Rashon Brown Runs for 260 as Bethune-Cookman Edges Alabama State
Rashon Brown carried the ball 31 times for 260 yards. His quarterback threw it five times for completions (5 of 12, 51 yards, one interception). That is the whole recipe for Bethune-Cookman's 16-10 win over Alabama State, and it worked well enough that nobody had to cook anything else.
The Wildcats ran 53 times for 338 yards, which means Brown alone had about 77 percent of the team's rushing yardage. Through the air they managed 51 yards total. The scoring was just as modest: three Aiden Lanier field goals (28, 24 and 33 yards) and a 12-yard Brown touchdown run late in the third quarter. Bethune-Cookman scored first and never gave up the lead. It was 3-0, then 6-0, 6-3 at the half, 13-3 after Brown's score and 16-3 after the last field goal.
Alabama State had one chance to make it interesting. Jamarie Hostzclaw ran in from 2 yards out at 11:50 of the fourth quarter to cut it to 16-10, and that was the last time anyone scored. The Hornets had only 255 total yards (93 through the air, 162 on the ground) and lost a fumble, while the Bethune-Cookman defense sacked the quarterback three times. A field goal at the end of the first half was the only other thing Alabama State had to show for it. Flip the 3-point margin on any of those Lanier kicks and this is a different afternoon, but the touchdown was enough to leave a six-point gap.
Both teams finish at 2-1, so this one was a straight swap of who got to feel good about the week. For fantasy, Brown was the only real prize here: 32 points on 260 yards and a score. Everyone else on the field scored 18 or fewer.