Camellia Bowl: Arkansas State Red Wolves vs. Northern Illinois Huskies | Full Game Highlights

back for Northern Illinois it's going Rudolph's way he'll call for the fair Catch and so first up we will get to see NIU he'll go out of the pistol and turn around and hand it off to Ontario Brown who has over a thousand yards rushing on the season but they'll take two away from him here as Malik Striker comes in on the tackle right here off the edge and he is a great tackler which is why they love playing him in at that that that POS Lombardi over the top they've got the first down the catches made at the 40 it's Grayson Barnes lot to your right and Arkansas State playing Zone coverage and that is his that's Rocky Lombard's go-to Target in zone coverage especi third and eight from the 43 Lombardi near side passes complete at the 50 and that's good enough for the first down and came back decided to come back to this team this is a great throw an outbreaking route from Rudolph the first third and Long Arkansas State plays Zone coverage this time third and long they play Man Rocky Lombard's play they go play action here Lombardi has all day and somebody wide open it's Grayson Barnes for his second catch of the afternoon as he goes to the 15 starts with the protection I mean look at this clean pocket that Lombardi has and he finds his receiver on a deep outbreaking route just wide open Bunch set to the left the Deep out route the two other receivers take the top off off of the cover kind of open up that area to the sideline really NIU two for two on third down the soft touch to the back of the end zone and it's a touchdown to Grayson Barnes who's sixth in the ma in touchdown catches well we talked about the size Advantage when targeting Grayson Barnes and here it pays off a huge size Advantage here and I love the jump ball the approach on the throw from Rocky Lombardi throws it high to the back of the end zone where only Grayson Barnes can get it and the placement on the throw ruling on the field is a touchdown the previous play is under further video r i mean Leon Jones is right there in Grayson Barn's hit pocket you really can't play that any better but the perfect throw beats perfect coverage and that's a touchdown and he gets his foot in does look like it just need one in college that should stand secured the ball got that foot down for his fifth touchdown catch you feel like you should get off the field after review the ring on the field is confirmed touchdown you know that's got to give Rocky Lombardi a lot of confidence to snap a hard hit and he's going to be stopped short of the goal line trayon Thomas in on the tackle and the stop so it's 6 nothing in a at the 36 Greener flushed throwing back across the field to a wide open Courtney Jackson at the 32 yd line they'll go quickly Cory Rucker makes the grab and another first down back to back as he takes it to the 17 yd line play action over the top and the pass thrown behind Jeff foreman and picked off into the hands of Javon bird out of Milwaukee Wisconsin a second Team all Max selection he's got his third int of the Year B was was tipped it also looked like it was thrown just a little bit behind the receiver yeah ball thrown just a little bit behind Jeff Foreman he kind of tries to reach back and get his left hand on it and in the process tips it that allows Javon bird to get his hands on it and come up with an interception what a change of of momentum here after the past two throws by Jaylen rer I mean they changed theard flushed still got his eyes downfield and momentum shifting back towards Arkansas State trayon Thomas int number two on the year Lombardi could have ran this third and four right here he's got a bunch of green grass in front of him and he's trying to get the ball to his tight end ball thrown just a little bit behind him and it might have been enough for Thomas to get in there and intercept it if he keeps him on the run there this is a completion for a big play ball thrown a little bit behind him throwing on the field as an interception the previous play after review the ruling on the field stands first down Arkansas State and the key word there is stands they didn't have enough to change the call they could not confirm [Applause] it so Jaylen rer back to work going deep on the first play Cory Rucker why not take a shot welcome to ball season Jaylen rer 41 yards double move this is called a slugo a slant boom and go and there's the go part to it and he was absolutely wide open Jacob Finley bites on the slant route and there is no help over thep great protection great throw for a touchdown p is up and good from Dominic savada and the first and here goes Rocky Lombardi pounding his way into the [Applause] endzone well they love using the size and the strength of the quarterback run game at 200 Mar you get an extra hat it kind of evens things out you get two pullers great kickout block by your tight end and then a quarterback in a safety every day their first drive was 10 plays with a touchdown this one a nine playay Drive Canon Woodle for the pat up and good and now back to the game it's third down for Arkansas State pass caught by Jeff Ban on the near sideline first try trying to convert on fourth down Zach Wallace gets the call doesn't get much help from the pile I don't think he got it it's NIU football they get the stop on fourth down in the Red [Applause] Zone this is all about the defensive push the defensive line surge for Northern after VI the ruling on the field stands first down NIU and Jim schaer our replay official didn't see enough to change change the call either hence the stands call well if you like this yeah Lombardi flushed had to roll way back throwing back across the field pass is CONSOL state has done a really good job of kind of trying to keep Lombardi when he does flush out he's having to move left to right instead of up in the pocket this is a risky throw 49 [Applause] they fake it the aggression continues they got a first down go Canon to the end zone the kickers got [Applause] speed Williams is in the shotgun back to Lombardi up top to Rudolph into the quarter of the end zone for two Jeff foran making a guy miss making two guys miss tripped up at the 30 pretty deep ball you saw it there yeah and this ball placs on the outside shoulder and Finley misses the tackle I thought one of the big 503 this year way to go up and good you know play Within the system take what the defense gives you and manage the game take that andario brown across midfield for brown and it's just the right side of this offensive line two really good double teams and they leave the outside corner the free guy that's a matchup that any offens [Applause] oft oh and it DS off dinker I know even the dinker made an appearance us that's on us us Lombardi with time and it's picked off Sammy Johnson back the other way for Arkansas [Applause] [Music] State and there's a flag down at the 45 yd line Lombardi trying to throw this post route over the top but there's just kind of miscommunication on where the ball was going to be thrown holding offense number 69 that penalty is declined the result of the play it's first down [Applause] [Music] interception he got it 10 for 11 in his career from 45 Plus in trouble still moving still keeping his eyes downfield he gets the throw off and the catch is made all kinds of scrambling and Rocky Lombardi looking like a seventh year player how many times one two three how many times these white jerseys think they've got him down does that count he ran into his own guy ran into his own tackle and does all of it with the wherewithal to have his eyes down the field as he scrambles what a play by Rocky [Music] lar Rainer dropped violently Javon bird who had an interception early in this game point of the quarterback and running back here he is coming off the edge and it kind of confuses Jaylen rer he probably should have handed this ball off if he does it's it's a much playby player analyst hat in his future so NIU forced to punt and Arkansas state will let that one roll what you Grayson Barnes breaking loose staying on his feet inside the 10 which makes it feel like it's going to be a Ron playaction pass slipa is tight end Barnes down the sideline for a big gain the big six5 receiver excuse me tight end who already has a touchdown catch on the day they use them in a lot of different ways this time attached on the line of scrimmage and two in a row that Canon Woodle has missed both from inside the 30 yeah the Mary got help as he's rolling out ways third down here Kyle Thomas has the grab but he's going to be short of the first down I mean this is close yeah Lombardi Burns a dig route over the middle Thomas hammock has gone for it before in these situations ball on their side of the 50s so if they don't get this I you're Arkansas State's last appearance in a bowl was here in 2019 in the chameleon Bowl which they won in the air Cory rocker to the 46 yd line it's a 32 yd pickup rer now with his legs middle of the field still up busting through a Defender goes right through Javon B guess who willing his way into the end zone is Cory Rucker Rucker is cover zero all out Blitz the young freshman quarterback knows that he's got to get rid of the ball finds his receiver and Javon bird misses the tackle on the perimeter for Northern rer to the back of the end zone and over throws rean [Applause] elely and that's exactly what we get and there's a flag out it popped off of an NIU player recovered by Arkansas stay but we'll see what the flag is offside kicking team number 11 5yd penalty will re kick side again this time it's caught by NIU and they hold on to the [Applause] football you can hear the booze from the Arkansas state fans W Jones still giving that side judge and earful on the offsides call it it it that is that's going to be a call that's that's going to haunt Butch Jones Thomas hammock gets the Gatorade bath the ice waterer bath he talked about we want to win a championship we want that chamele b Trophy and they're going to get it here today in Mobile yeah what a great game and what a incredible finish and hats off to Northern Illinois on an incredible year an incredible finish this is a so I can breae