Cheney, WA (SportsNetwork.
James White Patriots Jersey .com) - As usual Saturday, red ruled at Eastern Washingtons Roof Field, home of the red Inferno
turf. This time, however, it was the Illinois State Redbirds, not host Eastern
Washington, that kept changing the scoreboard as the fifth-seeded visitors
stunned the fourth-seeded Eagles, 59-46, in the FCS quarterfinals. Illinois
State (12-1) will next play on the other side of the country, going to
top-seeded New Hampshire (12-1) for the semifinals next weekend. Sophomore
Marshaun Coprich rushed for 258 yards and four touchdowns and the Redbirds kept
Eastern Washington star Vernon Adams Jr. in check for the first three quarters
while they prevented the Eagles (11-3) from reaching the national semifinals for
a fourth time in five seasons. Two of Coprichs scores came in the third quarter
when Illinois State extended a 24-17 halftime lead to 45-20. In the decisive
third quarter, Coprich rushed for a 21-yard touchdown on the Redbirds first
possession to give them a 31-17 lead. After Tyler McNannay kicked a 36-yard
field goal to close Eastern Washingtons deficit to 11 points, Coprich capped
Illinois States next drive with a 2-yard touchdown run at the 4:24 mark, making
it 38-20. Alex Donnelly then intercepted Adams deep in Eagles territory, which
set up a short 23-yard touchdown drive capped by quarterback Tre Robersons
5-yard TD run with nine seconds left to make it 45-20. Adams 2-yard touchdown
run early in the fourth quarter pulled Eastern Washington within 45-27, but
Robersons 31-yard touchdown pass to Lechein Neblett extended the Redbirds lead
to 52-27. Adams sandwiched a pair of touchdown passes to Cooper Kupp (10
receptions, 185 yards) around a successful onside kick and Eastern Washington
closed with two touchdowns, but Coprichs 74-yard touchdown burst made it 59-39
and gave the Redbirds a touchdown on their first five possessions of the second
half. Coprich, the Missouri Valley Football Conference offensive player of the
year, has rushed for over 100 yards in all 13 Illinois State games this season.
Adams added a third touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to Shaq Hill, finishing
25-for-44 for 425 yards. For three quarters, he was outperformed by Roberson,
who 19-for-24 for 206 yards and two touchdowns with 62 yards and a touchdown on
the ground. The game was delayed with 1:40 remaining while a fan in the stands,
said to be the parent of an Eastern Washington, went into cardiac arrest before
being attended to and then taken to an area hospital. Illinois State scored on
its first four possessions to take a 24-10 lead midway through the second
quarter. After Nick Aussieker opened the scoring with a field goal, Coprich
scored on a touchdown run set up by a Mike Banks fumble recovery, Brady Tibbits
added a scoring run and Roberson passed for a touchdown to Cameron Meredith. But
Eastern Washington gained late momentum by pulling within 24-17 on Jabari
Wilsons 1-yard TD run with just 36 seconds remaining in the first half. Quincy
Forte had scored on a 9-yard run and McNannay kicked a field goal for the Eagles
earlier in the half. Illinois States last trip to the playoffs in 2012 ended on
the red turf with a 51-35 loss to Eastern Washington. This time, the host Eagles
were left seeing red.
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