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UB falls to Northern Illinois in overtime, falls out of bowl contention

With the loss, the Bulls fell to 4-7 this season. They close the season next Tuesday at Ball State, but are no longer in contention for a bowl game.
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Buffalo head coach Maurice Linguist talks on his headset during the second half of a NCAA college football game against Coastal Carolina in Buffalo, N.Y. on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Clint Ratkovich ran for two touchdowns, and his 25-yard jaunt in overtime carried Northern Illinois past Buffalo 33-27 in overtime on Wednesday night.

Ratkovich’s score was the only offensive play the Huskies needed in the extra session.

Buffalo took the ball to the Northern Illinois 1-yard line in eight plays, but Matt Myers fumbled at the goal line, and Demond Taylor Jr. recovered for the Huskies.

The Huskies’ needed the extra session after John Richardson missed a 37-yard field goal as time expired. Buffalo tied it at 27 when Alex McNulty made a 55-yard field goal with 1 minute, 10 seconds remaining.

With the loss, the Bulls fell to 4-7 this year. They close the season next Tuesday at Ball State, but are no longer in contention for a bowl game.

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