

Shelley followed with a 16-yard pass to Tyrone Scott to move the Bears inside the Skyhawks' five. On the first play following the Skyhawk field goal, Bears starting quarterback Jason Shelley pulled the ball on a read-option and ran 54 yards deep into UTM territory for the Bears' first, first-down. The Bears' offense didn't stay down for too long. Jason Shelley gets going for Missouri State Missouri State couldn't get anything going on its first two drives while going three-and-out on both while gaining just seven total yards. On the Skyhawks' second drive, they settled for a 33-yard field goal to take a 3-0 lead with 4:15 left in the first. UT-Martin's first drive ended in a turnover-on-downs at the Bears' 27. Missouri State was solid on the ground game but Winn completed seven of his first 10 passes for 79 yards on his first two drives. Winn had early success throwing the ball down the field while picking up chunk yardage when faced with second-and third-and-long situations. Instead, senior quarterback Dresser Winn started behind center. Questions entering the week surrounding Skyhawks quarterback Keon Howard were answered pregame when he didn't warm up with the team. UT-Martin without starting QB but still moved the ball early The Bears appear to be headed in the right direction but Saturday's loss is probably going to sting for a while.
