Touchdown, Missouri State. Jacardia Wright gets through a tackler and breaks free on a 27-yard run. Bears need five plays to answer. MSU 7, Youngstown State 7 | 3:54 1Q

Two third-down stops on the same, clock-eating drive will get the Bears the ball again. Big-time hurry there by Darion Smith that led to an intentional grounding call.

Touchdown, Missouri State. Clark finds Jayden Becks out of the backfield on a 57-yard scoring connection. Bears needed two big plays on it second drive to take the lead. Missouri State 14, YSU 7 | 9:02 2Q

Touchdown, Youngstown State. Tyshon King's eight-yard un knots this up. Penguins have rushed for 130 yards this half. Missouri State 14, YSU 14 | 3:59 2Q

Touchdown, Missouri State. Rockwall, Texas, stand up. Clark hits the tight end Mason on a 30-yard score. Mason's fourth straight gam with a TD. Missouri State 21, Youngstown State 14 | 1:42 2Q

Lemondre Joe with the interception on YSU's subsequent possession. Big.

Halftime: Missouri State offense moving quickly, leads Youngstown State 24-14 sgfcitizen.org/springfield-sp…

A 23-yard run by Jacob Clark on third and 20 keeps the Bears' drive alive. Huge.

Two plays after a 38-yard run by Clark to keep the drive alive, he hits Lance Mason on a 12-yard touchdown connection to give the Bears a go-ahead score, 38-31, eight eight seconds left.

FINAL: Missouri State 38, Youngstown State 31 Bears improve to 3-2, 1-0 in Valley play.

“They certainly didn’t expect that.” Beard talk about Clark’s late 38-yard keeper that put the Bears in position for the game-winning score.

Clark and Mason each played their high school ball at rival schools in the city of Rockwall, Texas. They talk about that connection and their recent scoring connections the past four games, including today’s game-winner.

OPINION: Any questions about Missouri State quarterback Jacob Clark and his receiving corps are now moot. Lyndal Scranton says Clark is playing like the best QB in the Valley and his committee of receivers is keeping defenses off balance. Read it: sgfcitizen.org/springfield-sp…

OK, Missouri State Football folks. Here's what we got from the Bears win over Youngstown State today: My updated game story: sgfcitizen.org/springfield-sp… .Lyndal Scranton column on MSU receivers: sgfcitizen.org/springfield-sp… 📷 Bruce Stidham Tomorrow: My usual Sunday notebook.