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Game day updates: Toledo 21, Northern Illinois 7 — 2nd quarter

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DEKALB, Ill. — Here are updates from Saturday’s college football game between Toledo and Northern Illinois. This story will be updated after each quarter.

FIRST QUARTER

It was a dream start for Toledo, which went 69 yards in eight plays, scoring a touchdown on fourth-and-2 from the 4-yard line. Then Northern Illinois threw a pick-six on its second offensive snap.

The Rockets continued the flurry of offense on its second possession, another 69-yard drive, this time on 10 plays with Jerjuan Newton scoring on an 11-yard pass.

UT had 165 yards, averaging nearly 10 yards per play.