USD football primer: Coyotes look to right ship at Illinois State

VERMILLION — After two video games in a row in opposition to the highest two-ranked groups within the nation, College of South Dakota soccer will attempt to get on monitor in opposition to Illinois State. Right here’s what to know concerning the sport.

The place: Hancock Stadium, Regular, Illinois.

When: 2 p.m. Saturday.

Information: USD 1-4, 0-2 MVFC; Illinois State 3-2, 1-1 MVFC.

Coaches: USD’s Bob Nielson, thirtieth season (seventh at USD), 216-118-1 (30-38 at USD); Illinois State’s Brock Spack, 14th season, 92-62.

Final week: USD misplaced 28-3 to South Dakota State; Illinois State received 23-21 over Northern Iowa.

All-time collection: Illinois State leads 7-2.

Final assembly: Illinois State received 20-14 on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2021 in Vermillion.

Notes: The sport will air on ESPN3. … The Redbirds rank No. 15 within the nation in third-down conversion proportion at 48.7%. USD ranks 112th out 123 groups at 27.5%. Defensively, USD permits its opponents to transform on 43.7% of their third-down probabilities which is 82nd within the nation. … Final time the 2 groups performed, Jarrell Jackson intercepted a cross for Illinois State with beneath 2 minutes left to safe the win over then-No. 15 USD.

Concerning the Coyotes: In its first 4 Soccer Championship Subdivision video games this season, USD has performed the three groups at the moment holding the highest three spots within the FCS Stats Carry out Prime 25. On high of that, Kansas State, who the Coyotes opened up the season in opposition to, is at the moment No. 17 within the AP Ballot. … USD is tied with Central Connecticut State with the 112th finest scoring offense in FCS at 13 factors per sport. … Travis Theis is 51st within the nation in speeding yards with 370 and had 73 on 13 carries in opposition to South Dakota State in a sport the place the Coyotes collected 136 complete yards. … Quarterback Carson Camp is a local of Bloomington, Illinois, roughly 10 minutes from Regular. Camp has thrown for 777 yards and 4 touchdowns with 5 interceptions this season by means of 5 video games. In opposition to SDSU, he threw for 44 yards with two interceptions with no landing. … Myles Harden leads the nation with 4 compelled fumbles in 5 video games.

Concerning the Redbirds: Illinois State has a couple of Energy 5 transfers, together with beginning quarterback Zack Annexstad, who transferred from Minnesota, has thrown for 1,094 yards and 7 touchdowns on 62.3% completion proportion. … His brother, Brock Annexstad additionally transferred from Minnesota and has eight catches for 125 yards. … Zeke Vandenburgh has been named the MVFC defensive participant of the week 3 times this season, and he leads the MVFC in tackles per sport at 10.4. … Illinois State ranks a hundred and first within the nation with 100.8 speeding yards per sport.

Subsequent: USD heads again dwelling to host No. 16 Southern Illinois on Saturday, Oct. 22, whereas Illinois State goes on the highway to sq. off in opposition to Indiana State on Oct. 22.