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Pittsburg State football drops a nail biter to Ferris State, ending season 12-1

Derek Livingston

Pittsburg State football’s season ended Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Division II football playoffs in a 17-14 loss to Ferris State. KRPS’s Fred Fletcher-Fierro has more.

Even though the Gorillas ran the gamut, completing a perfect 11-0 MIAA conference schedule and setting a new record for most wins in the conference in the regular season, the Gorillas were ranked behind Ferris State in the NCAA rankings. The Bulldogs, had one loss though forced Pittsburg State to go on the road for their first playoff game in eight years.

An emotional Pittsburg State head football coach Brian Wright speaking at the postgame press conference Saturday.

” Yea, obviously disappointed in the outcome of that football game. Not what we came here to do, and not what our whole organization worked for, we worked a long time to go to a certain destination, and we fell short today.”

The Pitt State defense forced four turnovers – two fumble recoveries and two interceptions. While the Bulldogs sacked Pitt State quarterback Chad Dodson Jr. nine times.

Ferris State, now 11-1, the defending NCAA Division II National Champion advances to the national quarterfinals to face No. 1 ranked Grand Valley State University this Saturday. The two schools are separated by 68 miles. For 89 9 KRPS, I’m Fred Fletcher-Fierro

Since 2017 Fred Fletcher-Fierro has driven up Highway 171 through thunderstorms, downpours, snow, and ice storms to host KRPS’s Morning Edition. He’s also a daily reporter for the station, covering city government, elections, public safety, arts, entertainment, culture, sports and more. Fred has also spearheaded and overseen a sea change in programming for KRPS from a legacy classical station to one that airs a balance of classical, news, jazz, and cultural programming that better reflects the diverse audience of the Four States. For over two months in the fall of 2022 he worked remotely with NPR staff to relaunch krps.org to an NPR style news and information website.
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