Ferris State heading to D-2 title game again as dominant run continues

Key Highlights

• Even though the Bulldogs lost two fumbles of their own, the sheer amount of interceptions were far too much for Newberry to overcome. Ferris State's Coach Tony Annese shakes hands with GVSU's Coach Scott Wooster after Ferris State beats GVSU at Lubbers Field on Saturday, October.
• 26. In total, four different Ferris State players attempted passes, led by Wyatt Bower who went 4-for-7 for 94 yards.
• Fellow QB Carson Gulker led the way on the ground for Ferris, rushing 17 times for 115 yards, while running back Jake Price added three touchdowns on the ground. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPerhaps the most exciting moment of the game happened with Ferris up, 35-14, when QB Chase Carter faked a handoff, kept it himself and scored to make it 41-14, but well after he crossed the goal line, he was crushed by a Newberry defender. That led to all kinds of shoving and eventually some punches being thrown and even a few ejections. In the end, the story was Ferris State's continued domination. Annese took over the program in 2011 and brought the program to unparralled levels of success this decade.
• He led the Bulldogs to back-to-back Division II titles in 2021 and 2022, then won the championship again in 2024. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCan he do it again?The Bulldogs will face either Kutztown or Harding, who played in Saturday's second semifinal game, next week in the D-II title game in McKenney, Texas, on Saturday, Dec.
• 20 (4 p. m., ESPNU). This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Ferris State heading to D-2 title game again as dominant run continues.