Bearkats are 2-0 heading into NDSU

[blackfordpu]

Initial post game write-up.

By Cody Stark
Huntsville Item
Assistant Sports Editor

Quarterback Rhett Bomar passed for 257 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 36 yards including another score to lead Sam Houston State to a 48-10 non-conference victory over NCAA Division II Arkansas-Monticello of the Gulf South Conference.

The victory gives Sam Houston State a 2-0 season start for only the seventh time since the Bearkats moved up to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision in 1986. This is the first 2-0 start for the Kats since their 2001 Southland championship season.

Bomar completed 17 of 26 passes including touchdowns of 7 and 3 yards to tight end Blake Martin and 56 yards to Darnell Jones. Bomar scored SHSU's second touchdown on a 12 yard run.

Jones ended the night with five catches for 104 yards. Justin Wells caught five passes for 69 yards.

Isaiah Sneed led the Bearkat rushing attack with 13 carries for 87 yards. Chris Poullard and TyMagic Robinson scored TDs on the ground with runs of 5 and 21 yards, respectively.

The Bearkat recovered three Boll Weevil fumbles, each turnover setting up a score.

Sam Houston State travels to North Dakota State next Saturday in thei Bearkats' next action

http://www.gobearkats.com/football/arkansas.html

[blackfordpu]

Full Post Game Write-up

Bearkats in a blowout

SHSU jumps out early, defense pitches second-half shutout in 48-10 victory
By Cody Stark
Assistant Sports Editor

Things went a little smoother Saturday and the Bearkats got the big win they were looking for heading into a tough stretch with back-to-back road games.

Sam Houston State scored on four of its first five possessions and overcame a rocky defensive start to cruise to a 48-10 victory over Arkansas-Monticello on Saturday at Bowers Stadium.

A week after holding on for dear life in a 17-14 win over Angelo State, the Bearkats failed to score on only three drives Saturday, tallying 491 yards of total offense to improve to 2-0 on the season.

“It’s good to get off to a good start and kind of build your confidence. Tonight we did that,” SHSU head coach Todd Whitten said. “We kind of got on a roll there. We still had a few dropped balls, and that’s got to be a concern. When we get down in that scoring area, we have to be able to convert.”

SHSU jumped out to a 14-3 lead in the first quarter when quarterback Rhett Bomar hit tight end Blake Martin for a 7-yard touchdown then ran one in from 12 yards out.

But the Boll Weevils found room to run and marched 82 yards to start the second quarter. UAM ran the ball on all nine plays before quarterback Scott Buisson capped off the drive with a 17-yard score on a busted option play to cut the lead to 14-10.

http://www.itemonline.com/sports/local_ ... d=topstory

[blackfordpu]

Post game press conference:
http://www.gobearkats.com/football/postgameuam.wmv

[putter]

This has the makings of a great game. Especially if Bomar can have a good game and it will tell us a lot about NDSU.

[blackfordpu]

This has the makings of a great game. Especially if Bomar can have a good game and it will tell us a lot about NDSU.

Kat fans are looking forward to it. We are anxious to see how the Kats do against D-I competition and to see how Bomar and his receivers perform.

[WA Griz]

This is NDSU's second home game in a row against a Southland team. Do the Bison have home and home contracts with these schools?

[blackfordpu]

This is NDSU's second home game in a row against a Southland team. Do the Bison have home and home contracts with these schools?

They do with SHSU, I am not sure about SFA.

[westsidebison]

The Bison played at SFA last year. Bison won 17-9.