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“He’s a three-year starter for us, and he put us on his back Friday night in the second half,” the coach said.
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“He’s a three-year starter for us, and he put us on his back Friday night in the second half,” the coach said.
Both Penn State and Delaware hope to keep rolling after combining for 1,037 total yards and 75 points to open what both programs hope will be special seasons. The Nittany Lions were nearly spotless against a tough West Virginia team in their debut. The same can't be said for the Blue Hens, who might've done even more damage to Stony Brook had they not turned the ball over four times.
For Southern Utah to have a realistic shot at an upset victory, the Thunderbirds will need to improve on the 87 total rushing yards they generated against the Sun Devils. PLAYERS TO WATCH Southern Utah: Justin Miller threw for 123 yards and a touchdown in the Thunderbirds 24-21 loss to the Sun Devils. Miller had no interceptions, but he struggled with accuracy, completing only 47% of his passing attempts.
Receiver A.J. Brown ranked fourth in the NFL with a career-high and franchise-record 1,496 receiving yards and had a career-high 88 catches and tied a career high with 11 TDs last season. DeVonta Smith had 95 catches for 1,196 yards and seven TDs in 2022. He and Brown were the only pair of teammates with 85 or more catches and 1,100 receiving yards last season.
Robby Ashford rushed for three first-half touchdowns as Auburn defeated UMass 59-14 on Saturday in Hugh Freeze’s debut as the Tigers’ head coach. Ashford, the Tigers’ 2022 starting quarterback, was used in red-zone packages to complement new starter and Michigan State transfer Payton Thorne. Thorne threw for 141 yards and a touchdown in his Auburn (1-0) debut.