Rex Connors named to the Buck Buchanan watch list.

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2023/8/3/football-rex-connors-tabbed-to-buck-buchanan-award-watch-list.aspx

Season Preview Position Breakdown: The Quarterbacks

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2023/8/2/football-season-preview-position-breakdown-the-quarterbacks.aspx

Miles Hastings named to the 2023 Walter Peyton Award watch list.

Quarterbacks

Bret Bushka, Butler, R-Sr., 5-10, 205 (Pioneer Football League)
Zach Calzada, UIW, Gr., 6-4, 217 (Southland Conference)
Theo Day, Northern Iowa, R-Sr., 6-5, 231 (Missouri Valley Football Conference)
Cole Doyle, Saint Francis, R-Jr., 5-10, 170 (Northeast Conference) - 2022 Finalist
Zevi Eckhaus, Bryant, Jr., 6-1, 205 (Big South-OVC Football Association)
Mark Gronowski, South Dakota State, Jr., 6-3, 220 (Missouri Valley Football Conference)
Nolan Grooms, Yale, Sr., 6-2, 188 (Ivy League)
Miles Hastings, UC Davis, Jr., 6-1, 189 (Big Sky Conference)
Michael Hiers, Samford, Sr., 6-1, 211 (Southern Conference) - 2022 Finalist
Gevani McCoy, Idaho, R-So., 6-2, 185 (Big Sky Conference)
Parker McKinney, Eastern Kentucky, R-Sr., 6-3, 208 (United Athletic Conference) - 2022 Finalist
Tommy Mellott, Montana State, Jr., 6-0, 209 (Big Sky Conference) - 2022 Finalist
Justin Miller, Southern Utah, R-Sr., 6-3, 210 (United Athletic Conference)
Reese Poffenbarger, UAlbany, R-So., 6-0, 210 (CAA Football)
Davius Richard, North Carolina Central, Sr., 6-3, 215 (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) - 2022 Finalist
Tommy Schuster, North Dakota, Sr., 6-0, 195 (Missouri Valley Football Conference)
Matthew Sluka, Holy Cross, Sr., 6-3, 215 (Patriot League) - 2022 Finalist

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2023/8/2/football-miles-hastings-named-to-2023-walter-payton-award-preseason-watch-list.aspx

I have often wondered why we don't often get recruits from the transfer portal. So I thought it was interesting that Hawk said that we don't recruit from portal very much because of the academics here. Troy Taylor utilized the the portal to the max in quickly building the Sac program into a FCS power but I'll take our high achieving, smart kids anyday.

No kidding! I've seen 100 degrees in the first week of October before.

Zack Kennedy, Jake Parks and Rex Connors named to the Media Preseason Big Sky All Conference Team:

https://bigskyconf.com/news/2023/7/23/montana-state-tabbed-preseason-football-favorites.aspx

Big Sky Coaches and Media Polls:



https://bigskyconf.com/news/2023/7/23/montana-state-tabbed-preseason-football-favorites.aspx

I looked at this poll also and I think it is outdated even though it says it has been updated. I think this poll is for last season. I don't think the Coaches Poll has come out yet for the new season.

The Aggies will play at Pacific on Saturday, December 16th.

You're right about that. I saw that someone on the AGS Forum had posted a bracket based on the Massey rankings so I thought Massey was also projecting seeds. I edited my original post regarding that.

Massey 2023 Pre-Season Projections for the FCS Playoffs with Season Win/Loss Predictions

I found this over on the AGS Forum and took a screen shot of his top 8 teams. You can see his rankings for every FCS team on that thread. I can't seem to find the original Massey link. Here's the link from the AGS Forum:

https://www.anygivensaturday.com/showthread.php?335772-Massey-2023-Pre-Season-Projections-W-L-Playoff-Teams-AQ-amp-At-Large

Some interesting, historical information about the Oregon State game from Bob Dunning:

The once-meager Beavers were 10-3 a year ago, including an impressive 30-3 Las Vegas Bowl win over SEC opponent Florida.

Win or lose, the Beaver brass will fork over a cool $635,000 to UCD officials, who will take a special briefcase to Corvallis to bring the cash home.

While hosting other Big Sky opponents in recent years, Oregon State paid Montana State $675,000 in 2022, Idaho $675,000 in 2021 and Cal Poly $600,000 in 2019. The Beavers beat Montana State, 68-28, Idaho, 42-0, and Cal Poly, 45-7. The Montana State game was played in Portland while OSU’s stadium was being upgraded.

The Aggie-Oregon State battle will be the first game played in the beautifully refurbished Reser Stadium, which is certain to be sold out. (A few tickets are currently available at the UC Davis box office.)

If anyone tells you they remember watching the Aggies play Oregon State, it might be time to raise a wary eyebrow.

Then again, my dad, who passed away in 1987, told me on several occasions that he remembered his alma mater, Oregon State, playing the Aggies in Corvallis in 1927 and 1928 during his first two years as an undergraduate at what was then known as Oregon Agricultural College. Since UCD started out as the University Farm, these were battles between future farmers.

Oregon State is actually 4-0 against the Aggies in a series that ran every year from 1927-30. In order, Oregon State won by scores of 25-6, 14-0, 19-0 and 20-0.

https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/bob-dunning-win-win-for-ucd-fcs-schools/

The Big West has released the conference games for all of the WBB teams:

https://bigwest.org/news/2023/7/11/the-big-west-unveils-2023-24-womens-basketball-conference-slate.aspx

The Big West has released the 2023-24 MBB conference schedule for all of the teams.

https://bigwest.org/news/2023/7/11/mens-basketball-schedule-release.aspx

Here is the conference schedule for the Aggies:

Th 12/28 vs UCSB
Sat 12/30 vs Cal Poly
Th 1/4 at Riverside
Sat 1/6 at Irvine
Th 1/11 vs CSUN
Sat 1/13 vs Bakersfield
Th 1/18 at Fullerton
Sat 1/20 vs Irvine
Sat 1/27 vs San Diego
Th 2/1 at UCSB
Sat 2/3 at Cal Poly
Th 2/8 vs Fullerton
Sat 2/10 at Hawaii
Th 2/15 vs Long Beach
Sat 2/17 vs Riverside
Th 2/22 at CSUN
Sat 2/24 at Bakersfield
Th 2/29 vs Hawaii
Th 3/7 at San Diego
Sat 3/9 at Long Beach