MSU-Northern Football Preview 2012: Lights looking to be stingy defensively

In 2011, the Montana State University-Northern offense garnered a lot of attention, and rightfully so. The Lights put up some staggering numbers and led the league in a host of offensive categories.

But Northern's defense was no slouch in 2011 either, as the Lights had the Frontier Conference Defensive MVP in Will Andrews, as

Montana State University-Northern linebacker Jordan Van Voast (right) grabs on to an Eastern Oregon running back, while teammate Tanner Varner closes in on the play during a Frontier Conference football game last fall in Havre. Van Voast and Varner are both returning all-...