Butler Rallies from 11 Down to Beat Valparaiso 33-28
Nick Munson caught five passes and three of them were touchdowns. Butler needed every one of them to beat Valparaiso 33-28 after trailing 14-3 in the second quarter.
The Bulldogs fell behind early. Valparaiso went up 14-3 on a 3-yard Rowan Keefe run and a 78-yard Michael Rumoro run, and Butler had only a Beck Janki field goal to show for it. Then Gabe Passini found Munson from 35 yards out with 3:07 left in the half, and again from 40 early in the third to make it 17-14. Valparaiso took it back at 21-17 on a Keefe pass to Devin Yeats, and Passini hit Munson a third time, from 14 yards, at the top of the fourth for 24-21.
It was a game of four lead changes and no ties. Janki added a 40-yard field goal with 6:14 left, and Desmin Jackson ran 17 yards for a touchdown with 2:44 to go, which made it 33-21 (the two-point try failed). Keefe answered with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Micah Mackay with 1:56 left, and that was the last score of the game.
Butler ran 41 times for 224 yards and did not turn the ball over, while Valparaiso threw an interception. Valparaiso's 144 rushing yards included that 78-yard run, so the other 25 carries went for 66. The Crusaders fall to 0-3 and Butler improves to 2-1.
Fantasy takeaway: the two quarterbacks and Munson all scored big. Passini had 34.6 points and Munson 34 on the same three touchdowns, which tells you who the target was.