(STATS) -- They faced each other as opposing starting quarterbacks in the FCS playoffs last season.This year, they are linked by being among the elite signal callers in the nation.South Dakota State sophomore Taryn Christion and Montana senior Brady Gustafson have led their respective teams to Top 10 national rankings while shredding defenses on a weekly basis.On Wednesday, the two quarterbacks were nominated to the STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year Watch List.The nominees:Taryn Christion, South Dakota State, QB, So., 6-2, 215, Sioux Falls, South DakotaAfter splitting time with incumbent quarterback Zach Lujan as a freshman in 2015, Christion won the job in his second season. Hes rewarded the Jackrabbits in a big way, leading an explosive passing attack that features wide receiver Jake Wieneke and tight end Dallas Goedert. … Elusive in the pocket, Christion plays with composure and efficiency. … Guided SDSU to a road upset of then-No. 1 North Dakota State this past Saturday and was named the STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Week. … Ranks second in the FCS in total offense (351.5 ypg), third in touchdown passes (22) and points responsible for (144), and fourth in passing yards per game (323.2). … Finished seventh as a finalist for the 2015 STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year award and made the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team.Brady Gustafson, Montana, QB, R-Sr., 6-7, 230, Billings, MontanaGustafson is not the next Carson Wentz, but he beat Wentz and North Dakota State in his first career start in 2015. As a senior this year, Gustafson has taken his play to a higher level. … A drop-back quarterback who stands tall in the pocket (hes even slightly bigger than Wentz), Gustafson is a strong decision maker and will work the field for receivers. Hes excelled despite Montana having to replace most of last years receiving corps. … Set a school record with 47 completions (in 59 attempts) against Cal Poly on Sept. 24. … Has completed 165 of 243 passes (67.9 percent) for 1,801 yards and 18 touchdowns against only four interceptions. He ranks seventh nationally in passing yards per game (300.2) … Played in only seven games as a junior because of a leg injury, but he returned to lead an FCS playoff win over South Dakota State.The offensive watch list also includes:Quarterbacks: Aaron Bailey of Northern Iowa, Jeremiah Briscoe of Sam Houston State, Case Cookus of Northern Arizona, Austin Gahafer of Morehead State, Gage Gubrud of Eastern Washington, Devlin Hodges of Samford, KD Humphries of Murray State, Eli Jenkins of Jacksonville State, Kyle Lauletta of Richmond, RJ Noel of Sacred Heart and Peter Pujals of Holy Cross;Running backs: Khalid Abdullah of James Madison, Kendell Anderson of William & Mary, Tarik Cohen of North Carolina A&T, Derrick Craine of Chattanooga, Chase Edmonds of Fordham, Darius Hammond of Charleston Southern, Kade Harrington of Lamar, DeAngelo Henderson of Coastal Carolina, John Santiago of North Dakota, Lenard Tillery of Southern and Darius Victor of Towson;Wide receivers: Emmanuel Butler of Northern Arizona, 2015 award winner Cooper Kupp of Eastern Washington, Justin Watson of Penn and Jake Wieneke of South Dakota State.A national panel of over 150 sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries will vote on the STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year following the regular season. 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WOODBRIDGE, N.J. -- The countrys leading maker of artificial sports turf sold more than 1,000 fields to towns, schools and teams nationwide after its executives knew they were falling apart faster than expected and might not live up to lofty marketing claims, according to an investigation by a news organization.Montreal-based FieldTurf said that the turf it began selling in 2005 was revolutionary for its unmatched durability and that it would last a decade or more. But records obtained by NJ Advance Media show that as early as 2006, key FieldTurf executives became aware the turf, known as Duraspine, was cracking, splitting and breaking apart long before it should, and long before the public had been promised.FieldTurf -- a division of publicly traded French flooring maker Tarkett -- said it never misled or defrauded customers and called such claims completely false. The company stressed that the problem does not compromise player safety.Most of the fields, which fetched $300,000 to $500,000 or more, were paid for with tax dollars. FieldTurf sold 1,428 of those fields in the U.S. to everyone from small towns to NFL teams for an estimated $570 million from 2005 until the product was discontinued in 2012.Despite several internal email discussions about their overblown sales pitches, which were reviewed by the news organization, executives never changed their marketing campaign for Duraspine fields. Company officials said in a statement that most Duraspine customers have never been told about the problem and how to identify signs that their field might be prematurely falling apart. The officials said the problem was better handled on a case-by-case basis.The company said that the problem has not affected the significant majority of Duraspine fields, and that failures came primarily in places like California and Texas, where intense ultraviolet radiation caused the product to break down after only a few years of use.While we are sorry this happened and it has been a frustrating and disappointing experience, we believe that over the past six years we have been forthcoming with our customers given the challenging situation and legal restrictions, the company said in a statement . We never hid from this problem and we strongly take issue with aany attempt to suggest otherwise.ddddddddddddFieldTurf concedes nearly one of every five U.S. Duraspine fields has been replaced under warranty -- sometimes with Duraspine fields and sometimes with a new kind of turf. The true number of afflicted fields could be far higher, however, because many customers havent been notified, and the company does not proactively monitor all Duraspine fields for the problem.Only after customer complaints spiked in 2009 and 2010 did FieldTurf conduct an internal investigation and pin the problem on its supplier, a division of Netherlands-based Royal TenCate, according to a federal lawsuit.FieldTurf claimed TenCate altered the chemical formulation of the fiber, making it more susceptible to the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation. TenCate denied the allegations, and the two settled the suit in 2014 for an undisclosed sum of money. Neither party admitted wrongdoing.Public schools and towns across the U.S. have had to replace their expensive turf fields far sooner than expected and often much earlier than promised.In Oklahoma, the superintendent of the Skiatook Public School District said it took three years to get FieldTurf to agree to replace its $300,000 field -- and only after it threatened legal action. In Wisconsin, Middleton-Cross Plains School District officials said they complained about their field in 2014, and FieldTurf reps told them there was no known issue with premature failure of Duraspine.FieldTurf declined to comment on specific customers or fields.Many stand by FieldTurf and its willingness to address problems. Erik Rosenmeier, the football coach at Cranford High School in New Jersey, said that his 2009 Duraspine field was outstanding and that the schools experience with FieldTurf has been extremely positive.But in Newark, the football coach at Malcolm X Shabazz High School says that the turf was so bad last year that the school considered cancelling games.You grab it and it rips. It rips like grass, said coach Darnell Grant. We deserve better, our community deserves better and our kids deserve better. Give the kids, give the community what they paid for. ' ' '