MUNCIE, Ind. — Riley Neal’s night was done in the third quarter. Same for James Gilbert. But they wanted to be out there for the final play of Thursday night’s 42-6 win over Central Connecticut State.
So they asked head coach Mike Neu if they could go out there for what’s called “victory formation,” where the quarterback simply takes a knee to run out the clock. Neu agreed that they had earned that right. It had been a long time coming for the duo that sat the final nine games of 2017 and watched nine infuriating losses.
“Coach Joey Lynch always tells us that the best play on offense (is victory formation),” Gilbert said.