![]() With Western Illinois facing third-and-4 at the NDSU 29, Kubitz was flagged for a disconcerting signals penalty. That gave NDSU the ball at Western Illinois' 47-yard line.īison middle linebacker Nick Kubitz was called for a rare penalty late in the first quarter. Western Illinois went three-and-out on its first drive and Leathernecks punter Jack Beulke's punt went just 20 yards into the wind. NDSU's first touchdown was the result, at least in part, of the wind. "Talk to other coaches out there, the same wind at Iowa City or the University of Illinois, it was all over the Midwest so it was going to make an impact." "Just kind of how we approached the game. "Winds gusting up to 35, we anticipated it was not only going to affect our offense but special teams as well," he said. When Bison head coach Matt Entz turned on the Weather Channel at a hotel in Burlington, Iowa, Saturday morning, he saw the blustery forecast. The wind was blowing out of the southwest with the field laying north and south, so the difference was stark. Sustained winds of 25 miles per hour with gusts over 30 affected the passing, punting and kicking games of the Bison and Western Illinois in NDSU's 56-17 victory at Hanson Field. Weather was a factor for the first time this season in a North Dakota State game.
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