Faced with one of the best pass rushes in the nation, No. 18 Northern Arizona (6-2, 5-0 Big Sky) and its offensive line survived its meeting a week ago with Sacramento State.
While Case Cookus went down four times, once apiece at the hands of four different Hornets, the sophomore quarterback took responsibility postgame saying he held onto the ball too long.
“They definitely were very solid in the pass rush,” said senior center Blake Porter of Sacramento State, who remained third in the FCS with 3.88 sacks per game. “We like to pride ourselves on pass protection, we like to communicate and think we get it done pretty well, so I think we did alright.