North Dakota State No. 2 in USA Today Sports Weekly FCS Preseason Top 25

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North Dakota State No. 2 in USA Today Sports Weekly FCS Preseason Top 25
Courtesy: NDSU Athletic Media Relations
Release: 07/07/2008

North Dakota State University was ranked No. 2 in the USA Today Sports Weekly College Football Special Edition Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Preseason Top 25 on newsstands through the month of July.

The Bison are one of five Missouri Valley Football Conference teams ranked in the top 15. Northern Iowa is No. 9, Southern Illinois is No. 13, South Dakota State is No. 14 and Youngstown State is No. 15.

NDSU running back Tyler Roehl, a 5-foot-10, 232-pound senior from West Fargo, N.D., is listed as one of 10 FCS players to watch during the 2008 season. Roehl rushed for 1,431 yards and 21 touchdowns last season including a school-record 263 yard in the 27-21 win at Minnesota.

North Dakota State is scheduled  to open the 2008 season against Austin Peay at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, in the Fargodome.


USA Today Sports Weekly
College Football Special Edition
FCS Preseason Top 25

   1. Appalachian State
   2. North Dakota State
   3. Montana
   4. James Madison
   5. Massachusetts
   6. Cal Poly
   7. Richmond
   8. Elon
   9. Northern Iowa
  10. Eastern Washington
  11. McNeese State
  12. Wofford
  13. Southern Illinois
  14. South Dakota State
  15. Youngstown State
  16. Villanova
  17. Georgia Southern
  18. Yale
  19. Delaware
  20. Northern Arizona
  21. Fordham
  22. New Hampshire
  23. The Citadel
  24. Harvard
  25. Sam Houston State

Compiled by Andy Gardiner

Players to Watch

WR Ramses Barden, Sr., Cal Poly
WR Aaron Boyce, Jr., Eastern Washington
QB Liam Coen, Sr., Massachusetts
QB Armanti Edwards, Jr., Appalachian State
WR Terrell Hudgins, Jr., Elon
K Jon Striefsky, Jr., Delaware
RB Tyler Roehl, Sr., North Dakota State
 In 10 games rushed for 1,431 yards, scoring 21 touchdowns and earning second-team All-America honors.
QB Scott Riddle, So., Elon
RB Jordan Scott, Sr., Colgate
RB Mike McLeod, Sr., Yale

Lets move this up to #1!