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Lights have returning talent all over the defensive depth chart
Montana State University-Northern defensive tackle Patrick Barnett, left, sacks Southern Oregon quarterback Austin Dodge during a Frontier Conference football game last fall. Barnett is one of a host of key returnees to the Lights' defense this season.
There’s a football adage that says offense wins games, but defense wins championships. And while the Montana State University-Northern Lights are still putting together a brand new offense under first-year head coach Aaron Christensen, the Lights’ defense is ready to be a championship-caliber squad.
Veteran defensive coordinator Jake Eldridge, who spent last season as Northern’s interim head coach, is back in full charge of the MSU-N defense this season, and so far in fall camp, the Lights are looking like a veteran, and stout group.
“We’re talented and experienced on defense,�...
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