The countdown to the 2018 college football season is on. Four FCS teams are in action Aug. 25 as Duquesne takes on UMass, Prairie View faces Rice and North Carolina A&T and Jacksonville State square off in ESPN’s FCS Kickoff.
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HERO Sports is going to count down each day by highlighting the best player in FCS football who wears the jersey number of the number of days to kickoff. You can find the running list of top players here.
*Note: Jersey numbers are from the 2017 season.
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55: Iosua Opeta, senior offensive lineman — Weber State
Weber State plays a physical brand of football in a Big Sky Conference known for throwing the ball around and scoring points. That all starts up front for the Wildcats. Opeta has been rock solid on the offensive line after playing on the defensive front as a freshman in 2015. The next two seasons, he performed as a two-time All-Big Sky Conference player.
Opeta was named to the First Team last season and was also a Third Team AP All-American. Entering this season, the 6-foot-4, 295-pound Utah native was named to HERO Sports' Preseason All-American Second Team.
His experience is going to be relied on this season as the Wildcats lost a big senior class last season. But Opeta is one of five returning All-Americans. The Wildcats still return a ton of talent after making the quarterfinals a year ago.
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