Pioneers and Vikings to be Featured Nationally

Veteran NAIA sports commentator Jason Dannelly will be the color analyst for this Saturday's gridiron matchup featuring MidAmerica Nazarene at Missouri Valley at Lindenwood.  Dannelly is the director of college relations for College Fanz and producer of the College Fanz NAIA Football Game of the Week.

The host Missouri Valley College Vikings enter Saturday's game with a 7-1 overall record and in the HAAC following their 24-10 victory at Central Methodist University (Fayette, MO) on Saturday, October 24th. Head coach Paul Troth has guided the Vikings since 2002, and his squad compiled a 7-3 record last season. In 2006, he led the Vikings to a 13-1 overall record and the HAAC championship as well as a trip to the NAIA Semifinals, while in 2007 the Vikings finished 10-3 overall and made another trip to the NAIA Semifinals. Both seasons, Troth was named American Football Coaches Association Region III Coach of the Year.

The MidAmerica Nazarene University Pioneers visit Missouri Valley this Saturday with an 8-1 record overall and in HAAC action following their 50-14 victory over Central Methodist this past Saturday, October 31st. Jonathan Quinn is in his first season as head coach of the Pioneers. He came to MidAmerica Nazarene in 2006 as the quarterbacks coach and spent the last two seasons as the Pioneers offensive coordinator. During his three years on the football coaching staff, the Pioneers have gone 26-7, made the playoffs twice, earned a HAAC Championship, and have finished each season among the top ten in the nation in total offense, the last two seasons in the top five.