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Richmond, Green eliminate Illinois State in FCS quarters

Jacobi Green run for 28 yds for a TD (Peter Yoder KICK)

(STATS) -- So much of the early, and negative, talk surrounding the FCS playoffs was centered on all five Missouri Valley Conference qualifiers being placed in one half of the bracket.

Perhaps that stood out to the Richmond Spiders, who on Friday night proved it's much more than just a Missouri Valley party.

The No. 7-seeded Spiders ended No. 2 seed Illinois State's FCS-best 19-game home winning streak as Jacobi Green rushed for 137 yards and scored four touchdowns in a 39-27 victory in the national quarterfinals.