AH YAT, BRADY: PRESENT, FUTURE; CSUN QB MEETS MONTANA STAR.Byline: Brian Dohn Daily News Staff Writer He's big, strong, poised and turns secondaries pale with fear. The scrambling ability and toughness turn game-planning a defense for him into a scary proposition. Through four games this season Cal State Northridge redshirt quarterback Marcus Brady Marcus Brady (Born September 24, 1979) is a quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL. College career He attended Cal State Northridge as a business major, where he started 43 straight games. has been that player. Montana's Brian Ah Yat has been that - and much more - since 1996. While Brady is good and exciting, Ah Yat has one thing on him. He's established, and he is the cornerstone of one of the dominating Division I-AA programs. Brady is the future. Ah Yat is the present. CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge wants, and sees, Brady developing into the same thing. ``Both of them have good poise, and to me, Marcus offers the same threat as Ah Yat,'' CSUN receiver Aaron Arnold said. ``He can scramble. Ah Yat can scramble. Both make plays. I can definitely see him being the same type of player as Ah Yat is. I can see him taking Ah Yat's spot as the No. 1 quarterback in the conference - in due time.'' If it works out the way CSUN plans, Ah Yat and Brady will be linked through comparisons for the next few years. And they meet for the first time on Saturday at North Campus Stadium. ``I really don't like comparing myself to others,'' Brady said. ``I don't like to. I just know Ah Yat is a very good player. One of the top in the Big Sky.'' However, with Brady employing his exciting, athletic style - not to mention a 70 percent completion rate, 10 touchdowns, one interception and the top efficiency rating (170.3) in the country - comparisons are inevitable. Both are elusive and throw with remarkable accuracy. The most discernible difference is size. Brady is 6-foot-1, 185 pounds. Ah Yat, nursing a sore back, is 6-2, 190. But their abilities go beyond the normal realm of quarterbacking and include the leadership, the key ingredient. ``Marcus Brady is a lot like Brian Ah Yat,'' Southern Utah defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a football team in the National Football League or college football who is in charge of the defense. This position aids the head coach a great deal in many ways by delegating play calling to other coaches and allowing the head Chris Howard said. ``He makes things happen and could end up being one of the best in the area by the time he's done.'' Howard watched Brady hit 20 of 24 for 257 yards and three touchdowns last week. Earlier this season he saw Ah Yat, who declined an interview this week, throw for 423 yards and four touchdowns against the Thunderbirds. Yet what Brady did against Southern Utah mirrors what he's done since a rough indoctrination in·doc·tri·nate tr.v. in·doc·tri·nat·ed, in·doc·tri·nat·ing, in·doc·tri·nates 1. To instruct in a body of doctrine or principles. 2. into college football at Boise State. In wins against Northern Arizona Northern Arizona is dominated by the Colorado Plateau, the southern border of which in Arizona is called the Mogollon Rim. In the West lies the Grand Canyon, which was cut by the flow of the Colorado River while the land slowly rose around it. , Eastern Washington
streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" since 1990. ``From what I've seen, I'm not sure but (Brady may be) the best athlete I've seen at quarterback in our league,'' third-year Montana coach Mick Dennehy said. ``He appears, at a very young age, to be able to handle a lot.'' But no matter how impressive those games are, they're only a trinket of the success Ah Yat's enjoyed. Since he became Montana's starter, the Grizzlies The name Grizzlies may refer to:
Ah Yat, who's thrown for 74 touchdowns and 7,816 yards in the regular season, threw for 42 touchdowns and 3,615 yards while leading Montana to an 11-0 regular season in 1996. The Grizzlies finished 14-1 and lost to Marshall in the Division I-AA title game. ``I think Marcus can be like Ah Yat,'' Northridge offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator typically refers to the coach on a football team in the National Football League or College football who is in charge of the offense. This position aids the head coach by designing and scripting plays, delegating work to offensive position coaches during Rob Phenicie said. ``We're going in the right direction, like in terms of leadership. We want Marcus, in a couple of years, to be as successful as Ah Yat.'' Notes: Defensive lineman Patrick Cwik, who was hit by a car while riding his bike on his way to practice earlier in the week, and backup linebacker Carl Finely (shoulder) didn't practice Thursday and won't play against Montana. . . . Punter Ethan Beck (hamstring) returned to practice after missing one day. . . . Defensive lineman Erik Gardner and Eric Falconer Falconer prison where former professor Farragut, who had killed his brother, witnesses the torments and chaos of the penal system. [Am. Lit.: Cheever Falconer in Weiss, 151] See : Imprisonment , both sidelined with knee injuries, returned to practice this week but won't play against the Grizzlies. TALE OF TWO QBS QBS Qualifications Based Selection QBS Quality Based Selection QBS Qualification By Similarity QBS Quench Bypass Switch QBS Quota Bearing Salesperson QBS Query-Based Snapshot (Regular-season statistics) Marcus Brady, freshman, CSUN Yr. Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD Int. '9884 120 .700 1,064 10 1 Brian Ah Yat, senior, Montana Yr. Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD Int. '95 6 15 .400 57 0 2 '96 265 432 .613 3,615 42 16 '97 216 357 .605 2,691 21 6 '98 116 177 .655 1,453 11 9 Total 603 1,025 .588 7,816 74 33 CAPTION(S): Photo, Chart Photo: (Color) no caption (Marcus Brady) Michael Owen
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