FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

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Part of the problem is that by the time it's all said and done, there's a chance that DePauw won't play anybody really respectable.  There's a possibility Trinity will lose again, if not twice more.  Centre may lose again.  Who knows what's left for Wabash?  They could show up 8-1, 5-4, or somewhere in between.  There may not be one good team on that schedule by year's end.  Hurts in the polls, but it also hurts because their OWP will be in the tank.

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Has not gone well for DePauw early.  Down 10-3 early 2nd Q.  DePauw has moved the ball, but is 1-6 on 3rd down.  They were driving until a sack on 3rd & 2.  They shanked a punt and Adrian has it near midfield.

EDIT: And then Taylor Wagner takes a punt to the house.  10-10.  First punt return since Adam Sisson did it in the fog on the mountain in 2003.

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Shades of the Juan Joseph era, Millsaps gets the opening kickoff and goes about 70 yards in 2:08 to take a 7-0 lead at Rhodes.  Rhodes just fumbled the ball on the kickoff.  Millsaps ball at Rhodes 26.

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Rhodes helps out Millsaps with two major fouls and Millsaps scores again.  It is now 14-0 with 11:24 still left in the first quarter.  The good news for Rhodes is that there's still A LOT of time left in the game.  The Rangers found out last night that the game ain't over till it's over.

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Lots of time left.  With 10:14 left in 1st quarter it is now 14-7 Millsaps.  Rhodes had kickoff return to 37, then a 56-yard running play, then scored 2 plays later.

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With 3:17 left in 1st quarter, Millsaps gets their 3rd passing TD to take a 21-7 lead. 

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With 1:25 to go in first, Millsaps 28-7 over Rhodes with their 4th passing TD.  This time it was Shane Bowser throwing the pass out of a wildcat formation, a 70-yard pass to Fawcett.

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Rhodes puts together a nice drive that stalls in the red zone.  They settle for a FG and it is 28-10 with 12:24 to go in first half.

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My plan was to post after every score.  I didn't think that would mean 7 posts with 9:58 still left in the first half.  Bowser scores on a short TD run, Millsaps 35-10 over Rhodes.

Millsaps with 315 yards of offense--262 passing and 53 rushing.

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Rhodes scores to close the gap to 35-17 with 5:09 to go in the half.

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Koors has a pair of TD catches in the 2nd half.  Adrian just scored on a long TD pass.  It's 23-17 with 9 to go.

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In what is possibly my last post of the 1st half, Millsaps scores another passing TD to go up 42-17 with 52 seconds left. 

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DePauw gets down close and misses a FG.  Adrian has it down 6 with 4:19 to go on their own 20.

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In what I think will now be my last post of the first half, Hawkins gets an interception, returns it about 25 yards.  Millsaps throws about a 25 yards TD pass.  Now 49-17 Millsaps and the horn goes off during the kickoff return.

Pinciotti for Millsaps has hit 13 of 16 for 271 yards and 5 TDs.  Bowser has rushed for 66 yards and a TD, plus thrown a 70 yard TD pass.  

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Adrian takes the ball all the way down to the DPU 17 yard line before fumbling.  DePauw's got it deep in their own end with 2:59 to go.  Two or three first downs probably ends this thing.

EDIT: Not done yet.  1 run and two incomplete passes eats up exactly 6 seconds.  DePauw takes the intentional safety to make the score 23-19.  2:30 left and Adrian's at midfield.

EDIT #2: Adrian gets TO THE ONE and can't get it in on two tries.  DePauw wins 23-19.  There was a lot to digest there in the last three or four minutes.  Should have never been there if DePauw makes a 30 yd FG and makes an extra point.  Don't get much closer than that.