Illinois
Illinois State keeps Western Illinois winless, 20-13
Illinois State quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse ran for an 8-yard touchdown in overtime to assist the Redbirds beat winless Western Illinois 20-13 on Saturday.
The Redbirds began time beyond regulation with the ball. Rittenhouse faked a handoff and raced to the precise aspect with no defenders in entrance of him earlier than diving into the top zone.
Illinois State DL Josh Dinga batted down a cross in time beyond regulation to pressure a fourth-down try from the 25-yard line and Dinga sealed it with a game-winning sack.
Rittenhouse was additionally 13-of-22 passing for 77 yards with an interception for Illinois State (6-5, 4-4 Missouri Valley Convention Soccer).
Erin Collins led Western Illinois (0-11, 0-8) with 33 carries for 163 yards and a landing. It was this system’s most yards dashing since Steve McShane had 155 towards Northern Arizona in 2016.
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