Jackson State Erases an 11-point Deficit to Edge Alabama A&M
Jackson State trailed 21-10 in the third quarter and won 31-28, so you can guess who scored last. Kobe Paul caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from Jared Lockhart with 5:42 left in the fourth, and Alabama A&M never scored again.
Alabama A&M led from the first quarter until the last six minutes. After Jabari Jones' 6-yard touchdown catch gave Jackson State the first score, Cornelious Brown threw a 67-yard touchdown to Jordan Chambers-Smith and ran in from 10 yards early in the second quarter. Andrew Ivaniciuc kicked a 19-yard field goal with 14 seconds left in the half to cut it to 14-10. Jarel Williams caught a 14-yard score late in the third and it was 21-10.
Chambers-Smith, Williams and Bean each caught one touchdown for Alabama A&M, which is how Brown got to three. Then Jackson State got to work. Emari Matthews ran in from 2 yards early in the fourth, and Jaylan Bean answered with a 70-yard touchdown catch to make it 28-17. Then came the run that decided it: Li'Darius Pryor ran 29 yards with 7:00 left, and Paul's touchdown came 78 seconds later. In all, Jackson State outscored Alabama A&M 21-7 after falling behind by 11.
The yardage tells you how: Jackson State ran 51 times for 238 yards and did not turn the ball over, while Alabama A&M had 95 rushing yards on 31 carries and lost a fumble. Alabama A&M actually passed for more (263 yards to 169). Jackson State is 3-0, Alabama A&M 2-2. That one hurts.
For fantasy, Brown was the best player on the field (37.2), and he lost.