Northwestern State University NCAA News

NATCHITOCHES - Bradley Dale Peveto doesn't merely walk into a room. He attacks the room - taking it over with the sheer force of his enthusiasm and personality - with the same ferocity he expects out of his blitzing linebackers at Northwestern State.

NATCHITOCHES, La.?ULM uncorked the bats early and never let up in a 17-8 victory over Northwestern State Wednesday night at Brown-Stroud Field.

NATCHITOCHES - The athletic academic study center at Northwestern State has been crowded lately with athletes gearing up for finals.

Lanky Wells always has a smile on his face, but that smile is even bigger these days.

Northwestern State got a little deeper at quarterback on Tuesday as Tyler Wolfe announced a decision to transfer from the University of Louisville to NSU.

NATCHITOCHES - UL's bullpen surrendered four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning which allowed Northwestern State to rally for a 7-5 victory Wednesday night at Brown-Stroud Field.

NATCHITOCHES -- Three-time All-Academic Southland Conference receiver Dudley Guice of Northwestern State has signed a free agent deal with the NFL's Tennessee Titans, the club announced Monday.

ESPN analyst believes size factor in player not being drafted. By JOHN BOHNENKAMP jbohnenkamp@thehawkeye.com Mel Kiper Jr., said it was Mitch King's size that kept him out of the seven rounds of the NFL draft.

The Titans have agreed to terms with several undrafted free agents, including former Arkansas quarterback Alex Mortensen, son of ESPN's Chris Mortensen.

They practiced 15 times with only a spring game to be played. Yet those 15 practices give a glimpse of what could be ahead for college football teams.

Texas State junior forward John Rybak was named to the Capital One Bank Men's Basketball Academic All-Southland Conference First Team after earning a 3.36 grade-point average as a business marketing major in the McCoy School of Business.

NATCHITOCHES - One thing anyone who watched the Joe Delaney Bowl probably took away is that Northwestern State is in pretty good shape from positions one through 11 on offense and defense.

NATCHITOCHES - The Northwestern State offense has had a lot of ground to cover to keep pace with its defensive counterpart this spring.

As a running back at B.T.W., Jeremy Jefferson produced jaw-dropping runs nearly every friday night.

Northwestern State University head football coach Bradley Dale Peveto broke away from his team's spring practice long enough on Thursday to speak at the annual Shreveport/Bossier NSU Alumni Gathering.

Jeremy Jefferson has already made a name for himself playing running back. The BTW high school standout will try to make a name for himself at a different position this year.

NATCHITOCHES - Crowd-pleasing big hits and three acrobatic touchdown catches of well-thrown passes from senior quarterback John Hundley were among the highlights Saturday morning as Northwestern State staged its first major scrimmage under new head coach Bradley Dale Peveto.

NATCHITOCHES - Senior quarterback John Hundley was 6-of-7 passing, sophomore receiver Spencer Harrell scampered 46 yards on a screen pass for the only touchdown, and senior defensive tackle Albert Smith made two sacks today in the first spring football scrimmage for Northwestern State under new head coach Bradley Dale Peveto.

Perhaps it won't contain the backstabbing and outlandish behavior of its network television counterparts, but first-year head football coach Bradley Dale Peveto is set to debut a reality show in Natchitoches ...

I'll have some long overdue Saints Insider mailbag items later today, but until then, I thought I'd take a respite from all this free agency/LaDainian Tomlinson talk and provide some updates on the NFL Draft.