On Sept. 6 the University of Minnesota hosted Middle Tennessee State in a football game. Both teams held an overall record of 1-0 going into the game.
Middle Tennessee State kicked off to Minnesota to start the game. The kick went out of bounds and Minnesota took over on their own 35 yard line. Minnesota got the ball into the hands of wide receiver KJ Manye. David Cobb came up with a first down run. Quarterback Mitch Leidner was able to move the ball down the field. He did a good job of getting rid of the football and giving it to his receivers or running backs. On fourth-and-two Ryan Santoso’s 44-yard field goal was not good.
Middle Tennessee State took over on the 27 yard line. Middle Tennessee State quarterback Austin
Grammer was able to get past the Minnesota defenders. However Middle Tennessee State was not able to get a first down so they had to punt on fourth-and-short.
Minnesota got the ball back on their own 31 yard line. Cobb once again got the ball into his hands and was able to pick up short yards. Donovahn Jones came up with a 17-yard reception for a first down. Cobb picked up a first down on a seven-yard run. Again he carried for an 11-yard run.
Donnell Kirkwood had a short run. That set up a one-yard touchdown run by Kirkwood. The extra-point attempt by Santoso was good.
With 5:18 left in the first quarter the score was Minnesota 7, Middle Tennessee State 0.
Santoso’s kick went into the end zone for a touchback.
Middle Tennessee State started on the 25 yard line. Middle Tennessee State was not able to get a first down, so on fourth-and-one they elected to punt the ball. The ball went into the end zone for a touchback.
Minnesota got the ball on its 20 yard line. They were not able to pick up a first down so they elected to punt on fourth-and-seven from their 23 yard line.
Middle Tennessee State’s Jordan Parker was able to break through the Minnesota’s defense and come up with a first down. The Minnesota defense stepped up as they were able to slow down the Middle Tennessee State’s offense.
After one quarter of play the score was Minnesota 7, Middle Tennessee State 0.
On the first play of the second quarter Minnesota’s Jalen Myrick intercepted a pass and brought it in for a touchdown from 31 yards out. The extra-point by Santoso was good.
With 14:52 left in the second quarter the score was Minnesota 14, Middle Tennessee State 0.
Middle Tennessee State was picked off again Damien Wilson of Minnesota. On the next play Max
Williams caught a 27-yard pass for a touchdown. The extra-point attempt was good.
With 13:40 left in the second quarter the score was Minnesota 21, Middle Tennessee State 0.
Middle Tennessee State got the ball on the 25 yard line. Middle Tennessee looked to move the football again but the defense wasn’t go to let that be easy. Grammer was put into difficult situations as he faced an on slot of Minnesota defenders. Reggie Whatley came up with some big runs for his team. Middle Tennessee State was not able to come up with a first down so they turned it over on downs.
Minnesota took over on their own 28 yard line. Cobb once again got the ball into his hands as he was able to gain rushing yards. Minnesota punted on fourth-and-seven.
Middle Tennessee State took over on their own 21 yard line. Middle Tennessee State punted on fourth down and five to go. There was no return.
Minnesota took over on their own 39 yard line. Cobb ran for 27 yards for a first down. Cobb again came up with another 25-yard run. Cobb ran in for a seven-yard touchdown run.
The extra-point attempt by Santoso was good.
With 4:21 left in the second quarter the score was Minnesota 28, Middle Tennessee State 0.
The ball went out of the end zone for a touchback.
Middle Tennessee State took over on the 20 yard line. Middle Tennessee State looked down the field as they took to the air but the quarterback couldn’t connect with his receivers. Middle Tennessee State turned it over on downs.
Minnesota took over near midfield. Minnesota took to the air late in the second quarter. Minnesota was intercepted by Kevin Byard. Middle Tennessee State ran out the clock to end the second quarter.
At halftime the score was Minnesota 28, Middle Tennessee State 0.
Minnesota kicked off to start the third quarter. The ball went into the end zone for a touchback.
Middle Tennessee State got the ball on the 20 yard line. Reggie Whatley came up with a 44 yard touchdown run. The extra-point attempt was good.
With 13:57 left in the third quarter the score was Minnesota 28, Tennessee State 7.
Minnesota looked to keep the air assault going as they wanted to look deep down the field for first downs. Minnesota punted on fourth-and-short.
Middle Tennessee State’s Ed’Marques Batties came up with a huge catch for a first down. Marcus Henry also came up with a 39-yard catch. That got them into the red zone. Terry Pettis came up with a six yard touchdown reception. There was an offensive penalty on the play that nullified the touchdown. Clark attempted a 21-yard field goal. The field goal attempt was good.
With 8:12 left in the third quarter the score was Minnesota 28, Middle Tennessee State 10.
Minnesota continued the running attack midway through the third quarter. Cobb once again came up with big plays as he continued to get first downs. Cobb came up with a 48 yard touchdown run with 4:17 left in the third quarter. The extra-point attempt was good.
The score with 4:17 left in the third quarter the score was Minnesota 35, Middle Tennessee State 10.
The kick off ended up in the end zone for a touchback.
Middle Tennessee State got the ball on their 25 yard line on the first play Minnesota’s Briean Bobby-Calhoun intercepted the ball to give Minnesota the ball back.
Minnesota was not able to get a first down and they elected to punt the ball on fourth-and-eight. The punt was blocked. Whatley came up with a 12-yard touchdown run. The extra-point attempt was good.
With 2:09 left in the third quarter the score was Minnesota 35, Middle Tennessee State 17.
Minnesota’s Marcus Jones had a 19-yard return to the 24 yard line.
After three quarters of play the score was Minnesota 35, Middle Tennessee State 17.
Minnesota wasn’t able to come up with a first down on their first drive of the fourth quarter so they had to punt.
Middle Tennessee continued to look to the air to get receptions. Middle Tennessee State went to their bag of tricks as they looked to trick the Minnesota defense. Middle Tennessee State went for it on fourth-and-13. They called a timeout. Middle Tennessee attempted a 41-yard field goal attempt which was no good, as it was wide right.
Minnesota took over on the 24 yard line. Cobb picked up a first down.
Minnesota’s Cobb was all over the field.
Middle Tennessee State got the ball back and marched down the field. Grammer threw a three-yard pass to Henry for a touchdown with 45 seconds left to go. The extra-point attempt was good.
Minnesota came away with the 35-24 victory over Middle Tennessee State. After the game
Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill talked about the game and his thoughts on the play of David Cobb.
“He’s a good football player. We played the other backs some, but it’s hard to take him off the field when he gets hot. He ran very well today… He had an excellent game, and we need him to continue to do that.” On the second half Kill said, “It was a tough second half, but a good first half. The second half got off to a slow start, but we won the game. That’s the bottom line, we’re 2-0.
“Coming out in the second half, being up like we were, we just didn’t come out with a lot of zip and they found momentum.”
Cobb ended up with 29 rushes for 220 total yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for 48 yards.
Myrick talked to the media about his day on the field. Also the audio of Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill addressing the media. Williams, Cobb and Willson also spoke to the media after the game.
After the game Minnesota Cobb talked about his career day, Cobb said, “It was pretty good…The receivers, tight ends, and everyone was coming in and throwing the edge in for a block—and not just one, but getting two and three downfield. When they do it like that, the holes open up and everything’s easy.” Cobb also talked about Minnesota’s second half. “We have to come out (in the second half) how we came in (to start the game). We got a little confident on both sides of the ball, including special teams. It’s one of those things where you want to start fast and finish faster, so we’ll go back to the drawing board and we’ll watch film. We’re happy with the wins, but we definitely have a lot of corrections to make.” His thoughts on whether he realized he surpassed 200 rushing yards, “During the game, you really don’t think about it. All I see is the scoreboard and I hear the next play. You can kind of tell if you’re in the rhythm if you’re having a good day or a bad day, but as far as keeping track of yards and average and touchdowns, we don’t worry about that.”
Minnesota senior linebacker Damien Wilson, Minnesota Senior Linebacker talked about what his overall takeaway from the game, “We were ready in the first half, but obviously we have to keep up the pressure through all four quarters. We have a couple corrections to make, but you can’t argue with a win”.
He talked about his big interception, “I saw (Theiren Cockran) get some good pressure up the middle. He swatted the ball and I was just in the right spot at the right time and I took advantage of it.”
Wilson was also asked about his increased role in the defense from a year ago. “This year I know the defense a little better and the coaches have a little more confidence in me, so I’m able to get my number called a little more often.”
Williams talked about Middle Tennessee’s coverage of him, “I had my opportunity when I had it. Other than that, I didn’t really have an opportunity. I just go out there and do what the coaches ask me and that’s all I can do.” He was also asked about the effect a good run game has on the passing game, he said, “I think when you develop the run game and when you have a good day running like (David) Cobb did today, it does help open up that play-action pass, which helps us get in a rhythm, too—it gets the defense to really button down on the play-action, which opens us up. I was lucky enough today to get that touchdown when no one was there.”
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