Solid kick coverage from Vince Browne and Jacob Schmidt pins the Bobcats at their own 15-yard-line.
Strong safety Brad Phillips makes a huge stop on first down, blitzing from the safety position to stop Garrett for a loss of two. Jackson recovers on second down, completing on a quick slant to Brazill for 11 yards.
And that's the end of the first quarter.
Some observations:
Both teams traded pairs of unnecessary roughness penalties. There's been more than shoving after each play, so don't expect small penalty totals at the end of this one.
NU has reached Ohio territory with ease, but only has six points to show for it. At the same time, the Bobcats had solid opportunities to score in NU territory and failed.
NU's run defense = unstoppable. The Bobcats registered -7 yards through one quarter.
Bacher's interception and Sutton's fumble (bailed out by an Ohio face mask penalty) are mistakes that can't happen in conference play.
Special teams play has been solid again, with two field goals and kick coverage that has given NU the edge in field position. That's been the difference so far.
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