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Having led his team to the NCAA Division I FCS Championship Game last season, Jacksonville State coach John Grass summed up the national playoffs best on Sunday:A team must keep the focus high because it will keep facing great opponents throughout a deep playoff run.A lot of those teams will come from the power conferences as the Big Sky, CAA Football, Missouri Valley and Southern Conference collected four qualifiers each while combining for two-thirds of the 24-team field announced Sunday. Leading the way was No. 1 seed North Dakota State, which seeks to add to its NCAA-record five straight national titles.Through the playoffs, its all (about) how your team plays, Grass said on the ESPNU selection show. I think our guys have some experience there. Its an interesting deal that everybody raises their level of play up and youve got to be ready for that.The single-elimination playoffs begin at campus sites next Saturday and culminate with the FCS championship game Jan. 7 in Frisco, Texas.As long as North Dakota State (10-1), the Missouri Valley co-champ, and No. 2 seed Eastern Washington (10-1), the Big Sky co-champ, remain alive, they are guaranteed home games through the semifinals.Thats particularly noteworthy to North Dakota State -- and the Bison competition, for that matter -- as their dynasty has only had home games at the Fargodome prior to the past five championship games.Our fan base really amps it up when we get to the playoffs, coach Chris Klieman said. I know theyre excited (that) as long as were playing, its going to be at Gate City Bank Field. We look forward to a great playoff.Jacksonville State (10-1), the Ohio Valley Conference champ, earned the No. 3 seed and CAA champ James Madison (10-1) was seeded fourth. Southland Conference champ Sam Houston State (11-0), which enters the playoffs as the only unbeaten FCS team, was the No. 5 seed, followed by SoCon champ The Citadel (10-1), Big Sky co-champ North Dakota (9-2) and Missouri Valley co-champ South Dakota State (8-3). The eighth-seeded Jackrabbits earned the Valleys automatic bid because of a 19-17 win over North Dakota State at the Fargodome.Ten conferences have automatic bids in the playoffs. While the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference relinquished its bid last year to begin sending its champion to the Celebration Bowl, its runner-up, North Carolina A&T (9-2), earned one of the 14 at-large bids.The last teams to miss on at-large bids were Albany (7-4) and Fordham (8-3), selection committee chair Brian Hutchinson said.Interestingly, the last eight FCS champions are in the field with NDSU (2011-15), Eastern Washington (2010), Villanova (2009) and Richmond (2008). Four-time champ Youngstown State (1991, 1993-94, 1997) and James Madison (2004) help combine on 13 past champions.Yup, as Grass said, there are plenty of great teams in the FCS playoffs.2016 NCAA DIVISION I FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP(Campus sites until the championship game)(All times ET)FIRST ROUNDSaturday, Nov. 26Saint Francis (7-4) at Villanova (8-3), 2 p.m. (ESPN3)Weber State (7-4) at Chattanooga (8-3), 2 p.m. (ESPN3)Lehigh (9-2) at New Hampshire (7-4), 2 p.m. (ESPN3)Charleston Southern (7-3) at Wofford (8-3), 2 p.m. (ESPN3)North Carolina A&T (9-2) at Richmond (8-3), 2 p.m. (ESPN3)Illinois State (6-5) at Central Arkansas (9-2), 3 p.m. (ESPN3)Samford (7-4) at Youngstown State (8-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN3)San Diego (9-1) at Cal Poly (7-4), 7 p.m. (ESPN3)SECOND ROUNDSaturday, Dec. 3Lehigh/New Hampshire winner at No. 4 seed James Madison (10-1), 2 p.m. (ESPN3)Samford/Youngstown State winner at No. 3 seed Jacksonville State (10-1), 2 p.m. (ESPN3)Saint Francis/Villanova winner at No. 8 seed South Dakota State (8-3), 3 p.m. (ESPN3)Weber State/Chattanooga winner at No. 5 seed Sam Houston State (11-0), 3 p.m. (ESPN3)San Diego/Cal Poly winner at No. 1 seed North Dakota State (10-1), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN3)Illinois State/Central Arkansas winner at No. 2 seed Eastern Washington (10-1), 4 p.m. (ESPN3)Charleston Southern/Wofford winner at No. 6 seed The Citadel (10-1), 6 p.m. (ESPN3)North Carolina A&T/Richmond winner at No. 7 seed North Dakota (9-2), 6 p.m. (ESPN3)QUARTERFINALSFriday, Dec. 9 and Saturday, Dec. 10Second-round winners, TBA (ESPN Networks)SEMIFINALSFriday, Dec. 16Quarterfinal winners, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)Saturday, Dec. 17Quarterfinal winners, 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU)CHAMPIONSHIPSaturday, Jan. 7Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TexasSemifinal winners, noon (ESPN2)Jonathan Ogden Youth Jersey . 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"Hes going to have hip surgery on Jan. 7, and hell be expected to rehabilitate for four to six months beyond that," Canucks general manager Mike Gillis said Friday in an interview.OMAHA, Neb. -- Caroline Hogue tells her parents, Matt and Laura Hogue, that she plans to attend the University of Nebraska to study nursing and biomedical engineering.She wants to help people and to make a difference in the field -- and she wants it to happen near the hospital that provided her with a chance to live.Caroline, 10, underwent a small bowel transplant in September 2006 at Nebraska Medicine, the Omaha facility associated with the University of Nebraska Medical Center. With her parents and 12-year-old sister, Rachel, Caroline has spent much of the past two weeks back in Nebraska.Her father, Matt, is the Coastal Carolina athletic director. The Chanticleers have won five games at the College World Series, including Tuesday nights 5-4 win over Arizona to force a decisive Game 3 in the CWS finals (Wednesday at 8 ET on ESPN).Nearly 10 years ago, Caroline beat far greater odds to win a battle of more significance.They provided us a life-saving miracle, Matt Hogue said. There have been ups and downs, but shes almost 10 years post-transplant, and basically everything is normal in how [she] goes about her daily life.Caroline is set to begin fifth grade this year. She participates in gymnastics and has played basketball and softball. She handles a few dietary restrictions but serves as a major success story and an inspiration to many who learn of her story.Just ask Coastal Carolina right fielder Connor Owings, the Big South Player of the Year and recent draft pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Owings suffers from a kidney condition that will eventually require him to receive a transplant. (His mother, Sherri, is a match for Connor.)Youd never know anything happened to her, Owings said of Caroline. Its very inspirational. I see it in her spirit. Shes such a happy little girl. She loves the Chants, and she loves to come support us.Its great when I get to see her after a game and give her hugs.Matt and Laura knew of a medical issue with Caroline before her August 2005 birth. She spent 45 days as a newborn in intensive care in Columbia, South Carolina, as her parents searched for answers. Caroline was diagnosed witth Berdon syndrome and endured difficulty with her bladder and colon in addition to major intestinal problems.ddddddddddddShe wasnt supposed to survive, said Matt, then an associate AD at Coastal Carolina and broadcaster for the Chanticleers baseball, football and basketball games.The Hogues discovered the transplant program at Nebraska Medicine, sending Laura and Caroline to live in Omaha in April 2006 for placement on a waiting list. Dr. Wendy Grant performed the surgery on Sept. 8 of that year. Caroline returned home in February 2007.Matt, promoted from interim AD to the permanent position in February 2015, has long desired a return to Omaha with coach Gary Gilmores team, whose rise to prominence accelerated after Carolines recovery.We became so familiar with this city and how it embraces the College World Series, Matt said Monday night from the Coastal Carolina suite behind home plate during the third inning. It became more of a goal for me to make it.On June 18 in the Omaha Baseball Village outside of TD Ameritrade Park, the Hogues helped register organ donors at a Nebraska Medicine drive. Caroline gave away towels and sunscreen and told potential donors of her story.Two days later, the Coastal Carolina players and coaches visited Nebraska Medicine. Caroline remembers nothing about her first stay there, of course, but she carries a connection and affinity to the hospital, Matt said.She led the Chanticleers through the doors. Many of the doctors and nurses who treated Caroline in 2006 and on return visits greeted them.Matt described the reunion with Dr. Grant as over-the-top emotional.I think it was for Dr. Grant, too, Matt said, because, obviously, being in her position, you see all different outcomes. To see Caroline is incredibly fulfilling. It was a happy time. She wasnt coming there to get treatment like so many other of the pediatric transplant patients.This trip has been 12 days of heaven. To have my family here and tie it all together, you couldnt ask for a better story.l.I think it was for Dr. Grant, too, Matt said, esale Basketball Jerseys[/url] Wholesale Baseball Jerseys ' ' '