enior running Jahray Hayes is stood up by NIU defenders during the Chippewas game against NIU on Oct. 15 at Huskie Stadium.
Cooper Rush and the Central Michigan offense scored the game-winning touchdown on Saturday to beat Northern Illinois 34-28 in triple overtime in DeKalb, but it was CMU's defensive who won the game for the Chippewas for the second consecutive week.
Central Michigan entered Saturday's matchup a week removed from a 24-21 victory over Ball State on Homecoming at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. The Chippewas' defense snagged two interceptions in the fourth quarter to solidify the victory — one returned for a touchdown by junior cornerback Josh Cox and another by junior cornerback Amari Coleman in CMU's end zone that prevented what would have been Ball State's go-ahead score on the final drive of the game.