Coach Creighton says Wes Preece Creighton "as talented as any tight end I've been around as a coach at any level." That's high praise from a veteran mentor who served on staffs at Colorado and Auburn.

The Aggie tight ends are so deep that the biggest concern is not having enough opportunities for everyone to play. "Coach Hawk says, on a good team, someone will get screwed a little bit. It's one of those things," said Creighton. "There are not enough reps to go around to the guys who deserve to play."

Coach Brandon Huppert says, "I just want people to turn on the film and say our guys went full-speed the entire game." They'll say they are competitors, they are physical as all get out, they play a complete game and they out-hit everybody. That's what I want our reputation to be. That's what we put our stamp on when stopping the run and creating sacks."

"You may not be listed as the game-day starter," Huppert says, "but you'll still probably get close to as many reps as that guy. And based on how we structure the defense through different sub personnels and packages, guys will carve out roles in situations were they can be successful. Not everyone can rush the passer, but not everyone can two-gap and stop the run. It's nice being able to have those different pieces, and it's up to us as coaches to put them in the right positions to be successful."

I think that's a respectable non-conference schedule. WBB has been able to schedule 6 regular home games and 2 home exhibitions for their fans which is in sharp contrast with the men's 4 home games total.

2019 AFCA FCS PRESEASON POLL

1. North Dakota State (23), 644
2. James Madison (1), 597
3. Eastern Washington (2), 588
4. South Dakota State, 579
5. UC Davis, 537
6. Jacksonville State, 500
7. Maine, 473
8. Wofford, 437
9. Weber State, 432
10. Kennesaw State, 404
11. Nicholls, 385
12. Towson, 349
13. Illinois State, 290
14. Colgate, 272
15. Montana State, 271
16. Indiana State, 192
17. Furman, 183
18. Southeast Missouri State, 178
19. North Carolina A&T, 158
20. Northern Iowa, 157
21. Elon, 155
22. Sam Houston State, 117
23. Delaware, 87
24. Princeton, 85
25. Central Arkansas, 66

Others Receiving Votes: Montana, 52; Yale, 41; Incarnate Word, 31; East Tennessee State, 23; Tennessee-Chattanooga, 23; Northern Arizona, 20; Idaho, 18; North Dakota, 17; Alcorn State, 16; Monmouth (N.J.), 13; Eastern Kentucky, 12; Dartmouth, 11; South Dakota, 9; Duquesne, 7; Stony Brook, 7; McNeese, 4; San Diego, 3; New Hampshire, 2; Southern, 2; The Citadel, 2; Lamar, 1.

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2019/8/19/football-afca-slots-uc-davis-at-no-5-in-preseason-poll.aspx

Might be time for a Dad road trip to see the Aggies and visit your daughter at the same time!

Added vs Boston University on 12/5.

The Ags will receive $75,000 for playing their season opener at Loyola of Chicago.

For the eighth straight season, the Loyola men’s basketball team is set to open its season at home.
Loyola is scheduled to face University of California, Davis (UC Davis) at Gentile Arena Nov. 5 at 7:05 p.m., according to public records obtained by The Phoenix through a Public Records Act request. Loyola is slated to pay UC Davis $75,000 to play the game, the records stated.

UC Davis, located in Davis, California, finished 11-20 overall and 7-9 in Big West Conference action last year. In their only previous matchup, the Aggies defeated the Ramblers 64-61 Nov. 23, 2011 in Davis

http://loyolaphoenix.com/2019/07/loyola-mens-basketball-home-opener-set-for-nov-5/

The article is in error regarding the Aggie win over the Ramblers in the only other time the two teams have played. The game was actually played in 2013 in a tournament in Portland

Summary of the 2013 game:

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Ryan Sypkens scored 15 points including five 3-pointers as UC Davis beat Loyola Chicago in overtime on Saturday night.

Corey Hawkins scored and team-high 17 points going 6 of 14 from the field and hit 4 of 4 from the line with seven rebounds for the Aggies (3-2). Josh Ritchart had 9 points and led the team with nine rebounds. UC Davis hit 46 percent from the field and 80 percent from the line.

UC Davis trailed for much of the first period but came back on the momentum of two 3-pointers by Sypkens to a 30-22 halftime lead. The Aggies took back the lead with 5:50 left in regulation on a pair of Devon Turk free throws. Sypkens hit another 3-pointer in the final seconds to put the game into overtime.

Sypkens and Hawkins would both hit timely 3-pointers in overtime to give the win to UC Davis.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400499991

Non-conference games that I can find so far:

@ Montana State 11/8
@ Fresno State 11/12
@ St Mary's 11/19
vs San Francisco 11/22
vs Sacramento State 11/26
vs Portland State 11/30
vs Boston University 12/5
@ Northern Arizona 12/8
@ Stanford 12/28

2019 CFPA NATIONAL PERFORMER OF THE YEAR – PRESEASON WATCH LIST

Luke Anthony (QB), Abilene Christian
Noah Johnson (QB), Alcorn State
Jeremiah Oatsvall (QB), Austin Peay
Aaron Dawson (RB), Central Connecticut State
Grant Breneman (QB), Colgate
Derek Kyler (QB), Dartmouth
Wesley Dugger (RB), Davidson
Jack Cook (QB), Dayton
A.J. Hines (RB), Duquesne
Eric Barriere (QB), Eastern Washington
Davis Cheek (QB), Elon
Quay Holmes (RB), ETSU
Deondre Francois (QB), Hampton
Aaron Shampklin (RB), Harvard
Caylin Newton (QB), Howard
Brady Davis (QB), Illinois State
James Robinson (RB), Illinois State
Jon Copeland (QB), Incarnate Word
Ryan Boyle (QB), Indiana State
Zerrick Cooper (QB), Jacksonville State
Ben DiNucci (QB), JMU
Chris Ferguson (QB), Maine
Kenji Bahar (QB), Monmouth
Dalton Sneed (QB), Montana
Troy Andersen (RB), Montana State
Case Cookus (QB), NAU
Chase Fourcade (QB), Nicholls State
Shelton Eppler (QB), Northwestern State
Elijah Dotson (RB), Sacramento State
Jordan Meachum (RB), Sacred Heart
Michael Bandy (WR), San Diego
Austin Simmons (QB), South Dakota
Cade Johnson (WR), South Dakota State
Pierre Strong, Jr. (RB), South Dakota State
Daniel Santacaterina (QB), Southeast Missouri
D.J. Davis (RB), Southern Illinois
Tom Flacco (QB), Towson
Jake Maier (QB), UC Davis
Josh Davis (RB), Weber State
Tyrie Adams (QB), Western Carolina