Amar Johnson's TD run in OT lifts South Dakota State over South Dakota 20-17

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- , Amar Johnson burst into the end zone on a 3-yard run in overtime to lift South Dakota State over South Dakota 20-17 on Saturday night. Will Leyland kicked a 40-yard field goal in the first possession of overtime for South Dakota. South Dakota State, ranked third in the FCS coaches poll, has won three straight against fourth-ranked South Dakota. Trailing 14-7, Travis Theis led the Coyotes on an eight-play, 50-yard drive to the Jackrabbits' 10-yard line. But on first-and-goal, Graham Spalding picked off a Theis pass to end the drive with 4:23 to play. On the next play from scrimmage, South Dakota's Mi’Quise Grace scooped up a fumbled ball and returned it 15 yards into the end zone to tie it 14-all. The Coyotes forced a three-and-out and their final possession of regulation ended when Leyland missed a 46-yard field-goal attempt with 26 seconds left.