Jacks coach John Stiegelmeier defended the decision to run out the clock rather than punt. “The ball went up, bounced off a couple defenders’ hands – I saw it the whole way and I just happened to grab it out of the air.” Instead, the ball got tipped into the air, bounced around and the pile fell into the end zone as Webb corralled it. Camp got himself space to wind up and throw it long, and SDSU’s defense failed to knock it down. But they were just close enough for the bomb.
USD coach Bob Nielson admitted that if the Coyotes were just a few yards further away they would’ve had to try a trick play of some kind. “But after that we’ve got to flush it and focus on UND.More: South Dakota's last-second win over South Dakota State plants Coyotes among MVFC's best “We have 24 hours to really feel the sting from this one,” Janke said. But after suffering what’s likely to be the most painful loss any of them will ever endure in their careers, turning the page is their immediate challenge. The Jacks were outgained 422-348 and had nine penalties for 84 yards.Īt 7-3 (4-3) SDSU may already have a playoff berth locked up and can certainly make certain of that with a win next week when they host North Dakota in the regular season finale. Logan Backhaus and Cale Reeder of SDSU were both ejected for targeting. Jaxon Janke had seven catches for 105 yards. Strong rushed for 103 yards for SDSU, while Oladokun went 22-of-30 for 220 yards and a touchdown. The South Dakota football team sings the school fight song after winning with a Hail Mary pass against South Dakota State on Saturday, November 13, 2021, at the DakotaDome in Vermillion. “Obviously a unique way to end the game, but as crazy as that play was I really thought our kids deserved to win that football game.” “I’m really proud of our kids and really happy for them,” said Nielson, whose team can earn a share of the Valley title with a win over North Dakota State next week. More: 'Hang this in the Louvre': South Dakota football's Hail Mary vs. It was a breakout performance for Webb, but it’s hard to imagine him ever catching a bigger one than he did in this game. Webb, who had three catches all year entering the game, caught six balls for 153 yards. Eight seconds turned out to be enough for the Coyotes.Ĭamp finished the game with 288 yards passing and two touchdowns, while Nate Thomas had 90 hard-earned yards of rushing and a touchdown. The Jacks took over with 1:59 to play and when they got a first down, were in position to run out the clock. On 4th and inches they passed over a field goal to go for it, and SDSU stopped them. USD embarked on a drive to answer, and moved into SDSU territory. Trailing 17-13 midway through the fourth quarter, the Jacks put together a 13-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a 4-yard Pierre Strong touchdown run to take a 20-17 lead with 6:10 to go. The Coyotes were the better team for much of the day, but it appeared the Jacks were going to escape with the win. South Dakota's Brett Samson greets injured teammate Josiah Ganues on the field while celebrating the team's win with a Hail Mary pass in their game against South Dakota State on Saturday, November 13, 2021, at the DakotaDome in Vermillion. I’ve been coaching way too long to wonder once a call is made if it’s the right decision.” You make decisions and you see what happens. One second and a whole different outcome. That’s how fickle the game of football is. “We practice that play, we’ve timed it ourselves,” Stiegelmeier said.
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