Western Illinois erases 28-point deficit to win MVC opener

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Connor Sampson threw four touchdown passes and Mason Laramie kicked a 20-yard field goal as time expired to cap a rally from a 28-point deficit and Western Illinois stunned Youngstown State 38-35 in a Missouri Valley Conference opener. Not only did the Leathernecks hold the Penguins scoreless in the second half, WIU stopped a fourth-and-1 attempt by Youngstown State at the Penguins’ 36-yard line with 1:49 remaining. The Leathernecks then drove inside the 10 and called timeout for Laramie’s kick.