GRR: College Men
The Rocky Mountain Conference got a bit of a shakeup as Western State defeated defending conference champs Colorado School of Mines 34-28 Saturday.
It was a very physical game and Western State matched Mines well in the first half. The two teams traded tries before WSU scored midway through the first half and then right before the break to make it 19-7 at halftime.
The first week of the Northern Lights Men's DII league is in the books and things are already a little shaken up.
Baylor defeated North Texas 34-21 Saturday in triple-digit heat in Waco.
Eighteen teams got in on the this weekend as the Tri-State Men’s DII college conference really got underway.
The University of Minnesota Duluth Fighting Penguins opened up their defense of their national DII title with a 36-7 victory over North Dakota State Saturday.
It was the first league game for new Head Coach Dean Walsh, who has taken over from Jeramy Katchuba, who has stepped back to spend more time with his family.