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Sioux make them punt at midfield. Fair catch at the 11.

6:44 left in the 3rd

Kick off out of bounds, 2nd time this game, not good. Good field position for USD. 3rd and 7, gain of 10 on the screen pass.

Lots of local commercials on FCS, many for the upcoming Sioux hockey season. Good advertising for the University.

TOUCHDOWN MITCH SUTTON! Landry scrambled, threw it to Sutton on the 3 or 4, Sutton took it in. PAT good. 20-12 Sioux. 9:16 left in the 3rd quarter.

End around by Bamba for a touchdown called back due to a holding by Konrath down field.

13-12 Sioux end for 1st half. USD leading in yardage 260-212.

1st and 10 for USD at the UND 27. Sheppard keeps, gain of 3. 2nd and 7. Big run by USD to the 9 yard line. 1st and goal. Throw tto he 5. But clipping penalty on USD. 1st and goal from the 24. End around by USD to the 2 yard line. Argh.... Sioux stop them on 2nd down. loss of 3. 3rd and goal from the 5. Sheppard nowhere to throw, tries to run and STOPPED! 4th and goal from the 4. USD shows they are going for it. UND calls a timeout. USD decides to go for the FG. NO GOOD!

13-12. UND's PAT was blocked on the last touchdown.

USD marching down the field with relative ease.

Sioux withh a couple first downs, but the drive stops on about the 50. UND punts it away into the end zone. 7:01 left in 2nd quarter.

For those that care about uniforms, UND's uniforms definitely have a lighter shade of green this year. I can't say I like it.

UND having a little difficulty establishing a running game. Passing game looks pretty good though.

2nd and 10 for UND. Complete to Konrath to the 24. 3rd and 2. Run by Sutton. Holding penalty on UND. It will be 3rd and 12. Complete to Bamba. 1st down. Ball on about the 17. Run by Jerel Davis to the 14. 2nd and 7. Davis again. No gain. 3rd and 7. spread formation. TOUCHDOWN UND! Landry to Jerel Davis. 14 yard pass. Penalty on USD. Touchdown stands. PAT blocked. Jeez. 13-12 Sioux. 11:07 left in 2nd quarter.

Big pass play to Bamba to 17. Back to 32 because of excessive celebration penalty.

TD USD on first play in 2nd quarter. 10 yard pass in the end zone. PAT blocked again. Ross Brenneman blocked it. 12-7 USD. 14:55 left in 2nd quarter. With that TD, Sheppard becomes all time touchdown pass leader in USD history. (65 career TD's)

For those that might be intertested, on the Fox College Sports telecast, it appears they are alternating between local commercials and national commercials. I was curious about that.

1st and goal from 8. Sheppard short pass to tight end, loss of 2. 2nd and goal from UND's 10. End of 1st quarter. 7-6 Sioux.

South Dakota ball on USD 48. 2nd and 9. Big pass play by USD inside UND 10.

Looks like a pretty good crowd on hand. There may be some empty seats in the upper corners, but you can't see any empty seats on TV.

Good return by Bamba setting up a 3 play touchdown drive. 3:39 left in 1st quarter. 7-6 Sioux.

UND is not a good tackling team. Numerous missed tackles on that USD drive. Very uncharacteristic of Sioux defense.

It looks very good on TV. Much better than exposed concrete.

It was funny going through the FCS menu and seeing the company Sioux Sports Extra keeps - Notre Dame, Florida, etc.

UND has gotten over 12,000 for Homecoming each of the past three years. I'd be disappointed if it is less than 12,000. But I wonder if last week's embarrassing loss will dampen some casual fans' enthusiasm.