Old Dominion Beats Coastal Carolina 21-8 on Six Turnovers
Six turnovers. Coastal Carolina threw four interceptions and lost two fumbles, and that is why a team that out-passed Old Dominion 243 yards to 195 lost 21-8. Coastal Carolina outgained Old Dominion 270 yards to 265 and still never led, never tied and never really threatened.
Old Dominion got on the board first, on a 2-yard Quinn Henicle run at 5:05 of the first quarter. Then came the swing: 37 seconds later, Mario Thompson returned a fumble 42 yards for a touchdown, and it was 14-0. Take that play away and Old Dominion leads 7-0 and the game is a different, quieter thing. Nico Cavanillas Alti kicked a 30-yard field goal in the second quarter to make it 14-3, and then Jaxon Potter threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Leon Haughton Jr. with 23 seconds left in the half for 21-3. Cavanillas Alti hit a 44-yarder as the clock expired in the half, and it was 21-6.
That was nearly the last of the scoring. The only points after halftime were Coastal Carolina's two on a safety at 13:22 of the fourth quarter, which made it 21-8, and nobody scored again. Coastal ran for 27 yards on 26 carries, which does not help when you are down two scores and have to throw. Old Dominion ran 34 times for 70 yards and threw one interception of its own.
Old Dominion moves to 3-7, Coastal Carolina to 3-6. For fantasy, this was a low-scoring game, and the best day belonged to Haughton, 18.7 points on six catches and the touchdown, ahead of the rest of the group by a clear margin.