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RENTON, Wash. - During one of the most successful coaching careers in football, Pete Carroll rarely has committed errors. He did at Southern California with Clay Matthews, and Carroll still shakes his head about it.A defensive mastermind throughout his years in pro and college football, Carroll always has had an eye for talented linebackers. Somehow, he didnt immediately see the skill in Matthews, a third-generation player who wasnt much more than a special teams guy early on with the Trojans.On Sunday, Carrolls Seahawks (13-4) will face Matthews Packers (13-4) in the NFC championship game. Carroll loves what he sees out of Matthews, a five-time Pro Bowler — even though the coach didnt recognize that playmaking ability back at USC.Thats a really interesting story, Carroll began. Clay comes from a great family, an SC family: dad, uncle and all of that had been All-Americans and All-Pros. ... His older brother was a walk-on player before him.When Clay came in he was 208 pounds and he didnt run really well. He wasnt really strong, but he loved playing and he tried really hard.Carroll paused, looking as if he wanted to smack himself upside the head before he continued with the SC saga.Unfortunately, this is one of the great mistakes that I missed in my coaching at SC was how good of a player he was, Carroll added. I had said going in I think maybe his junior year, somebody asked me about Clay Matthews, and I said, I think he might be one of the best special teamers to ever play at USC. He was a great player on (special) teams.I knew I couldnt really validate that, but I was blowing him up because he was a great kid.Fast-forward to Matthews final season with the Trojans. He was not a starter when top-ranked Southern Cal was losing at Oregon State. Searching for some answers, Carroll turned to Matthews.The Trojans still lost, but Carroll realized hed missed the mark earlier with Matthews.We put him in the game, and we said, We know Clay will do the right thing, Carroll said. He started playing there, and hes been a great player since the time he was given the opportunity to show it. He was always there banging away, always there fighting, clawing and scratching.Maybe because of the way he came up, it took him a long time to develop, and (we) didnt recognize the great heart that he had, and unbelievable competitiveness and the great savvy that he demonstrates now. Its really one of my big misses. I should have figured that out a lot sooner than I did. He made the rest of it history and been an extraordinary player ever since.Matthews consistently has performed in the NFL better than many of Carrolls other USC linebackers: Brian Cushing, Rey Maualuga, Keith Rivers, et al. This season, Packers co-ordinator Dom Capers has moved Matthews from outside to inside and back, and Green Bays defence stepped up in the second half of the schedule.The Southern Cal days are far behind for Matthews, who went 26th overall to Green Bay in the 2009 draft and was runner-up to Pittsburgh safety Troy Polamalu for NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2010. He seemed to pay little attention to the fact Carroll will be on the other sideline Sunday, other than praising Carrolls achievements.Uh, you know he had a successful program at SC in my tenure there and years prior, and after me leaving, Matthews said. So its always interesting how coaches will deal with the next level, and hes obviously doing a fantastic job. Hes got the right athletes in place to help his scheme out, and hes doing a great job. Youve got to tip your hat to him.Carroll admitted he observes the work of Matthews and every other Trojan in the NFL, even though he only occasionally reaches out to Matthews.Not too much, he said of communicating with his former player. But because its the SC family, everybody is always kind of keeping track of everybody else. We always have an eye on each other, I think.___AP Sports Writers Tim Booth and Genaro C. Armas contributed to this report.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Wholesale Custom Jerseys .J. - New York Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara left Monday nights game against the Indianapolis Colts with a torn biceps. Custom Basketball Jerseys Outlet . The Flames announced Monday that Treliving, a former assistant general manager with the Coyotes, will take over the vacant GM spot in Calgary. "Im ready for this,"Treliving said. http://www.basketballcustomjerseys.com/ . Nothing pretty. But this is 1/4 World Cup. Usually plays out this way. 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North Dakota State (9-1, 5-1 Missouri Valley) had not lost since falling to Indiana State, 17-14, on Oct. 13, 2012. UNI (6-4, 4-2) also ended the Bisons record Missouri Valley winning streak at 18 games and handed them their first loss away from home since the 2010 FCS playoffs (a span of 22 straight wins). UNI outgained North Dakota State 306 yards to 175, scored 10 points off turnovers, and held the Bison to eight first downs and only an Adam Keller field goal late in the second quarter. Running back David Johnson rushed for 133 yards and had 210 all-purpose yards, quarterback Brion Carnes and running back Darrian Miller both rushed for touchdowns, and Michael Schmadeke was 3-for-3 on field goals. The Bison were still in striking range before Schmadekes 36-yard field goal on the first play of the fourth quarter extended UNIs lead to 13-3. He kicked a 42-yarder at the 9:25 mark to make it 16-3. Then after a three-and-out series by the Bison, Miller broke off a 30-yard TD run to put the win away. North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz was held to 132 passing yards with an interception and three-time 1,000-yard running back John Crockett struggled to 41 yards on 17 carries. UNI now has three wins over No. 1-ranked opponents. The Panthers also beat No. 1 New Hampshire, 24-21, in 2005 and No. 1 Youngstown State, 35-32, in 1997. The loss was the first for first-year Bison coach Chris Klieman. His team fell into a first-place tie with Illinois State (8-1, 5-1), one game ahead of both UNI and Youngstown State (7-3, 4-2) with two weeks remaining in the Missouri Valley season. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sports Network FCS Top 25 Thursday, Nov. 6 No. 20 Bethune-Cookman (8-2, 5-1 MEAC) 13, Norfolk State (4-6, 4-2) 7 Bethune-Cookman defensive lineman Rony Barrow was a part of two fourth-quarter safeties and the Wildcats held Norfolk State to 67 yards of offense. Barrow and Tyre Simmons tackled NSUs Aaron Daniel in the end zone for a safety to give Bethune-Cookman an 8-7 lead early in the fourth quarter. After Ben Noboa kicked a 24-yard field goal with 10:25 left, Barrow and David Perry combined on a safety of quarterback Terrance Ervin at the 1:21 mark. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, Nov. 7 No. 9 Fordham (9-1, 5-0 Patriot) 30, Bucknell (7-2, 3-1) 27, OT Fordham clinched at least a share of the Patriot League title as well as the leagues automatic FCS playoff bid. The Rams had last won the conference title in 2007. Quarterback Peter Maetzolds 10-yard touchdown pass to Tebucky Jones Jr. ended the overtime after Derek Mauers 44-yard field goal gave Bucknell a 27-24 lead. Chase Edmonds scored on a pair of short runs, including a 4-yarder with 2:05 left in the fourth quarter to force overtime. He finished with 103 yards on 21 carries. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, Nov. 8 All Times ET No. 2 New Hampshire (8-1, 6-0 CAA) 41, Rhode Island (0-10, 0-6) 14 UNH quarterback Sean Goldrich, playing for the first time since being injured on Sept. 20 at Richmond, completed 25-of-33 pass attempts for 330 yards and two touchdowns to R.J. Harris, who caught 11 passes for a career-high 210 yards. Nico Steriti also rushed for two touchdowns for the CAA Football leaders. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 3 Coastal Carolina (9-0, 3-0 Big South) 59, Charlotte (3-6) 34 Stepping out of conference, Coastal Carolina became the first Big South program to win at least 10 games in consecutive seasons. Quarterback Alex Ross had 426 yards of total offense (370 passing, 56 rushing) and scored two of the Chanticleers seven rushing touchdowns. Osharmar Abercrombie also rushed for a pair of scores as well as a team-high 62 yards on 13 carries. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 4 Jacksonville State (8-1, 6-0 OVC) 20, No. 16 Eastern Kentucky (8-2, 5-2) 6 Ohio Valley Conference-leading Jacksonville State won a key game as DaMarcus James rushed for 170 yards and a touchdown. In a matchup of the conferences top rushing offense, JSU posted a 357-100 advantage on the ground. Next up for the Gamecocks is a home game next Saturday against Eastern Illinois, which is 5-1 in the conference. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 5 Eastern Washington (9-2, 6-1 Big Sky) 36, No. 11 Montana (6-4, 4-2) 26 Hes baaack. Oh, how ever. Eastern Washington quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. returned to the lineup for the first time since breaking his right foot on Oct. 3, passing for 399 yards and four touchdowns as the Eagles gained sole possession of first place in the Big Sky. With the redshirt junior again guiding the Eagles high-powered offense, they built a 33-10 lead midway through the third quarter. Just like last years matchup at Montana, the Grizzlies rallied back into the game, pulling within 33-26 before EWU put the win away on Tyler McNannays 34-yard field goal with 28 seconds left. Adams completed 24-of-36 pass attempts. Cooper Kupp (eight receptions, 134 yards), Shaq Hill (seven receptions, 103 yards), Nic Sblendorio and Kendrick Bourne all caught receptions. Linebacker Ronnie Hamlin had nine tackles to give him 440 in his career, a new EWU record. Montana quarterback Jordan Johnson was 29-for-50 for 447 yards and three interceptions and two interceptions. Jamal Jones caught nine passes ffor 139 yards and a touchdown.dddddddddddd. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen F. Austin (7-3, 4-2 Southland) 31, No. 6 McNeese State (6-3, 4-2) 16 Stephen F. Austin quarterback Zach Conque was 21-for-23 for 201 yards and three touchdowns in knocking McNeese State from first place in the Southland Conference. McNeese QB Daniel Sams threw an interception in his only pass attempt and was limited to 48 yards on five carries. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 7 Villanova (8-2, 5-1 CAA) 42, Towson (4-6, 2-4) 14 After a supbar game against Richmond, Villanova quarterback John Robertson was back to his usual outstanding self. He was 16-for-21 for 182 yards and three touchdowns, and carried the ball 20 times for 107 yards and a touchdown. Safety Joe Sarnese scored on a 48-yard interception return. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Maine (4-5, 3-3) 33, No. 8 Richmond (7-3, 4-2) 20 One week after beating Villanova, Richmond turned in a sloppy performance at 2013 CAA champion Maine. Maines Trevor Bates scored on a 23-yard interception return, Benjamin Davis fell on his blocked a punt for a touchdown and Maine forced five turnovers, including four interceptions of Richmond quarterback Michael Rocco. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 12 Illinois State (8-1, 5-1) 35, No. 10 Youngstown State (7-3, 4-2) 21 Illinois State rebounded from its first loss by outscoring Youngstown State 21-0 in the second half. Quarterback Tre Roberson finished with three total touchdowns (two passing, one rushing) and running back Marshaun Coprich went over 100 yards for the ninth straight game, finishing with 144 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries. YSU wide receiver Andrew Williams caught six passes for 158 yards and a touchdown. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 13 Chattanooga (7-3, 6-0 Southern) 31, Wofford (5-4, 3-2) 13 Chattanooga clinched at least a share of its second straight Southern Conference title as well as the automatic playoff bid, putting the Mocs in the postseason for the first time since 1984. Keon Williams rushed for 91 yards and three touchdowns. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 14 Southeastern Louisiana (7-3, 5-1 Southland) 76, Houston Baptist (2-8, 1-6) 7 Southeastern Louisiana racked up a school-record 806 yards and scored 11 touchdowns in routing Houston Baptist. Jordan Bennett passed for 233 yards and three touchdowns and Bryan Bennett threw for a pair of touchdowns as the Lions had 444 passing yards. Eugene Bethea rushed 125 yards, Kody Sutton had 109 yards and three touchdowns on the ground, and DShaie Landor rushed for a pair of scores. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 15 Montana State (7-3, 5-1) 29, Portland State (3-7, 2-4) 22 Quarterback Dakota Prukop and running back Gunnar Brekke both ran for two touchdowns, and Montana State had 329 yards on the ground. Portland State closed within 29-22 on Thomas Carters 50-yard touchdown reception with 45 seconds left, but Montana State recovered the Vikings ensuing onside kick. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 22 South Dakota State (6-4, 3-3 Missouri Valley) 32, No. 17 Indiana State (6-4, 3-3) 17 Zach Zenner rushed for a 94-yard touchdown and wide receiver Jake Wieneke turned a slant pattern into a 91-yard touchdown from Austin Sumner, tying the longest pass play in SDSU history.. Zenner, the Missouri Valleys all-time leading rusher, finished with 193 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries. Wieneke, a freshman, had six receptions for 172 yards and two touchdowns. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 18 Harvard (8-0, 5-0 Ivy) 45, Columbia (0-8, 0-5) 0 Ivy League-leading Harvard shut out Columbia for the third straight season. The margin over that time is 148-0. The Crimson scored three times on interception returns, Connor Sheehan from 48 and 49 yards out and Matt Koran on a 34-yarder. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Idaho State (7-3, 5-1 Big Sky) 30, No. 21 Cal Poly (6-4, 5-2) 28 Idaho State extended its winning streak to five and stopped Cal Polys at five. In a terrific dual of quarterbacks, Idaho States Justin Arias was 22-for-40 for 292 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions, while Cal Polys Chris Brown carried the ball 39 times for 195 yards and three touchdowns, with another 101 yards and a score through the air. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 23 Bryant (8-1, 4-0 NEC) 20, Duquesne (5-5, 1-3) 17 Running back Ricardo McCray had 192 yards from scrimmage and broke a 14-14 tie with a 23-yard touchdown pass from Dalton Easton with 10:57 remaining in the fourth qaurter. Easton threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns for the Northeast Conference leaders. Duquesne had a chance to force overtime, but place-kicker Austin Crimmins missed a 28-yard field goal attempt with 58 seconds left. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 24 William & Mary (6-4, 3-3) 17, Elon (1-9, 0-6) 7 Mikal Abdul-Saboor carried the ball 30 times for 189 yards and a touchdown to power William & Mary, which had lost three of its previous four games. Ivan Tagoe and Airek Green both had interceptions for the Tribe. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- No. 25 Northern Arizona (7-3, 5-1 Big Sky) 23, UC Davis (1-8, 0-6) 21 Northern Arizona built a 23-7 halftime lead and held on for its fourth straight victory. Lumberjacks quarterback Jordan Perry went 23-for-36 for 208 yards and two touchdowns with an interception. Ryan Hawkins kicked three field goals. 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