Football picked to win GLIAC North in poll

The Grand Valley State University football team was picked to win the GLIAC North Division for the 2013-2014 season, according to the league’s preseason coaches’ poll which was released on Monday. GVSU returns 18 starters from last year, when the Lakers claimed a share of the division by posting a record of 8-3 (7-3 GLIAC). The team received six first-place votes and 94 total points, while Saginaw Valley State University (87) and Ferris State University (69) rounded out the top three. The team will begin its season at home against Azusa Pacific University on Sep. 7.