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Published on: 10/11/2008
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"All week, we were talking about how Manhattan's only given up one touchdown all year, and we took that as a challenge," quarterback Taylor Euler said.
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Then, Euler faked the dive play to Kolmer, and Manhattan's entire defense bit on the fake.
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On 3rd-and-1 from Manhattan's 31, Euler faked to Kolmer and kept right on the option.
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After crossing the line of scrimmage, Euler pitched to Bacon on what may have been an illegal forward pass.
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Emporia held Manhattan to a three-and-out to begin the second half, and the Spartans' next drive gobbled nearly seven minutes off the clock before Euler scored from six yards out.On 2nd-and-goal from the 6, he faked a toss, rolled left, stuck his right hand out with the ball and dove, just getting the ball across the corner of the end zone.
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- Taylor Euler on both sides of the ball.Coach Bill Lowe's postgame recollection was that Euler hadn't missed a single read all night running the option, and in his third game playing safety, Euler came up with two big interceptions.
- One penalty.Uno.
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Taylor Euler's transition to safety seems to be going pretty well three weeks in.
Euler picked off his second and third passes of the season on Friday night, returning the second one 26 yards to the Manhattan 21.
"We had a great defensive scheme.We knew that they wanted to try to get the ball to No. 7," Euler said, referring to Indians wide receiver Cale Miller."That was on the scouting report â€" No. 7 is their main receiver.So I just kind of flowed with him, and wherever he went, I kind of just tried to shadow him, and that one time, it just kind of went right in my hands.