They have a good wideout. Pretty stout defense. MVFC teams are battle tested.

And there's the INT now... SEMO is up to probably double digit turnover worthy plays. I've never seen a team this incapable of holding onto the ball.

I agree with the one receiver, but they can't run the ball. SEMO has tried to run 8 times? That lack of balance makes it easy for ISU.

Illinois State color commentator is a big-time homer.

Turnover #7 muffed punt

SEMO must coat their hands with vasoline.

Reminds me of Ferris Bueller’s day off with the Econ teacher…. Ball security ….. anyone …..anyone?

they are one-upping the Pam spray of Sac State.

Imagine being a defensive player on SEMO. They could be playing their best game of the year, but you aren't beating 7 (so far) turnovers.

SEMO is using that silicon-based kitchen lubricant that Clark's company was working on in Christmas Vacation.

They just showed a graphic that our game is 9pm eastern time. I thought it was 1 PST.

It is, they're wrong, shocker.

SEMO throws another pick, but on a free play from an offsides

Trent does a much better end zone dance than SEMO #1.

Kind of crazy that SEMO is only down 2 scores with the turnover margin

Interception. Turnover number 8 for SEMO

TD SEMO... now down 1 score while turning the ball over 8 times

Illinois State taking knees... final score 35-27

Bring on the Redbirds!

No boxscore or gamecast on ESPN but it sounds like a crazy game based on the comments here. Seems like neither team has a very good defense?

I've never seen a game quite like it. SEMO had 80+ passing attempts in the game and turned the ball over 8 times (could have been 10+) and still had the game within 1 score. Illinois State put themselves in good position for the turnovers, but most were largely due to SEMO errors. While SEMO didn't run the ball at all, Illinois State just didn't run the ball well. Very very sloppy football all around.

I wonder what the spread will be.

It's not uncommon, after a Thanksgiving haze, that games aren't played that crisply in Rd. 1 --- that's why first round BYEs are so huge...you give yourself the break to not only heal, but bypass the holiday then get back to work afterwards for the Round 2 game.

Maybe excessive tryptophan affects the reflexes?

Man that box score is wild. 557 passing yards, 85 passing attempts, 8 turnovers.

Gut reaction having not watched the game is that as long as we don’t turn the ball over, we’ll be fine. I mean, Illinois St clearly couldn’t stop SEMO besides the turnovers. And the fact that you were +7 in turnovers and only won by 8 is a bad look. A win is a win but still.

Wow you were right on the money! Where's my $2 bet MGM promo code with draftkings? lol.

Pretty much all Midwestern broadcasters are homers including pro-sports.

The Davis Illinois State game is projected as the most competitive of the eight FCS games based on Sagarin ratings