Omolo's Three Touchdown Passes Lift Central Arkansas past UT Martin
Central Arkansas threw an interception that went back 55 yards for a touchdown on the game's first big play, and was behind 7-0 within about seven minutes. It still won 36-24, outscoring UT Martin 36-17 the rest of the way. Donovyn Omolo had a lot to do with that.
Omolo threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 118 more, which was 39.5 Promethium points and the best score of the night by 16.8. The touchdowns went to Kealen Juniel (8 yards), and twice to Arlie Lee (19 yards late in the second quarter and 51 yards early in the third). Lee's first one came with 27 seconds left in the half and put Central Arkansas up 19-17 (the extra point was blocked). The Bears had trailed 17-13 just before it.
The lead changed hands three times. UT Martin led from the interception return until Que Tillman's 3-yard run made it 13-10, took it back 17-13 on a Tommy Ansley run, and then lost it for good on Lee's score. A 32-yard Caleb Jones field goal made it 29-17 early in the fourth, and Ansley's second run, from 24 yards, cut it to 29-24. Jalen Washington answered with a 27-yard run with 3:38 left to end it.
Central Arkansas finished with 472 yards to 296 and ran 44 times for 229 yards. UT Martin threw two interceptions, both from Julian Calvez, and that is a lot to give back when your offense gets 147 passing yards. Central Arkansas is 1-0, UT Martin 0-1.
Omolo, Ansley (22.7) and Lee (21.0) were the three top scorers.