Alex Singleton (left) and Cole Moore lead the Bobcat defense
Photo by: R. Dean Hendrickson
Bobcats Visit Arkansas State Saturday
8/29/2014 7:14:00 AM | Football
MSU opens 2014 at successful FBS program
The last time Bobcat fans saw the Arkansas State University football program, the then-Indians were leaving Bozeman after a Division I-AA Playoff loss to the Bobcats in December, 1984.
MSU Game Notes
Plenty has changed. Arkansas State is now called the Red Wolves, and A-State belongs to the Football Subdivision Sun Belt Conference. A-State has become legendary as a cradle of coaches, and Blake Anderson steps into a lineage that includes the current head coach at Auburn and Boise State.
The similarity over the last 30 years, of course, is success. Each school has reached into its football heritage to climb to impressive heights. The Cats claim 12 straight winning seasons and three Big Sky titles in the last four seasons, while A-State has won the Sun Belt each of the last three seasons. The Red Wolves have found many ways to be successful, chief among them offensive explosiveness. A-State has scored at least 30 points in 25 of its last 35 regular season games.
Receiver JD McKissic is the Red Wolves' premiere offensive weapon. He has caught at least one pass in 26 straight games, and owns three school records. On the other side of the ball, Qushawn Lee was 12th in the nation with 134 tackles last year, and his 283 career tackles is 40th among active FBS players.
Much of the conversation in Bobcat camp leading to the 2014 season has revolved around newly-ordained starting quarterback Dakota Prukop. After taking just a couple of snaps in mop-up duty against North Dakota last season, Prukop leads the Cats into an intensely difficult setting Saturday night. Arkansas State is 41-9 at Centennial Bank Stadium since 2005. But Prukop's arsenal of weapons includes three returning starters on the offensive line, a pair of veteran receivers, and a talented stable of running backs.
On defense, the Cats are led by a deep, talented corps of linebackers. Na'a Moeakiola, Cole Moore and Alex Singleton stake their claim to the best linebacker trio in the FCS to begin 2014.
MSU Game Notes
Plenty has changed. Arkansas State is now called the Red Wolves, and A-State belongs to the Football Subdivision Sun Belt Conference. A-State has become legendary as a cradle of coaches, and Blake Anderson steps into a lineage that includes the current head coach at Auburn and Boise State.
The similarity over the last 30 years, of course, is success. Each school has reached into its football heritage to climb to impressive heights. The Cats claim 12 straight winning seasons and three Big Sky titles in the last four seasons, while A-State has won the Sun Belt each of the last three seasons. The Red Wolves have found many ways to be successful, chief among them offensive explosiveness. A-State has scored at least 30 points in 25 of its last 35 regular season games.
Receiver JD McKissic is the Red Wolves' premiere offensive weapon. He has caught at least one pass in 26 straight games, and owns three school records. On the other side of the ball, Qushawn Lee was 12th in the nation with 134 tackles last year, and his 283 career tackles is 40th among active FBS players.
Much of the conversation in Bobcat camp leading to the 2014 season has revolved around newly-ordained starting quarterback Dakota Prukop. After taking just a couple of snaps in mop-up duty against North Dakota last season, Prukop leads the Cats into an intensely difficult setting Saturday night. Arkansas State is 41-9 at Centennial Bank Stadium since 2005. But Prukop's arsenal of weapons includes three returning starters on the offensive line, a pair of veteran receivers, and a talented stable of running backs.
On defense, the Cats are led by a deep, talented corps of linebackers. Na'a Moeakiola, Cole Moore and Alex Singleton stake their claim to the best linebacker trio in the FCS to begin 2014.
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