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CITY,ND (NEWSDAKOTA.COM)-Valley City State University’s football team’s defense remains almost entirely intact from their team that finished 7-3 a year ago. Nine of the 11 starters return for The Vikings with 4 receiving preseason all conference recognition. Jawuan Pugh, Mychael Bruce, Nicholas McBeain and Harvey McMahon were named to The North Star Athletic Association Preseason All Conference Team. McMahon, who was all conference 2nd team in 2015, says from the 1st practice on the defense has been on the same page
On offense VCSU has seen some changes from last year. The Vikings return just 2 linemen including preseason all conference selection PJ Peterson. All conference recipient Colby Lum and DJ Edwards bring experience to the receiving core while Jacob Duilio is the only returning running back from last season. Kurt Walls is back for his 4th season as quarterback. Walls says the offense has made team building a point of emphasis
The Vikings open their season Thursday against The University of Jamestown. The pregame show begins at 6:30 on KOVC and Newsdakota.com