{"id":1283,"date":"2025-07-17T20:26:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T20:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/1283\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T20:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T20:26:10","slug":"football-picked-inside-top-three-in-pair-of-big-sky-preseason-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/1283\/","title":{"rendered":"Football Picked Inside Top Three In Pair Of Big Sky Preseason Polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                &#13;<br \/>\n                                &#13;<br \/>\n                                &#13;<br \/>\n                                &#13;<br \/>\n                                &#13;<br \/>\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/olineACTION24.JPG\" alt=\"24FBOLINEACTION\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                &#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        Football&#13;<br \/>\n                        7\/17\/2025 1:20:00 PM&#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                  &#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                                    &#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                     DAVIS, Calif. \u2013 No. 11 UC Davis football earned selections inside the top three in both preseason Big Sky polls with the Aggies picked to finish second in the Coaches Poll and third in the Media Poll as announced today by the conference ahead of the Big Sky Kickoff Weekend.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Aggies are coming off an historic season where they racked up 11 wins overall and seven Big Sky wins to finish second in the conference and No. 5 in the nation. UC Davis made a deep run into the NCAA FCS Playoffs, reaching the quarterfinals after collecting a playoff win over Illinois State.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nUC Davis earned first place votes in both polls, and they were picked just behind Montana for second place in the Media Poll.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n2024 Eddie Robinson finalist head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/coaches\/tim-plough\/8676\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8676\" target=\"_blank\">Tim Plough<\/a> along with STATS Preform Preseason All-American <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/rex-connors\/19271\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19271\" target=\"_blank\">Rex Connors<\/a> and returning Big Sky All-Conference honoree <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/samuel-gbatu-jr-\/19280\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19280\" target=\"_blank\">Samuel Gbatu, Jr.<\/a>, will all make the trip this weekend, July 18-21, to Spokane, Washington to take part in the Big Sky Kickoff Weekend. All three Aggies will be featured live on ESPN+ on Monday, July 21 starting with coach Plough at 10:15 a.m.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Aggies kick 2025 off with a Week 0 matchup against No. 12 Mercer in Montgomery, Alabama on Aug. 23 when they take part in the FCS Kickoff Classic. UC Davis Health Stadium opens on Sept. 20 when Southern Utah visits Davis and the first Big Sky game is set for Sept. 27 with a visit to UC Davis Health Stadium by Weber State.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nSEASON TICKETS: Season tickets are on sale now, and fans can <a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.evenue.net\/cgi-bin\/ncommerce3\/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS:UCD:FB2526:FBSEA:&amp;linkID=twucd&amp;dataAccId=779&amp;locale=en_US&amp;siteId=ev_twucd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">head here<\/a> to secure their spot in Shredville for the 2025 season. Tickets start as low as $100 for new alumni and $140 for the general public.<\/p>\n<p>GROUP TICKETS:\u00a0Football group ticket discounts start at 10 or more tickets and provide a great opportunity for gatherings and parties to enjoy Aggie football. If you&#8217;d like to create an unforgettable experience with your group, the Aggie Ticket Office is here to help you customize your day! Fans can head to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.evenue.net\/events\/FBS\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">THIS LINK<\/a>\u00a0to purchase their group ticket packages.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nMINI PLANS: Mini Plans are a great way for Aggie fans to save on tickets by bundling multiple games. Choose from 2 different options to get the biggest bang for your buck, and fans get to pick the games that work the best for you. The Pick Any 2 or Pick Any 3 Plans allow fans to pick and choose which games they want to attend at a discounted rate versus buying single-game tickets.<\/p>\n<p>All mini plan seats will be located in section 119 or 125 on the West side of UC Davis Health Stadium. The Pick Any 2 Plan will be $79 while the Pick Any 3 Plan is $129. Both plans can be purchased\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.evenue.net\/events\/FBPACK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.evenue.net\/events\/FBSEA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Season Tickets<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.evenue.net\/events\/FBS\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Group Tickets<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ucdavisaggies.evenue.net\/events\/CLUB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Junior Aggie Club Memberships<\/a>\u00a0are also still available to purchase, with Group Tickets available for as low as $15 and Season Tickets as low as $100 for recent UC Davis graduates.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Football&#13; 7\/17\/2025 1:20:00 PM&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1284,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,596,85],"class_list":["post-1283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-football","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1283\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}