Bennett guides Sac State to 34-6 win over Texas A&M-Commerce
Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:32:01 GMT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kaiden Bennett had a touchdown pass and ran for 101 yards and two scores to lead Sacramento State to a 34-6 victory over Texas A&M-Commerce on Saturday night.Bennett capped off a seven-play, 80-yard drive with an 8-yard touchdown run on the opening drive and the Hornets (2-0), ranked No. 8 in the FCS coaches poll, never trailed. Zach Schreiner added a 33-yard field goal and Sac State led 10-0 after one quarter.Bennett hit Chris Miller for a 16-yard score and followed that with a 40-yard TD run on the next possession to give Sac State a 24-0 lead midway through the second quarter. Schreiner’s 40-yard field goal on the final play of the first half left the Hornets leading 27-6.Marcus Fulcher completed the scoring with a 5-yard touchdown run in the final quarter.Bennett completed 14 of 22 passes for 176 yards with one interception. He topped the century mark on just 10 carries. Fulcher rushed for 79 yards on 12 totes.Peter Parrish completed 11 of 24 ...May accounts for 3 TDs, East Tennessee State waits out storm, blanks Carson-Newman 42-0.
Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:32:01 GMT
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Baron May ran for one score and threw for two more as East Tennessee State blanked Division II-member Carson-Newman, 42-0 on a stormy Saturday night. The game was delayed for more than three hours by a thunderstorm in the Johnson City, Tennessee area. Once the game got underway the Buccaneers wasted little time getting into the end zone. Bryson Irby capped a four-play, 19-yard drive by punching over from the 1 seven minutes into the contest. May ran the final 29 yards of a four-play, 51-yard drive to make it 14-0 after a quarter. May added a 14-yard touchdown pass to Will Huzzie and a 32-yard scoring strike to Xavier Gaillardetz in the third quarter. Carson-Newman managed just 204 yards of offense. ETSU had 208 yards on the ground. __AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-pollSourceAir Force uses familiar ground assault to churn out 13-3 win over Sam Houston
Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:32:01 GMT
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Owen Burke ran for 75 yards on 18 carries and scored the lone touchdown and Air Force beat Sam Houston 13-3 on Saturday.Burke’s 5-yard scoring run ended an 11-play, 60-yard drive that took almost 6 1/2 minutes and concluded with 5:14 left to seal it.Air Force (2-0) outgained the Bearcats in total yards 258-80, including 244 yards rushing, and held Sam Houston to six first downs. Air Force held the Bearkats to just two plays of double-digit yards in the game.In the slugfest, Sam Houston (0-2) linebacker Trevor finished with a game-high 14 total tackles 11 of which were solo.___AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-pollSourceNick Ostmo and Eli Gillman each run for 2 TDs as Montana beats Utah Tech 43-13
Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:32:01 GMT
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Nick Ostmo and Eli Gillman each ran for two touchdowns to help Montana beat Utah Tech 43-13 Saturday night. Ostmo finished with 12 carries for 118 yards and Gillman added 78 yards rushing on 16 attempts. Clifton McDowell completed 7 of 10 passes for 94 yards for Montana (2-0). Ostmo scored on a 4-yard run and Gillman added a 2-yard scoring run to make it 14-0 at the end of the first quarter. After Ostmo ripped off a 46-yard touchdown run early and Junior Bergen returned a punt 47 yards for a score, Gillman capped an eight-play 53-yard drive with a 2-yard TD run that made it 36-0 at halftime. Kobe Tracy was 15-of-33 passing for 209 yards and two touchdowns and two interceptions for Utah Tech (0-2). Jaivian Lofton had 95 yards receiving, including a 50-yard touchdown, on four receptions. ___AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-pollSourceLegas, Williams each throw 2 TD passes to help power Utah State in 78-28 rout of Idaho State
Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:32:01 GMT
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Cooper Legas and Levi Williams each threw a pair of touchdown passes and Davon Booth ran for two scores as Utah State routed Idaho State 78-28 on Saturday night. The Aggies blew the game open by scoring six straight touchdowns in the second quarter, including runs by Booth from 8 and 40 yards out, a 47-yard interception return for a touchdown by Ike Larsen and capped by a 60-yard scoring run by Rahsul Faison.Christian Fredericksen caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Cooke in the first quarter and a 15-yard toss from Hunter Hays with 16 seconds left in the first half for Idaho State.Robert Briggs Jr. led Utah State with nine carries for 101 yards and a touchdown. Faison added 95 yards and a touchdown on five carries and Booth finished with six carries for 83 yards. The Aggies finished with 380 yards rushing. Vaughn caught 11 passes for 73 yards.Cooke was 20-of-30 passing for 185 yards and a touchdown with an interception. Hays was 11 of 17 for Idaho State (0...Williams throws 3 TD passes, Howard routs Div. II Morehouse College, 65-19
Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:32:01 GMT
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Quinton Williams threw three touchdown passes and Kasey Hawthorne and Jarrett Hunter each ran for two scores as Howard routed Division II-member Morehouse College 65-19 on Saturday night.The Bison scored three touchdowns in each of the first two quarters and held a 44-12 lead at intermission en route to their first win in two starts.Hunter ran for two first-quarter touchdowns and Hawthorne added a 45-yard run before the Maroon Tigers got on the board with a seven-play, 74-yard drive capped by Derrach West’s 1-yard dive. Williams sandwiched a 26-yard touchdown pass to Richie Ilarraza and a 31-yard toss to Breylin Smith around a 50-yard touchdown run by Ian Wheeler. Dylan West missed the PAT kick following Smith’s touchdown catch and Chase Heard returned it for a defensive PAT conversion for Morehouse. Howard dominated the game statistically, converting 28 first downs to Morehouse’s 12 and putting up 613 yards of total offense to the Tigers...Sean Strickland stuns favorite Israel Adesanya for middleweight title at UFC 293
Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:32:01 GMT
SYDNEY (AP) — American Sean Strickland stunned Nigerian-born New Zealander Israel Adesanya to take the middleweight title by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 293, the first UFC event in Australia’s largest city in six years. The 32-year-old Strickland (28-5), who caused a stir in the lead-up to the fight with sexist and misogynistic comments at a press conference promoting the bout, won a five-round decision with all three judges scoring it 49-46.“Am I dreaming? Am I going to wake up? Someone hit me. … I don’t cry much but I’m trying to keep it together right now,” an emotional Strickland said immediately after the bout. “I give up so many brain cells to the MMA gods… I thought I’d be walking away a little bloody, a little broken up. I’m a little shocked that didn’t happen.”Backed by strong vocal support at Qudos Bank Arena, Adesanya (24-3) was a clear favorite to subdue his controversial American opponent and retain the title he won from Alex Pere...Martinez gets No. 16 Oregon State going in 55-7 win over UC Davis
Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:32:01 GMT
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Damien Martinez ran for a 64-yard touchdown on Oregon State’s first offensive play, setting the tone in the 16th-ranked Beavers’ 55-7 victory over UC Davis on Saturday.Silas Bolden had a 65-yard punt return for a touchdown, and a 22-yard scoring reception in the second quarter as Oregon State (2-0) extended its 14-0 first-quarter lead to 38-0 at halftime.In his second start for the Beavers, DJ Uiagalelei completed 8 of 13 passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score. He did not play in the second half. The Clemson transfer has accounted for five touchdown passes and three rushing scores in two games.“He can move and he’s tough to tackle,” Oregon State coach Jonathan Smith said. “He’s been effective red zone, short yardage. We want to use his athleticism and strength.”The Beavers also were able to get quality playing time for backup quarterback Aidan Chiles, who played the entire second half and completed 9 of 13 passes for 74 yards and a touchdo...Mercer claims shootout over Moorehead State pulling away in the second half to seal win
Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:32:01 GMT
MACON, Ga. (AP) — Carter Peevy threw for 268 yards and a touchdown and FCS No. 20 Mercer collected four rushing touchdowns to beat Moorehead State 48-22 on Saturday.Mercer (2-1) built a 14-3 lead before the Eagles (1-1) rallied to take a 15-14 lead. But the Bears reclaimed the lead for good when Al Wooten II ran it in from the 8-yard line with 32 seconds left before halftime. Out of the break, Peevy threw a 75-yard score to Ty James on the first play from scrimmage for a 27-15 lead. James had 146 yards receiving on five catches.Peevy ran for a 17-yard score, Wooten had TD runs of 30 and 8 yards, and Tyrell Coard added an 11-yard scoring run. Devron Harper had a 53-yard punt return for a touchdown for the Bears for a 38-22 advantage with 14 minutes remaining. Harper also finished with six catches for 100 yards and a score.Carter Cravens threw for 187 yards and two scores for Moorehead State. Kyle Daly and Ryan Upp had the TD catches.____ AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/co...Webb ends his 3-game skid in Giants’ 9-1 win over Rockies
Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:32:01 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Logan Webb pitched six scoreless innings for his first win in more than a month, Thairo Estrada homered and had three RBIs, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 9-1 on Saturday night.Mike Yastrzemski had four hits and two RBIs, and J.D. Davis singled twice for San Francisco. The Giants have won back-to-back games following a six-game losing streak that matched their longest of the season. They remain 2 1/2 games behind Arizona for the third NL wild card.San Francisco’s offense hasn’t provided much support for Webb this season. The nine runs were the most he’s been given in a start since the Giants put up nine against Milwaukee on July 17, 2022.“It’s been some of the tough games that we’ve had offensively but it was nice to get him a little support today,” Yastrzemski said.Webb (10-12) had lost his last three decisions as San Francisco’s offense accounted for two runs total. Overall, he was winless in six starts dating to Aug. 2 before his...Latest news
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