The Citadel Edges Charlotte 43-41 in Overtime
Charlotte had 538 yards, three touchdown runs and three touchdown passes from Cole Gonzales, and still lost 43-41 to The Citadel in overtime. I do not make the rules.
The game was tied six times and the lead changed hands twice. The Citadel scored first on a 2-yard Gavin Garcia run, Charlotte tied it 80 seconds later on a 66-yard Khamani Alexander run, and the two teams traded touchdowns from there. The Citadel's Sebastien Boyle ran 56 yards to make it 14-14 early in the third, Gonzales ran in from 11 to put Charlotte up 21-14, and Garcia answered from a yard out for 21-21. Nick Billoups gave The Citadel a 28-21 lead with a 2-yard run early in the fourth.
That looked like it might hold until the final half minute. Gonzales hit Jaylen Hampton from six yards with 24 seconds left to make it 28-28 and force overtime. The Citadel's Garcia added a 25-yard touchdown run in the extra period, Gonzales answered with an 8-yard run of his own, and The Citadel came away with the win at 43-41.
Charlotte's numbers are the maddening part. Its 538 yards came from 322 passing and 216 rushing, and its defense had two sacks. But Gonzales threw two interceptions, and in a two-point game that is the margin. Charlotte is 0-1 and The Citadel 1-0.
Fantasy managers will not care who won. Gonzales put up 46 Promethium points and Hampton 31.7, so if you rolled out Charlotte you had a very good Saturday and a very annoying one.