By Kent Schmidt, CSN West Columnist Entering this season, Northern Iowa had several question marks after being the No. 1-ranked team for most of 2007. As we have closed the 2008 regular season, most of those questions have been answered. UNI finish… more »

By Kent Schmidt, CSN West Columnist Most FCS experts agree that James Madison and Appalachian State, should they win their regular-season finales this weekend, will be the top two seeds in this year’s 16-team playoff field. The other two seeds, howe… more »

By Kent Schmidt, CSN West Columnist There might be four schools in California but only two play in the same conference. And this week those two will play for the Great West Football Conference title. Cal Poly and UC Davis are the lone GWFC with… more »

By Kent Schmidt, CSN West Columnist I don’t know whether you are like me or not, but when it comes down to the end of the NFL season, I like to look at playoff possibilities for all the teams. During the last three weeks of the season, I start determ… more »

By Kent Schmidt, CSN West Columnist A few year ago - 2005 to be specific - a team I covered in Montana State was nicknamed the Cardiac Cats because of their knack of rallying after being down early against their opponent yet always finding a way to w… more »

By Kent Schmidt, CSN West Columnist Things in the "West" are starting to clear up now that we are past the season's halfway point. In the Big Sky, Great West and Missouri Valley Football Conferences, I believe the contenders and pretenders have stepp… more »

By Kent Schmidt, CSN West Columnist Nearly every football press box in the country has the media policy of no cheering. Media members are urged to refrain from showing any favoritism or routing interest toward one team or the other. While the r… more »