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Its the vision Virginia Tech had when it hired Justin Fuente as coach: A high octane offense combined with a resurgent defense led by Bud Foster guiding the Hokies back into the national discussion as an elite program.The Hokies (3-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) returned to the Top 25 this week at No. 25, and travel to North Carolina to face the No. 17 Tar Heels (4-1, 2-0) on Saturday.Right guard Augie Conte thinks the Hokies have something to prove.Ive never been part of a ranked team here at Virginia Tech where weve actually been ranked and gone out and defended it next week, which is something that Im not necessarily happy about, Conte said, but youre not ranked until you can go out and defend it and prove that you are in a spot where you should be.Virginia Tech hasnt been ranked since the week after it beat Ohio State at the start of the 2014 season. They checked into the poll at No. 17, but lost their next two against East Carolina and Georgia Tech.Conte and his teammates like the recognition, but dont want it to cloud their mission.I guess its cool to get recognized and all that, but I mean, our goal at the beginning of the year wasnt really to be ranked, it was to win the ACC Championship and get some rings, defensive end Ken Ekanem said. But beating North Carolina this Saturday definitely helps us on our way to our goal, so its obviously a big game.The ranking probably means more around campus than in the locker room, running back Sam Rogers said.A lot of people try to put a lot of hype around the game, he said. Were excited because its a great opponent and its an ACC rival, so were excited just to go out there and show what we can do, not so much about where well be after. That stuff will take care of itself.The Tar Heels played for the ACC championship last season and have continued to impress under coach Larry Fedora, now in his fifth season. They have consecutive final-second victories against Pittsburgh and at No. 23 Florida State, but Fedora is equally impressed with how quickly Virginia Tech has gelled in Fuentes first season.Justins done a great job with them, he said. First of all, a Bud Foster defense is like it always is every single year. Theres energy, its tough, they do a tremendous job. And then Justins brought in a more wide-open offense with a quarterback that can beat you with his legs or his arm. Im going to compare it to kind of some of the things that we do on offense. I think theyve got a really good football team, a really good football team.The Hokies have been led on offense by quarterback Jerod Evans, a transfer from Trinity Valley Community College in Texas. The junior has guided an offense that has produced at least 450 yards three times in four games, the first time a Hokies offense has done that since 2000.In four games, Evans has thrown for 13 touchdowns and been intercepted just once. Those numbers would be the best in the conference if not for the Tar Heels Mitch Trubisky, who has 13 TDs and no interceptions.North Carolina has won nine straight at home, which only ups the ante as far as the Hokies are concerned. They have yet to play a true road game, though they did face No. 9 Tennessee in the Battle at Bristol on Sept. 10.Since joining the ACC in 2004, Virginia Tech is 10-3 against ranked opponents on the road.Its definitely fun going into an away stadium and just facing more adversity like that, Rogers said. I really like going in and all the odds are stacked against you. 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The Vancouver coach and an announced sellout crowd of 18,910 watched in dismay as the Canucks lost 7-4 to the New York Islanders on Monday night by squandering a 3-0 lead in the third period. Two years ago, Jeremiah Briscoe didnt have a choice but to leave his FBS program behind. Last year, it was the same for James Tabary.Its working out awfully well for both of them in the FCS. Theyre the Southland Conferences passing leaders.Briscoe is the real breakout star thus far, recently earning a spot on the STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year Watch List.Back in 2014, he was among the most highly rated prep quarterbacks in the country and took a scholarship with UAB. He appeared in six games as a freshman, but the Houston native would never take another snap for the Blazers because the university chose to drop the football program.That led to Briscoes arrival at Sam Houston State. Hes flourished in his second year there, and oddly enough, it might not be happening if it wasnt for the FBS. Thats because he split time last season with Jared Johnson, who shuffled off to UTSA of Conference USA after being named the 2015 Southland offensive player of the year.Left to run the offense on his own, Briscoe has dominated every opponent thrown his way in 2016. Hes passed for at least 300 yards and three touchdowns in all four games. His 368.3 yards per game and 16 TD passes rank second in the FCS behind Eastern Washingtons Gage Gubrud, lifting the Bearkats to No. 2 in the STATS FCS Top 25 behind only reigning champion North Dakota State.Jeremiah has really blossomed as a quarterback and his leadership skills are special, Sam Houston coach K.C. Keeler said. Its been powerful to see him take this team over. With the tempo and the confidence we play at, I think the sky is the limit for this offense.Just as Briscoe is turning what has long been a run-first offense into a pass-heavy attack, Tabary is the reason for a similar switch at McNeese.Tabary was under center for Arkansas State last year, starting three games and appearing in four others as a freshman. However, he was dismissed from the team for an undisclosed reason, though its clear it was for some type of action he took after learning he wouldnt begin this season as the starter.The Cowboys scooped him up, and Tabary won the starting job. Hes shown exactly why through five gaames, throwing for 1,438 yards and 10 touchdowns -- both second in the Southland to Briscoe.dddddddddddd Tabary is the first McNeese quarterback to throw for at least 200 yards in the first five games of a season.He continues to get better and better as hes getting familiar with the offense, and hes making it his own now which is good, first-year coach Lance Guidry said. A lot of production throughout the whole year throwing the football. James continues to get better. Hes only a sophomore, so weve got him for two more years, so the future looks bright.Tabary threw for a career-high 376 yards in last weeks win over Nicholls, helping McNeese jump to No. 20 in the STATS poll. He could be in for another big game Saturday against a Southeastern Louisiana defense which has managed only one interception through four games and hasnt sacked the quarterback in three straight.Briscoes assignment appears even easier. Hes facing Incarnate Word, which has the ninth-worst pass defense in the FCS at 318.8 yards per game and has given up 13 touchdown passes without picking one off. Briscoe helped turn Stephen F. Austin into the FCS lowest-ranked pass defense last Saturday by torching the Lumberjacks for 438 yards and seven TDs in a 63-28 win.I think my offensive coordinator told me he made two mental mistakes the entire day, Keeler said. That bodes well in our offense because we really put a lot on his shoulders to make the right decisions.... Hes the perfect signal-caller for what we do -- very smart, very accurate, great leader. The great leader part I think is the biggest part of this equation that has helped us off to a fast start.The Bearkats may be No. 2 in the rankings, but theyre second to none offensively. Their 637.8 yards per game are about 91 more than any other FCS team, and their average of 54.5 points is about a touchdown better than any other.Its really special what our offense can do when we play our best football, Briscoe said. And I think we can still continue to grow on what we did (last week). Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys cheap jerseys Cheap Jersyes Cheap Basketball Jerseys Cheap NHL Jerseys cheap jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '