CSN West Blog: Indiana State @ Northern Iowa

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CSN West Blog: Indiana State @ Northern Iowa
By Kent Schmidt
CSN West Columnist
College Sporting News

I am in Panther country today for the game between the Sycamores (4-1, 2-0 MVFC) and Panthers (3-1, 2-0 MVFC). It is homecoming here in Cedar Falls and are expecting a near sell-out in the UNI-Dome.

Both teams are ranked and this should be a good contest. Indiana State has not between Northern Iowa since 2002 but this year's team likely is the best since that season for Coach Trent Miles.

Coach Mark Farley's Panthers are a point away from being undefeated--a late score by another game I attended by Iowa State in the season opener prevented a Panther upset.

Last year, UNI defeated ISU 30-20 on the road and I think this game will be similar. I look for both teams running games to be good with UNI's senior quarterback Tirrell Rennie and redshirt freshman David Johnson doing the most of the damage thus far. For Indiana State, it will be junior Shakir Bell.

The Sycamores also have one of MVFC's top quarterbacks in Ronnie Fouch so I would look for them to pass a little more than the Panthers.

But with the home field, I think the Panthers have the advantage in this game. We shall see how this one plays out. ...

Read more... (http://www.collegesportingnews.com/entry.php?173-Indiana-State-Northern-Iowa)

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pANTHERS UP 10-3...IND. ST. GOING FOR IT ON 4TH DOWN ANND 2

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ON 4TH N 2 FROM THE UNI 11, IND. ST CAN'T GET THE 1ST...UNI HOLDS!!!

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1ST PLAY FROM SCRIMMAGE FOR UNI WITH 50 SEC LEFT IN THE FIRST HALF, UNI'S JOHNSON FUMBLES, IND. ST RECOVERS IN TH REDZONE.

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Ind. St. 1st n 10 in the redzone. 54 sec. left for ind. st.

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35 sec. left, Ind. st. at the uni 5, 2nd down. Ind. st. has 1 timeout left. UNI just took a timeout.

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Touchdown INd. St. ..Justin Hilton. 10-9 UNI...ext point pending.

Kicker slips on ext. point...goes wide right. UNI up 10-9 going into the halftime break

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Halftime stats

Pasing
Rennie 5 for 7 for 46 yds
Fouch 7 for 12 for 35 yds. 1 TD 1 INT

Rushing
Rennie 9 for 41 yds
Johnson 7 for 26 yds, 1 TD

Bell 14 for 145 long of 29

[EmeraldCityBison]

Anyone have a link to audio or video?

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Panthers open the 2nde half with the ball, scamper down field, get a FG (37 yder) and go up 13-9 on Ind. St. in the 2rd half

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unipanthers.com....gotta buy a subscription tho

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Bell out with a concussion

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chesseboruough the feature back now

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Panthers force the sycs to punt with no Bell in the lineup for the rest of the game. Pa nthers start their second posession on their own 29.

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panthersw lose 4 yards on 3 downs...punt it away

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Fouch to Hilton on the first pay go deep...down to the UNI 16.

[Reign of Terrier]

score?

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UNI defense force a 3 and out...at the UNI 10. 4th fown...Ind. St....for a FG

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FG....NO GOOOD.......wide riight! 13-9 UNI still up.

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after a huge 3rd n 10...Rennie runs for 19....then a big pass play. 3rd quarter ends...UNI up 13-9 and at the Ind. St. 4 yd yard line.

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I expect UNI to score at least 2 more TDs

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4th n goal from the Ind. St. 1....UNI timeout.

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Panthers denied...Ind. St. takes over at thier own 2.

First red zone stop against UNI all year.

[No_Skill]

Thanks for the updates.

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on 3rd and 13...PICK 6 by Buchanan Award candidate LJ Fort...denied on a holding call by UNI....1st down Ind. St. Huge break sycamores.

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Sycs faced with another 3rd and 13...

[UNI Pike]

THat was a BS holding call - and no PF for a late hit after the TD

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pressure on...Fouch completes pass...first down Ind. St. in UNI territory.

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THat was a BS holding call - and no PF for a late hit after the TD

i agree

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LJ Fort has been huge this game.

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Key noteL Bell has been out all 2nd half with a concussion

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3rd n 4 for Ind. St.

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1st down Sycs....down to the UNI 28.

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FUMBLE!!!! UNI ball...penalty on the play..holding on Ind. St. penalty declined....UNI Ball!!!!! LJ Fort with his fifth forced fumble...remaining number one in FF in the nation.

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As i predicted..UNI would pull away in 4th q......here come the panthers. ,...announced crowd of over 16,800+ for the 2nd week n a row...sell out is 16,3+

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#rd string running back getting involved with the offense. UNI moving easily up the field on the Sycs. 5:30 left.

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bad snap...Rennie to Sinkfield...TOUCHDOWN UNI...36 yd pass.....Panthers up 20-9...under 4 minutes left!

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That might have been the best pass Rennie has thrown all year. TD

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Ind. st on first down blows a TOUCHDOWN on a wide open pass...Fouch overthrows WR.

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That might have been the best pass Rennie has thrown all year. TD

No he has thrown 3 others that were better. 1 which wasnt caught.

[UNI Pike]

Fouche has a cannon for an arm - he is throwing 30-40 passes on the running that are usually catchable. Has a problem of locking in on a receiver.

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Ind. St going for it on 4th n 10 on their own 20...SACKED!!!! UNI Ball....

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3rd string running back starting the drive...big run up to the Ind. St. 3 yd line! Panthers look to punch in another TD to clsoe the WIN out

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under 3 to go. Ind. St. timeout. Panthers facing 2nd n goal from the Ind. St 4

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6 yd loss by RB....UNI 3rd n goal from the Ind. St. 10 or 11.

[UNI Pike]

IN ST selling out to the run on the goal, succesfully stopping UNI twice. Lost a total of 7 yards.

[UNI Pike]

Beatiful INT to seal the game

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Panthers have had their 3rd stringer in the last 3 series....Panthers going to come away with a big Homecoming win...23-9 FINAL

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until they can beat a GOOD offensive team....NDSU is still pretty worthless.

Note: UNI is not much better. Ind. St. shoulda dominted had Bell not gotten injured.

[TheBisonator]

until they can beat a GOOD offensive team....NDSU is still pretty worthless.

Note: UNI is not much better. Ind. St. shoulda dominted had Bell not gotten injured.

Funny stuff. Seriously, you should start up a stand-up career!!

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

until they can beat a GOOD offensive team....NDSU is still pretty worthless.

Note: UNI is not much better. Ind. St. shoulda dominted had Bell not gotten injured.


STFU

Bison offense stunk but still won on the road.

[No_Skill]

Not sure that comment was needed, but whatever helps you sleep at night.

[Bison Fan in NW MN]

Not sure that comment was needed, but whatever helps you sleep at night.


I could care less.

[jlandrus23]

Tough loss for Indiana State, but I think we can recover with a nice win over WIU next week in our homecoming.

Good luck UNI with the rest of your season!!

[No_Skill]

I could care less.

Not yours...his. You ninja'd me

[PantherRob82]

until they can beat a GOOD offensive team....NDSU is still pretty worthless.

Note: UNI is not much better. Ind. St. shoulda dominted had Bell not gotten injured.

Indiana State should not have dominated. They only scored 3 points while Bell ran for 145 yards in less than a half. Had UNI taken a knee the first time they would have been stuck at 3.

[strike00]

very happy to get the homecoming win. Not the best Game from the Panthers, but they didn't play poorly. Offense was just a little off for a while.

The Sycamores are dangerous. They are not a team you want to draw in the playoffs (I think they will get in). Bell is absolutely insane as a runner and Fouch is good as long as he is making good decisions.

It was just a few years ago I was in the dome watching an ISU team that I was sure was the worst team I had ever seen play the Panthers, including DII and non-Scholarship. incredible turnaround of that program.