HOUGHTON — What a difference a year can make in the fate of a football team. Last season, the Michigan Tech Huskies forced the Bemidji State Beavers to overtime before falling. Then they needed to overcome a 21-point deficit to earn their first win of the season the following week against South Dakota Mines.
Thursday, the Huskies hosted the Beavers and trailed 17-16 at half time, only to score 21 points over the remaining 30 minutes to earn a 37-17 win at home over the No. 16-ranked team in the country.
The Huskies head on the road this week to face the Hardrockers, and look to not dig themselves a 21-point hole early in the game.
“Obviously, we can’t get in a 21-point hole to start the game, but watching our film back from last year, there’s a bunch of new bodies on the field again fro