Oregon State Rolls UTEP 33-7 Behind Atkinson's Three Scores
Oregon State led 17-0 before the first quarter was over, and UTEP spent the rest of the night looking for the way back. It never found it. The Beavers won 33-7 and never trailed or even tied.
AJ Newberry scored first with a 12-yard run, Caleb Ojeda kicked a 37-yard field goal, and Braden Atkinson hit Jesse Legree from 14 yards with 1:50 left in the quarter. A 35-yard Ojeda field goal made it 20-0 at the half. UTEP finally got on the board in the third when EJ Colson Jr. threw a 6-yard touchdown to Carver Cheeks, and it was 20-7. Atkinson answered with a 19-yard touchdown to Legree, and Jameson Powell caught an 18-yarder to open the fourth for the last score of the game.
The Beavers passed for 301 yards and ran for 151 on just 22 carries. UTEP carried 41 times for 92 yards and passed for 130, which adds up to 222 total yards. Both teams threw one interception, and neither lost a fumble, so that is not where this was decided.
Oregon State is 2-2. UTEP falls to 1-3.
Fantasy takeaway: Atkinson had 30.8 points on a night he threw an interception, and that was below his season average of 34.8. Legree had two touchdowns and 109 yards.