Saturday,  September 22, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 067 • 34 of 42 •  Other Editions

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both quarterbacks. They're both in the same amount of time watching film. They're both in telling us what they want out of routes. And they're both on the same page, so it's kind of the same in our minds."
• The Wildcats have gotten big contributions from Venric Mark, who ran for 123 yards against Vanderbilt and 77 yards last week before sitting out the fourth quarter with an undisclosed lower body injury. He was not listed on the injury report for this game.
• With Mark out, Trumpy came up big in the end and finished with 106 yards rushing.
• Now, Northwestern is staring at South Dakota in what seems like a mismatch on the surface. The Wildcats have won five straight over FCS opponents by a combined 186-45 since a 34-17 loss to New Hampshire in 2006 -- Fitzgerald's second game -- and they're 4-0 against South Dakota. Their most recent meeting with the Coyotes was a romp, with Northwestern winning 47-2, although it's worth noting that game was on Oct. 1, 1927.
• South Dakota (1-1) has a new coach in alum Joe Glenn and a new league affiliation in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. It has a poor record against the Big Ten at 2-25, but it did knock off Minnesota by three in 2010 before getting pounded by Wisconsin a year ago.
• Quarterback Josh Vander Maten has been on target this season, completing just over 70 percent of his passes, and Marcus Sims rushed for 127 yards and a TD to lead the Coyotes to a 31-21 win against Colgate last week.

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AP News in Brief
Mitt Romney runs his campaign like the CEO he was; critics worry he's trying to do too much

• WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney seems to be both candidate and campaign CEO these days, and some Republicans say he's trying to do too much.
• He reviews TV ads and polling data on an iPad. He writes many of his speeches. He's often talking like a consultant.
• One instance of that gave him trouble last week, when a secretly taped speech to donors was posted online just as polls show him narrowly trailing President Barack Obama.
• "Here are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe that government has a respon

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