Weigman Accounts for Six Touchdowns as Houston Tops Georgia Southern
Conner Weigman had a hand in all six Houston touchdowns, and Houston scored six touchdowns. That is most of the story. Houston beat Georgia Southern 42-28 to move to 3-1 without needing a single field goal.
Houston scored first and often. Weigman ran in from 5 yards in the first quarter and threw 22 yards to Koby Young with 2:31 left in it, making it 14-0. Georgia Southern answered with Max Johnson's 40-yard pass to Alex Taylor and a 2-yard Ty Cummings run, and it was 14-14 with 9:28 left in the second quarter. That was the only tie and the last time the game felt close. Weigman scored from 1 yard, then threw 2 yards to Traville Frederick Jr. with 0:52 left in the half, and it was 28-14 at the break.
Trent Walker caught a 23-yarder early in the third for 35-14. Taylor got one back from 23 yards (35-21), Amare Thomas caught an 11-yard touchdown at the start of the fourth for 42-21, and River Helms' 5-yard catch with 8:20 left set the final.
Houston gained 443 yards, 239 passing and 204 rushing on 39 carries, with no turnovers. Weigman went 17 of 22 with four touchdown passes, and Re'Shaun Sanford II added 17 carries for 120 yards. Georgia Southern had 355 yards, 289 of them through the air, but just 66 on the ground and a lost fumble. Johnson finished 26 of 38 for 284 yards and three scores, and the losing side's two best fantasy players, Taylor and Johnson, both landed in the top three. Georgia Southern is 1-3.