Pittsburg St. 23
#20 Central Missouri 28#4 Emporia State 0
#1 Northwest Missouri State 34Fort Hays State 48
Missouri Southern State 7Lindenwood 14
Central Oklahoma 35Missouri Western State 3
Nebraska-Kearney 14Washburn 31
Northeastern State 7Newcomers to look forCentral MissouriCentral OklahomaEmporia StateFort Hays StateLindenwood
Missouri Southern State
Missouri Western StateNebraska-Kearney

Offense-RB Thomas Russell

Russell ran for 72 yards on 24 carries against the Griffons in the season opener, and figures to see a lot of action as long as he can stay healthy. The sophomore missed the last six games of the 2016 season.

Defense-LB Tye Botsford

With the graduation of one of the best linebackers in the country last year in Tyke Kozeal, the freshman Botsford has some big shoes to fill, albeit under a different regime. Kozeal averaged a Division II best 15.8 tackles per game a year ago, and Botsford had just three against MWSU. Whether it was due to the defensive philosophy or not remains to be seen.

Northeastern StateNorthwest Missouri StatePittsburg State
WashburnWeek 2 Previews#1 Northwest Missouri State (1-0) at Washburn (1-0) 6PM ThursdayNortheastern State (0-1) at Lindenwood (0-1) 7PM ThursdayMissouri Southern State (0-1) at Missouri Western State (0-1) 7PM Thursday#12 Central Missouri (1-0) at Fort Hays State (1-0) 7PM ThursdayCentral Oklahoma (1-0) at Pittsburg State (0-1) 7PM Saturday