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Nussmeier leads 2 scoring drives as American beats National 17-9 in Senior Bowl

By The Associated Press

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier led a pair of touchdown drives, including a keeper for a score, as the American team beat the National team 17-9 on Saturday in the Senior Bowl.

Nussmeier led a 12-play, 68-yard opening drive that ended with his 3-yard rush on a read-option play.

Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia led the National team to start. After an opening 18-yard completion to NC State tight end Justin Joly, Kentucky running back Seth McGowan fumbled. Mizzouri’s Zion Young recovered the ball, handed it to Oklahoma defensive tackle Gracen Halton, who had it punched out by Pavia. The American defense recovered it.

After three runs for 41 yards from Virginia’s J’Mari Taylor, Oklahoma’s Jayden Ott punched in a 5-yard score. Nussmeier found Notre Dame receiver Malachi Fields for a successful two-point conversion.

Nussmeier was 5 of 8 for 57 yards with an interception that went through the hands of Wyoming tight end John Michael Gyllenborg and into those of Nebraska’s Deshon Singleton.

Baylor quarterback Sawyer Robertson was intercepted similarly later in the quarter. His pass went off the hands of Louisville receiver Caullin Lacy, and Northwestern’s Fred Davis II intercepted it for the American team.

BYU’s Will Ferrin added a 40-yard field goal with 3:02 left to make it 17-0 at the break for the American team.

Pavia re-entered the game with 6:35 to go in the third and continued into the fourth, using a 29-yard run from McGowan to set up a 52-yard field goal from Iowa’s Drew Stevens. Pavia finished 10 of 13 for 78 yards.

Michigan receiver Donaven McCulley, who accepted a late invite to the Senior Bowl on the National team, led all receivers with four catches for 50 yards. He had a 14-yard reception on the National team’s final drive to set up a 1-yard score for FAU’s Kejon Owens.

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Northwestern will open its new stadium under Friday night lights against Penn State on Oct. 2

By The Associated Press
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern will open its new stadium under the Friday night lights against Penn State on Oct. 2 after playing two more games on the lakefront next season, the school announced Tuesday. The Wildcats will host South Dakota State on Sept. 5 and Colorado two weeks later while construction on Ryan Field is completed. They will play five games in their new home starting with the matchup against Penn State, which will happen 100 years to the day that the original stadium on the same site opened. “The opening of the new Ryan Field marks a defining moment for Northwestern Football and reflects our continued investment in excellence across every aspect of the program,” athletic director Mark Jackson said. The new Ryan Field will seat 35,000, down more than 12,000 from the old Ryan Field. It features a canopy designed to keep noise and light focused on the field and include cutting-edge technology and scoreboards, as well as concessions with food from local restaurants.
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