September 2, 2010

GLIAC Football Preview Notes - Week 1

BAY CITY, Mich. - Twelve of the 14 GLIAC football teams will open the 2010 college football season this weekend. And while there are a number of interesting non-league clashes taking place, two will feature matchups of teams ranked in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Top 25 poll.

This weekend’s first AFCA Top 25 clash featuring a GLIAC team will take place Thursrday (Sept. 2) in Allendale, Michigan when No. 2 Grand Valley State University welcomes No. 8 West Texas A & M University. This will be the second meeting between the two teams as the Lakers claimed a 37-23 victory in Texas in last season's opener. This game will be the CBS College Sports "Division II Game of the Week," airing live nationally on the satellite station Thursday at 8:00 p.m. (EDT).

The other GLIAC-driven Top 25 matchup is another rematch from Week 1 of 2009. No. 5 California University (Pa.) will look to exact some revenge when the Vulcans visit University Center (Mich.) for tilt against No. 11 Saginaw Valley State University on Saturday (Noon). The Cardinals up-ended the higher-ranked Vulcans, 21-13, in Pennsylvania, last season.

Two of this weekend's games feature GLIAC teams squaring off in non-conference action. No. 16 Hilldale College will open the 2010 season with a rare Friday night game, hosting GLIAC rival Ferris State University (7:00 p.m.). The Chagers downed the Bulldogs, 59-14 in Big Rapids (Mich.) last season. On Saturday, Northwood University will travel to Detroit to face GLIAC foe Wayne State University at Adams Field (Noon). The Timberwolves were able to claim a 38-24 victory in Detroit in last season's matchup between the two squads.

For more information on these games and the rest of this week's action, click on the preview notes links below.

GLIAC Football Weekly Preview Releases
Team
Release
Ashland
Ferris State
Findlay
Grand Valley State
Hillsdale
Indianapolis
Lake Erie 
Michigan Tech No game this week
Northern Michigan
 Northwood
  Ohio Dominican
No game this week
Saginaw Valley State
Tiffin
 Wayne State
This Week's Schedule
Date Away Home Time Links
Sept. 2 Indianapolis Ky. Wesleyan 7:00 PM Audio
  Malone (Ohio) Tiffin 7:00 PM Live stats - Video - Audio
  Northern Mich. Minn. St. Mankato 7:00 PM Live stats - Video - Audio
  Lake Erie Gannon (Pa.) 7:00 PM Live stats - Video - Audio
  West Texas A&M Grand Valley St. 8:00 PM Live stats - Video - Audio
Sept. 3 Ferris St. Hillsdale 7:00 PM Live stats - Video - Audio
Sept. 4 California (Pa.) Saginaw Valley 12:00 PM Live stats - Video - Audio
  Northwood Wayne St. (Mich.) 12:00 PM Live stats - Audio
  Tusculum (Tenn.) Findlay 12:00 PM Live stats - Video - Audio
  Bloomsburg (Pa.) Ashland 1:00 PM Live stats - Video
Other GLIAC Football Links
GLIAC Football Media Day Central
NCAA Division II Football Regional Rankings (Coming Soon)
Tony Nicolette's D2Football.com Weekly GLIAC Column
2010 GLIAC Football Media Guide

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