12/04/2008 - Ogden, UT (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Weber State quarterback Cameron Higgins was named the Big Sky Conference's offensive MVP, and was one of a record 12 Wildcats selected to the All-Conference first team. The squads and award winners were selected by the nine Big Sky Conference coaches.
Weber State dominated squad, becoming the first team in league history to place 12 players on the first team. Eastern Washington in 2004 and Nevada in 1985 each had 11 players named to the first team. Weber State shared the Big Sky regular-season title with Montana. Both teams were 7-1 in conference and qualified for FCS playoffs. The title was Weber State's first in 40 years. Higgins, a 6-foot-2, 195-pound sophomore from Kai, Hawai'i, became the first Wildcat since Jamie Martin to claim the Offensive MVP. Martin won the award in 1990 and 1991. Eastern Washington senior defensive end Greg Peach, who leads the nation with 18 sacks and 22 tackles for loss, was tabbed the Defensive MVP. Northern Arizona freshman running back Deonte Williams was named Newcomer of the Year.
Weber State junior running back Trevyn Smith and Montana senior safety Colt Anderson were the only unanimous selections on the first team. Both players were tabbed to the top squad for the third straight season. Higgins, the 2007 Newcomer of the Year, shinned in his first full-season as a starter. Entering Saturday's playoff game, Higgins ranks third in the nation in total passing, and fourth in total offense and passing efficiency. He's completed 67.5 percent of his passes for 3,791 yards with 34 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Higgins is averaging a league-best 315.9 passing yards per game. Higgins is a candidate for the Walter Payton Award, given annually to the top offensive player in the FCS.
Peach, a 6-2, 250-pounder from Vancouver, Wash., leads the nation with 18 sacks and 22 tackles for loss. He set the EWU single-season sack record, and fell just one sack short of tying the Big Sky single-season record. Peach finished with 71 total tackles. EWU's defense held five of its final six opponents under 20 points. Williams, a 5-10, 185-pound true freshman from Sacramento, Calif., was pressed into action because of an injury to starter Alex Henderson. Williams responded by rushing for 950 yards in 11 games with 12 touchdowns.
Seven Weber State offensive players were selected to the first team. Joining Smith and Higgins on the squad were senior fullback Marcus Mailei, junior wide receiver Tim Toone, senior tackle Paul Carpenter, senior guard Lawaia Naihe and junior center Kyle Mutcher.
The Wildcats lead the Big Sky in scoring offense and total offense. Weber State ranks in the top 10 nationally in total offense, passing offense and scoring offense. The Wildcats allowed just 19 sacks.
Smith a 5-9, 210-pounder from Springville, Utah, leads the Big Sky with 1,344 rushing yards and 18 rushing touchdowns. Smith is tied for the national scoring lead at 12 points per game. He has scored 24 touchdowns, and averages 163 All-Purpose yards per game. Toone, from Peoria, Ariz., caught 63 passes for 1,230 yards with six touchdowns.
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE:
WR - Tony Washington, Sacramento State; WR - Tim Toone, Weber State; WR - Marc Mariani, Montana; OT - Paul Carpenter, Weber State; OT - Lou Saucedo, Montana State; OG - Colin Dow, Montana; OG - Lawaia Naihe, Weber State; OC - Kyle Mutcher, eber State; TE - Ryan Chelsa, Northern Colorado; QB - Cameron Higgins, Weber State; RB - Trevyn Smith, Weber State; RB - Demetrius Crawford, Montana State; FB - Marcus Mailei, Weber State.
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE:
DT - Bryce Scanlon, Weber State; DT - Steve Nwogbe, Northern Arizona; DE - Greg Peach, Eastern Washington; DE - Kevin Linehan, Weber State; LB - Mike Brannon, Sacramento State; LB - J.D. Folsom, Weber State; LB - Cyrus Mulitalo, Sacramento State; LB - Cristian Sarmento, Northern Colorado; CB - KJ Gerard, Northern Arizona; CB - Josh Morris, Weber State; S - Colt Anderson, Montana; S - Beau Hadley, Weber State; S - Kevin Retoriano, Montana State; P - Robbie Dehaze, Northern Arizona.
FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS: PK - Robbie Dehaze, Northern Arizona; RS - Marc Mariani, Montana; ST - Kenyon Blue, Idaho State.
(Courtesy of Big Sky Media Relations)
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March Madness odds and printable March Madness brackets
With the field of 64/65 set, MySportsbook.com has the Florida Gators as the 4-1 favorite to successfully defend their National Championship. Men’s Division-1 College Basketball has not seen a team repeat as National Champions since Duke won back to back championships in ’91 & ‘92. After losing three out of four late in the season, the Gators are full of momentum as they won their last four games by an average of 18 points. Not surprisingly, right behind the Gators are the other three top seeds: Kansas 5-1, UNC 6-1, and Ohio State 7-1. Many consider Kansas to be the hottest team in the country, having won 11 straight. With Kansas, it is hard to ignore all of the early exits from the “dance” in recent years. With an impressive ACC Tournament, UNC ensured themselves the other top seed. UNC has about as much talent as any other team in the tournament but with a team that’s best players are primarily freshman and sophomores, could youth be a concern. Behind freshman sensation, Greg Oden, OSU will look to do what their football team failed to do just a few months earlier. OSU seems to have peeked at the right time, as they currently have a 17 game winning streak. Since the tournament field was expanded in 1985, there has never been an instance where all four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four. It is obvious that each of the top seeds have the talent to make it through to Atlanta. But as everyone knows, when makes the NCAA Tournament so special are all of the spoilers and “Cinderella” stories that knock off the favorites on a daily basis.
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MySportsbook.com’s odds to win the Championship and Regions:
| EAST | National Championship | Region |
| Arkansas | 300-1 | 50-1 |
| Belmont | 1000-1 | |
| Boston College | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Eastern KY | 1000-1 | |
| George Washington | 75-1 | |
| Georgetown | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| Marquette | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Michigan State | 100-1 | 25-1 |
| New Mexico St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| UNC | 6-1 | 6-5 |
| Oral Roberts | 500-1 | |
| Texas | 15-1 | 5-1 |
| Texas Tech | 200-1 | 5-1 |
| USC | 75-1 | 20-1 |
| Vanderbilt | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Washington State | 40-1 | 15-1 |
| WEST | ||
| Duke | 50-1 | 10-1 |
| Florida A&M | 1000-1 | |
| Gonzaga | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Holy Cross | 300-1 | |
| Illinois | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Indiana | 75-1 | 40-1 |
| Kansas | 5-1 | 13-10 |
| Kentucky | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Niagara | 1000-1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 40-1 | 8-1 |
| Southern Ill. | 50-1 | 12-1 |
| UCLA | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| VCU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Villanova | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| VA Tech | 50-1 | 15-1 |
| Weber St | 1000-1 | |
| Wright St | 1000-1 | 300-1 |
| MIDWEST | ||
| Arizona | 50-1 | 30-1 |
| Butler | 40-1 | 30-1 |
| Davidson | 300-1 | |
| Florida | 4-1 | 4-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 75-1 | 25-1 |
| Jackson State | 1000-1 | |
| Maryland | 30-1 | 6-1 |
| Miami-OH | 300-1 | |
| Notre Dame | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| ODU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Oregon | 40-1 | 6-1 |
| Purdue | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Texas A&M CC | 1000-1 | |
| UNLV | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Winthrop | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Wisconsin | 15-1 | 7-2 |
| SOUTH | ||
| Albany | 200-1 | |
| BYU | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Central CT St. | 1000-1 | |
| Creighton | 100-1 | 35-1 |
| Long Beach St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| Louisville | 40-1 | 10-1 |
| Memphis | 30-1 | 4-1 |
| Nevada | 75-1 | 35-1 |
| North Texas | 500-1 | |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | 6-5 |
| Penn | 500-1 | |
| Stanford | 200-1 | 50-1 |
| Tennessee | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| Texas A&M | 12-1 | 11-5 |
| Virginia | 75-1 | 18-1 |
| Xavier | 100-1 | 40-1 |
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Kurt Warner to start, Matt Leinart to watch
Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game.
Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta.
"Generally talking about the starting lineup is not something we do," Green told the AP. "However, given the speculation that was out there we want to make it clear. We're disappointed after last week, but we still expect to be a playoff football team and we fully expect Kurt Warner to be the quarterback that leads us. That has not changed."
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