Donald Barksdale's kick return gets Youngstown State started in 35-22 win over Northern Iowa

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Donald Barksdale returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown to help propel Youngstown State to a 35-22 victory over Northern Iowa in a Missouri Valley Football Conference game on Saturday night. The Penguins, ranked sixth nationally, led 28-0 by halftime and outgained the Panthers 280 to 174 in total yards during that period. Beau Brungard threw for 240 yards and ran for another 80 with two touchdowns, while Lynn Wyche-El contributed 106 receiving yards including a touchdown.
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North Dakota Northern Iowa Panthers Penguins Youngstown State

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Panthers ORG · 4× Northern Iowa ORG · 3× Youngstown State ORG · 3× Brungard PERSON · 2× Dailey PERSON · 2× North Dakota GPE · 2× Penguins ORG · 2× Donald Barksdale PERSON · 1× Ohio GPE · 1× YOUNGSTOWN GPE · 1×

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The 19th-ranked Panthers, who defeated then-top 5 teams Illinois State and North Dakota in their previous two games, trailed 28-0 in the second quarter before Jaxon Dailey’s 24-yard touchdown pass to Kai Black made it 28-7 at halftime.
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Donald Barksdale's kick return gets Youngstown State started in 35-22 win over Northern Iowa · assertive framing

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Donald Barksdale returned the opening kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown and Youngstown State never looked back, defeating Northern Iowa 35-22 on Saturday night. asserted
State → return → night
The Penguins, ranked sixth in the Stats Perform poll, dominated the first half, gaining 280 total yards to 174 for the Panthers. asserted
Penguins → rank → Panthers
In addition to Barksdale’s kick return, Beau Brungard, who completed 13 of 14 passes for 158 yards in the half, had a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown. asserted
who → complete → touchdown
Antuan Gardner had a short touchdown run. asserted
Gardner → have → run
The 19th-ranked Panthers, who defeated then-top 5 teams Illinois State and North Dakota in their previous two games, trailed 28-0 in the second quarter before Jaxon Dailey’s 24-yard touchdown pass to Kai Black made it 28-7 at halftime. asserted
it → rank → halftime
Brungard’s 16-yard touchdown pass to Bryan Hunt made it 35-16 in the fourth quarter before Dailey’s 17-yarder to Ayden Price got Northern Iowa to within 35-22. asserted
Iowa → make → 35
However, the Panthers did not see the ball again as Youngstown State burned the final four minutes off the clock. asserted
State → see → clock
Brungard completed 23 of 27 passes for 240 yards with two touchdowns and added 80 yards rushing for the Penguins (6-2, 4-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference). asserted
Brungard → complete → Penguins
Lynn Wyche-El had 106 yards receiving that included a 42-yard touchdown. asserted
that → have → touchdown
Dailey threw for 318 yards with three touchdowns for the Panthers (3-3, 2-1). asserted
Dailey → throw → Panthers
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