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12 Hutfless
Pride band preps for homecoming festivities
6 Armstrong
Alpha Chi Omega
12 Fuemmler Phi Gamma Delta
Alpha Delta Pi
13 Floats
7 Bube
HOCO floats will no longer be pomped
Alpha Sigma Alpha
8 Alumni
14 McDowell
Alumni events for homecoming weekend
9 It’s On! 10 Baldwin
18 Football
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Reporters/Photographers Afton Harper reporter Kayla Curry reporter Connor Wilson reporter Shannon Noonan reporter Tinsley Merriman reporter Kathryn Dolan reporter Andrew Unverferth reporter Lainey Sanders reporter Paige Newton reporter
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Photos by MACKENZIE SPAIN/ THE STANDARD Members of the Missouri State University band and color guard practice for the upcoming homecoming performance.
‘We cheer louder; we play louder’ MSU band shows spirit during homecoming events AFTON HARPER Staff Reporter @affie888 Every year, Missouri State University pride marching band leads the parade through the campus streets in feathered hats and maroon and white jackets. Band students like Brad Jones, senior drumline player and electronic arts and audio studies major, see homecoming as an exciting day for the band. Jones said homecoming gives the band a burst of energy, especially during the parade and game. “There’s definitely a new level of energy,” Jones said. “We cheer louder; we play louder.” Jones said he’s looking forward to a tradition the drumline calls heavy metal. The drummers play four bars of 16 notes, and they try to play the notes as loud as possible. As they get to their starting point in the parade, the drumline will play heavy metal and add more bars than they played the year before. “We’ll play like a stupid amount of heavy
metal — like 115 bars,” Jones said. “I think two years ago they were like ‘On the third beat of the 176th measure, I want the entire drumline to do a 360 over your left shoulder in the middle of marching.’” The band has a certain amount of freedom during football games. For example, Jones said they are told only to play at specific times, but they may be allowed to perform bits of new material they have been practicing, as long as they still have a good sound. Jones said he knew what he was getting into when coming back to band each year. “It’s super fun,” Jones said. “Band overall is a really enjoyable experience. It’s probably the one thing that has stayed consistent for me all throughout college.” After most of his college career with the band, Jones said he has noticed the sound quality of the band has improved. He said it may be due to Brad Snow, director of athletic bands, finding his stride after four years. Snow said this year is a little more complicated because the band is involved in the university It’s On! event. He said the band has to go straight from the homecoming
football game to the It’s On! event later that evening. “It just adds a few more items to our plate to get ready,” Snow said. Homecoming week for MSU’s marching band can be more time-consuming, so Snow said students have to be on top of their schedule to know where they need to be. “We have a pretty high standard we set for ourselves in terms of level of performance,” Snow said. The band practices every weekday for at least an hour and can often be heard by passersby. Their practice consists of a 10-minute warmup in sections, then drills are announced by director Snow. Drills are used to practice parts of the band’s show where sections might be struggling. Rehearsal ends with the band running through the entire show. At the end of the week, the band gathers to sing the MSU alma mater song. “We like that we are right in the middle of campus and people can hear us,” Snow said. “It’s one of the things that motivates us on a daily basis because we are always in the public eye and onstage.”
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Jessica Armstrong Alpha Delta Pi VICTORIA SCROGGINS Staff Reporter @vrms12591
Q: Where are you from? A: “I’m from Independence, Missouri.”
Q: What are you majoring in? A: “I’m majoring in human resources management and I have a minor in business analytics.”
Q: What are your career plans upon graduating?
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A: “I plan on moving to Kansas City to work in human resources.”
Q: What other activities have you been involved in?
Q: What offices have you held within your sorority?
Q: What are some things you like to do in your spare time?
A: “I was a SOAR Leader for two years and a member of Q: What sorority are you in? the MoState Movement dance A: “I am sponsored by Alpha team. I have been involved with the Student Mobilization Delta Pi.” campus ministry along with the Q: How long have you been Emerging Leaders Program. I have also participated in the a part of your sorority? URSA experience for multiple A: “I’ve been a part of my years.” sorority for four years.”
A: “I was a Leadership Chair in 2017, a New Member Coordinator in 2018, and I am currently the Recording Secretary.”
A: “I love to meet new people, dance, make Tik Toks, play with my dog Mocha, drink coffee and hang out with my friends.”
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Stephanie Bube Alpha Sigma Alpha KELSEY BENACK Staff Reporter @kelseybenack
Q: What is your major? A: “As a senior, I am finishing my degree of secondary mathematics education.”
Q: What organizations are you involved in on campus? A: “Not only am I a student, but I have three jobs as well. I work for the Welcome Center, New Student and Family Programs and I am a server off-campus. I have been involved in both Alpha Sigma Alpha and SOAR for three years.”
Q: Where are you from? A: “I am from St. Louis.”
Q: What are your interests and hobbies? A: “I enjoy watching baseball (Cardinals games specifically), reading self-improvement books and relaxing at home.”
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dancing, gymnastics and cheer.”
Q: What vision do you have for the future homecoming king and queen? A: “At the moment, the homecoming king and queen are celebrated, and the position is deemed as an honor, which it is. However, I would like to see the position to become more than that.
“It would be neat to see the position become one of giving back and service to the university. I would like the A: “I am enneagram type 5, king and queen candidates to I love being artistic, and I’ve be more visual on campus as never had steak. When I was student representatives and to younger, I participated in soccer, be liaisons between the student softball, ice skating, swimming, body and the university.”
Q: What are some things people don’t know about you?
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Bears return once again KAYLA CURRY Staff Reporter @kaylalcurry Homecoming isn’t just for students. For alumni, it serves as one of the biggest events of the year, offering an array of activities for former Bears to reconnect with their alma mater. For some, their passion for Missouri State leads them to finding a career in helping others find and maintain that connection with their school. Lori Fan, who has worked in alumni relations for over 30 years, said she has always been drawn to “helping professions.” Although she is not an MSU alumni, she has applied her skills working for nonprofits as a grant writer, a social worker and other nonprofit jobs to her current position as executive director of alumni relations for MSU. “I believe that knowledge and critical thinking skills — through education — is so important to our future,” Fan said. “I can honestly say that I enjoy nearly everything about it. The alumni we meet and work with are highly committed, passionate and proud of their alma maters, regardless of where that is. “MSU grads are certainly no exception to that, and frankly, I’ve found Bears to be unique
in their bond to MSU,” Fan said. “Perhaps because of the institution’s unique public affairs mission, but more likely due to the type of student and faculty it attracts compared to other schools I know. I always feel privileged to meet and work with MSU Bears.” As of right now, 842 full-time MSU employees are alumni, and an additional 647 alumni are part-time MSU employees. One of these employees is Aaren Muex. Muex, an alumni of MSU’s computer information systems program, planned to work with computers for most of her life. Now, she works as an event planner on the board of the Alumni Association and is the homecoming chair. She said she loves being able to come back to her alma mater because of the sense of community it offers. “It’s really cool to bring my children back,” Muex said. “I call them my little bears. They love it, and they think they’re already in college. I love to be able to come back and show my children all the cool events.” Muex said the activities put on by the Alumni Association during homecoming and throughout the year are imperative to keeping alumni involved with the university which contributes to the sense of community she enjoys.
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A large "It's On!" banner is displayed outside of Kenneth E. Meyer Alumni Center. On Oct. 26, MSU is having a reveal party with fireworks, entertainment and food trucks.
It’s On! Missouri State University to host ‘transformational’ night TINSLEY MERRIMAN Staff Reporter @Merriman Tinsley On Oct. 26, 2019, Missouri State University will present It’s On! The event will be a transformational one for MSU, and is totally new according to University Communications. Prior to It’s On!, student body president, Abdillahi Dirie, and senior class president, Chase Stockton, will be holding a Party on the Patio. Located at the Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts at 4:30 p.m, the event will feature music, giveaways and multiple photo opportunities for students. Hard beverages and coolers are not permitted as per MSU’s alcohol-free campus regulations. The main event will be held inside the hall. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and after an announcement from a special guest, the event will move into the “Heart of Campus” for food and fireworks. Food vendors such as London Calling will be available after the event, and all attendees receive $8 for meals and a “swag bag.” The first 500 attendees will also receive a free T-shirt. MSU posted the full list of vendors online, but said the list is fluid and the finalized vendors will be listed closer to the event. Lot 28 will host the vendors, located between First & Calvary Presbyterian Church and Hammons House. University Communications said Lot 28 is the best spot to watch fireworks, and while other locations are available, it will have the clearest view. On Oct. 15, 2019, MSU’s official Twitter revealed the guest for the event as MSU Alumni John Goodman.
Goodman graduated from MSU College of Arts and Letters in 1975, and has starred in multiple television shows and movies. Some of his most well recognized roles include being the voice of Sully and Pacha in Disney’s “Monsters Inc.,” and “The Emperor's New Groove.” Goodman also plays the role of Dan Connor on the sitcom “Roseanne,” as well as on its spinoff “The Connors.” Goodman’s appearance is highly anticipated by MSU Theatre and Dance students like junior speech and theater education major Laura Frost. Frost sells tickets at the box office in Craig Hall, and while not able to go to It’s On!, she is still excited for Goodman’s arrival. “I’m just really excited for John Goodman to come because I know that it’s a really big deal for the theatre department especially,” Frost said. “And because I am apart of the theatre department it’s really special that he gets to come.” Sophomore theatre studies major Simon Osler is also excited to meet Goodman. Osler has recently created a podcast focused around Goodman’s filmography and hopes to ask the actor some questions during the event. “I am extremely excited for John Goodman to come to campus, mainly because I would love to have the opportunity to meet him and maybe sneak a question or two in,” Osler said. “I’m a huge fan of his work, going anywhere from ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ to ‘We’re Back! A Dinosaur Story.’” Sophomore Digital film and TV production major Fenton Bartz is a part of men's chorus and the choral union. He said the MSU Grand Chorus would be performing certain pop songs alongside Goodman, and the event “looks like a lot of fun.”
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Zak Baldwin Pi Kappa Phi CONNOR WILSON Staff Reporter @Connor4Wilson
Q: What year and major are you? A: “I am a senior biology major.”
Q: Have you always been interested in helping guide people? A: “Yeah, I’ve always been interested in leadership positions. I’ve always been like a PTA mom, anytime I’ve done anything and everything. It’s part of why I want to become homecoming king, is to show others you can get involved.
Q: What are some of the major organizations you’re involved in? A: “Right now my involvement is with Pi Kappa Phi — with them I was elected treasurer. I help out a little bit with beekeeping club. An organization I’ve been involved with in the past, I was the Greek Jam coordinator, I was Hutchens House Hall Council President, I was a university ambassador and I did SOAR for two years. I also volunteer with Cents of Pride and Wonders of Wildlife.”
Q: What’s it like balancing all your involvement? A: “It’s a lot. You really have to be dedicated to being stressed. You
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A: “One of the biggest problems I think MSU has ran into, is when we get involved in our community we go to our bigger philanthropies first, and they do really great work but at the same time these local philanthropies need help. If we pay attention to KAITLYN STRATMAN/THE STANDARD them, I think we could do even have to become a person that greater good. I’m trying to raise operates like that. I’m the type of money for this organization, and person that loves being busy. I love if I were to elected homecoming having a full schedule, I just hate being bored. That’s just the type of king, I would want Missouri State to sponsor a local philanthropy person I am.” throughout the year that as a Q: What’s your experience student body as a whole we could with volunteering? get behind on.”
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Jaymes Dickinson Theta Chi AUSTIN YOKUM Staff Reporter @austiny314
Q: Where are you from?
for me. I felt like a part of the campus already and I knew that I could make this school my home.“
A: “Kansas City, Missouri.”
Q: What positions have you held within Theta Chi?
Q: What are some of your interests?
A: “Since joining Theta Chi, I have been Homecoming Chair, Philanthropy Chair and New Member Educator. Along with those things, I have choreographed Yell Like Hell and Greek Jam for the last two years.”
A: “I like to dance, read, and watch college basketball.”
Q: Why did you pick MSU?
A: “Honestly, MSU was my last choice when I was deciding where I wanted to go to college. In March of my senior year, I Q: What else are you made a random decision to take involved in on campus? a tour and I loved it. Coming A: “I’m a dancer for MO State to SOAR really sealed the deal
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Movement, the Vice President of Membership Development for the Interfraternity Council and am an SGA judiciary.”
Q: What are you involved in
outside of MSU? A: “I do a lot of substitute teaching for the Springfield and Republic school districts and have also done some volunteer mentoring there.”
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Jenna Hutfless Brock Fuemmler Alpha Chi Omega LAUREN JOHNS Staff Reporter
up into administration. I’m a big people person, so I want to get out there and make connections and not just sit at a desk.”
Q: What does becoming a homecoming nominee mean Q: What are some of your hobbies? to you? A: “I thought about local schools and the Springfield community as a whole and using that platform to make and build connections with people around us. I want to partner with local elementary schools and create something similar to the Bear Pantry and maybe call it either the Baby Bear Pantry or Cub Pantry.”
Q: What are your future aspirations or post-college plans? A: “I will look for a job right after college and eventually get my own classroom, get my master’s, and maybe look into going higher
A: “I am a dancer, grew up dancing from the age of 3. I’m kind of a singer, took voice lessons up through middle and part of high school. I also play the piano and ukulele.”
Q: What do you enjoy most about Missouri State? A: “It’s just a big campus with a small campus feel. A university ambassador was telling me how nice everyone was and I was kind of skeptical until I got lost the first day and random people kept asking if I needed help. It bonds us that we are all Missouri State students, all bears.”
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getting a career as a strategist for a large marketing agency.”
M. TODD DEARING Staff Reporter @mtodddearing
Q: Where did you grow up? A: “I grew up in Mexico,
Q: What fraternity are you Missouri, which is a small town in the northeastern part of in? A: “I am a member and past president of Phi Gamma Delta. I joined because of involvement in the community, and the overall sense of brotherhood.”
Missouri. It was a quiet life that was very much focused and centered around family and friends.”
Q: What brought you to Q: Who are some people Missouri State? you admire or inspire you? A: “When I toured the campus, A: “My grandpa is one of the biggest inspirations in my life. As a Word War II veteran coming home, I always admired his bravery and his commitment to his family.”
I fell in love with the university. I immediately noticed a sense of community amongst the students and I felt as if I could get involved quickly.
“I think that through my classes, Q: What do you plan on leadership and networking opportunities, Missouri State doing with your degree? A: “Currently, I am planning on has prepared me for my career.”
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All ‘pomped’ out FSL eliminates long-standing homecoming float pomping GRETA CROSS Engagement Editor @gretacrossphoto Students laugh and cheer on colorful floats, the upbeat melody from the marching band fills the air and children rush to gather candy from the street. The Band of Bears Homecoming Parade is a popular favorite, making it one of the largest Homecoming kickoff events. A variable many do not consider, however, is the parade’s aftermath. Torn pieces of tissue paper litter the streets and the extravagant floats themselves are often disposed of as a whole or even burned. The biggest controversy revolving float sustainability is pomping, the act of covering chicken wire with glue and rolled tissue paper. Rolling tissue paper is quite tedious and time consuming, as it is done piece by piece. Sophomore marketing major Maggie Fix,
panhellenic affairs vice president of Gamma Phi Beta, said in the past, pomping preparations typically began a month in advance. To ensure floats were completed on time, many chapters assigned a number of required work hours to their members. Fix gave the example of needing five hours of dedicated work time two weeks out from the parade, then ten hours the week before. Members often worked late into the night or early morning the Friday before, putting together the finishing touches. Members often struggled balancing time between school work and float preparation, Fix said. Pomping is also quite costly. According to Fix, Gamma Phi Beta spent $1,800 on pomping supplies last year. Missouri State and Delta Sigma Phi alumni Cody Taylor said a few years ago his fraternity spent their entire homecoming budget of around $600 on wood glue, buying out a handful of stores in town. u Read more at the-standard.org.
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Lauren McDowell Xi Omicron Iota PAIGE NEWTON Staff Reporter @PagesofPaigeM
Q: Where are you from? A: “I am from Des Moines, Iowa.”
Q: What is your major and minor?
A: “I am an acting major and my minor is religious studies.”
Q: What organizations are you involved in on campus, outside of your sorority? A: “I am the treasurer for the MSU Acting Showcase, a troupe member of In-School Players, and University Ambassadors.”
Q: Do you volunteer anywhere in Springfield?
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with them.” Q: What are some general hobbies you have? A: “I love to embroider things, hanging out with friends and watching Netflix.”
Q: Why do you think you should win homecoming queen?
A: “I think homecoming queen now, as it stands, is just a title. I want to make it more of a position, in the university sense. Whoever wins homecoming has to complete 50 community service hours in the year, and I Q: What are your don’t think that’s enough. What aspirations, not only for I want to start is, with whoever your career, but your life in I win with, a campus-wide week of service and make it into general? a competition. I feel like FSL A: “I want to keep acting, obviously, but I want my day job usually dominates that, but I to be working at a nonprofit. My want the whole campus to be involved. Group projects can favorite thing that I do is with be set up throughout the week Camp Say and it’s for kids who and people can just carpool stutter and it’s doing theater together, so it’s not just FSL.” A: “While I volunteer with a lot of places in Springfield, my favorite place is Good Shepherd Hospice. I get to offer end-of-life companionship to individuals who might not otherwise have it.”
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Blake Haynes Sigma Tau Gamma SCOTT CAMPBELL Staff Reporter @ScottCa8138079
Q: What organizations on campus do you work with? A: Blake is the secretary for the Student Government Association, the president of the Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity, a University Ambassador, a student worker at the Education Advisement Center, and a former freshman class senate representative. BRENNA LUMLEY/THE STANDARD
Q: What’s being a university but how I work myself. It’s the ambassador like? A: “I’ve done it for two years, it’s where you show high schoolers around the university and represent it to them. It’s fun!”
most rewarding job because it’s the most challenging job.”
Q: What do you study?
A: “Ryan Seacrest. He’s likeable, he’s charismatic, he’s really successful. And he also started out in journalism.”
A: “My major is in journalism but I’m doing a custom ‘Pop Culture’ minor. To make this, I tailored together six unique classes through the sociology department.”
Q: Who would you say is your idol in life? Who do you emulate?
Q: What’s the best thing about being a Bear?
Q: Of all of your leadership A: “The best thing about being a bear is the opportunities roles, which do you think you learned the most from? in student leadership and A: “Probably from being president of Sigma Tau. I’ve learned not just how to work with different types of people,
finding mentors who actively want to invest in you, whether they’re professors or fraternity brothers.”
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Stacy Pukala Sigma Kappa KELSEY BENACK Staff Reporter @kelseybenack
Senior Stacy Pukala, a communication sciences and disorders major at MSU, was nominated by her sorority, Sigma Kappa, for the candidacy of homecoming queen.
Q: Where are you from? A: “I’m from St. Louis, Missouri, and I love all things Blues and Cardinals.”
Q: What will you do if you become homecoming queen? A: “I would be honored to take the role of homecoming queen and use it to give back to my campus community. I would execute this by using social media to shine a light on different organizations. That way, students have a better understanding of the resources that are available to them. I think that my diverse involvement throughout Missouri State could help me reach many different groups of people.”
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Q: What are your hobbies and interests? A: “I love to travel and experience new cultures. I work at a daycare and love to be around kiddos.”
Q: What is your plan for the future? A: “With my degree, I hope to attend graduate school next school year to become a speech-language pathologist.”
Q: What organizations and activities are you involved with on campus? A: “I am involved with Sigma Kappa, Inclusive Excellence Scholarship Program and the National Student Speech and Language Association.”
Q: Is there anything about yourself that nobody really knows? A: "I have always loved musicals and growing up I did a lot of theatre. I also do a killer Stitch impression."
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Cameron Jordan Delta Sigma Phi ZOE BROWN Lifestyle Editor @zoe_zoebrown
Q: What is your major and year? A: “I’m a senior and my major is organizational communication.”
Q: What made you choose that major? A: “I thought it gave me a lot of opportunities. I’ve always kind of been set on what I wanted to go into, but I thought organizational communication gave me an opportunity to change that up and look at other things.”
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A: “Delta Sigma Phi, Bear Breaks executive board, SGA cabinet.”
Q: Why are you running for homecoming king? A: “For a couple reasons: I’m a part of a smaller fraternity so I think it helps put my chapter on the map, we can get some recognition out there. But the main reason is I want to make a difference and help influence campus in a bigger way than I already have. I think homecoming gives me an opportunity to make some things happen that haven’t happened yet.”
Q: How do you want to influence campus? A: “The primary way is that I want to help make campus safer. My position is based on interpersonal violence so I’m working on preventing sexual assault, domestic abuse, human trafficking.”
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DJ Frost cuts back to beat his South Dakota opponent.
Bears host No. 12 Northern Iowa Panthers CLAIRE NIEBRUGGE Senior Sports Reporter @claireniebrugge After a shutout loss to North Dakota State, Huslig and company will bring the Bears back to Plaster Stadium for homecoming against No. 14 Northern Iowa. UNI is 4-3 overall, 2-1 in Missouri Valley Football Conference action and sits at 4th place in the Valley. The Panthers have bested Southern Utah, Idaho State, Youngstown State and South Dakota. UNI has only lost to ranked teams this season — No. 21 Iowa State, No. 5 Weber State and No. 1 North Dakota State. In last weekend’s win over Valley foe South Dakota, UNI’s Isaiah Weston made it to the end zone three times, tying the dome’s record for most receiving touchdowns in a game while putting up 186 receiving yards, the most he’s recorded in a game all season. Weston is ranked first in Valley receivers and UNI’s key target. It won’t be much of a matchup on the ground, as neither team has a strong rushing squad. UNI currently has the upperhand in those regards, averaging 117 yards on the ground per game, while MSU is only averaging 64 yards per game. This looks to be more of a quarterback showdown. MSU’s Peyton Huslig ranks second among Valley quarterbacks, with UNI’s Will McElvain closely behind in third. Huslig has 1,372 passing yards under his
belt with 10 touchdowns and five interceptions. Huslig averages 228 yards/game, completing 58% of his passes. Huslig can place the ball in a spot for his receivers to make a play. One thing we haven’t seen from Huslig this season is his run game. Last season, the quarterback was a dual-threat with 366 rushing yards and six touchdowns. This season, he has 32 yards and one touchdown. If he can find a way to get loose, it’s questionable whether or not UNI will be able to stop him. Senior Tyler Currie has been a key target for Huslig this season. Currie leads all Bears receivers with 354 yards and two touchdowns. Currie is third in Valley receivers with half the yardage Weston has. McElvain has put up incredible numbers as a redshirt freshman. With 1-,521 yards and 12 touchdowns, McElvain has only thrown one game this season under 50% completion. The two teams are similar in pass defense, the Bears giving up an average of 221 yards per game while the Panthers allow an average of 206 yards. MSU senior McNeece Egbim has racked up 57 total tackles this season, 31 solo for a loss of 18 yards. But UNI’s Bryce Flater isn’t much different with 64 total tackles and 29 solo. Elerson Smith leads the Valley for UNI in sacks, eight for a total loss of 63 yards. The Bears, who are coming off a loss, are 0-2 at home while the Panthers, who just collected another win, are 0-3 on the road. It’s anybody’s game — let’s see who will show up to play.
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