Carroll races past Northern

You can't teach speed.

It may be a cliche, but it doesn't make it any less true. And if you could, Montana State University-Northern head football coach Walt Currie would have tried that long ago.

Instead, his team was blitzkrieged by a faster Carroll College Fighting Saints team on Saturday. Carroll, ranked 10th in the NAIA, sprinted to a 24-0 halftime lead, and never slowed down, defeating Northern 37-0 at Blue Pony Stadium.

"They had just a little bit more team speed," Currie said. "We had tough time with that."

In particular, Northern had a tough time dealing with the speed of Carroll's wi...