Two Punt Returns for Touchdowns Carry Norfolk State past Hampton 42-21
Two punt returns for touchdowns, 76 and 57 yards, both by Jason Wonodi. That is 13 of Norfolk State's 42 points, and Hampton did not have an answer for either one. Take them off the board and this is a 29-21 game.
Hampton started fast. Amari Pryear ran in from 21 yards on the opening drive, and after Norfolk State flipped it to 10-7, Tre'Von Taylor found Noah Colon from 9 yards to put the Pirates back up 14-10. The lead changed hands three times, and that 14-10 edge was the last one Hampton held. Wonodi's first return made it 19-14 in the second quarter (the extra point was blocked), and Marco Peery kicked a field goal as the half ended to make it 22-14.
Peery, the kicker, was the other steady hand. He hit five field goals (21, 48, 26, 46 and 27 yards), and the 46-yarder was the only scoring of the third quarter. Norfolk State ran 50 times for 241 yards and finished with 425 total yards to Hampton's 283, and the defense took six sacks and two interceptions while giving up neither. Deljay Bailey scored on a 1-yard run in the first quarter, and Ravon Moore added another from the same distance in the fourth.
Hampton did get a late 51-yard touchdown pass from Taylor to Sejhe Jackson with 2:09 left, which made the final 42-21 and cosmetic. The Pirates fall to 0-2. For fantasy owners, this was a quiet day for the Norfolk State offense and a bigger one for a Hampton quarterback who threw two interceptions and still led the game in points.