Longtime Iowa Hawkeye Head Football Coach Kirk Ferentz was suspended by the University for one game on Thursday morning for an apparent recruiting violation.
Matt Brown's 79-yard touchdown pass to Donovan Harden with nine-minutes to play gave Illinois State the lead and the No. 12 Redbirds held on for a 34-31 win over South Dakota Saturday at DakotaDome. The game was the first in the Missouri Valley Football Conference for the Coyotes.
South Dakota begins its first season in the Missouri Valley Football Conference when it hosts unbeaten and 12th-ranked Illinois State Saturday at the DakotaDome.