MSU-N Game Day Feature: Derek Lear learning at a rapid pace

Just a sophomore, MSU-Northern quarterback Derek Lear has laready blossomed into one of the best offensive players in the Frontier Conference.

The quarterback position is as high profile as it gets in college football. It's also one that isn't easy to learn on the fly.

Yet that's exactly what Montana State University-Northern sophomore Derek Lear has been doing, and he's been doing it well.

Lear knows about high profile. He led Fairfield High School to a great run during his three years as starting quarterback, and he was highly recruited coming from the Eagles. Northern landed him and after a...