Following an early-season bye, the Valparaiso football team returned to the gridiron with a road game at FCS scholarship Murray State. The Beacons fell 27-18 in a game that was closer than the final score indicated. Valpo had multiple chances to take the lead in the second half and then was a stop away from being in position to win the game. The Beacons ultimately came up short, but the effort has second-year coach Andy Waddle encouraged as Valpo prepares for the final nonconference game of the year this Saturday in Terre Haute.
In what will be a recurring feature to The Victory Bell this season, Waddle returns for another edition of Four Downs.