Prince goes crazy with 99-yard TD run, but Indiana State loses to Salukis.
IndianaNo purple rain fell from the sky and nobody drove a little red Corvette. Unfortunately for the Sycamores, that couldn't overcome a succession of quarterback injuries and three ...
ISU's usual starting quarterback Elijah Owens, a redshirt junior who played all of the previous contest against Northern Iowa after recovering from an early-season arm injury, was held out of action Saturday with what coach Curt Mallory described as a new injury. "I think it's day-by-day," Mallory said.
But on the fifth play of the game — officially ruled as "no play" because of an SIU pass-interference penalty accepted by the Sycamores — Allen went down and needed help returning to the sideline. "He got hit in the lower leg," Mallory mentioned.
"We won't know [Allen's status] until we get an observation [Sunday]." He guided the Sycamores upfield enough for Sebastian Lopez to convert a 34-yard field goal that gave them a 3-0 lead.
KEY POINTS
- Prince goes crazy with 99-yard TD run, but Indiana State loses to Salukis.
- But Indiana State's Prince — redshirt junior running back Zechariah Prince, to be specific — dazzled the Memorial Stadium crowd with a school-record touchdown run of 99 yards early in the fourth quarter Saturday night.
- Louisville transfer Brady Allen, a redshirt junior who had already appeared in six of the Sycamores' games heading into this weekend, got the start in place of Owens and completed his first two passes for 23 yards.
- Enter 6-foot-5, 195-pound freshman John Bargen from Bloomington North High School, making his collegiate debut.