2024 FCS Kickoff: North Alabama Lions vs. Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | Full Game Highlights

there is nothing quite like game one a new season it brings the hope the dreams it's all alive and we're underway from the krampton bull Logan klier breaks a tackle and push out of bounds just shy of the 20 North Alabama sends for deloren flush right surveys the field tried to squeeze it in the window North Alabama saying incomplete but they say move the chains kir Downing held on there gain of eight to keep the drive alive so a seven in height advantage over on that Far Side North Alabama sends pressure deloren throws it's caught for another first down two big critical third down pickups and it's cam Pedro on this opening drive now could they punch it in for a touchdown deloren quick hitter here's Camp Pedro and he's in touchdown zimo and it's the transfer from Marshall cam Pedro who opens the scoring for the touchdown 7 nothing Simo start this game auu set to throw on a first and 10 and it's intercepted right off the hands of Tanaka Scott takaka Scott's hands he's 6'5 that ball sailed High a little bit for Patu you'd like to drive that thing down a little bit but the tip drill and and and Patterson in perfect spot pick up the Tip Drill there you know they talk about with quarterbacks when you're toward the middle of the field if you're going to miss you want to miss low so that ball doesn't pop up in the air you can miss high to the outside of the field see if they can get back to it run the ball here huge hole opens up and Sh Allen it's a foot race touchdown saving tackle Justice Johnson keeps Allen out of the end zone but that is the biggest play of the night 66 yds the ju is loose little simple dive play little Zone and just let juice Allen find a hole and he kicks on the [Applause] afterburners Allen looking for a hole lowers his shoulder Balo is in touchdown North [Applause] Alabama and then they go with the Wildcat formation and just same deal just let him pick a hole and then pounds that thing inside tough Runner juice Allen even on special teams they'll keep you guessing and it pays off Ben Harris the third string quarterback finds Tanaka Scott and a touchdown tonight Bren deerman loves it and he also loves this he is Mr creativity pressure coming Patu in trouble stays on his feet surveys the field nobody open Cuts back loses the football it's Simo has it great pursuit of the fumble McCoy Casey recovers it they had a route combination in the bottom of the screen it got kind of messed up there and then the pressure and right here at this point tuck that ball put that thing away just you can settle into that but when you change it up that's tougher deloren did well to get it away there Dorian Anderson breaks the tackle gain of 17 delen steps up room to run Cuts back at the 10 big hit at the seven talk about laying some Lumber jaari Hill and a Flags out what it is but that play parted like the Red Sea and delar took off I didn't there is no foul on the play for targeting [Applause] I say he didn't lead with the crown of his helmet he didn't hit I mean Del was a runner anyway so it wouldn't have mattered there was a bit of a launch but that was not a targeting foul I'm glad to see referees pick up that flag 15th play trying to punch it in with a backup quarterback Hansley Under Pressure loses the football no whistle that ball is loose as it stands again it's hot potato finally Tyreek Daniels picks it up for the Lions have a chance with those two plays we just saw from their offense they've given North Alabama a great opportunity here can they convert so far so good right over the middle wide open that was a great throw there tight coverage threw that ball right down the pipe in between two safeties now they go after the target penalty both quarterbacks on the field po two with TJ Smith Patu keeps it himself untouched into the end zone touchdown [Applause] lions for North Alabama Ari Patu making some plays out there little quarterback run right off the side showing his ability with his legs we bring it to you from Montgomery Alabama for North Alabama a 15-7 lead hit it hit it Brandon epton on the return room to run a couple of broken tackles just the kicker to beat and a touchdown saving tackle Sam Goro the kicker putting his body on the line but still a solid return of 53 yds Hensley good protection steps up right on the money Doran Anderson a bullet thrown from Hensley that's more like it gain of 31 Brown gets the carry powers in touchdown [Applause] Simo going to halftime with a long field goal but a beautiful throw by Hensley sets up Oney plunge by pyton Brown [Applause] Hensley pressure coming in trouble gets rid of it right through the hands of Danny Joiner might have had a chance to get in you'll see right there he's open right now just a little hesitation then he couldn't throw that ball in he's got to try to fit one into a tight window there that's a great job careful what you wish for that was turn out to be a good thing third and eight Patu in trouble scrambles out of it has the first down aru showing that dual threat ability on a third and [Applause] eight Patu this time can't escape lost the football as well Caro shot out of a cannon help Carter Hensley out Hensley pump fake now throws wide open beautiful ball Doran Anderson he's been the top Target tonight whether it's Hensley or deloren in what that's going to do though is is they start to crowd that box it's going to open up some things in the pass game for Hensley they're sticking with brown why not breaks a tackle stays on his feet dives into the end zone [Applause] touchdown the inside run you know it's coming but can you stop it Sima says we don't think you can and pton brown an early in Ro Le played High School football last year came into this program grasped the college game quickly and Simo converts count it for two and the Red Hawks a 2115 lead with 15 seconds left in the third quarter they go to Brown trying to to muscle it in and he does wow what a night for the true freshman three touchdowns in his colg at debut a great one the great one's their legs don't stop on contact reic one of the best defensive player bang meets him in the hole and the legs keep driving through the [Music] pylon over the middle hard hit balls out steo says they have it and they do Jared Pedraza he had the stop on fourth down on the previous possession comes up with the takeaway there and recovered by the defense first down Southeast Missouri BTU tries to just force one in here drive it in and it looked like ball was actually caught but he ripped that thing out as it was wasn't secured by Dakota Warfield make it 26 unanswered for Simo untouched Carter Hensley the backup quarterback Engineers a heck of a comeback for this Red Hawks team and there's Paxton delen liking what he's seeing see everybody's sing out to stop that interior run pull that thing head to the outside great play call Great execution down good times staring down CL some Hallelujah