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If theres a belief that Joe Harasymiak has yet to fully pay his dues to become a Division I head coach, consider the debt settled with Maines September schedule.After beginning Harasymiaks inaugural season with road games against a pair of 2015 FBS bowl participants, the Black Bears take on another daunting assignment when 11th-ranked James Madison visits Alfond Stadium Saturday (12 p.m. ET) in the CAA opener for both schools.Its also a matchup pitting the conferences newest and youngest head coaches, though the current gap between Harasymiak, 30, and the Dukes Mike Houston extends beyond their 14-year age difference. While the former takes another crack at a breakthrough first win, Houston parlayed a Southern Conference co-championship and FCS playoff appearance at The Citadel into one of the subdivisions most attractive offseason vacancies.Maine (0-2) has some catching up to do as well in terms of recent accomplishments among the two programs. Whereas Houston inherited a roster stocked with proven veterans from JMUs 2014 and 15 playoff teams, Harasymiak took over one where sustained success has often been elusive. Though the Black Bears reached the postseason three times since 2008 under the now-retired Jack Cosgrove, they finished 5-6 in each of the subsequent seasons.Maines 3-8 record in Cosgroves final year was its worst since 1995 and it enters Saturdays showdown having lost six straight.Weve got to get this losing culture out the door here, said Harasymiak, who spent the previous five seasons as a Black Bears assistant and the last two as defensive coordinator. Were progressing every day, but weve just got to keep believing in the system. The hardest part is we havent seen the result so far. Weve just got to keep grinding away and keep believing in what were doing.There certainly have been encouraging signs during the new regimes brief tenure. The Black Bears led AAC member Connecticut midway through the fourth quarter in Harasymiaks debut before the Huskies rallied for 10 unanswered points and a 24-21 victory.Maine will also be the fresher of the teams, having had the benefit of a bye while JMU (2-1) took its lumps in a 56-28 defeat to North Carolina last Saturday.Harasymiak hopes his team will be galvanized by the time off and long-awaited opportunity to play at home, an energy it will surely need to combat an explosive Dukes offense thats outscored opponents 70-14 in the first quarter and put up touchdowns on its first three drives against the Tar Heels.Despite his success running the triple option at The Citadel, Houston chose not to tinker with the spread system that made the Dukes one of the FCS most prolific attacks during last years 9-3 campaign, and the decision has so far proven to be prudent. With standout backs Cardon Johnson (297 yards, 4 TDs) and Khalid Abdullah (272 yards, 4 TDs) operating behind a sound line anchored by All-American tackle Mitchell Kirsch and Bryan Schors ultra-efficient play under center, JMU ranks second in the subdivision in scoring (54.7 ppg) and rushing (339.7 ypg) and fourth in total offense (539.7 ypg). The Dukes gained 495 yards against UNC, 21 more than the Tar Heels surrendered to SEC power Georgia in their opener.Its really the operation, just how organized it is and how well-executed it is, Harasymiak said. Weve got to play at a top level to have a chance.Maine allowed 200 rushing yards to Connecticut and 187 in a 45-3 defeat at Toledo on Sept. 10, but its fielded one of the CAAs stingiest units under Harasymiaks command. Led by the decorated senior duo of linebacker Christophe Mulumba Tshimanga and lineman Patrick Ricard, the Black Bears were 12th in the FCS against the run last season and in the leagues top three in total defense the past two years.I think defensively they remind me of my group at The Citadel last year, Houston said. Theyre hard-nosed, theyre going to be disciplined, theyre going to be where theyre supposed to be. Theyre a good football team.Strides still need to be made by a Maine offense thats struggled in each of the last two seasons, though with Micah Wright returning from a two-game suspension to team with fellow 2015 All-CAA honoree Jordan Dunn and emerging junior Jaleel Reed, the Black Bears have the makings of one of the CAAs most dangerous receiving corps. Reed had eight catches for 169 yards and a touchdown in the UConn game.Any time you get a player back with the talent of Micah, whos our deep threat and leading receiver coming back, obviously the guys on offense and the whole team are excited about that, Harasymiak said.The Black Bears havent moved the ball much in their more recent encounters with JMU, which has won six of the past seven meetings and is 4-0 in Orono over that stretch. The Dukes have held Maine to no more than 14 points in each of the past five victories, including a 31-7 rout at Alfond Stadium in the last in November 2012. Jason Smith Bucks Jersey .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. Brook Lopez Bucks Jersey . Louis Blues. Shane Hnidy joins Brian Munz for the broadcast on TSN 1290 Radio at 7pm ct. https://www.bucksrookiesshop.com/Pau-Gasol-City-Edition-Jersey/ . 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On Tuesday, they were nominated to the STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year Watch List.The four nominees:Khalid Abdullah, James Madison, TB, Sr., 5-10, 220, Newport News, VirginiaThis home run threat teams with childhood friend Cardon Johnson to give James Madison perhaps the most lethal 1-2 running back duo in the FCS. Abdullah has ability to get around the edges, but also terrific vision for finding holes. He runs hard through the line of scrimmage, picking up extra yards after contact. … Off to a superb start as a senior, including four straight 100-yard games, matching his season total of a year ago. ... Has an FCS-high 603 rushing yards (on 7.7 yards per carry) and tied for the national high with nine touchdowns. Coach Mike Houston says Abdullah has the strongest work habits on the Dukes nationally ranked team. … Fell just short of 1,000 yards as a junior, scoring 13 touchdowns.Jeremiah Briscoe, Sam Houston State, QB, R-Jr., 6-3, 220, HoustonA nationally rated quarterback in high school, Briscoe has traveled a winding road to become the leader of one of the FCS most prolific offenses. … Shared playing time in his first season at Sam Houston with Jared Johnson, the 2015 Southland Conference offensive player of the year, but Briscoe was a standout in the Bearkats playoff run to the national semifinals. … The pro-style passer threw for a school-record seven touchdown passes against Stephen F. Austin last Saturday, giving him 16 in only four games. … Spent his senior season in high school playing under Eliot Allen, who coached Andrew Luck. Briscoe transferred to Sam Houston from UAB after the Blazers program folded following the 2014 season.Gage Gubrud, Eastern Washington, QB, R-So., 6-2, 195, McMinnville, OregonWhen Gubrud (pronounced goo-brood) kicked excellent rugby-style punts into strong wind gusts at Weber State as a freshman, the Eagles surely knew they had a special player. As a sophomore in 2016, hes burst onto the scene after winning the starting quarterback job away from two returnees, including a 3,000-yard passer. … Dual-threat racked up a school-record 551 total yards with sixx total touchdowns in his first career start, EWUs 45-42 win over Pac-12 member Washington State to open the season.dddddddddddd … Uses a quick release in the pocket, but also has good foot speed to gain yardage up the field. A former walk-on, Gubrud is among the FCS leaders in a number of statistical categories, including passing yards per game (383.2), total offense per game (438.2) and touchdown passes (18).Devlin Hodges, Samford, QB, R-So., 6-1, 213, Kimberly, AlabamaSamford coach Chris Hatcher turned over the keys to the offense to Hodges midway through the 2015 season and the Bulldogs have been dangerous ever since. Hodges is a dual-threat with a quick release and efficient style. In his first collegiate start against Western Carolina, Hodges was 42 of 61 for 399 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 94 yards and a score. He finished his freshman season as the Southern Conferences offensive player of the month for November and made the conferences all-freshman team. Hes running less as a sophomore, but has been even better as a passer, throwing for 14 touchdowns and only two interceptions in four games.Preseason selections to the watch list were quarterbacks Aaron Bailey of Northern Iowa, Case Cookus of Northern Arizona, Austin Gahafer of Morehead State, KD Humphries of Murray State, Eli Jenkins of Jacksonville State, Kyle Lauletta of Richmond, RJ Noel of Sacred Heart and Peter Pujals of Holy Cross; running backs Kendell Anderson of William & Mary, Tarik Cohen of North Carolina A&T, Derrick Craine of Chattanooga, Chase Edmonds of Fordham, Darius Hammond of Charleston Southern, Kade Harrington of Lamar, DeAngelo Henderson of Coastal Carolina, John Santiago of North Dakota, Lenard Tillery of Southern and Darius Victor of Towson; and wide receivers Emmanuel Butler of Northern Arizona, Cooper Kupp of Eastern Washington, Justin Watson of Penn and Jake Wieneke of South Dakota State. Kupp won the award last season.A national panel of over 150 sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries will vote on the STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year following the regular season. Also, STATS will honor the outstanding defensive player in the FCS, a freshman player of the year, a coach of the year and the Eddie & Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete of the Year. ' ' '