Alva Review-Courier -

It was exactly the start that Northwestern Oklahoma State Head Football Coach Matt Walter was looking for in 2016, earning a big season opening win over Arkansas-Monticello, 59-56, in one of the most thrilling games of the Great American Conference football season. The Ranger offense shined, the Boll Weevils wouldn't go away, but the home team squeaked out the victory at the very end of the game.

The opening game of the season at home would set the tone for the rest of the 2016 schedule as the Reid-Miller-led offense flourished while the other side of the ball struggled to get stops at times....