Although his Aggies are not ranked in the top 25 in either of the Football Championship Subdivision polls this week, UC Davis head coach Dan Hawkins contends that his team is among the top 15 in the country.
“If you look at who we’ve played and how well we’ve played, we should certainly be among the top 15, but polls are not something we pay much attention to. We just need to take care of business and clean up a few things, both as coaches and players.”
“This is a tough stretch, but our guys are certainly up for it,” said Aggie head coach Dan Hawkins.
“In the Big Sky you have a lot of teams that want to win national championships. Montana State is one of those. They’re well-coached, have great crowds, have launched an NIL program and they expect to win. They have one of the great programs in the country, they recruit nationally and they’re a good measuring stick for UC Davis.”
Second-year Bobcat head coach Brent Vigen took Montana State to the national championship game in his first season, but the Bobcats were overwhelmed by perennial FCS champion North Dakota State. Vigen states accurately that UCD’s 1-3 record is deceptive.
“This is the same team that was a preseason top 25,” he said.
“They’ve been in all those games. They’re good, they’re dangerous and their backs are against the wall. Dan Hawkins has brought stability and success to that program. I truly respect his success as a head coach.”
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