Freshman secures N.D. State’s 21-13 win over Illinois State

<p>FARGO, N.D. &mdash; Freshman quarterback Cam Miller capped a 13-play, 84-yard drive with <a href="https://twitter.com/NDSUfootball/status/1370874752437473283">a 6-yard scramble for a touchdown </a> to clinch North Dakota State’s 21-13 win over Illinois State on Saturday.</p>
<p>Miller, who entered the game with no pass attempts and two runs for 7 yards, picked up 17 yards with his arm and 25 yards with his feet, scoring with 3:39 to play.</p>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/NDSUfootball/status/1370840171260866565">Miller finished 5 of 7 for 61 yards </a> with 11 rushes for a team-high 57 yards.</p>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/NDSUfootball/status/1370837553247612936">An 85-yard punt return by Jayden Price</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/NDSUfootball/status/1370840764125708299">15-yard touchdown run by Kobe Johnson </a> gave the Bison (3-1, 2-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference), who played one game in the fall, a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.</p>
<p>The Redbirds (0-3, 0-3) got back in the game on a Bryce Jefferson 4-yard pass to Tanner Taula midway through the third quarter. Then Tyler Pennington capped an 80-yard drive with a 1-yard plunge but <a href="https://twitter.com/NDSUfootball/status/1370870561199558660">the PAT was blocked by Spencer Waege.</a></p>
<p>NDSU had just a 287-257 advantage in total yards but also four turnovers</p>
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