Lights open a new season at full strength

Jerome Souers is on a mission to make sure the Montana State University-Northern football program is headed in the right direction.

And as a new season dawns, in more ways then one, it looks like he's doing just that. Northern opens their season tonight at Mayville State, a squad the Lights beat Mayville 14-0 a year ago for their only victory.

But more then just winning, Souers is trying to rebuild the program to be sustainable longterm, and with 100 players out for the team this season, he as things going in the right direction.

"(The) first team meeting had 21 guys. Our first season had 42 a...