“Cody did a nice job running our offense,” Wilson said. “There were a lot of good things for the situations we put the players and coaches in.”

Stephon Huderson led the running game with 83 yards on 12 carries, including touchdown runs of 5 and 11 yards. Deonta McMahon had 51 yards on six carries and a 2-yard run.

“Got some good touches today,” said Huderson, a graduate transfer from Tulane. “There were some big holes, multiple holes to get through out there.”

Mason Pierce made three catches for 51 yards while Markel Cotton had two for 30, including a 25-yard TD grab from Bartlett.

“This offense has a lot of guys who can make plays,” Huderson said. “I think we can be explosive.”

C.J. Semien had a pair of sacks for the Blue team with Edward Gilds leading everybody with seven tackles.

One area of concern was the kicking game. McNeese struggled punting and with deep kickoffs.

“I would like to see better punting as we move forward,” Wilson said. “We didn’t punt the ball very well. We need to be more consistent in all of our kicking game.”

Transfer Graycen Kennedy looked good again as he booted a 28-yard field goal in overtime for the Blue team. Wilson put the Cowboys in an extra period to add some pressure to the day.

Incumbent starting kicker Jacob Abel missed his chance to tie when his kick fell short. It was not Abel’s fault as a bad snap forced a poor hold, messing up the play.

Wilson blamed Abel’s miss on the entire group. Still, it seems to be one of the better battles in camp.

Wilson said McNeese will use next week to simulate the opener against West Florida on Sept. 4. Next Saturday they will not be in full pads as they prep for the defending Division II national champion.