Northern returns from bye with home game against Western

In its first few weeks under Jerome Souers, the Montana State University-Northern football team has faced its fair share of adversity. The Lights are off to an 0-2 start and things do not get much easier with a game this Saturday at Tilleman Field against Montana Western, the 19th-ranked team in the nation. While the treading has been tough, Souers has liked how his team has pushed through it.

"The morale has been strong and the team chemistry is holding up," Souers said. "The challenges that lie in front of us really start inward. We have to do a better job, take care of what we do and t...