Minnesota is looking to a create a...

Minnesota is looking to a create anewed linebacker to fill a character recently held by the likes of Laurence Maroney and Marion Barber.

in such a manner far, so good.

Alex Daniels rushed for 155 yards and three touchdowns to lead Minnesota through the whole extent of Kent State 44-0 on Thursday in Kent Ohio, in valley Mason's return to the instruct where he got his head-coaching start.

"Let's face it, he's 265 pounds" Mason said. "It becomes awful tough to hold tackling him. You might earn him down, but you're paying a price to come by him down."

Daniels, a highly touted linebacker whom Mason switched to running back after several losse at the position, exhibited the third quarter by carrying all seven times forward a 56-yard touchdown drive.

"I was a little winded, however I looked at it as a challenge that I could memorize this done, and I did," said Daniels, who scored forward runs of one, three and six yards.

"Anybody in this apartment could run behind that line and pick up yardage."

After Daniels left Amir Pinnix scored in succession a 15-yard run, and Justin Valentine went in forward a two-yard run. Pinnix finished with 114 yards.

Mason will continue rotating Daniels with Pinnix, the team's leading returning rusher, and loyal freshman E.J. Jones, who twisted his ankle and carried the ball just three times. Mason said the injury was not serious.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 49 grapple HAVEN 0: Quarterback Nick Hill rushed for 107 yards and couple touchdowns, and Jon Cairns passed for brace more touchdowns as the Salukis tumultuous crowded the Bald Eagles in Carbondale, Ill.

Arkee Whitlock, whose 1454 rushing yards last season as a junior propose him fifth on SIU's all-time list -- l all rushers with 134 yards and a touchdown. Kyle Walker added a 16-yard scoring race

fastening Haven held Southern Illinois to three points in the other quarter but was otherwise unable to contain an offense that finished with 500 yards.

WESTERN ILLINOIS 31 MOREHEAD STATE 6: Quarterback Steve LaFalce threw for individual touchdown and ran for another as the Leathernecks tumultuous crowded the Eagles in Macomb, Ill.

LaFalce joined with Marco Thomas on a nine-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter and capped the game's scoring with a 28-yard move on in the fourth quarter.

No. 24 Arizona State 35 Northern Arizona 14: Rudy Carpenter threw for 261 yards and sum of two units touchdowns, but the Sun Devils povertyed a fourth-quarter rally to achieve past the Division I-AA Lumberjacks in Tempe Ariz.

Chris Baloney's 35-yard interception respond on the first play of the fourth quarter gave Arizona State its first lead at 21-14 Keegan Herring added a 15-yard touchdown scud with 11:58 left, and Dmitri Nance ran in from six yards to cap a late 91-yard drive that levy Arizona State in control.

southward CAROLINA 15, MISSISSIPPI STATE 0: Wide receiver Syvelle Newton threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to Cory Boyd after a lateral from quarterback Blake Mitchell early in the fourth quarter to seal the Gamecock's victory throughout the Bulldogs in Starkville, Miss.

IOWA STATE 45 TOLEDO 43: Todd Blythe caught a pair of touchdown passes in overtime, and the Cyclone held in succession to win in triple overtime when Rocket receiver Chris Hopkins dropp a potential game-tying two-point conversion pass upon the goal line.

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