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RUSHING 3 p.m., (20,630), Youngstown, Radio: 102.7 FM, 1450 AM, 91.1 FM COYOTES GAME DAY Att Yds Avg Long TD 3-2 (0-0 Great West) Marcus Sims 47 303 6.4 53 3 Series: SDSU 7-5; Last Meeting: SDSU 30, YSU 20 (2010) Chris Ganious 68 284 4.2 26 1 4 p.m., DakotaDome (10,000), Vermillion Dante Warren 50 194 3.9 62 3 Radio: 102.7 FM, 1450 AM, 91.1 FM COYOTES 202 903 4.5 62 7 Date Opponent USD Opp Opponents 182 787 4.3 80 9 Youngstown rather than travel back west Sept. 3 at Air Force 20 37 Series: USD 2-1; Last Meeting: SUU 31, USD 13 (2010) Quick Hitters ■ after their win over Cincinnati. The move Sept. 10 Eastern Washington 30 17 PASSING Youngstown State junior tailback Ja- Sept. 17 Northwestern Oklahoma State 48 10 worked for the 49ers, who followed up the Com Att Yds Int TD maine Cook comes into the game just 112 week with a win at Philadelphia. Sept. 24 at Wisconsin 10 59 Dante Warren 47 84 637 6 5 yards away from 2,000 yards for his career. Oct. 1 Lindenwood 30 0 Josh Vander Maten 15 21 131 0 3 Oct. 8 Southern Utah (4 p.m.) COYOTES 63 107 772 6 8 He has posted at least 30 carries in each of Oct. 15 at Illinois State (3 p.m.) Opponents 107 164 1,174 6 7 the Penguins’ last three games, and is aver- Key Matchup Oct. 22 UC Davis (4 p.m.) aging 125.2 yards per game. RECEIVING YSU RUNNING GAME VS. SDSU DE- Oct. 29 at Cal Poly (8:05 p.m.) ■ SDSU redshirt freshman quarterback FENSE: Shakir Bell of Indiana State ram- Nov. 12 Missouri S&T (noon) No Yds Avg Long TD Will Powell 15 219 14.6 45 2 Austin Sumner threw for 305 yards on 26-48 bled for 199 yards and two touchdowns Nov. 19 at North Dakota (1 p.m.) Jeremy Blount 13 276 21.2 50 3 Dustin Nowotny 13 109 8.4 14 2 passing last week against Indiana State. He against SDSU last week. This week, the COYOTES 63 772 12.3 50 8 has just one interception in 87 attempts after Penguins bring the top-ranked running SO. UTAH Opponents 107 1,174 11.0 59 7 replacing the departed Thomas O’Brien, game in the MVFC against the Jackrabbits. 3-2 (0-1 Great West) PLACE KICKING who tossed seven picks in 103 attempts. SDSU has given up over 200 yards a game EPm EPa FGm FGa Long ■ SDSU wide receiver Dale Moss has rushing and 417.6 yards per game total, a Kevin Robb 15 16 9 9 40 turned into a valued target for the Jackrab- number they need to reduce. Date Opponent SUU Opp bits. The former basketball player has Sept. 3 at South Dakota State 28 29 PUNTING No Avg. Long In20 caught 23 passes in the last three contests MVFC Standings Sept. 10 Sacramento State 35 14 Cole Zwiefelhofer 24 42.7 72 7 Sept. 17 Texas-San Antonio 45 22 for 286 yards. ■ Youngstown State will honor its 1991 Sept. 24 at UNLV 41 16 DEFENSIVE LEADERS Conf All Oct. 1 North Dakota 20 26 Tack TFL Sack INT FR national championship team during the Indiana State 2-0 4-1 Oct. 8 at South Dakota (4 p.m.) Adam Broders 37 3 2 — — game Saturday. Northern 2-0 3-1 Oct. 15 at Cal Poly (6:05 p.m.) Shane Potter 33 2 — 1 — ■ Oct. 22 at Weber State (4 p.m.) JAMES D. CIMBUREK/P&D Shea Williams 31 3 1 — — The Penguins’ last 11 MVFC games North Dakota State 1-0 4-0 Oct. 29 UC Davis (1 p.m.) South Dakota backup quarterback Josh Vander Maten Darius Hogans 30 1 — — 1 have been decided by 10 points or fewer, in- Southern Illinois 1-1 2-1 Nov. 12 at Northern Iowa (6 p.m.) Tyler Starr 26 10 8 — 1 Youngstown State 1-1 2-2 (16) Andrew Meier 12 3 1 — — cluding six by five points or less. Nov. 19 at Northern Arizona (3:05 p.m.) calls out a play during the Coyotes’ 30-0 victory over Linden- ■ Western Illinois 1-1 2-3 wood Oct. 1. Vander Maten may be forced into duty again today COYOTES 394 35 19 6 4 YSU shared its home field with the Opponents 339 28 16 6 0 NFL’s San Francisco 49ers last week. The Illinois State 1-2 2-3 (Saturday), as Dante Warren was injured last week and may not South Dakota State 0-2 1-4 PROBABLE STARTERS team, owned by Ohio natives John and be at full strength. Missouri State 0-2 0-5 SUU STAT LEADERS Denise DeBartolo-York, stayed in COYOTE OFFENSE Pos No Name Ht Wt Yr TE 85 Michael Neilson 6-3 224 Sr STANDINGS CONDITIONS RUSHING LT 76 Tom Compton 6-6 314 Sr Att Yds Avg Long TD LG 74 Matt Porisch 6-7 294 Sr Deckar Alexander 53 252 4.8 50 2 C 69 Tim Ross 6-2 286 Sr Indoors. Rain may dampen the Dakota Austin Minefee 61 196 3.2 27 5 RG 64 Brent Johnson 6-5 309 Sr Days festivities, as there is an 80 percent chance Brad Sorensen 21 -18 -0.9 9 0 RT 78 R.J. Polley 6-6 320 Sr T-BIRDS 151 400 2.6 50 7 WR 17 Will Powell 6-1 206 Jr of the wet stuff. Game time temp near 70. AME AY Opponents 185 760 4.1 34 7 G D WR 1 Dustin Nowotny 6-3 215 Sr RB 20 Chris Ganious 5-7 190 Sr 7 p.m., Memorial Stadium (81,091), Lincoln, Neb. FB 87 Quintin McMartin 6-1 234 Jr ONLINE PASSING QB 2 Dante Warren 6-0 196 Sr Com Att Yds Int TD Radio: 93.1 FM; TV: ABC Brad Sorensen 135 199 1,429 6 9 COYOTE DEFENSE The Press & Dakotan’s Jeremy Hoeck Series: OSU leads 2-0; Last Meeting: OSU 34, NU 7 (1956) GWC All T-BIRDS 139 209 1,447 6 9 Pos No Name Ht Wt Yr does a live chat during every Coyote home DE 11 Tyler Starr 6-5 236 So North Dakota 1-0 3-2 Opponents 91 167 890 6 7 NG 96 Jesse Weisbrod 6-5 277 Sr South Dakota 0-0 3-2 game. Find it online at Quick Hitters Key Matchup DT 91 David Giese 6-3 280 Jr Southern Utah 0-1 3-2 www.yankton.net/coyotegameday. Com- RECEIVING ■ Nebraska rushed for 159 yards in a OHIO STATE OFFENSIVE LINE VS. DE 29 Andrew Meier 6-4 228 Sr UC Davis 0-0 1-3 plete coverage will be available in Monday’s No Yds Avg Long TD Jared Ursua 31 402 13.0 41 4 48-17 loss to Wisconsin last week. The NEBRASKA FRONT SEVEN. The Buck- LB 44 Adam Broders 6-2 227 Sr Cal Poly 0-0 1-3 Press & Dakotan. LB 42 Shea Williams 6-2 224 Sr Deckar Alexander 19 153 8.1 26 2 Cornhuskers are 0-5 in the last two seasons eyes allowed nine sacks against Michigan LB 43 Darius Hogans 6-1 215 Jr Daryl Brown 14 141 10.1 25 2 when rushing for less than 200 yards in a CB 7 Chris Frierson 6-1 180 So T-BIRDS 139 1,447 10.4 56 9 State and 30 of their 69 plays went for no SS 8 Shane Potter 6-2 207 Sr MATCHUPS Opponents 91 890 9.8 32 7 game. gain or a loss. Ohio State gets left tackle FS 26 Aaron Swift 5-8 164 So ■ The game will mark Nebraska’s first Mike Adams back from suspension. The CB 12 Alphonso Valdez 5-9 177 Jr PLACE KICKING home Big Ten football contest. The Huskers Huskers love to put pressure on visiting EPm EPa FGm FGa Long THUNDERBIRDS OFFENSE COYOTE OFFENSE VS. SUU DEFENSE Colton Cook 12 12 5 6 40 also celebrate their 101st homecoming, and quarterbacks and come into this game with Pos No Name Ht Wt Yr With starting quarterback Dante Warren likely to be limited today because of are 74-22-4 in homecoming games. only eight sacks in five games.(AP) X-R 88 Easton Pedersen 6-3 200 R-Fr PUNTING Z-R 5 Jared Ursua 5-11 192 Sr injury, the Coyotes will rely on the running game with Chris Ganious and Marcus ■ Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini is a H-R 84 Brady Measom 5-9 165 Fr No Avg. Long In20 Sims. USD rushed for only 81 yards in last year’s meeting with Southern Utah. Tate Lewis 19 40.8 55 2 LT 50 Brandon Beddes 6-5 312 Jr graduate of Ohio State, playing defensive Big Ten Standings LG 73 Zach Brackus 6-5 325 So back for the Buckeyes from 1987-90. He C 72 Russell Peterson 6-4 319 So COYOTE DEFENSE VS. SUU OFFENSE DEFENSIVE LEADERS was a two-year starter and served as a co- RG 67 Trevor Schauerhamer 6-5 324 Jr Unless USD can get pressure on Southern Utah quarterback Brad Tack TFL Sack INT FR Legends Division Conf All RT 65 Devin Tavana 6-3 300 Sr Chad Hansen 49 2 — — — captain as a senior. Michigan 1-0 5-0 Sorensen, the Coyotes could be in for a long afternoon. Sorensen ranks seventh TE 15 Abbel Aiono 6-3 265 Jr Blake Fenn 41 1 1 1 1 ■ Ohio State will be missing the sus- Michigan State 1-0 4-1 RB 6 Deckar Alexander 5-7 178 Sr nationally in completions and ninth in passing yards. But he’s never faced USD Herman Sword 29 3 — — — Iowa 0-0 3-1 or 2 Austin Minefee 5-10 195 Sr defensive end Tyler Starr, who is relentless in his attack on the quarterback. Dion Turner 26 2 — 1 — pended Daniel Herron and DeVier Posey FB 24 Daryl Brown 6-1 235 Sr Tyler Osborne 22 6 4.5 — 2 one more game. They, along with OL Mar- Nebraska 0-1 4-1 QB 4 Brad Sorensen 6-5 225 Jr Cody Larsen 12 4 3 1 1 cus Hall, are sitting out for being overpaid Northwestern 0-1 2-2 THUNDERBIRDS DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS T-BIRDS 347 26 10 6 7 Opponents 399 22 9 6 2 for summer jobs. Minnesota 0-1 1-4 Pos No Name Ht Wt Yr USD sophomore kicker Kevin Robb is having an amazing season, with a 15- RE 32 Tyler Osborne 6-2 245 Sr ■ Nebraska is coming off a loss in its T 58 Cody Larsen 6-4 272 Jr of-16 clip on extra points and 9-of-9 on field goals. His three field goals last week conference opener for the second time in Leaders Division Conf All NT 98 Nick Witzmann 5-11 270 Jr played key roles in the Coyotes’ win. SUU’s Colton Cook is 5-of-6 on field goals. PREDICTION Illinois 1-0 5-0 BE 99 Jeff Tukuafu 6-4 262 Jr four years but only the third time in 37. SLB 34 Blake Fenn 6-1 224 Sr Wisconsin 1-0 5-0 MLB 11 Chad Hansen 6-3 225 So INTANGIBLES Coyote back-up QB Josh Vander Maten is Penn State 1-0 4-1 WLB 39 Herman Sword 5-11 215 Sr The Coyotes were embarrassed last season out in Cedar City, Utah, a loss capable of leading the offense. The Coyotes, Purdue 0-0 2-2 SS 22 Erron Vonner 5-11 188 Sr however, will rely on their defense today. FS 23 Brennan Fjord 6-0 195 Jr head coach Ed Meierkort called the “worst” at the FCS level. If USD is to become Ohio State 0-1 3-2 CB 17 Marlon Hogains 5-11 175 So a serious contender for the Great West title, a win today would go a long way. USD 31, SUU 20 Indiana 0-1 1-4 CB 21 Dion Turner 6-0 195 Jr

birds have had problems simply the state of South Dakota, period.” Walsh, who was the only senior. because of where she’s headed. winning in this state. In order for USD to continue “It’s not a season you want to go “I’m a little nervous, it’ll be a Coyotes Southern Utah is 0-4 in its last Southern Utah’s misery in this Walsh out on, but I loved the girls and whole culture shock for me,” she four trips to the Rushmore State, state, Meierkort said his team the coaching staff.” said. “Even if you knew the lan- From Page 10 including a season-opening loss at needs to do two main things: Run From Page 10 Now, she will get a chance to guage, I think it’d still be tough to South Dakota State a month ago, a the ball more effectively and con- play with a whole new set of team- adjust to.” 2009 loss in Vermillion and two vert big plays through the air, re- mates. Of the people Walsh has talked “If we can force him out of the prior defeats in Brookings. gardless of who takes the snaps. gery. She returned for her senior As of Friday afternoon, Walsh to in the basketball club — not pocket or disguise coverages “It’s terribly difficult to play in “When you play at home, you season where she started all 26 still had not received her plane “team,” as in American hoops — enough to hold him up for sacks, the Dakotas at all. With any of the play with emotion, and that’s what games and averaged 10.3 points, tickets and other travel necessi- only two speak fluent English. we can handle them,” he added. four schools, we’ve had no fortune we need to have here,” Meierkort 4.7 assists and 3.2 rebounds. ties, last-minute stresses she said “I’ll have to bust out my Greek Though they won the Great there,” SUU head coach Ed Lamb said. “We had a young team,” said she doesn’t mind all that much — dictionary,” she said. West title last season, the Thunder- said this week. “We’ve never won in

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