Jonathan James McCarthy has started three Professional football games and came into the third one with many more questions than provens. And for the record, he still has mountains to climb in proving that he deserves to be the guy for the next 15+ years BUT the game-clinching throw was something we've rarely seen by a quarterback in Minnesota Purple. It's been maybe forever since it happened by one who has less than 20 quarters of playing experience at this level - pre & regu

Every road trip will include the unexpected. A flat tire, engine trouble, random bumper-to-bumper traffic, you get the idea. The unexpected is inevitable. In much the same way, the journey of a football season will include games which are not foreseen. This season's visit by Youngstown State falls firmly into that category. If you want to claim otherwise you weren't looking at the details. 17 points scored against North Dakota, a three-point win over Towson and five ahead of

Four games after but the last perceived major hurdle to the top seed came in Brookings. Many of the matchups over the years, both regular & post season, have been classics and while it was in a different way, this iteration of the Marker Game was as well. The credit for that resides overwhelmingly with Cole Payton and everyone who helped block for him as he tore apart the Jackrabbit defense. The four scores and 148 on the ground will be talked about long past the days of him

Two turnovers, one that finished as a touchdown for Philadelphia, but a chance to at least force extra time against the reign champions. That adds a wrinkle to the conversation that might otherwise be brushed aside just because of the outcome. It's a results business so not putting much time into the overcoming of those self-induced problems is defensible decision but I think it's also too negative considering the totality of the game. Now that that has been said, where to be

From first kick to final horn it will go down as one of the longest games in the team's history but the restart provided all the second wind that NDSU needed to put this Tree into the wood-chipper! Barika Kpeenu was the star of the game as he ground-out 115 yards & two scores from 23 totes. Not to be completely overshadowed, DJ Scott turned nine carries into 78 & 1. The NDSU backfield has consistently had a high dude-factor but this tandem continues to show no drop-off despit

To be a sports fan is to be at the mercy of events beyond control or influence. One day it may lead to elation while another brings...