South Dakota State Scores 57 Straight on New Haven
Fifty-seven to nothing. That was the score after South Dakota State's tenth scoring play, with 13:26 left in the fourth quarter, and New Haven had not yet touched the board. South Dakota State won 57-14 and sits at 2-0.
The Jackrabbits started with a 31-yard field goal from Tristan Alvano and a Chase Mason 1-yard run, then piled on in the second quarter. Ramon McKinney Jr. ran in from 22 yards, a safety made it 19-0, and Alvano kicked another field goal. Then came two touchdown passes in 49 seconds: Mason to Coleman Kuntz from 25 yards and Mason to Greyton Gannon from 24. It was 36-0 at the half. Gannon caught another from 29 yards at the start of the third quarter, and 15 seconds later James Basinger ran 27 yards for a score. Basinger's 55-yarder early in the fourth made it 57-0.
New Haven finally got going late. Jake Tripptree found LaSalle Rose Jr. from 19 yards, and Jason Champagne ran 49 yards with 5:08 left to account for the 14. That was about the only thing that went right: 238 total yards, 86 of them passing, and two lost fumbles. South Dakota State gained 513 yards, 257 rushing and 256 passing, with one fumble lost and no interceptions. New Haven is 1-2.
For fantasy, Mason threw three touchdown passes and ran for another while completing 12 of 18, which is an efficient way to spend an afternoon. He put up 35.6 points, and Gannon and Basinger both cleared 20 behind him.