North Dakota State Rallies From 11-0 to Beat Nevada 31-17
North Dakota State was down 11-0 in the second quarter. It scored the next 19 points, and Nevada never led again. The Bison won 31-17 and are 6-1.
Nevada had a quick start, with AJ Bianco running 15 yards for a touchdown (the two-point try was good) and Joe McFadden adding a 39-yard field goal. Then Nathan Hayes got going. He scored from 5 yards out with 6:04 left in the half (the two-point pass failed) and found Mekhi Collins from 21 yards with 21 seconds left (the extra point was blocked), which gave NDSU a 12-11 lead, the only lead change of the game. And then the strangest play of the afternoon. As the half ended, Jackson Williams returned a missed field goal 100 yards for a touchdown, and Drew Klein kicked the point. Just like that, 19-11 at the break.
The second half was quieter. Gary Givens III caught a 19-yarder from Bianco to pull Nevada within 17-19, and on the conversion that followed, Matthew Stenbroten's defensive PAT conversion gave NDSU two points and a 21-17 lead anyway. Klein hit a 39-yard field goal late in the third, and Reis Kessel's 12-yard catch early in the fourth made it 31-17. Nevada did not score after that Givens touchdown.
NDSU ran 44 times for 194 yards and threw for only 153, and it did not turn the ball over. Nevada threw two interceptions. The Wolf Pack are now 2-4. Fantasy-wise, Hayes was the best player on the field with 28.3 points, and Bianco, on the losing side, put up 21.9 for a season high.