CSN West: Big Sky Conference 2008 Review
By Kent Schmidt, CSN West Columnist
Another year — another Montana Grizzlies team at the top of the Big Sky standings. If this phrase, Montana and Big Sky championship, sounds familiar it is. This is the 11th straight season that has seen Montana wit… more »
Recruiting Season in Full Effect, National Letter of Intent Basics
As we quickly approach National Signing Day for the upcoming 2009/2010 season on February 4, let's take a brief refresher look at the National Letter of Intent (NLI), the binding attendance and aid contract between an eligible prospective student-athlet… more »
Major All-American Teams of 2008 for the FCS
Teams from the Associated Press, the AFCA, Walter Camp, College Sporting News and the Sports Network.
2008 consensus first teamers were:
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School
QB Armanti Edwards, 6-0, 184, Jr., Appalachian State
RB Herb Donaldson, 5-11, 225,… more »
MIAC Men's Basketball, Week Four: Tangles at the Top
by Rich Mies, CSN Mapping the MIAC Columnist
Things got into high gear around the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in the fourth week of league play. First place St. Thomas faced a pair of challenges as they tangled with teams who were i… more »
CSN West: Great West Football Conference 2008 Review
By Kent Schmidt, CSN West Columnist
The Great West Football Conference lost two members and gained two members before the start of the 2008 campaign. The conference welcomed D-II moving-up schools North Dakota and South Dakota to replace those two sc… more »
MIAC Profiles of Excellence: Sarah Lincoln, Carleton College
by Rich Mies, CSN Mapping the MIAC Columnist
Student-athletes tend to choose to enroll at a Division III school because they want to pursue a top-flight education yet still desire to contend against elite athletic competition. Most are aware of the q… more »
CSN West: Pioneer Football League 2008 Review
By Kent Schmidt, CSN West Columnist
The Pioneer Football League crowned a new champion in 2008 in the Jacksonville Dolphins after Dayton and San Diego dominated the top of the standings the last few years. While the PFL champion lost the GridIron Cla… more »
