VERMILLION, S.D. (Dakota News Now) -Things weren’t looking good for the USD football team with losses on the field in the first 2 games.

On top of that, All-American running back Charles Pierre Jr suffered a season ending injury.

However, as Joseph Lemelin tells us, that’s when our Karl’s TV and Appliance Athlete of the Week, L.J. Phillips Jr stepped up into a major role and carried his team to the FCS playoffs next weekend.

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Travis Johansen said, “The identity of your team shifts a little bit when talented players are out for the season and you gotta figure out what’s best to win football games and what’s been best for us is LJ leading our offense first running the football with that group up front.”

L.J. Phillips Jr. played in every game for USD last season with 29 rushes, with

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