SAN DIEGO -- Northern Illinois head coach Rod Carey remembers the play well, citing it first when listing the challenges his Huskies face defending 19th-ranked San Diego State on Saturday at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego.
Late in the first quarter a season ago, San Diego State running back Rashaad Penny broke down the right sideline, well past the Northern Illinois coverage, and quarterback Christian Chapman hit him in stride for a 28-yard touchdown pass.
Executing a wheel route any more perfectly would be tough duty. A repeat Saturday night seems unlikely, based on Penny's assessment of its use a season ago in DeKalb, Illinois.