Former Balmain and England star Garry Schofield has called for a major English influx into the NRL to boost the countrys flagging fortunes.The Golden Boot winner wants to see Great Britain increase its representation in the Australian competition to 60 players.England coach Wayne Bennett has chosen eight players who featured in the NRL in 2016 in his 19-man squad for Saturdays Four Nations opener against New Zealand.New Zealand are the worlds top-ranked side, but the star-studded Kangaroos head into the Four Nations tournament as favourites and will be considered hard to beat at next years World Cup.Great British and English teams have not beaten Australia in an Ashes series since 1970 and they have never won the Tri-Nations or Four Nations.The last time they lifted the World Cup was 1972 and their last Test win over the Kangaroos was when Great Britain triumphed 23-12 in the Four Nations in 2006.Schofield, who played 46 games for the Tigers in the 1980s, said Englishmen who went to the NRL returned better players.It is intense week-in week-out. It made us better players, Schofield told Sky Sports Radio.For us to get better at international level, and to be consistent at international level, I would like to see 40, 50, 60 of our fellas playing in the NRL because it is the best competition in the world.Former captain Schofield played 49 times for England and Great Britain, winning the Golden Boot Award for worlds best player in 1990.Schofield said the form of English-born NRL players Josh Hodgson, Elliott Whitehead, James Graham and Sam Burgess showed the country was headed in the right direction.And that coupled with the guidance of Brisbane supercoach Bennett could have them upsetting Australia and New Zealand at upcoming tournaments, according to Schofield.The mental game that Wayne Bennett has, if he can get the best out of the players for the 80 minutes, who knows, we could win the Four Nations and really give the World Cup a big shake-up, Schofield said. 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(STATS) -- It will be easy to pay attention to North Carolina A&T and North Carolina Central on Saturday when the two nationally ranked teams meet for the MEAC championship.Question is, will there be reason to pay attention on Sunday?Starting last season, the MEAC relinquished its automatic bid to the FCS playoffs to send its champion to the Celebration Bowl. Everybody else in the conference remains eligible for an at-large bid, although in most seasons -- like last year -- none will get one.While a representative from the MEAC is no longer on the NCAA Division I FCS selection committee to champion for the teams, N.C. A&T (9-1) and N.C. Central (8-2) hope the losing team on Saturday will have done enough to earn an at-large bid.An N.C. A&T team with a 9-2 record and an FBS win (Kent State) would have a stronger chance for a bid than N.C. Central at 8-3.Its a bit awkward for the committee, of course, but these two teams will get a long look. Their three combined losses entering Saturday are to FBS teams. Plus, the MEAC has sent an at-large team to the playoffs before.The playoff bubble will be filled with playoff contenders for the last couple bids, so they have to get the job done Saturday to be in the conversation Sunday morning. The 24-team pairings will be announced at 11 a.m. ET on ESPNU.---=PROJECTED BIDS BY CONFERENCE=Prior to Nov. 17-19 games*- automatic qualifierBig Sky (3): Cal Poly (6-4), *Eastern Washington (9-1), North Dakota (9-2)Big Southh (2): Charleston Southern (6-3), *Liberty (6-4)CAA (4): *James Madison (9-1), Maine (6-4), Richmond (8-2), Villanova (7-3)MEAC (1): North Carolina A&T (9-1)/North Carolina Central (8-2) loserMissouri Valley (4): North Dakota State (9-1), *South Dakota State (7-3), Western Illinois (6-4), Youngstown State (7-3)NEC (1): *Saint Francis (7-3)OVC (1): *Jacksonville State (9-1)Patriot (1): *Lehigh (8-2)Pioneer (1): *San Diego (8-1)Southern (4): Chattanooga (8-2), Samford (7-3), *The Citadel (10-0), Wofford (7-3)Southland (2): *Sam Houston State (10-0), Central Arkansas (9-1)Moved In: Maine (6-4), Wofford (7-3)Dropped Out: Montana (6-4), New Hampshire (6-4)On the Bubble: Fordham (7-3), Illinois State (6-5), Montana (6-4), New Hampshire (6-4), Weber State (6-4)---=STATS PROJECTED PAIRINGS=Top 8 seeds have first-round byesSaint Francis-Lehigh winner at No.dddddddddddd 1 seed North Dakota StateMaine-Chattanooga winner at No. 8 seed North DakotaWestern Illinois-Cal Poly winner at No. 5 seed Sam Houston StateSamford-Liberty winner at No. 4 seed James MadisonVillanova-Youngstown State winner at No. 7 seed Central ArkansasSan Diego-South Dakota State winner at No. 2 seed Eastern WashingtonNorth Carolina A&T/North Carolina Central-Richmond winner at No. 3 seed Jacksonville StateCharleston Southern-Wofford winner at No. 6 seed The Citadel ' ' '