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Five items on the New Hampshire football landscape:
1. Problems on campus.
It wasn't a good weekend for New Hampshire's college teams. Plymouth State, St. Anselm and UNH went 0-3 and were outscored 123-53.
Mount Ida beat Plymouth State 41-16, Bryant defeated St. Anselm 44-21 and Pittsburgh knocked off UNH 38-16.
St. Anselm (Division II) and UNH (FCS) were playing opponents from a higher division. Bryant is an FCS program, and Pittsburth competes at the FBS level.
Dartmouth will open its season at Bucknell on Saturday.
2. Tolbert Nemo/Mike Luks.
In Week 1 Concord's Nemo, a sophomore running back, burst onto the scene by setting a school record for yards rushing in a game when he gained 250 yards in a 22-7 victory over Goffstown. Nemo added 118 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries in Friday night's 42-21 triumph over Exeter.
In Week 2, Luks Souhegan's starting quarterback, introduced himself to the New Hampshire football community by setting single-game school records for pass completions (25) pass attempts (45) and passing yardage (403) in Friday night's 23-14 victory over Portsmouth.
3. Going Long.
Former Dover High School running back Ty Long is Plymouth State's leading rusher through two games with 235 yards on 40 carries. Long, sophomore, rushed for 128 yards in Saturday's loss to Mount Ida.
4. Mr. Football.
David Zocco, who was named New Hampshire's Mr. Football after he led Nashua South to the Division I state championship in 2008, is in his redshirt freshman season at the University of Rhode Island.
Zocco, a safety has appeared in both of Rhode Island's games, losses to Buffalo (31-0) and Fordham (27-25), He's made five tackles (four solo) and has one interception in those two games.
UNH will play at Rhode Island on Saturday.
5. Big-game hunting.
The top game on this weekend's menu is Nashua North at Pinkerton Academy on Saturday. Both teams are Division I heavyweights and each is a legitimate threat to win this year's Division I title.



