Bowling Green backup quarterback Lucian Anderson III made his first career start on the biggest day of the Falcons’ season and led Bowling Green back from a 21-point deficit to beat Toledo 28-23 in the Battle of I-75 at Doyt L. Perry Stadium, according to BG Falcon Media’s report of the game.
The Falcons learned on game day that starting quarterback Drew Pyne would not play. Anderson told BG Falcon Media after the game that he could never have imagined something like it, calling the opportunity to go out with his teammates and beat Toledo absolutely amazing.
BG Falcon Media reported that the team had actually learned earlier in the week that Pyne probably would not play, after he showed up to practice in a boot, and that the locker room rallied around Anderson. Sophomore defensive end Isaiah Thomison told BG Falcon Media the announcement came on Monday and that the whole team had Anderson’s back…