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Coach Dorrel

Adam Dorrel took over as head football coach at Northwest Missouri State in 2011 after serving as offensive coordinator. He has led the team to great success, including two conference titles and a national championship. However, most of the top players from the previous coaching regime have now graduated, so the program's continued success will rely heavily on Dorrel's ability to recruit and develop new players. This season will be crucial for Dorrel to prove he can sustain the winning tradition now that the team belongs fully to his recruits. The defense will be challenged with the loss of four top players who had NFL potential, so Dorrel will need his offensive players to step up as the team aims for an 11th straight playoff appearance.

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Coach Dorrel

Adam Dorrel took over as head football coach at Northwest Missouri State in 2011 after serving as offensive coordinator. He has led the team to great success, including two conference titles and a national championship. However, most of the top players from the previous coaching regime have now graduated, so the program's continued success will rely heavily on Dorrel's ability to recruit and develop new players. This season will be crucial for Dorrel to prove he can sustain the winning tradition now that the team belongs fully to his recruits. The defense will be challenged with the loss of four top players who had NFL potential, so Dorrel will need his offensive players to step up as the team aims for an 11th straight playoff appearance.

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Dorrellegacyreliesonrecruitingsuccess

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InDecemberof2010,AdamDorrelwasnot
expectedtohavehisownofficeastheheadfootball
coachatNorthwestMissouriState.Thatveryoffice
belongedtocurrentAthleticsDirectorMelTjeerdsmafor
17yearsandlateheadcoachScottBostwickfornearly
sixmonths.
Fourseasons,46wins,twoMIAAtitlesandone
NationalChampionshiplater,themonthscontinueto
sneakuponwhatmaybeDorrelsmostcrucialseasonas
headfootballcoachoftheBearcats.Themajorityofthe
biggestcontributorstotheDivisionIIpowerhouse,
productsofTjeerdsmaandBostwick,arenowontolife
aftercollegefootballandthepressurewillbeontoDorrel
tocapitalizewiththerecruitshehasbroughttoMaryville
himself.
ToputthesuccessofNorthwestunderTjeerdsma
inperspective,hewitnessed16lossesinhisfirsttwo
seasonshewentontodoubledigitwinseasonsin13
ofthenext15seasonsalongwithsevennationaltitle
appearancesandwasavictimtoonly46defeatsinhis
17seasonsasheadcoach.Tjeerdsmaalsoproduced
morethan40AllAmericans.
WhileBostwicknevergottheopportunitytostand
onthesidelineasheadcoachoftheBearcats,hespent
sixmonthsfinalizingtheworkTjeerdsmadidonthe
recruitingtrailtobringinimpactplayerssuchas
defensivelinemanBrandonYostandquarterbackBrady
Bolles.
WhenDorrelwasannouncedheadcoachinJune
of2011,hesaidIlookforwardtobuildingonaproud
traditionandfullyembracingthetremendous
responsibilitythatcomeswithleadingthisprogram.That
responsibilityhasneverbeenashigh.
Withminimalplayersremainingfromthe
TjeerdsmaBostwickera,thisteamandprogramhas
finallybeenturnedovertoDorrel.Thedaysofthebeing
ledbyD.J.Gnader,EricReimer,MattLongacreand

companyareoverandtheeyeswillbeontheplayersthat
Dorrelhasproducedandbroughttothisschoolonhis
lonesome.
Dorrelcomesfromanoffensivebackground,
havingbeenanAllAmericanoffensivelinemanunder
CoactTfrom94until97.DorrelreturnedtoNorthwestto
becomeoffensivecoordinatorandproduced14
AllAmericansinhissevenseasons.
In2014,theBearcatssawinjuriesontheoffensive
sideoftheballattimesandwereranked101of167
schoolsinpassingoffenseat207yardspergameand
82ndinpassingefficiency.
Withoffensivesidesthatwererankedinthetop
10withDorrelatcoordinator,theBearcatsoffense
ranked50intotaloffenselastseason.Withamatured
BollesreturningalongsidetherunningtandemofPhil
JacksonIIandCameronWilcox,includingwideouts
GeorgeSehlandQuanzeeJohnson(bothwhoshowed
sparkswhentheirnumberwascalled),Dorrelshouldbe
abletobuildaroundthetop20rushattackfrom2014.
Itisthedefensivesideoftheballthatmayhurtthe
Bearcats,whichshiesawayfromthetrendNorthwesthas
witnessedthepastfiveyears.FourBearcatsonthe
defensivesidethathaveachanceintheNFLgraduated
linebackersGnader,Reimer,defensiveendLongacre
anddefensivebackTravisManning.TheBearcatsposted
thetopdefensivesideinthecountry,allowingjust213
yardspergame,anchoredbyafrontseventhathelped
Northwesttothesecondrankedrushingdefense.
DefensivebacksMarcusJonesandBryceEnyardwill
continuetheirlevelofplay,alongwithlinemenCollin
BevinsandBrandonYosttocontinuethewinning
traditionatNorthwest.
WithmuchofthegreattalenttheBearcatshave
producedinthelastfiveyearsgone,itisnowonDorrel
andhisrecruitstogetNorthwesttoan11thconsecutive
playoff.

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