Bethune-Cookman Wins 24-21 on a 19-yard Pass with 40 Seconds Left
Jackson State led this game for 2 minutes and 16 seconds. That was the window between Li'Darius Pryor's 1-yard run at 2:56 of the fourth quarter and Tyler Jefferson's 19-yard touchdown pass to Rickie Shaw II with 40 seconds left. Bethune-Cookman won 24-21, and that was the only lead Jackson State held all day.
Jefferson had Bethune-Cookman up fast. He threw 21 yards to Josh Evans at 6:30 of the first quarter and 33 yards to Rashon Brown with 6 seconds left in it, for a 14-0 lead. Jackson State got a touchdown back when Jared Lockhart hit Nathan Rembert from 43 yards at 3:22 of the second, but Aiden Lanier kicked a 23-yard field goal at 0:17 of the half for 17-7. Lockhart found Jabari Jones from 30 yards in the third to make it 17-14, which is where it stood entering the fourth.
Bethune-Cookman ran 49 times for 203 yards and threw for just 113, with Jefferson at 8 of 14. Jackson State was the other way around, 211 passing yards against 42 rushing. Rashon Brown had 19 carries for 47 yards plus a 33-yard touchdown catch (16.2 points), and Pryor carried 23 times for 61 yards and the go-ahead score for Jackson State. Bethune-Cookman had four sacks and no turnovers. Jackson State lost a fumble.
Jefferson's three touchdown passes covered 73 yards between them, and Shaw's was the only one that came after the Jackson State lead. Both teams are 4-2.
Fantasy takeaway: Jefferson had 29.3 points on three touchdown passes and 68 rushing yards, and Rembert led Jackson State with 22.8.