Georgia State Rolls North Carolina A&T 59-10 in Opener
Georgia State ran for 286 yards on 37 carries. That is 7.7 a pop, and it is the kind of number that makes a 59-10 score feel almost reasonable. The Panthers (1-0) never trailed, and North Carolina A&T (0-1) spent the afternoon chasing.
The first quarter set the tone. Cameran Brown found Dennis Murray Jr. for 30 yards at 7:17, and Lanear McCrary Jr. ran in from eight yards as the quarter ended, so it was 14-0. Qwantavius Wiggins made it 21-0 early in the second. A&T got one back on a 61-yard pass from Kevin White to Anthony Rucker, the only touchdown they would score, and Georgia State answered right away. Murray scored on a 14-yard run, and Brown hit Jamari Miller from eight yards with 19 seconds left in the half. It was 35-7 at the break.
The third quarter turned it into a track meet. Ayden Pereira ran in from 17 yards, Samer Layous kicked a 26-yard field goal, Savion Hart took off for 41 yards, and Xavier Butler added a 20-yard run, for 59-7 with 1:42 left in the quarter. That is 24 points in about ten minutes. A&T's Asher Holland finished the scoring with a 39-yard field goal in the fourth.
Georgia State's defense got five sacks against none allowed, and the offense gave the ball away zero times on its way to 565 total yards. A&T finished with a single touchdown.
The fantasy takeaway is that the touchdowns were everywhere. Murray led the way with 22.4 Promethium points on a rushing score and a receiving score, Brown threw for two, and McCrary, Hart, Wiggins, Pereira and Butler all scored on the ground. Good luck guessing next week's top scorer.