STOCKTON—The Chicago Rush played to a 28-28 tie in their preseason contest versus the San Jose Sabercats at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, CA.  The two-teams played to the preseason rules of “quick whistles”, including no kickoff returns, plays ruled dead upon touching the quarterback… and no overtime.Carson Coffman (12/16, 167 yds, 2 TD, 1 rush TD) got the nod at starting quarterback – was without WR Reggie Gray, due to coaches decision – connected with WR Nate Forse (6 rec, 81 yds, 2 TD) early in the second-quarter to tie the game 7-7.The running-clock played for a first half that lasted just over an hour, and a 14-7 Sabercats lead.Both offenses began to find their rhythm in the second half, Rush QB Luke Collis (4/5, 74 yds, 1 TD) connected with Forse on a 2-yard TD pass to bring the game to a 14-14 3rd quarter tie.The Rush defense was dominant throughout, racking-up five sacks – two a piece by Brian McNally and Jacob Hardwick, and another by Gabe Knapton – Jorrick Calvin sealed the game intercepting the Sabercats’ Hail Mary pass as time expired to seal the tie, 28-28.

“Of course, you’d always like to get a win, but tonight was more about getting a good evaluation of our players,”  Head Coach Bob McMillen said.  “There are going to be some tough decisions when we make cuts this weekend.”

The Rush open the 2013 season at Allstate Arena on Saturday, March 23 versus the Iowa Barnstormers.  Single game tickets go on sale for the Rush today.  Call (855) RUSH-WIN for tickets. All Rush Regular Season and Playoff games will be carried live on arenarush.com with Les Grobstein back for his fourth season in a row on the Play by Play.