Preview: UR at Northern Iowa
UR at Northern Iowa
Where: UNI-Dome (cap. 16,324), Cedar Falls, IowaWhen: 4 p.m.
On the air: TV -- ESPN; radio -- WXGI (950), WLFV (93.1) 3:30
Records : Richmond 11-3; Northern Iowa 12-2
Players to watch: Richmond -- TB Josh Vaughan, Sr., 116.9 rushing yards per game; DE Lawrence Sidbury, Sr., 16.5 career sacks; LB Patrick Weldon, So., in on 11 tackles last Saturday at Appalachian State; UNI -- DE James Ruffin, Jr., eight sacks among 15 tackles for losses; QB Pat Grace, Jr., 1,817 passing yards, 603 rushing yards.
Outlook: The semifinals of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. . . . Winner plays the winner of Montana-James Madison on Friday in Chattanooga, Tenn. . . . UR (11-3) lost at Appalachian State in the semifinals last year. . . . UNI (12-2), winner of the Missouri Valley Conference, has been to the playoffs 14 times and has reached the semifinals six times. . . . Each coach (UR's Mike London, UNI's Mark Farley) is an alum of the school at which he coaches. . . . Richmond caused seven turnovers at Appalachian State last week in a 33-13 win, and UNI caused six in its 36-34 quarterfinal win over New Hampshire.
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