: Starter

Portland Tech
QB Frankie Leonard: Starter

Providence State
HB Dontae Brown: Starter
WR Matthew King: Starter

Vancouver State
QB Vernon Parrish: Starter

Vermont State
QB Jace Cooper: Starter
WR Matt Viselli: Starter
ROLB Kenyon Marks: Starter

Victoria State
HB Kennedy Hudson: Starter

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Alaska State Recruiting News
By Jamie Choi - ESPN BNC Blogger
August 27, 2013 - 11:00 AM ET

As we get ready to start the football season, another season is already in full swing. That's right fans, it's time to look at recruiting.

With the season getting ready to start, here are the players that the Bears are targeting this season:

Recruiting

Alaska State Bears Recruiting - 2013
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
William Carpenter	FS	HS	Libertyville, Illinois	6'5"	197
Desi Riley	CB	HS	Fairfield, Alabama	6'1"	182
Michael Black	WR	HS	Ripley, Mississippi	6'2"	185
Ricky Larsen	HB	HS	Kodiak, Alaska	6'0"	194
Mark Smith	K	HS	Casa de Oro, California	6'0"	183
Jay Grant	MLB	HS	Riverside, California	6'1"	229
Greg Tate	T	HS	South Tuscon, Arizona	6'3"	315
Andrew Jackson	CB	HS	Waimalu, Hawaii	6'0"	188
Arthur Garcia	FS	HS	Palo Alto, California	6'2"	209
Chad Simmons	P	HS	Phoenix, Arizona	6'3"	211
Trey Wright	QB	HS	Lorain, Ohio	6'2"	225
Paul Johnson	ATH	HS	Bellevue, Washington	6'3"	261

As you can see, the Bears are going hard after free safeties. With Hargrove and Mullins both graduating, the team needs at least two free safeties to help fill the void.

Another area of need is special teams. With the starting kicker graduating and the punter graduating next year, the Bears are targeting both a kicker and a punter. If either chooses to sign with the Bears, then they will most likely start right away, specifically the kicker.

As for the rest of the recruiting world, the top rated running back and the second highest ranked recruit for the 2013-2014 season is D.J. Porter from Old Orchid Beach, Maine. Porter, who is a very quick running back, has a few schools targeting him. His top four are Vermont State, Providence State, Boston College, and Pittsburgh.

Another recruit that is getting attention is wide receiver George Burns from Atlanta, GA. Burns, who is a very fast receiver, has several schools targeting him. His top 5 schools are Oklahoma, Texas A&M USC, West Virginia, and Clemson.

Another recruit that is getting a lot of attention is corner back Micheal Viselli from Phoenix, AZ. One of the fastest corners in this year's class, the top 5 schools that are recruting the four star corner are LSU, Florida, Auburn, Texas, and Alabama with Notre Dame showing interest as well.

One final recruit to watch for as well is strong safety Derek Fogarty from Notre Dame, IN. One of the best safeties in this year's class, the top 5 schools that are after the four star SS are Notre Dame, Alabama, Tennessee, Auburn, and Georgia.

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Top Stories Heading into the 2013 Season
By Dan Moore - ESPN BNC Blogger and Host of the Dan Moore Show
August 27, 2013 - 11:0 AM ET

With the season a couple of days away, there have been a lot of things that have happened during the off-season. Here are some of the top storylines that have occurred during the off-season.

1) Conference Realignment Strikes Again

Another season, another series of conference realignment. Following the death of the WAC last season, the AAC met its premature end over the summer as the conference split up after plans to add new members failed. The conference that benefited the most? Conference USA, the conference that most of the schools in the AAC had been a part of in the past, welcomed back Cincinnati, Houston Louisville (who is still planning to leave to go to the ACC the following season), Memphis, SMU, and UCF to the fold.

With the influx of returning members, C-USA decided to cancel the memberships of Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee State, North Texas, and UTSA, of which the former three returned to the Sun Belt. Each school was paid an amount of money equaled to the amount that they would have gotten as members of C-USA.

As for UConn and Rutgers, they chose to remain independent (and in Rutgers case, remain there until the following year when it will join the Big Ten), while Temple rejoined the MAC.

While some programs dropped down to the FCS level, Idaho and New Mexico State, UAB, unfortunately decided to drop their program after plans to save it failed (or blocked).

With another year of realignment set for next year, it may be some time before the talk of realignment settles down.

2) Can Alabama Repeat?

After destroying Notre Dame 42-14 in last year's National Championship game, Alabama is looking to three-peat as national champions. While the Crimson Tide return 6 starters on offense from last season's team, including QB A.J. McCarron, the core of their offensive line must be replaced. Meanwhile, all eleven starters on defense returns to a unit that had four shutouts. Can the Crimson Tide run the table again in the SEC or will another team deny them their chance to three-peat?

3) New Coaches

This season, there will be 34 teams with a new head coach, including Gus Malzahn at Auburn, Mark Helfrich at Oregon, Bret Bielema at Arkansas, and Kliff Kingsbury at Texas Tech, the youngest coach at a BCS school. Will any of these coaches have the same success that oaches Bill O’Brien at Penn State and Kevin Sumlin at Texas A&M had last season?

4) Ending the SEC's Reign

With Alabama's win in the BCS Championship game, the SEC has now won seven straight BCS titles. As the new season approaches, the same question resurfaces. How long will the SEC's championship reign will last and more importantly, who will end it? I believe that a non-SEC team will win the title this season, thus ending the streak, but which team will it be?

(I have decided to sim this season to move things up. I will have a detailed report tomorrow or Monday).

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Dennard, Manziel big winners at College Football Awards Show
By Dan Moore - ESPN BNC Blogger and Host of the Dan Moore Show
December 6, 2013 - 11:04 AM ET

Lake Buena Vista, FL. -- Michigan State cornerback Darqueze Dennard and Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel scored big Thursday night during the ESPN College Football Awards show. Manziel took home both the Maxwell Award and the Davey O'Brien Award while Dennard took home both the Chuck Bednarik Award and the Jim Thorpe Award.

Here are the award winners for this college football season:

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2013 NCAA Award Winners
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Maxwell Award	Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M
Walter Camp Award	Tre Mason	HB	Auburn
Chuck Bednarik Award	Darqueze Dennard	CB	Michigan State
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	Xavius Boyd	LOLB	Western Kentucky
Davey O'Brien Award	Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M
Doak Walker Award	Tre Mason	HB	Auburn
Fred Biletnikoff Award	Bernard Reedy	WR	Toledo
John Mackey Award	Eric Ebron	TE	North Carolina
Outland Trophy	Jake Matthews	LT	Texas A&M
Rimington Trophy	Corey Linsley	C	Ohio State
Lombardi Award	Cassius Marsh	RE	UCLA
Linebacker of the Year	Anthony Barr	ROLB	UCLA
Jim Thorpe Award	Darqueze Dennard	CB	Michigan State
Lou Groza Award	Cody Parkey	K	Auburn
Ray Guy Award	Mike Sadler	P	Michigan State
Returner of the Year	Adam Hine	HB	BYU
Coach of the Year	James Thomas	Coach	Vermont State

Earlier in the day, the All-Americans lists were announced with Ohio State having the most players making the list. Here are this year's All-Americans:

2013 NCAA 1st Team All-Americans
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M	6'1"	205	So.
HB	Todd Gurley II, Georgia	6'1"	218	So.
HB	Tre Mason, Auburn	5'10"	198	Jr.
WR	Alex Amidon, Boston College	5'11"	186	Sr.
WR	Bernard Reedy, Toledo	5'9"	174	Sr.
TE	Cody Cruise, Manchester State	6'5"	252	Fr.
LT	Jack Mewhort, Ohio State	6'6"	312	Sr.
LT	Jake Matthews, Texas A&M	6'5"	308	Sr.
LG	Andrew Norwell, Ohio State	6'6"	315	Sr.
C	Corey Linsley, Ohio State	6'3"	297	Sr.
RG	Marcus Hall, Ohio State	6'5"	315	Sr.
LE	Brian Mihalik, Boston College	6'9"	295	Jr.
RE	Cassius Marsh, UCLA	6'4"	260	Sr.
DT	Jordan Stepp, Cincinnati	6'1"	268	Sr.
DT	Ellis McCarthy, UCLA	6'5"	325	So.
LOLB	Boseko Lokombo, Oregon	6'3"	229	Sr.
MLB	Rodney Hardrick, Oregon	6'1"	247	So.
ROLB	Kenyon Marks, Vermont State	6'2"	220	Fr.
CB	Nate Walker, Providence State	5'10"	180	Sr.
CB	Ciante Evans, Nebraska	5'11"	190	Sr.
FS	Gabe Lynn, Oklahoma	6'0"	199	Sr.
SS	Brian Blechen, Utah	6'2"	210	Jr.
K	Anthony Fera, Texas	6'2"	208	Sr.
P	Mike Sadler, Michigan State	6'0"	175	Jr.
RS	Eli Rogers, Louisville	5'10"	180	Jr.

2013 NCAA 2nd Team All-Americans
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Marcus Mariota, Oregon	6'4"	220	So.
HB	Dominique Brown, Louisville	6'2"	233	Jr.
HB	Malcolm Brown, Texas	5'11"	222	Jr.
WR	Jalen Saunders, Oklahoma	5'9"	157	Sr.
WR	DeVante Parker, Louisville	6'3"	208	Jr.
TE	Eric Ebron, North Carolina	6'4"	235	Jr.
LT	James Hurst, North Carolina	6'7"	305	Sr.
LT	Taylor Lewan, Michigan	6'8"	315	Sr.
LG	Evan Tate, Vermont State	6'1"	301	Sr.
LG	Ryan Groy, Wisconsin	6'5"	316	Sr.
C	Tyler Larsen, Utah State	6'4"	312	Sr.
LE	Marcus Smith, Louisville	6'3"	252	Sr.
LE	Marcus Rush, Michigan State	6'3"	251	Jr.
DT	Olsen Pierre, Miami	6'5"	300	Jr.
DT	Michael Bennett, Ohio State	6'2'	288	Sr.
LOLB	Keith Brown, Louisville	6'1"	234	So.
LOLB	Alani Fua, BYU	6'5"	234	Jr.
MLB	Tyler Anderson , West Virginia	6'2"	244	Sr.
CB	Peniel Jean, Wisconsin	5'11"	194	Jr.
CB	Randall Evans, Kansas State	6'0"	190	Sr.
FS	Roshawn Rucker, Vermont State	6'0"	201	Sr.
SS	Hakeem Smith, Louisville	6'2"	179	Sr.
K	Michael Geiger, Michigan State	5'8"	189	So.
P	DeShawn Snyder, Vermont State	6'1"	190	Fr.
RS	Ronald Butler, Utah State	6'0"	185	Jr.

2013 NCAA Freshmen Team All-Americans
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Jace Cooper, Vermont State	6'5"	215	Fr.
HB	Derrick Green, Michigan	5'11"	227	Fr.
HB	Justin Davis, USC	6'1"	195	Fr.
WR	Laquon Treadwell, Ole Miss	6'3"	216	Fr.
WR	Matthew King, Providence State	6'1"	202	Fr.
TE	Cody Cruise, Manchester State	6'5"	252	Fr.
LT	Chad Wheeler, USC	6'7"	280	Fr.
LG	Kimo Tipoti, Texas A&M	6'3"	320	Fr.
C	Jacoby Boren, Ohio State	6'1"	285	Fr.
RG	Germain Ifedi, Texas A&M	6'5"	311	Fr.
RT	Kyle Dodson, Ohio State	6'6"	310	Fr.
LE	Joey Bosa, Ohio State	6'5"	285	Fr.
RE	Zack Sims, Alaska State	6'0"	236	Fr.
DT	Harold Brantley, Missouri	6'3"	280	Fr.
DT	Joe Yeboah, Bismarck State	6'4"	245	Fr.
LOLB	Myles Jack, UCLA	6'1"	232	Fr.
MLB	Darian Claiborne, Texas A&M	6'0"	225	Fr.
ROLB	Kenyon Marks, Vermont State	6'2"	220	Fr.
CB	Jermaine Kelly, Washington	6'1"	190	Fr.
CB	Ishmael Adams, UCLA	5'8"	190	Fr.
FS	Tray Matthews, Georiga	6'0"	196	Fr.
SS	Su'a Cravens, USC	6'1"	225	Fr.
K	Michael Geiger, Michigan State	5'8"	189	Fr.
P	DeShawn Snyder, Vermont State	6'1"	190	Fr.
RS	R.J. Shelton, Michigan State	5'11"	204	Fr.

(Sorry about the late updates. I have been swamped with work, but I will have more updates this evening).

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Cooper, Vermont State dominates All-Big North teams
By Dan Moore - ESPN BNC Blogger and Host of the Dan Moore Show
December 13, 2013 - 4:05 PM ET

The Vermont State Timberwovles dominated the All-Big North lists that was released earlier today. Led by freshman quarterback Jace Cooper, the Timberwolves, who are off to their best start in team history after beating Alaska State in the Big North Championship last Saturday 21-17, led the way with a Big North record 19 All-Big North selections.

Alaska State junior running back Mickey Newman was among 8 Bears players selected, while first-team All-American tight end Cody Cruise was among five Manchester State players selected to the list.

Here are the lists for the first and second-team All-Big North selections:

2013-2014 1st Team All-Big North
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Jace Cooper, Vermont State	6'5"	215	Fr.
HB	Mickey Newman, Alaska State	5'7"	184	Jr.
HB	Luther Hester, Vermont State	5'8"	202	Sr.
WR	Antwain Cobbs, Alaska State	5'7"	160	So.
WR	Matthew King, Providence State	6'1"	202	Fr.
TE	Cody Cruise, Manchester State	6'5"	252	Fr.
LT	Clifford Ashley, Providence State	6'5"	299	Sr.
LG	Evan Tate, Vermont State	6'1"	301	Sr.
C	Tez Beverly, Manchester State	6'4"	312	Sr.
RG	Darrius Wolfe, Vermont State	6'4"	303	Jr.
RT	Eugene Ramsour, Vermont State	6'7"	316	Jr.
RE	Zach Sims, Alaska State	6'0"	236	Fr.
RE	Derron Charles, Vermont State	6'4"	276	Sr.
DT	Darin Cooley, Providence State	6'2"	311	Jr.
DT	Joe Yeboah, Bismarck State	6'4"	245	Fr.
LOLB	Abraham Toth, Providence State	6'2"	240	Jr.
MLB	Marcel Corbett, Providence State	6'1"	240	Sr.
ROLB	Kenyon Marks, Vermont State	6'2"	220	Fr.
CB	Melvin Price, Manchester State	5'10"	183	Sr.
CB	Nate Walker, Providence State	5'10"	180	Sr.
FS	Roshawn Rucker, Vermont State	6'0"	201	Sr.
SS	Grant Manning, Vermont State	6'0"	185	Jr.
K	Elliot Avery , Vermont State	6'1"	197	Jr.
P	DeShawn Snyder, Vermont State	6'1"	190	Fr.
RS	Jimmy Ortiz, Bismarck State	5'7"	175	Sr.

2013-2014 2nd Team All-Big North
Pos	Player Name	Ht	Wt	Year
QB	Adrian Olsen, Alaska State	6'0"	210	Sr.
HB	Alton Richard, Billings State	5'8"	202	Sr.
HB	Timi Sarria, Portland Tech	5'8"	175	Sr.
WR	Victor Mayo, Manchester State	6'0"	191	Jr.
WR	Robin Brantley, Vermont State	6'3"	205	Sr.
TE	Franklin Mixon, Vermont State	6'5"	260	Sr.
LT	Jorge Kirk, Alaska State	6'5"	282	Jr.
LT	Max Bellamy, Vermont State	6'2"	318	Jr.
LG	Russell Melton, Alaska State	6'3"	287	So.
C	Clarence Smiley, Vermont State	6'4"	318	Jr.
RG	Johnathan Hudson, Providence State	6'6"	290	Jr.
LE	Jack Jamison, Bismarck State	6'3"	284	Fr.
RE	Tracy Logan, Delaware College	6'3"	255	Sr.
DT	Keon Parks, Manchester State	6'3"	307	Sr.
DT	Gary Vandermeulen, Vermont State	6'5"	287	Jr.
LOLB	D.D. Byrd, Vermont State	6'3"	245	Sr.
MLB	Broderick Justice, Vermont State	6'2"	226	Jr.
ROLB	M.J. Haumiller, Portland Tech	6'0"	225	Jr.
CB	Jaron Ratliff, Bismarck State	5'9"	181	Sr.
CB	James Harwell, Alaska State	5'9"	180	So.
FS	Tony Hardy, Bismarck State	5'11"	220	So.
SS	Quincy Tucker, Alaska State	6'2"	196	Fr.
K	Sheldon Hampton, Delaware College	6'4"	179	Sr.
P	Brandon Landrum , Providence State	5'11"	170	Fr.
RS	Stanley Burgess, Vermont State	6'2"	201	Sr.

With the bowls all set, four teams will represent the Big North. Here are the teams and who they're facing.

Rose Bowl: #13 Vermont State (13-0) vs. #19 USC (10-3)
Poinsettia Bowl: Alaska State (11-3) vs. San Jose State (8-4)
Belk Bowl: Providence State (10-2) vs. #21 North Carolina
BBVA Compass Bowl: Manchester State (8-4) vs. Buffalo (8-4)

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Bowl Season Wrap-Up
Mason wins Heisman while BYU returns to glory
By Dan Moore - ESPN BNC Blogger and Host of the Dan Moore Show
January 7, 2013 - 8:00 AM ET

As we end another great college football season, let's recap the major storylines of the bowl season for the Big North as well as the rest of the college football landscape.


Mason wins the Heisman
Auburn running back Tre Mason beat out last year's Heisman trophy winner Johnny Manziel for the 2013 Heisman trophy. Mason, who won with 76% of the votes, rushed for 1812 yards on 300 carries and 22 rushing touchdowns as he led #7 Auburn to a 10-3 record. Georgia running back Todd Gurley, Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota, and Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller rounded out the Heisman hopefuls that were selected to attend the Heisman ceremony in New York.

BYU returns to glory
After moving up to #2 in the final regular season rankings after the conference championship games had been played, BYU proved to everyone that they were the best college team in America after a stunning 20-17 win against former #1 ranked Ohio State in the National Championship game. Behind a strong effort from Cougar quarterback Tayson Hill, BYU jumped out to a 13-0 lead at halftime before the Buckeyes, led by Braxton Miller, led a furious rally to take a 17-13 lead early in the fourth quarter.

But Hill would not be denied as he led a drive that ended with a 7 yard touchdown run by Hill to give the Cougars a 20-17 lead with less than two minutes to go in the game. The Cougar defense then did its part as Kyle Van Noy sacked Miller in the redzone on fourth down to seal the game for BYU.

As for the Big North, the conference went .500 in its bowl games, with both Alaska State and Vermont State winning their games. Here are the results from the bowl games:

2013-2014 Big North Bowl Game Scoreboard

Results

#13 Vermont State 31, #19 USC 28 (Rose Bowl)

Alaska State 35, San Jose State 13 (Poinsettia Bowl)

North Carolina 38, Providence State 20 (Belk Bowl)

Buffalo 38, Manchester State 31 OT (BBVA Compass Bowl)

For Vermont State, their win over USC not only gave them only their second-ever perfect season, but also their highest ever finish in school history at #6. Meanwhile, for Alaska State, this marked the third season in a row that they finished with at least 10 wins.

Here are the final rankings for the college football season:

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Jan 7, 2014
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	BYU (61)	12	1	1525
2	3	Texas A&M	13	1	1469
3	5	Louisville	13	1	1359
4	1	Ohio State	12	2	1239
5	7	Oregon	12	2	1112
6T	13	Vermont State	14	0	1055
6T	8	Auburn	10	3	1055
8	9	Alabama	10	3	1038
9	4	Ole Miss	10	3	975
10	12	Washington	11	2	875
11	6	Texas	10	3	872
12	14	Utah State	12	2	808
13	17	Georiga	10	4	700
14	11	Georgia Tech	11	3	671
15	10	Kansas State	10	3	636
16	18	UCLA	10	3	617
17	15	UL Lafayette	11	2	584
18	20	Oklahoma	10	3	571
19	23	Missouri	9	4	534
20	21	North Carolina	10	3	498
21	16	Michigan State	10	4	293
22	NR	Florida State	9	4	287
23	19	USC	10	4	209
24	NR	Northern Illinois	10	3	144
25	NR	Arizona	9	4	133

Other Receiving Votes: Iowa (126), Cincinnati (107), Ohio (105), Boise State (86), Nebraska (62), Michigan (47), Boston College (17), Miami (1)

Dropped Out: Boston College (#22), Clemson (#24), and Virginia Tech (#25)

BYU finished the season at #1 followed by Texas A&M, Louisville (which dominated C-USA in their lone year in the conference before heading to the ACC), Ohio State, and Oregon. Vermont State finished 6th, tied with Auburn who had three losses, Alabama, Ole Miss, and Washington rounds off the top ten.

Next, we will review Alaska State's season followed by a final ranking of the Big North teams.

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Season in review: Alaska State
By Dan Moore - ESPN BNC Blogger and Host of the Dan Moore Show
January 7, 2013 - 10:00 AM ET

Alaska State Bears 2013 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 29	vs Connecticut	Won, 31-6
Sep 7	vs #19 Arizona State	Lost, 38-34
Sep 14	vs Houston	Won, 21-17
Sep 25	at Providence State	Won, 27-17
Oct 1	at Manchester State	Won, 24-17
Oct 12	vs Portland Tech	Lost, 20-17 OT
Oct 19	vs Victoria State	Won, 42-28
Oct 26	at Billings State	Won, 21-7
Nov 9	vs Columbia State	Won, 37-17
Nov 16	at Bismarck State	Won, 24-3
Nov 23	vs South Dakota Tech	Won, 28-21
Nov 30	at Vancouver State	Won, 41-14
Dec 14	at #13 Vermont State	Lost, 27-17
Dec 26	vs San Jose State	Won, 35-13

Alaksa State equaled its win total from last season, but failed to win another title as they were defeated by Vermont State in the conference championship game. Following an early loss to then #19 Arizona State, the Bears won 10 out of their last 12 games to tie a school record for most wins. Despite the loss to the Timberwolves in the conference championship game, the Bears proved to be among the best teams in college football as well as one of the top three in the Big North.

The Bears, under new head coach Martel Goodwin, did not miss a beat, improving in conference wins as well as record. Under a strong offense and defence that ranked in the top third in the FBS, the Bears dominated on both sides of the ball. Behind first year starter Adrian Olsen and all-conference running back Mickey Newman, the offense was able to run at will at times against their opponents while the defense dominated most games with a quick pass rush that frustrated opposing quarterbacks at times.

Offensive MVP: Mickey Newman was the spark plug that got the offense running this season. Newman, who was in his first season as the starter, ran for over 1,000 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground, becoming only the third running back in Alaska State history to go over the 1,000 yard mark. Whenever the coach needed a spark, Newman delivered.

Defensive MVP: Freshman defensive end Zach Sims dominated the line this season. Despite finishing fifth in total tackles, he led the team with 18 tackles for loss, as well as 6.5 sacks. The NCAA All-Freshman team and Big North 1st team selection tied a school record for most sacks in a game with three and constantly harrassed opposing quarterbacks with his relentless ability to rush the line.

Best moment: Senior running back Markus Fitch's 59 yard touchdown run to seal the victory for Alaska State against Manchester State. With less than two minutes left in the game and after the Kings tied up the game following a 14 yard touchdown pass from JaMarcus Moss to tight end Cody Cruise, the Bears received the ball on their own 32 yard line following the kick. Two plays later, after avoiding two tackles in the backfiled, Fitch took off down the sidelines, avoiding two tackles en-route to his longest touchdown run as well as the game-winning score.

Worst moment: Olsen's pick-six in the conference championship game against Vermont State. The Bears were driving for what would have been the game-winning score, but an errant pass from Olsen was intercepted by Timberwolves free safety Roshawn Rucker, who took it 79 yards to give Vermont State a 27-17 win.

Here are the season stats for the Alaska State Bears:

Alaska State Bears Stats - 2013
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
Adrian Olsen *	168/335	2297	13.6	164.0	74	19	12	119.3
Von Hawthorne	37/83	419	11.3	32.2	47	4	3	95.7
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
Mickey Newman	225	1067	4.7	13	0	12	76.2
Adrian Olsen *	176	911	5.1	25	1	6	65.0
Markus Fitch *	134	688	5.1	59	2	6	49.1
Von Hawthorne	40	145	3.6	21	1	1	11.1
Damon Francis *	14	64	4.5	13	0	2	4.5
Eric Huff	3	63	21.0	49	1	1	4.5
Vernon Bowman	10	56	5.6	10	0	0	4.0
Antwain Cobbs	3	17	5.6	8	0	0	1.2
Tyrell Conley	2	7	3.5	4	0	0	0.5
Mitchell McGill	1	5	5.0	5	0	0	0.3
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	DROPS	YDS/G	YAC
Antwain Cobbs	63	918	14.5	10	74	9	65.5	394
Tyrell Conley	46	626	13.6	4	57	3	44.7	276
Mitchell McGill	34	458	13.4	3	41	6	35.2	158
Eric Huff	20	276	13.8	3	47	2	19.7	115
Tye Floyd	12	146	12.1	1	41	0	11.2	54
Mickey Newman	12	120	10.0	2	31	2	8.5	36
Markus Fitch *	7	61	8.7	0	12	0	4.3	10
A.J. Palmer	5	49	9.8	0	15	1	4.0	17
Vernon Bowman	4	29	7.2	0	11	0	2.0	15
Harold Goodman *	1	28	28.0	0	28	0	2.1	8
Damon Francis *	1	5	5.0	0	5	0	0.4	5
Blocking					PCAKE		SACK
Jared Anthony					45		3
Simon Gibson					37		8
Bennie Ridgeway					36		9
Jorge Kirk					32		1
Russell Melton					18		9
Burditt Rutledge					7		0
Davon Romero					5		0
DeShawn Sykes					2		0
J.B. Arnold					1		0
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
Chuck Sanchez	25	52	77	3.0	9	5	2	0
Ron Quinn	33	37	70	2.5	16	5	2	0
Kris Garrison	35	33	68	1.5	5	3	0	0
Quincy Tucker	27	33	60	1.0	5	9	2	0
Zack Sims	28	29	57	6.5	18	5	0	0
Slade Sullivan *	18	24	42	3.5	13	5	0	0
James Harwell	20	19	39	0.0	4	14	6	0
Carlos Edwards *	17	20	37	2.5	9	1	0	0
Nelson Scales	11	20	31	2.0	12	1	0	0
DeMario Hargove *	11	19	30	0.0	3	7	2	0
Jamie Shaw	16	14	30	1.0	4	4	0	0
Loren Berry	11	12	23	0.0	2	2	0	0
Damon Alvarez	3	18	21	0.0	0	7	0	1
Bradley Singletary	5	9	14	0.0	0	5	0	0
Todd Gant	6	7	13	2.5	6	1	0	0
Bubba Pittman	5	4	9	0.5	3	2	2	0
Kyler Mullins *	2	4	6	1.5	3	2	0	0
Samson Prater *	2	4	6	0.0	0	5	0	0
Brock Ingraham	1	2	3	0.0	0	0	0	0
Bryson Brant	2	1	3	0.0	0	0	0	0
Nik James	3	0	3	0.0	0	0	0	0
Nick Lowe	0	1	3	0.0	0	0	0	0
Quincy Gschwend	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
	Kickoffs					Punts
Returning	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD	RET	AVG	TD
Antwain Cobbs	27	560	20.7	44	0	3	10.6	0
Mickey Newman	16	335	20.9	38	0	51	7.4	0
Bradley Singletary	5	92	18.4	28	0	0	0.0	0
Mitchell McGill	1	12	12.0	12	0	2	7.0	0
Nick Lowe	1	13	13.0	13	0	0	0.0	0
	Field Goals				Extra Points
Kicking	FGM	FGA	PCT	LONG	XPM	XPA	PCT	PTS
Thad McGee *	13	26	50	52	50	52	96	89
Punting	PUNTS	YDS	LONG	AVG	NET	BP	IN20	TB
Keenan Christensen	57	2266	80	39.7	1826	2	13	8

* - Senior

Next, we will look at the final Big North Power Rankings

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Final Big North Power Rankings
By Dan Moore - ESPN BNC Blogger and Host of the Dan Moore Show
January 8, 2013 - 10:00 AM ET
We're done with the 2013 college football season, so it's time to see how all 12 Big North teams finished the year in our final set of conference power rankings. It was a collaborative effort on our side, and we think it jibes pretty well:

1. Vermont State (14-0, 10-0 BNC; Last Ranking: 1): The Timberwolves not only managed to win their first conference title since 2011, they also managed to win the most games in school history. The Timberwolves managed to finish ranked #6 in the final Coaches Poll despite not being ranked to begin the season. With a youthful team and only a few seniors graduating, Vermont State will most likely be the team to beat next season.

2. Alaska State (11-3, 8-2 BNC; LR: 2): The Bears won 11 games for the second year in a row and also won its third-straight bowl game following a 35-13 win over San Jose State. Senior quarterback Adrian Olsen made up for his costly pick-six against Vermont State witha 347 yard, 3 touchdown performance in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl against San Jose State. Coach Martel Goodwin impressed in his coaching debut after being an assistant for the Bears the last two seasons.

3. Providence State (10-3, 7-2 BNC; LR: 3): The Titans started off 3-0 behind a horrible schedule before losing their first game to Alaska State 27-17. The Titans then rallied off seven straight wins before losing their last two games against bitter rival Vermont State and #20 North Carolina in the Belk Bowl. Despite an injury to senior starter Alonzo Perez in an overtime win against Manchester State, the Titans still managed to win ten games for the fourth-straight season.

4. Manchester State (8-5, 5-4 BNC; LR: 4): The Kings became one of the most improved teams this season as they won eight games and managed to break a two year bowl drought. Behind the arm of sophomore quarterback JaMarcus Moss and their All-American and All-Big North first team tight end Cody Cruise, the Kings were among the top teams in offense. Despite the good season, the Kings only managed to beat only one team with a winning record, Delaware College, and lost to Buffalo in the BBVA Compass Bowl 38-31/

5. Billings State (6-6, 5-4 BNC; LR: 5): What looked like a disaster of a season ended with four consecutive wins, including wins over rivals Bismarck State and South Dakota Tech. With starting quarterback Austin Chase going down to injury against Delaware College, the 49ers lost four straight, inlcuding an upsetting loss to Vancouver State. The season ended on a somewhat high note as the 49ers avoided having their first losing season since 1996 by wining their last four games by an average of seven points.

6. Delaware College (7-5, 5-4 BNC; LR: 6): One of the most improved teams in the Big North, the Swedes went from three wins last season to seven this season. Led by freshman running back Braylen Wright, who was having a great season before tearing his pectoral muscle against Manchester State, the Swedes overcame a slow start to the season to post their first winning season in four years. Coach Travis Phillips did an impressive job with Delaware State this season in his first season as head coach.

7. Bismarck State (7-5, 4-5 BNC; LR: 7): What started as a promising season hit a bit of a snag in October before the Rough Riders defeated Victoria State to stop the slide. Following a horrible loss to Alaska State, the Rough Riders won their last two games to end above .500 for the first time in three years. Quarterback Alex Robison's injury during their loss to Delaware College costed the Rough Riders a possible bowl game as they were unable to immediately adjust. With most everyone coming back, I expect the Rough Riders to make some noise in the western division.

8. Portland Tech (6-6, 3-6 BNC; LR: 8): After an impressive 5-0 start, capped off by a thrilling 20-17 overtime win against eventual West Division champion Alaksa State, the Owls lost six of their final seven games to end up at .500. Quarterback Frankie Leonard did well before his late season injury forced him to miss the last three games of the season.

9. Columbia State (4-8, 3-6 BNC; LR: 9): It was a tough first season for Carl Evans in D.C. as the Statesmen failed to find any consistency all season. The offense struggled at times during the season, and the defense had trouble stopping the top teams in the conference. The Statesmen must now help their quarterback Patrick Parks by bringing him more weapons, such as fellow freshman running back Devon Welch, on both sides of the ball to fit Evans' system.

10. South Dakota Tech (4-8, 2-7 BNC; LR: 10): A year after finishing 8-5, South Dakota Tech was one of the biggest disappointments in the Big North this season, finishing at a dismal 4-8 with wins over both Canadian schools as their only wins in conference play. The Storm season never really got off the ground after starting the season 2-6 and spliting the remaining games. Jevon Matthews looked lost at times during the season, something that the Storm must work on in order to challenge the top teams in the Big North next season.

11. Victoria State (4-8, 2-7 BNC; LR: 11): After a poor season last year, the Islanders managed to win three more games this season, which helped to save Islanders coach Robert Taylor's job. Running back Kennedy Hudson was fourth in total rushing yards for the conference as he was one of the few positive signs for Victoria State, which managed to defeat Vancouver State and steal a victory on the road against Portland Tech.

12. Vancouver State (4-8, 1-8 BNC; LR: 12): A season that started with promise quickly ended with heartbreak as freshman starting quarterback Vernon Parrish went down with an injury in the second game of the season. Without him, the Tigers went 2-10, as they managed to get a rare victory against Billings State at home for their only conference win.

Here are the final conferece standings for the Big North:

Big North Conference Standings Conference Standings - Updated: Jan 7, 2014
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#6 Vermont State	14-0	1.000	10-0	397	179	W14
Alaska State	11-3	0.780	8-2	401	253	W1
Providence State	10-3	0.760	7-2	391	215	L2
Manchester State	8-5	0.610	5-4	395	258	L1
Billings State	6-6	0.500	5-4	248	256	W4
Delaware College	7-5	0.580	5-4	278	255	W1
Bismarck State	7-5	0.580	4-5	246	217	W2
Portland Tech	6-6	0.500	3-6	254	262	L5
Columbia State	4-8	0.330	3-6	178	258	L4
South Dakota Tech	4-8	0.330	2-7	239	268	L2
Victoria State	4-8	0.330	2-7	189	320	L2
Vancouver State	4-8	0.330	1-8	204	307	L6

And here are the stats for every CAP player this year:

Big North CAP Season Numbers Stats - 2013
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
Jace Cooper (Vermont State)	196/406	2695	13.7	192.5	65	20	8	116.4
Frankie Leonard (Portland Tech)	175/373	2247	12.8	187.2	73	17	15	104.5
Patrick Parks (Columbia State)	154/361	1765	11.4	147.0	54	9	9	87.0
Vernon Parrish (Vancouver State)	11/22	134	12.1	67.0	32	2	0	131.2
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
Dontae Brown (Providence State)	238	1189	4.9	14	0	9	91.4	1
Kennedy Hudson (Victoria State)	186	846	4.5	75	1	5	70.5	1
Braylen Wright (Delaware College)	156	604	3.8	15	0	3	60.4	2
Frankie Leonard (Portland Tech)	157	599	3.8	56	1	4	49.9	3
Devon Welch (Columbia State)	153	570	3.7	15	0	2	47.5	3
Patrick Parks (Columbia State)	185	482	2.6	66	2	4	40.1	2
Jace Cooper (Vermont State	110	303	2.7	15	0	4	21.6	3
Vernon Parrish (Vancouver State)	7	56	8.0	11	0	0	28.0	0
Matthew King (Providence State)	4	9	2.2	7	0	0	0.7	1
Matt Viselli (Vermont State)	3	8	2.6	8	0	0	0.5	1
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	DROPS	YDS/G	YAC
Cody Cruise (Manchester State)	71	1114	15.6	11	66	3	85.6	603
Matthew King (Providence State)	74	1076	14.5	10	72	5	89.6	491
Matt Viselli (Vermont State	27	433	16.0	4	53	2	30.9	164
Devon Welch (Columbia State	26	285	10.9	2	31	0	23.7	134
Braylen Wright (Delaware College)	18	183	10.1	1	49	0	18.3	71
Dontae Brown (Providence State)	3	19	6.3	1	8	0	1.4	5
Kennedy Hudson (Victoria State)	2	25	12.5	0	16	0	2.0	13
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
Kenyon Marks (Vermont State)	57	45	102	2.5	7	6	1	0
Jack Jamison (Bismarck State)	32	49	81	8.5	23	6	0	0
Joe Yeboah (Bismarck State)	23	24	47	9.0	21	2	0	0
	Kickoffs					Punts
Returning	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD	RET	AVG	TD
Devon Welch (Columbia State)	20	384	19.2	49	0	7	5.7	0
Braylen Wright (Delaware College)	13	288	22.1	54	0	2	9.0	0
Kennedy Hudson (Victoria State)	8	138	17.2	23	0	3	7.3	0
Matthew King (Providence State)	3	39	13.0	15	0	0	0	0
Matt Viselli (Vermont State)	3	39	13.0	15	0	0	0	0

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Off-Season News and Notes
By Dan Moore - ESPN BNC Blogger and Host of the Dan Moore Show
January 15, 2013 - 10:00 AM ET

A few weeks after the regular season has ended, all of the coaching vacancies have been filled. Here is the list of coaching vacancies that were filled in the off-season.



Alaska State bids farewell to senior class
Alaska State head coach Martel Goodwin and his staff honored the senior class over the weekend after another successful season. Alaska State will lose 20 players to graduation this year, including starting quarterback Adrian Olsen, who according to some draft experts, could be drafted as early as the second round in this years draft. Here are all the seniors that are graduating from Alaska State:

QB Adrian Olsen
QB Steve Kemp
HB Markus Fitch
HB Damon Francis
HB Glen Frederick
WR Harold Goodman
WR Jed Burke
WR Trevor Huston
WR Earvin Pino
RG Ted Pino
RT Zac Rodgriguez
LE Carlos Edwards
RE Raul Broussard
DT Slade Sullivan
DT Abraham McCutcheon
CB Samson Prater
CB Darrius Wise
FS DeMario Hargove
FS Kyler Mullins
K Thad McGee

Big North Draft Eligible Players
For the 2014 draft, here are a few Big North Players that could possibly be drafted in April.

Alaska State QB Adrian Olsen (2nd)
Portland Tech HB Timi Sarria (2nd)
Providence State QB Alonzo Perez (6th)
Vermont State OLB D.D. Boyd (7th)

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Arnold, Tate highlight great signing class
By Jamie Choi - ESPN BNC Blogger
February 6, 2013 - 10:00 AM ET

After having one of the best seasons in team history, Alaska State followed up on National Signing Day with a top twenty recruiting class. 4-star tackle Greg Tate (South Tuscon, AZ) and 4-star running back Ricky Larsen (Kodiak, AK)are among the 19 players that the Bears signed to their class yesterday, which is ranked 19th in the nation one spot behind Big North champion Vermont State.

This class is easily the best that Alaska State has signed in its history. Coach Martel Goodwin's skill as a recruiter has come into play as he not only managed to sign the players that he needed, he also added depth to positions that needed it such as the offensive line and the secondary.

While the majority of the recruits aren't expected to start, many of them will be able to contribute right away, such as 3-star kicker Mark Smith (Casa de Oro, CA), who will be taking over the kicking duties of former kicker Thad McGee, and 3-star athlete Kevin Lawson (Palm Harbor, FL), who is expected to be the starter at free safety following the departure of long-time starter DeMario Hargove.

Alaska State Bears Recruiting - 2013
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Marc Moore	QB	HS	Greenwood, IN	6'4"	208
Trey Wright	QB	HS	Lorain, OH	6'2"	225
Chris Arnold	HB	HS	Stockton, CA	5'11"	216
Ricky Larsen	HB	HS	Kodiak, AK	6'0"	194
Jay Jackson	FB	HS	Bradenton, FL	5'11"	234
Randall Adams	WR	HS	Bridge City, LA	6'0"	192
Michael Black	WR	HS	Ripley, MS	6'2"	185
Greg Tate	T	HS	South Tuscon, AZ	6'3"	315
Joel Cotton	DT	HS	Ellensburg, WA	6'2"	275
Arthur Garcia	FS	HS	Palo Alto, CA	6'2"	209
Mark Cochran	SS	HS	Anaheim, CA	6'1"	202
Mark Smith	K	HS	Casa de Oro, CA	6'0"	183
Chad Simmons	P	HS	Phoenix, AZ	6'3"	211
Kevin Lawson	ATH	HS	Palm Harbor, FL	6'0"	201
Curtis Evans	ATH	HS	Aberdeen, MD	6'3"	224
Paul Johnson	ATH	HS	Bellevue, WA	6'3"	261
John Hopkins	ATH	HS	Carson City, NV	6'5"	246
Evan Williams	ATH	HS	Pembroke Pines, FL	6'2"	173
Josh Barrett	ATH	HS	Miamisburg, OH	6'1"	178

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Seminoles, Sooners dominate National Signing Day
By Jamie Choi - ESPN BNC Blogger
February 6, 2013 - 12:00 PM ET

After starting the season ranked as the top team, Florida State failed to reach its goal of a national championship. On National Signing Day, however, the Seminoles managed to put together the best recruiting class in the country as Florida State assumes the are assured of the top spot in the ESPN Recruiting Nation final team rankings. Coach Jimbo Fisher has once again put together a strong recruiting class that will no doubt help them to get closer to a national championship.

Following behind the Seminoles are the Sooners, who managed to steal wide receiver George Burns away from Clemson, Ohio State, who managed to sign the top recruit in the country in athlete Dave Harris, Georgia, and Alabama who round out the top five.

The SEC once again showed that they are among the best in recruiting as they have four schools in the top ten and five in the top twenty five. Another conference that made a great showing was the Big North, which had three teams make an appearance in the top twenty five, highlighted by Big North champion Vermont State, which managed to sign running back D.J. Porter, the second ranked prospect, away from Boston College late in the season following their undefeated season.

Here are the final rankings from National Signing Day:

Top Recruiting Classes - 2013
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
1	Florida State	2	11	8	0	0	21
2	Oklahoma	3	10	6	1	0	20
3	Ohio State	1	9	11	1	0	22
4	Georgia	2	8	9	0	0	19
5	Alabama	2	5	16	0	0	23
6	LSU	2	8	6	0	3	19
7	Ole Miss	0	9	6	4	0	19
8	Miami	0	7	12	2	0	21
9	Stanford	0	6	14	2	0	22
10	Oklahoma State	1	6	8	6	0	21
11	Texas	2	5	9	0	3	19
12	Oregon	0	9	4	3	1	17
13	Kansas State	3	5	4	2	3	17
14	Nebraska	0	5	16	2	0	23
15	Michigan State	0	6	9	4	3	22
16	Missouri	0	6	10	2	2	20
17	Wisconsin	0	4	14	5	1	24
18	Vermont State	1	4	10	4	1	20
19	Alaska State	0	5	12	1	1	19
20	Notre Dame	2	3	9	0	5	19
21	California	1	5	6	2	5	19
22	Providence State	1	3	12	4	0	20
23	USC	1	3	12	1	1	18
24	Michigan	1	2	14	3	0	20
25	Clemson	1	4	7	4	2	18

In terms of the Big North, here are the final rankings:

Top Recruiting Classes - 2013
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
18	Vermont State	1	4	10	4	1	20
19	Alaska State	0	5	12	1	1	19
22	Providence State	1	3	12	4	0	20
44	Vancouver State	0	1	15	5	1	22
50	Billings State	0	3	10	1	2	16
54	Portland Tech	0	0	17	3	1	21
55	South Dakota Tech	0	2	10	4	1	17
60	Bismarck State	0	0	15	4	1	20
72	Victoria State	0	0	11	10	0	21
80	Manchester State	0	1	10	8	5	24
96	Columbia State	0	0	11	4	1	16
101	Delaware College	0	0	10	5	1	16

Finally, we'll look at the players that we looked at earlier in the season to see which school that they signed with:

5* HB D.J. Porter-

5* WR George Burns -

4* CB Micheal Viselli -

4* SS Derek Fogarty -

(I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas!! I will be taking applications for the coming season. If you want a have a high school recruit, fill out the following information below:

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The deadline for new CAPs will be New Years Day. I plan to start the new season the following day after getting everything set up.)

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First Name: J.W.
Last Name: Greyvenstein
Position: ATH (HB,CB)
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
City and State: Calgary, Canada
Jersey Number: 25
Skin Tone (Light, Medium, Dark): Light
3 Strengths: Stiff arm, Speed, Spin
3 Weaknesses: Ball Carrier Vision, Hurdle, Juke