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Johnston native Reid Sinnett leads San Diego into FCS playoff matchup against Northern Iowa

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Will McElvain and Elerson Smith discuss UNI's 17-9 win over Indiana State. Dargan Southard, msouthard@gannett.com

In his five years away from home, Reid Sinnett has learned that people from the coasts don’t always know where Iowa is located.

“My favorite game to play is: 'Can you find Iowa on a map?'” said Sinnett, a Johnston native and quarterback for San Diego, which visits Northern Iowa on Saturday (2 p.m.) for the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

“I win that game nine times out of 10, especially against the kids from Southern California.