Ethan Hampton and Northern Illinois will take the field against Riley Leonard and No. 5 ranked Notre Dame on Saturday afternoon.
Northern Illinois will head on the road in the second week of college football to take on the No. 5 ranked team in the nation, Notre Dame, at Notre Dame Stadium in Indiana, on a projected breezy 76-degree sunny day. The Fighting Irish came away with a win in their first week of the season taking on the former No. 20 ranked team in the country, Texas A&M, on the road. They won 23-13 on the back of two big runs from their backfield to break the game open. It was a 6-6 game at the halftime break with each kicker setting the pace. However, Jadarian Price busted the scoring open with a 47-yard touchdown run. He ran for 44 yards on eight carries in the game. It wasn’t long after that Jeremiyah Love broke off a 21-yard scamper to the endzone for one of his 14 carries for 91 yards. The ground game was the theme in this one for Notre Dame outpacing Duke transfer Riley Leonard and the passing attack by 40 yards.
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Game Date: Sept. 7, 2024
Game Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
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The Huskies also came away with a win in their first week taking down Western Illinois 54-15. Junior quarterback Ethan Hampton put on a clinic throwing for 328 yards and five touchdowns on 18/20 passing. On top of that, the backs ran for 312 combined yards as well and three more touchdowns.
Grayson Barnes was the most-targeted receiver on the team with five receptions for 95 yards and a touchdown. However, Trayvon Rudolph led the receiving corps with four receptions for 104 yards and a touchdown. Nine more players each recorded a reception as well.
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