Jackrabbits bounced by Illinois State

[News from the FCS]

BROOKINGS - For the second consecutive week, the South Dakota State University football team dug itself an early hole and couldn't recover, falling 24-14 to Illinois State in the home and Missouri Valley Football Conference opener Saturday night before a Cereal Bowl crowd of 12,425 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. The 20th-ranked Jackrabbits fell to 0-2 overall, while Illinois State improved to 2-1 on the season, including a 1-0 mark in league play. SDSU missed out on a couple scoring chances in the first quarter. On the opening drive, the Jackrabbits moved the ball into Illinois State territory only to have a dropped pass on a third-and-7 play stall the drive. The Redbirds broke into the scoring column with a methodical 17-play, 82-yard drive that chewed up more than seven minutes. Sophomore quarterback Matt Brown was 5-for-6 passing on the drive for 53 yards and running back Ashton Leggett added 26 yards on the ground, including the final two yards for the first touchdown of the

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