.@IndStFB Coach Curt Mallory honored today as the #MVFC Coach of the Year after leading the Sycamores from an 0-11 season to a 7-4 finish in 2018. bit.ly/2qUHMUw
Third time @CollegeGameDay is coming to an #MVFC site -- the first two were at @NDSUfootball in Fargo. Thank you, @espn, the folks in Brookings will be great hosts!
.@IndStFB is on top of this leaderboard for @NCAA_FCS "Most Improved" -- Sycamores were 0-11 last year. No #MVFC team has ever gone winless one year and earned a national ranking the next (until ISU this year).
Nic Baker of @SIU_Football was named our Offensive Player of the Week!
➡️ First Career Start
➡️17-of-23 passes for 254 yards, 1 TD and no interceptions
➡️The SIU win ended NDSU's 39-game winning streak
➡️Baker guided a Saluki offense that generated 5 touchdowns and 443 yards
Offensive Player of the Week ⫸ Mark Gronowski of @GoJacksFB
➡️Gronowski accounted for four first-half touchdowns, running for two and passing for two, in the 45-10 home win over Western Illinois
➡️12-of-19 passing for 178 yards and carried four times for 120 yards
Defensive Player of the Week ⫸ Riley Van Wyhe of @UNIFootball
➡️Van Wyhe recorded a team-high 11 tackles and picked up an interception and a pass breakup to lead UNI to a 34-20 win over Western Illinois
➡️The Panther first team allowed just one offensive touchdown on the day
The nation's most improved team from 2017 -- Indiana State -- rewarded with a No. 24 ranking in the AFCA Coaches Top 25 today. bit.ly/2T19njPbit.ly/2T19njP
Your #MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week -- @GoJacksFB Mason McCormick. He graded at 93 percent with six finish blocks as SDSU rushed for 266 yards (7.2 yards per carry) and scored touchdowns on six of their first seven offensive possessions vs. UND.
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In 2019, The Missouri Valley Football Conference is recognizing some of its all-time greats in accordance with the league’s 35th anniversary and College Football’s 150th anniversary. Today we recognize our Top 5 all-time Offensive Linemen.
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The 2018 #MVFC Newcomer of the Year award goes to @IndStFB QB Ryan Boyle -- helped the Trees go from a winless season last year to a 7-4 mark this year. bit.ly/2qUHMUw
Third time @CollegeGameDay is coming to an #MVFC site -- the first two were at @NDSUfootball in Fargo. Thank you, @espn, the folks in Brookings will be great hosts!
Defensive Player of the Week ⫸ LB Adam Bock @GoJacksFB
▪️ Bock registered a game-high 13 tackles as SDSU did not allow a touchdown and limited Iowa to only 166 yards
▪️ Recovered a fumble and also forced a fumble.
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.@WIUfootball trailed by 10 points with less than 6 minutes to go against @MontanaGrizFB -- Steve McShane ignites the rally and the #Leathernecks win 31-27.
Special Teams Player of the Week ⫸ Omar Brown of @UNIFootball
➡️Brown blocked a FG attempt as time expired in the 1st half and returned it for a touchdown, resulting in a 10-point swing
➡️Brown blocked another FG where he then gathered the ball and returned it 62 yds for a td
Offensive Lineman of the Week ⫸ Mason McCormick @GoJacksFB
▪️ Graded at 92 percent with seven finish blocks as South Dakota State racked up 458 yards of total offense in win vs. Western Illinois
▪️ Paved the way for Isaiah Davis' 199-yard rushing performance.
.@ValleyFootball presidents have determined patience is warranted regarding any decision to modify the 2020 Fall season, seeing merit in delaying as long as there remains a possibility to provide a safe competitive opportunity for MVFC student-athletes.
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A four-yard TD pass from Peyton Huslig to Lorenzo Thomas with 16 seconds left in the game lifted visiting @MOStateFootball to a 29-26 victory at @IndStFB
.@NDSUfootball (6-0) hosts @MoStateFootball (6-0) on Nov. 16 with sole possession of first place in the league race on the line. There has only been one previous meeting in #MVFC history between two teams with 6-0 league records.
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Newcomer of the Week ⫸ Mark Gronowski of @GoJacksFB
➡️Gronowski accounted for 275 yards of total offense in South Dakota State’s 27-17 victory
➡️He completed 10-of-14 passes for 149 yards, including a 25-yard TD pass in the 1st quarter, and also was the game’s leading rusher
To celebrate the #MVFC's 40 🏈years, fans voted for 40 days to recognize the league's all-time best players. More than 2,000 ballots were cast.
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Offensive Player of the Week ⫸ Mark Gronowski @GoJacksFB
▪️ Accounted for a career-high 5 TDs, throwing for 3 and rushing for 2 as SDSU rallied to beat UND.
▪️ Gronowski completed 15 of 20 passes in the win.
-> bit.ly/3smPNBj
Newcomer of the Week ⫸ Isaiah Davis of @GoJacksFB
➡️Davis rushed 22 times for a career-high 150 yards and scored three touchdowns in South Dakota State’s 44-3 road win at Southern Illinois
➡️ Davis scored a 3-yard touchdown in the second quarter
#MVFC Defensive Player of the Year Award goes to @SDCoyotesFB LB Brock Mogensen -- the Yotes earned the No. 3 overall seed and open the playoffs at home this Saturday vs. Sacramento State.
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.@WIUfootball knocks off No. 17 @UNIFootball -- WR Isaiah Lesure with this 69-yard strike for the Leathernecks -- He had 7 catches for 164 yards and 2 TDs in the 37-17 win in Macomb.
More fiddles, please We have 2 teams who are gonna play in Texas. A same-conference @NCAA_FCS championship game for the second time in NCAA history (and yes, it was us the last time.)
Newcomer of the week ⫸Mark Gronowski of @GoJacksFB
➡️Accounted for all three South Dakota State touchdowns in the fifth-ranked Jackrabbits’ 24-20 victory at No. 3 Northern Iowa
➡️19/29 passes for 194 yards
➡️Rushed for 24 yards on 10 carries, including a 5-yard touchdown
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Defensive Player of the Week > @kopp_logan@NDSUfootball
Kopp’s made six tackles and his second interception of the season sealed NDSU's 13-9 victory over South Dakota State in the annual Dakota Marker game.
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In 2019, The Missouri Valley Football Conference is recognizing some of its all-time greats. Today we recognize our Top 5 all-time RBs. Agree, disagree? Who we missing?
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Defensive Player of the Week ⫸ Cameron Tisdale @SDCoyotesFB
▪️ Forced two turnovers and both led to TDs in the Yotes' 27-24 victory over No. 14 Southern Illinois.
▪️ Forced a fumble, had an INT, three tackles, and a PBU in the win.
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Offensive Player of the Week ⫸ Nic Baker @SIU_Football
▪️ Led Salukis to 31-24 victory at Big Ten school Northwestern
▪️ Threw for 3 TDs and rushed for another while throwing for 241 yards.
Special Teams Player of the Week ⫸ Hunter Dustman @GoJacksFB
▪️ Kicked a career-high 3 FGs — all in the second half — including the game-winning 18-yarder with 3:49 to play
▪️ Also punted three times for an average of 42.7 yards
The @ValleyFootball Offensive Player of the Year -- @ysufootball RB Jaleel McLaughlin -- he became the NCAA's all-time leading rusher in 2022 and led the MVFC with 152.5 ypg in league play.
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Special Teams Player of the Week > @JWilliams2828@NDSUfootball
✅ 169 all-purpose yards
✅ 67-yard punt return TD
✅ 21.3 yards/KO return
✅ Homecoming 🦬 W
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The field is ready for the #FCSChampionship@NDSUfootball with media obligations today and practice this afternoon. Game is Monday at 6 pm CT on ESPN. Lets gooooo!
.@NDSUfootball takes on @GoJacksFB in this classic on ESPN+ --
It's 4th an 1 from your own 29 with less than 3 minutes left. What do you do?
For full-game coverage: es.pn/35lwCeZ
Defensive Player of the Week ⫸ Grant Dixon of @ysufootball
➡️Dixon had a hand in three turnovers and was credited with four solo tackles in YSU's 28-10 victory over South Dakota.
➡️Dixon had his first career interception in the 1st quarter and recovered a fumble in the 3rd.
.@NDSUfootball RG Jake Kubas has been named the #MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week. Kubas graded out at 90% with no tackles for loss or sacks allowed in North Dakota State’s 34-10 victory over Southern Illinois.
Offensive Player of the Week ⫸ Hunter Luepke of @NDSUfootball
➡️Luepke accounted for 195 yards and three touchdowns in North Dakota State’s 34-13 win over North Dakota, including a 55-yard rushing TD
➡️Carried 28 times for 190 yards
Your 2023 #MVFC "Bruce Craddock" Coach of the Year: @SDCoyotesFB Bob Nielson -- he's the first coach in league history to win the award at 2 different MVFC programs. Yotes with 9 wins this year -- the biggest turnaround in @NCAA_FCS football
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Offensive Player of the Week ⫸ Tommy Schuster of @UNDfootball
➡️Schuster threw for a career high 328 yards and three touchdowns in No. 3 UND’s 38-21 win over Western Illinois
➡️He completed over 78% of his passes to move to 5-0 in his career at UND