Kaminski Scores Six Times as North Dakota Holds Off Indiana State
Jerry Kaminski accounted for six touchdowns and North Dakota needed every one of them. It beat Indiana State 42-35, and the final margin is the whole story of a fourth quarter that got a lot more interesting than it should have.
North Dakota scored first (a 14-yard pass to Korey Tai) and was never behind. Indiana State tied it at 7-7 on a 20-yard strike from Brady Allen to Jayden Reed, then North Dakota outscored Indiana State 21-7 the rest of the half, with Kaminski responsible for all three touchdowns, to lead 28-14 at the break. An Aaron Ball 10-yard run cut it to 28-21 late in the third. Kaminski answered with a 1-yard run and a 39-yard touchdown to Cameron Weir, and at 42-21 with 9:37 left it looked finished.
It was not. Allen hit Reed from 33 yards with 8:01 to go and found BJ Wuest from 17 with 6:36 left, two touchdowns in 1:25, and suddenly it was 42-35. That was the last score of the day. North Dakota had 532 yards to Indiana State's 315, and 381 of them came through the air. Indiana State ran 27 times for 45 yards, which is not a plan, and still got within a touchdown.
North Dakota is 4-0. Indiana State is 2-2 and can say it scored 35 on a team that scored 42 with turnovers a wash (one lost fumble each, no interceptions from either side).
The fantasy takeaway is easy: you wanted Kaminski, and you also, quietly, wanted Allen, who threw four touchdowns of his own.