North Carolina Central Rides 52 Carries past Delaware State 31-12
Gino Addison carried the ball 31 times for 214 yards and two touchdowns, which is a full day's work for anyone. North Carolina Central as a team ran 52 times for 272 yards and beat Delaware State 31-12, and it only threw for 155.
Delaware State struck first. Kyree Benton broke off a 26-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, but the extra point failed, and that missed kick left it at 6-0. North Carolina Central answered with a 5-yard Zion Dobson run at 4:36 and took a 7-6 lead it never gave up. Riley Daniels kicked a 25-yard field goal late in the second quarter for 10-6.
The second half was mostly Addison. He scored from 6 yards at 6:26 of the third quarter for 17-6, then from 16 yards at 13:35 of the fourth for 24-6. Luke Bracey caught a 21-yard touchdown from Cobey Thompkins with 2:06 left, and Marqui Adams ran in a consolation score from 10 yards for Delaware State as time expired, with no kick after it.
The turnover line did not help the home team. Delaware State threw two interceptions, and North Carolina Central lost one fumble and gave up no picks. Delaware State was outgained 427 to 257 and sacked three times. North Carolina Central moves to 2-4 and Delaware State falls to 2-3.
For fantasy, Addison led the way with 33.4 points. Benton scored 14.2, and Dobson added 12.8 with a rushing touchdown of his own, the first score of the game for North Carolina Central.