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How Sam Houston reinvented a championship team
When Sam Houston lost to North Dakota State and James Madison four years ago, head coach K.C. Keeler decided to rethink his team strategy. On Sunday, the Bearkats try to capitalize with a title.
K.C. Keeler was on a bus to the airport in Fargo, N.D., in 2017 when he decided enough was enough.
Sam Houston featured the nation’s best scoring offense, passing offense and total offense by a mile. Quarterback Jeremiah Briscoe became just the second back-to-back winner of the Walter Payton Award as the best player in FCS. It seemed like the perfect opportunity for the program to break through.
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