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There was a time when it was a rarity for former MIL players to compete at the D-I level in football. But that's changed dramatically in recent years as an increasing number of local boys have found their way onto major-college rosters.
One of them, linebacker Jojo Dickson, was named WAC defensive player of the week for his role in helping Idaho improve to a surprising 2-1 mark with a 34-20 victory over San Diego State.
Dickson got the Vandals headed in the right direction by returning an interception 74 yards for the game's opening touchdown and finished with six tackles.
The 6-1, 229-pound junior had 11 stops in a season-opening win over New Mexico State and saw limited action because of an injury in a 42-23 loss to Washington, registering just one tackle in that game.
Kai Maiava, a sophomore, is the starting center at UCLA, which is off to a 3-0 start. His brother, linebacker Kaluka, became the first MIL football player to be drafted by an play for an NFL team. The fourth-round pick has registered a special teams tackle in each of the Cleveland Browns' two games this season.
Stanley Malamala, a senior, is in the tight end rotation at Arizona State, which has a 2-0 record. Kamalani Vainikolo is a junior defensive end at Utah State. Sean Tesoro was a starting guard at UNLV as a red-shirt freshman before suffering a season-ending injury.
At the D-I-AA level, senior receiver Cody Nakamura had six catches for 58 yards and one TD in a 44-17 romp past Idaho State. Nakamura has 19 catches for 170 yards and four scores this season.
Lake Casco is a sophomore cornerback at Penn and Zach Gilarski is a senior linebacker and place-kicker at Mississippi Valley State.
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