Norfolk State Rolls past Chicago State, 43-20
Three turnovers, 627 yards, 43 points. Norfolk State threw two interceptions and lost a fumble and it did not matter one bit, because the Spartans ran for 362 yards on 44 carries (8.2 a try) and beat Chicago State 43-20.
Chicago State scored first, a 30-yard pass from Ashton Pannell to Kymari Gray with 14:50 left in the first quarter. That was the only lead the Cougars had. Da'Jean Golmond ran in from 10 yards to tie it in the first quarter, then threw 22 yards to Rocco Ciocca in the closing seconds, and Ciocca ran in the two-point conversion for 15-7. In the second quarter Golmond hit Brevin Caldwell for 55 yards and Jason Wonodi broke a 76-yard run, and it was 29-7 with 10:15 left in the half.
Chicago State pulled back to 29-20 through a Pannell touchdown run (the extra point failed) and an Adrian Bowers 50-yard punt return in the third quarter, so for a moment there was a game. Jalyn Daniels ended it. He scored from a yard out to make it 36-20 and then, with 10:28 left in the fourth, ran 95 yards for the final score.
Chicago State's offense ran 21 times for 53 yards and finished with 284 total yards. The Cougars are 0-3, while Norfolk State is 2-0. Chicago State also threw an interception and managed one sack, so the day never really offered the Cougars a way back in.
Fantasy-wise, Golmond put up 37.7 points, the most of anyone on the field, and Daniels' long run did most of the rest of the damage.