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(STATS) -- For the first time in its 11-year history as a member of the Big Sky, Northern Colorado won it conference opener. It beat the team pegged by both the media and the coaches to win the conference crown despite again struggling mightily to defend the pass.Its not going to get any easier for the Bears on Saturday, as they now visit fourth-ranked Eastern Washington, the FCS top passing team.Northern Colorado (3-1, 1-0) opened this season with a feeling of optimism after returning 17 starters from last years six-win team -- the programs most since it was Division I-AA school in 2003. It set a program FCS-record 687 yards in a 55-52 win at Abilene Christian on Sept. 10 before falling 47-21 to Colorado State of the FBS in its final nonconference tuneup.The Bears caught a bit of a break in last weekends Big Sky opener with Case Cookus, the 2015 STATS FCS Freshman of the Year, out with a shoulder injury for Northern Arizona. They pulled out a 21-18 victory, but it was hardly a thing of beauty.Northern Colorado was outgained 493-263 in total yards while picking up just 40 after halftime. The defense was on its heels most of the second half before coming up with a pair of huge takeaways, recovering two NAU inside its own 5-yard-line in the fourth quarter to escape.Theyre just playing together, Bears coach Earnest Collins said. Its leadership. We got some young leaders and some old leaders. Its the continuity and togetherness and the camaraderie of our team is a lot better than its been in the past.Collins likes the direction his team is heading but realizes it has plenty to clean up, especially on defense.Northern Colorado is 12th in the 13-team Big Sky in total defense, allowing 507.8 yards per game, and has routinely been shredded through the air. It ranks 119th out of 125 FCS schools in pass defense at 324.5 yards per game and is one of only seven teams without an interception.None of that bodes well for trying to contain Gage Gubrud, Cooper Kupp and the high-flying Eagles (4-1, 2-0).Gubrud joined Kupp on the STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year Watch List on Tuesday after passing for a career-high 486 yards with six touchdowns and no interceptions in last Saturdays 63-30 win over UC Davis -- Eastern Washingtons highest-scoring game since 2001. The sophomore quarterback leads the FCS with 1,916 passing yards, 18 touchdowns and 2,191 total yards -- 673 more than the next-closest individual.With a nine-yard pass to Kupp in the second quarter, Kupp set the Division I record for career receiving yards. The senior, who wound up catching 12 passes for 274 yards and two touchdowns, enters with 5,417 receiving yards. The 2015 STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year also has a Division I-record 63 touchdown catches and his 352 career receptions are second all-time in the FCS to Elons Terrell Hudgins 395.The Bears are no stranger to Kupps exploits.Kupp set a school record with 20 receptions for a career-best 275 yards and three TDs in last Octobers 43-41 victory as EWU improved to 8-0 in the series since the Bears joined the Big Sky.The Eagles Jordan Dascalo hit a 44-yard field goal as time expired after Northern Colorados Michael McCauley had a pair of touchdown catches in a 49-second span to put the Bears ahead with 1:23 to play.It was a battle last year, it was a grinding tough battle here in 2014 and it was a battle down there in our national title year in 2010. It seems like we play competitive battles with them every time, EWU coach Beau Baldwin said. I think coach Collins has a spirit, attitude and a real toughness about him in a great way. I really respect him, and his team emulates him -- there is a toughness, a grit and no fear. Hes done a great job with that program.The ground game has been a big part of the Bears early success, averaging 192 yards to rank third in the Big Sky.Sophomore Trae Riek has amassed 350 yards in the last three games while averaging 5.1 per attempt. He carried the ball 12 times for 62 yards in last seasons matchup and could be primed for a fourth straight 100-yard game going up against an EWU defense that is allowing an average of 218.8 run yards in its last four contests.The thing that we learned from last year is that our kids are starting to believe and understand that we can play with people in this conference, Collins said. We just have to do what were supposed to do and do our job. 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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Matt Forte was strolling toward his locker just as Brandon Marshall was raving about his teammates intense workout regimen.Thats when the New York Jets wide receiver jumped on the chance to tease Forte.Look at this guy, a smiling Marshall said. Hes walking in here now with no shirt on. Look at his body. Ooh! Matt Forte!The star running back is indeed a physical specimen, even at 30, an age at which many players at his position typical begin to decline.But Forte, in his first season with the Jets, is off to a terrific start and showing no signs of slowing down. Through two games, he has 196 yards rushing -- second in the NFL only to 33-year-old DeAngelo Williams of the Pittsburgh Steelers.Hes always the most energetic guy in here after a game, whether its a loss from Week 1 or the win from Week 2, quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick said. Hes running around. I feel bad because I feel a little sore and hes running around like crazy, looking like hes 20.There were whispers around the league after eight seasons in Chicago that perhaps Forte was wearing down after rushing for 8,602 yards on 2,035 carries as the Bears workhorse -- a label he still fully embraces. Two years ago, he set the NFL record for running backs with 102 receptions.The Jets were undeterred, signing him to a three-year, $12 million contract in March.So far, Forte has delivered, carrying 52 times in two games while running for three touchdowns and catching seven passes for 68 yards. Its a workload hes confident he can maintain.Because its me out there doing it, so I have no doubt that I can continue to play how Ive been playing, Forte said. In football, we all know that there are injuries that happen. But as long as you can continue to maintain your body and do maintenance -- I do a lot of different things, whether its with my diet or my workout regimen during the week to get me prepared for Sunday so that Im able to play at a high level every day.Not that coach Todd Bowles anticipates handing the ball off to Forte 30 times a game, as the Jets did Thursday night in a 37-31 victory at Buffalo .Again, its only been two weeks, Bowles said. We knew he could play. We knew he could tote it, and we just have to be careful and make sure he stays healthy throughout the season.Forte tweaked a hamstring before training camp and waasnt able to practice until midway through.ddddddddddddHis first and only preseason action came in the Jets third game, but he has looked spry at the start of the regular season.Its his preparation and the way he takes care of his body, Bowles said. Thirty is the new 25.Forte didnt go into specifics about his eating habits or workout routines, but he agreed with a comparison to treating his body like a race car.Youre not going to put oil in the gas tank when you want it to run at top speed, he said. Youre going to put the high-performance fuel in it, so youve got to watch what youre putting in your body. I eat clean a lot of the time, especially during the season.Since entering the NFL in 2008 as a second-round draft pick out of Tulane, Forte has 12,982 yards from scrimmage, the most in the league during that span.He needs one touchdown catch to join Marshall Faulk, Marcus Allen, Thurman Thomas and Herschel Walker as the only players in NFL history with 8,000 yards rushing, 4,000 yards receiving and 20 TD receptions in his career.To be in the NFL and be a real, total running back, you must do whats required of you, and thats running, blocking and catching, Forte said. I just think it adds another dimension to the game when you have a running back who can catch.With wide receivers Marshall, Eric Decker and the emerging Quincy Enunwa providing targets down the field for Fitzpatrick, Forte gives New York the elements of versatility and unpredictability. He can run it, take a short pass -- or even line up wide.Matt does a nice job back there, Fitzpatrick said. Hes had a bunch of carries the first two games. Hes a guy that we want touch the ball a lot, so whether its in the pass game or the run game, were going to try to get him the ball.Marshall played three seasons with Forte in Chicago from 2012-14, so the running backs start is no surprise to him.Hes a workhorse, Marshall said. Thats his nickname, Workhorse. ... A lot of people had written him off, said he was done, hes over the hill, and 30 is the drop-off. But a lot of people dont know who Matt Forte is.Hes one of the hardest-working men Ive ever been around.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '