ST. LOUIS --- Coaches live to compete. Tuesday, the coaches of the Missouri Valley Football Conference joined forces to support a man and his fight to live. They stood unified and delivered a rousing, standing ovation to Don Patterson, the leader… more »

ST. LOUIS — It didn't take long for one of the two new teams in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, to become the hunted. North Dakota State was picked by coaches, media and sports information directors to finish first in the nine-team league. T… more »

ST. LOUIS -- Most of the time, the new kid has to earn respect. North Dakota State already has respect in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. That surprises Tyler Roehl, a returning all-American running back for the Bison. "I feel that we hav… more »

ST. LOUIS --- North Dakota State hasn't made its first tackle as an active member of the newly christened Missouri Valley Football Conference. Nonetheless, Corey Lewis took a minor hit here Tuesday, thanks to the Bison. Lewis, Northern Iowa's star… more »

ST. LOUIS — North Dakota State’s introduction to the Missouri Valley Football Conference came with a bit of a catch on Tuesday. As coaches and conference officials welcomed league newcomers North Dakota State and South Dakota State to the former Gate… more »

ST. LOUIS - Five years and 43 wins later, North Dakota State University's football team is finally eligible for the playoffs. The Missouri Valley Football Conference's coaches, media and sports information directors think the Bison will get there, to… more »

Don Patterson isn’t going to argue with at least one preseason football prognosticator. Patterson’s Western Illinois football team is ranked 15th by The Sporting News in its preseason top 25 for the Football Championship Subdivision, a rating that th… more »

Don Patterson isn’t going to argue with at least one preseason football prognosticator. Patterson’s Western Illinois football team is ranked 15th by The Sporting News in its preseason top 25 for the Football Championship Subdivision, a rating that th… more »

Editor's Note: The Arkansas Razorbacks will face one of the toughest football schedules in the nation in 2008. The sports staff of the Northwest Arkansas Times ranked Arkansas'12 upcoming games from least important to most important based on fan fervor,… more »

PEORIA — Chad Walker has turned out to be a one-of-a-kind player for the Peoria Pirates. Overlooked during a season in which the af2 team has had 69 players appear in its games, Walker has the distinction of being the only player to appear in every g… more »

Effective immediately, the Gateway Football Conference - South Dakota State's new home - will be known as the Missouri Valley Football Conference by virtue of a vote of member presidents on Friday. Founded in 1985, the Gateway has been a separate LLC… more »

ST. LOUIS -- Northern Iowa won the Gateway Football Conference championship last fall with a 6-0 record. It will be the last Gateway title handed out after presidents of the nine Gateway institutions and 10 Missouri Valley Conference schools approved… more »

Like the river that bears its first name, the issue that will confront the Missouri Valley Conference on Friday has its share of depth and twists. At stake is changing the name of the Gateway Football Conference to the Missouri Valley Football Conferenc… more »

Russ Michna understands patience better than most people do. As the backup quarterback for the Chicago Rush, Michna has spent countless hours wearing a headset and clutching a clipboard on the sidelines while biding his time behind Sherdrick Bonner,… more »

MISSOULA - University of Montana athletic director Jim O'Day has been appointed as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Committee. His four-year membership on the committee begins September 1, 2008, and continues through Sep… more »