Now that my time as sports editor is officially over, I have been looking back at this past year and have seen a lot of changes and lessons from UNC athletics. I took over the position April of last year and one of my first stories I had was about th… more »

Selected as the best and brightest from the college gridiron, The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today the 147 candidates (36 from the FCS)for the 2012 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards. The awards are prese… more »

Often in sports, the phrase "learn how to win" is applied to mean getting over the hump from competitiveness to something more, perhaps to championships. Yet it also is arguable that a downtrodden team needs to "learn not to lose," getting past that fee… more »

A whopping 13 returning Big Sky and Great West all-league performers make up part of the linebacking corps in the BSC in 2012. Two others who were named all-Big Sky back in 2010 are back, too. And that's not to mention the several names worthy of consid… more »

Happy Fourth of July everyone! As you know, Trumaine Johnson set the standard by which cornerbacks in the Big Sky Conference are judged. The Montana star dominated his side of the field, going head-to-head with the league's top receivers each and every… more »

These guys don't get a whole lot of credit but still play a huge role in the outcome of football games. A new era of football in the Big Sky Conference begins this fall as the league welcomes four new teams to the fold. The additions of UC Davis, Cal… more »

The University of Montana football team always has been considered the standard-bearer of the Big Sky Conference, winning two Football Championship Subdivision titles (1995, 2002) and being a runner-up for the national title five times, including four t… more »

The University of Northern Colorado football team understands the problem. The Bears know how to fix it. Now it is just a matter of execution. The UNC offense has had trouble sustaining drives this season because the Bears haven’t been able to con… more »

Striving to win is built into the DNA of every athlete on a college campus. It’s what they hope to do — on the field, in the gym — and it’s what the fans clamor for. Often overlooked, though, is the academic world these students simultaneously inhabi… more »

This much is certain: Big Sky Conference football coaches agree the league is likely the strongest its ever been. “In my opinion, and I don’t mean to sound cliché or anything like that, but everybody talks about how the SEC is so tough — the toughes… more »

University of Northern Colorado tight end Doug Steele didn’t get a chance to have much of an impact last season, but he should this year if he gets his head on right. Steele, a 6-foot-4, 245-pound junior, did start in four games last season and caugh… more »

What better way for fans to look forward to another dramatic race to the Big Sky Conference football championship than looking back to the league's amazing past? And who better to speak of the future of the league than one who has tasted all the best… more »

@FCS_Football Tweeted something that caught my eye the other day: "635 hours until kick off." There's even less than that now. Yep, there are fewer than 30 days before the season opener, and we here at the CGI are getting close to wrapping up our ann… more »

UNC will rely on many to replace Davis It’s not going to take just one wide receiver catching a lot of balls to make the University of Northern Colorado offense work this fall. It will take a plethora of them. So even though the Bears lost Jace… more »

Some of the best overall players in the league play defensive line, namely Sacramento State's Zack Nash and Eastern Washington's Renard Williams. Both are All-America candidates yet again. From top to bottom, these guys make life difficult on everyb… more »