October 28, 2012 The St. Cloud State football team lost 37-20 Saturday afternoon to Bemidji State to suffer their 2nd straight loss and drop to 5-4 overall and 4-2 in the North Division of the NSIC. Bemidj State led by 10 at halftime and didn't trail after that. Philip Klaphake threw for 256 yards and 3 touchdowns with 2 interceptions and was SCSU's leading rusher with 47 yards.
October 28, 2012 The St. John's football team got back to 500 overall with a 31-17 win at home over Gustavus Saturday. Gustavus led 14-10 at halftime but St. John's outscored the Gusties 21-3 in the 2nd half. Quarterback Nick Martin threw for 121 yards and a touchdown and ran for 103 yards and another score for the Johnnies.
October 28, 2012 The Gopher football team earned their first Big Ten win of the season with a 44-28 victory at TCF Bank Stadium over Purdue Saturday afternoon. Minnesota jumped on the Boilermakers early and led 34-7 at halftime. Freshman quarterback Philip Nelson made his 2nd college start and threw for 246 yards and 3 touchdowns with no interceptions. He also ran for 37 yards.
This week’s rankings will look very different when the new AP Poll comes out following a Saturday full of upsets. Four Top Ten teams fell this week and five ranked teams suffered their first losses of the season. Meanwhile, Collin Klein and Manti T’eo boosted their Heisman chances while Alabama, Oregon, Kansas State and Notre Dame continued to make their case for a shot in the national title game.
October 25, 2012
#13 Mississippi State (7-0) at #1 Alabama (7-0)
[Saturday at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN]
After steamrolling through its first seven opponents, the Crimson Tide now gets to the meat of its schedule with a three-game stretch vs. #13 Mississippi State, at #6 LSU and vs. #22 Texas A&M. Thus far, Alabama hasn’t really been challenged, outscoring its opponents by almost 33 points per game. The Tide defense has been as good as we’ve seen in years, ranking first in almost all defensive categories. But while the defense understandably gets the publicity, the Alabama offense has been no slouch either, scoring 40+ in five of seven games this year. Quarterback A.J. McCarron leads the nation in pass efficiency and the offense ranks 14th nationally in scoring.
October 24, 2012 The St. Cloud State Football team will play at home Saturday against Bemidji State at 1pm at Husky Stadium. The Huskies are coming off a 28-27 loss at Northern State last Saturday and out of playoff contention. St. Cloud State is 5-3 overall and 3-1 in the North Division of the NSIC.
October 21, 2012 The St. Cloud State football team saw their 4-game win streak come to an end Saturday with a 28-27 loss at Nothern State in Aberdeen, South Dakota. SCSU trailed 14-7 at halftime and 21-7 after 3 quarters. The Huskies outscored the Wolves 20-7 in the 4th quarter. SCSU took a 27-21 lead on a Phil Klaphake 2-run TD run with :42 left but the extra point was blocked. Nothern State won the game on a 34-yard touchdown pass on the last play of the game. They made their extra point to win it.
October 20, 2012 The Gophers lost 38-13 at Wisconsin Saturday afternoon. The big surprise was that head coach Jerry Kill decided to start red shirt freshman Philip Nelson of Mankato at quarterback. Nelson was the 3rd string quarterback for much of the season and the intention was for him to red-shirt this season. Nelson in his first start was 13-24 passing for 149 yards and 2 touchdowns with 2 interceptions. He also ran for 67 yards on 16 carries.
October 18, 2012 The St. Cloud State men's hockey team will host the University of Alabama-Huntsville Friday and Saturday nights at the National Hockey Center in their home openers. The Huskies are 0-2 after dropping a pair of games at New Hampshire last weekend. Sophomore Ryan Faragher is the top goaltender this season with Mike Lee graduating. The Huskies return Drew LeBlanc, and Ben Hanowski amongst others.
