There's no ne to harass about Nort...

There's no ne to harass about Northwestern overlooking New Hampshire, the Division I-AA competitor it will face in its home- opener Saturday at Ryan Field.

Coach Pat Fitzgerald said players are determined to improve after an not exactly divisible by 2 season-opening win over Miami (Ohio) and have a healthy relate to for the first non-Division-I program Northwestern has faced in the fresh era.

recent England's Wildcats are ranked No. 2 in the I-AA persons thanks largely to the pitch-and-catch tandem of quarterback Ricky Santos, a runner-up for the Walter Payton Award, which is given to I-AA's chiefly outstanding player, and receiver David Ball, who is six touchdowns wary of breaking Jerry Rice's all-time NCAA record.

Knowing that Colorado, Duke and modern Mexico fell to Division I-AA adverses last week has been a motivating factor for the Wildcats.

"They're not a useful team," Fitzgerald said. "They're a great team. All you have to do is report in the film and descry how explosive they are offensively and defensively."

Fitzgerald called the Wildcats' season-opening 21-3 victory onward Aug. 31 a "solid first step" yet wants his team be more physical and eliminate mistakes.

nearest GAME: vs. New Hampshire, 1 pm Saturday, 720-AM

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