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SALEM, Va. Cedric Paquette Jersey . -- One newcomer to the Division III national championship game and a team that has been there once before will square off when Mary Hardin-Baylor of Texas and Wisconsin-Oshkosh vie for the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl title Friday night.Coach Pete Fredenburg of Mary Hardin-Baylor (14-0) said the absence of mighty Mount Union from the Division III national championship game for the first time in a dozen years is refreshing. It was Fredenburgs team that sent the defending champion Purple Raiders home for the holidays, beating them 14-12 last week.Beating Mount Union Saturday was a huge boost for our program, Fredenburg said about the significance of beating the perennial power that has made appearing in the Stagg Bowl nearly a foregone conclusion, playing in 19 of the last 21 games. Beating Mount Union gives you some confidence that you can compete with anybody in the country.Wisconsin-Oshkosh (13-1) had its own brush with regular visitors to Salem Stadium this season, losing to Wisconsin-Whitewater 17-14 on Oct. 8.The Warhawks have been to nine title games in 11 seasons, and have won six times.The Titans, however, have since run off nine victories in a row, and secured their first trip to the championship game with a 10-3 victory against John Carroll in the lowest scoring semifinal in Division III history. John Carroll, which also lost 33-14 to Oshkosh in its opener, had beaten both Whitewater and Mount Union.Mary Hardin-Baylor is making its second appearance in the championship, having lost 28-21 to Linfield in 2004, while Oshkosh has never made it this far. Coach Pat Cerroni credits regular-season meetings with Mount Union in 2010 and 2011 with providing his coaching staff and players with a huge turning point for his program.You really saw where you needed to get to, Cerroni said.Both teams enter the title showdown boasting eye-popping numbers on both sides of the ball.Mary Hardin-Baylor is second nationally, averaging 49.4 points, and Oshkosh averages 38.3 points. The Titans are sixth nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 12.9 points, while the Crusaders allow just 14.4 points.Individually, Crusaders running back Markeith Miller has run for 1,472 yards and 20 touchdowns, while quarterback Blake Jackson has thrown for 3,111 yards and 35 touchdowns with just eight interceptions. He also directs an option running game and has added 785 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns as a complement to Miller.The Titans quarterback, Brett Kasper, has thrown for 2,404 yards and 19 touchdowns with just six interceptions, and running backs Dylan Hecker and Devon Linzenmeyer have combined to run for 1,961 yards and 26 TDs.Mary Hardin-Baylor has forced 45 turnovers, tops in the country, and Oshkosh has forced 40.Fredenburg, in his 19th year since starting the football program at Mary Hardin-Baylor, has led the Crusaders to 15 NCAA tournaments. Beyond their 2004 championship appearance, they reached the semifinals in 2012 and 2013, but having gotten over the hump and back to Salem was just the next step, he said.Obviously to get to the Stagg Bowl is a huge step, he said, but the reality is we want to win the national championship.---Updated to reflect that only one team is a newcomer.---More AP college football: http://collegefootball.ap.org ;Peter Budaj Jersey . -- There were a lot of firsts for the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. Slater Koekkoek Jersey . In the response filed Wednesday to the complaint by 30-year-old Alexander Bradley, attorneys say the former University of Florida player is invoking his Fifth Amendment right that protects people from incriminating themselves. http:///...-ondrej-palat-jersey . Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, announced Wednesday that the team would assign Swedish forward Elias Lindholm to his nations team for the upcoming tournament. MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin would like to develop some passing options to complement its running game.With Big Ten play looming, the ninth-ranked Badgers matchup on Saturday against Georgia State serves as the final nonconference tuneup for first-year starting quarterback Bart Houston and a receiving corps looking to provide balance on offense.If we continue to improve on the offensive line, and the tight ends, fullbacks, weve got a chance. If we improve on our route-running and throwing, location ... weve got a chance, coach Paul Chryst said. So I wouldnt limit this group, but weve got to get better.Wisconsin (2-0) could get an opportunity to get in some valuable work in the passing game against the Panthers this weekend at Camp Randall Stadium. Georgia State (0-2) is coming off a 48-14 loss at Air Force in Week 2.That defeat left Georgia State coach Trent Miles steaming mad this week.We were horrible, Miles said. We didnt play good football -- fundamentals and basics of blocking and tackling, kicking and throwing and catching.It probably wont get any easier on Saturday.Chryst had his team focused and prepared in Week 2 in a 54-10 win over Akron. Houston, a senior, was 15 of 22 for 231 yards with two scores. He shook off a couple questionable throws for near-picks and showed off his strong right arm.The goal is for Houston to keep developing into a threat who can make defenses think twice about stacking the box to stop top running back Corey Clement.Just opens up the defense, keep them on their toes, receiver Jazz Peavy said . You dont know whos going to be doing what.Other notes and things to watch as Wisconsin goes for a 37th straight win in a nonconference home game:CLEMENT TIME: The senior was added to the injury report on Thursday as questionable after he rolled his left ankle late in the second quarter of last weeks victory over the Zips. Chryst said Clement practiced on Monday but hadnt done much more through the week. With a trip to No. 12 Michigaan State coming up on Sept. Cheap Lightning Jerseys. . 24, dont be surprised if Clement sits. Sophomore Taiwan Deal and freshman Bradrick Shaw should get valuable snaps, though senior Dare Ogunbowale figures to get the start.JAZZ HANDS: Peavy had a breakout game last week with seven catches for 100 yards and two scores from Houston. Senior receiver Robert Wheelwright is off to a good start, too, with eight catches for a team-high 159 yards over his first two games. In the season-opening victory over LSU, tight end Troy Fumagalli had the big day with seven catches for 100 yards. If the receivers keep developing with Houston, the passing game will have three legitimate options for the first time in a few years.MILES FROM WISCONSIN: Georgia States head coach has some experience in Wisconsin after having served as an offensive assistant for the NFLs Green Bay Packers. At Georgia State, Miles heads a program that is just in its fourth year as an FBS school.PANTHERS D: Georgia State has experience on defense, listing six seniors and three juniors as starters. The bad news for the defense is that it has allowed 789 yards rushing and nine touchdowns on 135 carries through two games against Ball State and option-oriented Air Force. Wisconsin should be able to run the ball even without Clement.BADGERS D: The left leg injury that Natrell Jamerson suffered in the win over Akron means that the Badgers must find a new third cornerback. After starters Sojourn Shelton and Derrick Tindal, junior Lubern Figaro is the next most experienced player on the depth chart. The possibility of promising freshman Caesar Williams seeing action for the first time this year at corner disappeared after he was ruled out on Thursday with a left leg injury.---Online: AP College Football site: http://collegefootball.ap.org/---Follow Genaro Armas at: https://twitter.com/GArmasAP ;Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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