AMES – Hunter Dekkers and Xavier Hutchinson teamed up for a decisive season-opening victory.
Dekkers, a redshirt sophomore making his first begin, threw 4 landing passes – three to the veteran Hutchinson – and Iowa State rolled previous Southeast Missouri 42-10 Saturday at MidAmerican Power Subject at Jack Trice Stadium.
Operating again Jirehl Brock, the understudy to Breece Corridor the final two years, additionally had a giant day, speeding for a career-high 104 yards in 16 carries yards and scoring a landing because the Cyclones constructed up some momentum heading into subsequent Saturday’s 3 p.m. Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Sequence sport at Iowa.
Dekkers, who backed up record-setting Brock Purdy a yr in the past, related on his first seven passes and completed 25-of-31 for 293 yards with one interception. He threw two 33-yard landing passes to Hutchinson, discovered Hutchinson for an 8-yard rating and fired a 9-yard TD move to tight finish DeShawn Hanika – his first profession reception.
Hutchinson, a redshirt senior, grew to become the primary ISU participant to catch three landing passes in a sport since Quenton Bundrage in opposition to Iowa in 2013. He wound up with eight catches for 128 yards.
These numbers moved him as much as seventh place within the college’s document guide for profession receptions (155) and eighth in receiving yards (1,886). It was his seventh profession 100-yard receiving sport.
With Dekkers on the mark all through the sunny afternoon, Iowa State original scoring drives of 90, 85, 84, 80, 77 and 75 yards and completed with 469 yards in complete offense.
Southeast Missouri, of the FCS Ohio Valley Convention, drove deep into ISU territory on its first possession earlier than linebacker Colby Reeder, a switch from Delaware, tipped a move and redshirt freshman Tyler Onyedim picked it off, giving ISU the ball at its personal 15.
Eight performs later, Dekkers hit a large open Hutchinson on a crossing route for a 33-yard landing. On the Cyclones’ subsequent possession, Dekkers hit Hutchinson in stride down the seam for one more 33-yard TD and a 14-0 lead.
ISU made it three touchdowns in three possessions when Dekkers flicked an 8-yard move to Hutchinson on a crossing route.
Paxton DeLaurent’s 11-yard landing move to Damoriea Vick and a 23-yard discipline objective drew SEMO to 21-10 on the half, however the Cyclones dominated the second half and pulled away.
Dekkers hit Hanika on a brief crossing path to make it 28-10 and Brock scored on a 1-yard run after a nifty 23-yard scamper on which he broke two tackles and juked one other defender. Brock put up his strong numbers after carrying solely 3 times for five yards within the first half.
Deon Silas added a 1-yard TD with 6:06 left to finish the scoring.
The ISU protection solidified within the second half, holding the Redhawks to 74 yards after giving up 246 within the first two quarters.
With the victory, coach Matt Campbell broke a tie with Clay Stapleton for second place in profession wins by an ISU coach with 42. Dan McCarney is the chief with 56 victories. Campbell’s .558 successful proportion is the perfect amongst all ISU coaches because the Huge Six was fashioned in 1928.
