University of Northern Colorado Athletics
UNC Head Coach Ed Lamb, Linebacker David Hoage, and Quarterback Jacob Sirmon Set for Big Sky Football Media Day on Monday
7/23/2023 8:00:00 AM | Football
SPOKANE, Wash. – University of Northern Colorado head coach Ed Lamb will be joined by All-American linebacker David Hoage and quarterback Jacob Sirmon at Big Sky Football Media Day Monday from the National Quest Resort and Casino.
The Big Sky's ESPN+ programming on Monday starts at 10 a.m. MT.
Follow the Big Sky Conference (@BigSkyConf) on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky, and TikTok for all the latest news around the league, and use the hashtag #ExperienceElevated.
Hoage was named to The Bluebloods 2023 FCS Preseason All-American Third Team. A 6-foot-3, 245-pounder out of Smoky Hill High School in Denver, returns after missing the 2022 season due to injury.
The veteran had a stellar 2021 campaign.
Hoage was a Third-Team All-America selection by AP and Stats Performance and First-Team Sophomore All-America selection by Hero Sports He was a Second-Team All-Big Sky Conference selection and led the Big Sky and ranked third in the nation with 22 tackles for a loss. Hoage set the program's DI single-season record for sacks with 10.5 and was the Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week after recording eight tackles, four and a half tackles for a loss, three sacks, and recovering two fumbles against Houston Baptist. Also recorded 70 tackles on the year, 39 solo, and led the team with eight QB hurries.
Although Lamb hasn't officially named Sirmon the starting quarterback for the 2023 season, the senior has a leg up heading into fall camp. In 2022, he appeared in seven games and recorded 52 completions for 595 yards, and threw four touchdowns.
2023 Big Sky Football Kickoff Live Show (ESPN+)
10:15 a.m. – Cal Poly (Wulff/Weichman/Ngaluafe)
10:30 a.m. – Northern Arizona (Ball/Hall/Ho Ching)
10:44 a.m. – Weber State (Mental/Atagi/Reid)
11:05 a.m. – Montana State (Vigen/Chambers/Askelson)
11:38 a.m. – Idaho State (Hawkins/Davis/Pitcher)
11:54 a.m. – UC Davis (Hawkins/Hastings/Connors)
12:08 p.m. – Northern Colorado (Lamb/Sirmon/Hoage)
12:29 p.m. – Portland State (Barnum/Chachere/Henry)
12:50 p.m. – Montana (Hauck/Forbes/Cotton)
1:04 p.m. – Sacramento State (Thompson/Martin/Bailey)
1:29 p.m. – Eastern Washington (Best/Chism III/Sampson)
1:43 p.m. – Idaho (Eck/Hatten/Jackson)
The Big Sky's ESPN+ programming on Monday starts at 10 a.m. MT.
Follow the Big Sky Conference (@BigSkyConf) on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky, and TikTok for all the latest news around the league, and use the hashtag #ExperienceElevated.
Hoage was named to The Bluebloods 2023 FCS Preseason All-American Third Team. A 6-foot-3, 245-pounder out of Smoky Hill High School in Denver, returns after missing the 2022 season due to injury.
The veteran had a stellar 2021 campaign.
Hoage was a Third-Team All-America selection by AP and Stats Performance and First-Team Sophomore All-America selection by Hero Sports He was a Second-Team All-Big Sky Conference selection and led the Big Sky and ranked third in the nation with 22 tackles for a loss. Hoage set the program's DI single-season record for sacks with 10.5 and was the Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week after recording eight tackles, four and a half tackles for a loss, three sacks, and recovering two fumbles against Houston Baptist. Also recorded 70 tackles on the year, 39 solo, and led the team with eight QB hurries.
Although Lamb hasn't officially named Sirmon the starting quarterback for the 2023 season, the senior has a leg up heading into fall camp. In 2022, he appeared in seven games and recorded 52 completions for 595 yards, and threw four touchdowns.
2023 Big Sky Football Kickoff Live Show (ESPN+)
10:15 a.m. – Cal Poly (Wulff/Weichman/Ngaluafe)
10:30 a.m. – Northern Arizona (Ball/Hall/Ho Ching)
10:44 a.m. – Weber State (Mental/Atagi/Reid)
11:05 a.m. – Montana State (Vigen/Chambers/Askelson)
11:38 a.m. – Idaho State (Hawkins/Davis/Pitcher)
11:54 a.m. – UC Davis (Hawkins/Hastings/Connors)
12:08 p.m. – Northern Colorado (Lamb/Sirmon/Hoage)
12:29 p.m. – Portland State (Barnum/Chachere/Henry)
12:50 p.m. – Montana (Hauck/Forbes/Cotton)
1:04 p.m. – Sacramento State (Thompson/Martin/Bailey)
1:29 p.m. – Eastern Washington (Best/Chism III/Sampson)
1:43 p.m. – Idaho (Eck/Hatten/Jackson)
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