Defense was absolutely terrific, gave up only 10 first downs to a 4-0 team that beat 2 PAC 12 teams. Hard for me not to give the entire D a B+ if not an A.
Oline a B at best, run blocking was very solid, pass blocking not. Santa was sacked 4 times, some of that is on him and some on the Oline but 4 sacks in a game is alot.
Special Teams not very special at all, 4 returns 162 yards, even subtracting out the 98 yard TD return that is still 64 yards on the other 3. D
THe offense sputtered way too often besides the 4 turnovers and 4 sacks, NIU punted 8 times, yes SGST punted 10 but 8 punts in a game is quite a few. C+
BUt to out yard SD ST by 417 to 263 just spells a heart breaking loss for a team that played with hearts, courage and guts. Have to proud of the effoirt the HUskies displayed on the road against an undefeated and ranked team.
This team should be 4-0, losing 2 games that should have been won is tough for a fan base to take