The Central Michigan Chippewas came back from a 17-0 halftime deficit and beat the Northern Illinois Huskies 31-24 yesterday afternoon. But what did we learn from the game?
1. The Huskies’ defense is not infallible
NIU gave up 386 yards against the Chips...the vast majority came in the second half as CMU managed to outscore NIU 31-7 in the in the final 30 minutes. The usually stout run defense allowed CMU halfback Jonathan Ward to run free in the second half, as he piled up 159 yards on 21 carries (he had just 5 yards at half time but exploded for 154 in the final two quarters).