UTEP Scores 44 Straight and Routs Texas Southern 51-10
Texas Southern led 10-7 in the second quarter. UTEP then scored 44 points in a row and won 51-10. That is the whole story, and the rest is arithmetic.
The Miners started it with an 83-yard touchdown pass from EJ Colson Jr. to Kam Thomas on their first scoring play of the game. Texas Southern answered with a 16-yard Athean Renfro Jr. run and a 43-yard Miguel Arana III field goal, and that was the end of its scoring. Colson ran in from 3 yards with 5:09 left in the half, then threw 13 yards to Cash Cheeks with 37 seconds left to make it 21-10 at the break.
The third quarter was a blowout in progress. Cash Cheeks recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown (a score without a snap from the offense, which is a fun one), Carver Cheeks caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Colson, and Tavorus Jones broke a 33-yard run, and it was 42-10 with 6:28 left in the quarter. Carlos Arreola added a 35-yard field goal in the fourth, and Raymond Moore III ripped off a 79-yard run with 48 seconds left to close the scoring (the extra point failed).
UTEP piled up 491 yards, with 252 on the ground on only 33 carries, plus 239 through the air. The Miners lost a fumble but threw no interceptions, and they sacked the other quarterback twice.
UTEP is 1-1 and Texas Southern is 0-1. For fantasy, this was Colson's day: 44.5 points on four touchdown passes and one rushing score, 26.8 clear of the next best player on the field.