Taryn Christion accounted for three touchdowns to lead the Jackrabbits to a 25-20 upset of second-ranked Illinois State on Saturday.

Christion threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns and added 65 yards rushing and another score.

Former starting quarterback Zach Lujan came on for an injured Christion late in the second quarter and promptly completed a 14-yard TD pass to Jake Wieneke to put SDSU on top for good.

Christion was 15-for-30 for 307 yards and Lujan was 1-for-3 for 14 yards.

SDSU (7-2, 4-2 Missouri Valley Football Conference) held ISU running back Marshaun Coprich to 55 yards on the ground, ending his streak of 100-yard rushing games at seven.

ISU quarterback Tre Roberson threw for 327 yards and three touchdown passes to Anthony Warrum.

Warrum caught eight passes for 241 yards. His touchdowns covered 5, 70 and 14 yards.

Roberson rushed for 80 of the Redbirds' 135 yards.

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As heard on The Big 1520 AM/92.3 FM WHOW, Eli Jenkins passed for 149 yards and a score and added 93 yards rushing, Troymaine Pope ran for 114 yards and a touchdown and Jacksonville State scored three second-half touchdowns to beat Eastern Illinois 24-3 Saturday.

Dawson Wells intercepted a Jalen Whitlow pass and returned it 35 yards for a TD for the Gamecocks' final score. It was Wells' second-straight game with a pick-6.

Jenkins was 12-of-24 passing, with a 43-yard TD strike to Dalton Screws in the third quarter to break a 3-3 tie. The Gamecocks (8-1, 6-0 Ohio Valley Conference) outgained the Panthers 385 total yards to 239.

Pope scored on a 10-yard run around the right end with 11:20 to play. Wells intercepted Whitlow on the next possession.

Nick Bruno kicked a 23-yard field goal in the second quarter for Eastern Illinois (5-4, 5-1).