Jackson State Overcomes Five Turnovers to Beat Florida A&M
Florida A&M turned the ball over five times and ran for 164 yards. Jackson State turned it over twice and ran for 230. The scoreboard said 27-17 for the Tigers, and the turnover column did most of the explaining.
Caron Tyler scored first for Jackson State from 8 yards out, Armond Parker answered with a 5-yard run, and a 23-yard field goal from Gabriel Caison made it 10-7 Florida A&M in the second quarter. Andrew Ivaniciuc tied it at 10-10 with a 31-yard kick with 39 seconds left in the half, and then Jackson State added a safety six seconds later. That gave the Tigers a 12-10 lead at the break, which is a strange way to take one.
Jamal Hailey got the Rattlers back in front early in the third with an 81-yard run, making it 17-12. That was Florida A&M's last score. Jabari Jones caught a 25-yard pass from Jared Lockhart with 12:21 left in the fourth, Lockhart ran in the two-point try, and it was 20-17 Jackson State. Nate Blount IV ran 2 yards for the score that made it 27-17 with 9:49 left. Parker threw three interceptions (11 of 27 for 163 yards) and lost a fumble, and the Rattlers lost a second fumble elsewhere. Flip even three of those five and this is another game. Jackson State had 370 total yards to 327, and sacked Parker's offense three times.
Jackson State moves to 4-1 and Florida A&M falls to 1-4. Hailey had 111 yards on 12 carries and 17.1 points, the best fantasy line of the game, in a loss.