Lamar Routs Houston Christian Behind Driskell and Uga
Houston Christian's offense scored three points. The other seven in its 35-10 loss at Lamar came from a 45-yard interception return, and that is the whole story of how a 3-2 team got run over.
The Huskies did lead, briefly. Lukasz Smolen kicked a 26-yard field goal late in the first quarter for a 3-0 edge, the only lead Houston Christian would hold. Davin Driskell caught a 4-yard touchdown from Aiden McCown with 14:12 left in the second quarter, Jojo Uga ran in from 2 yards, and it was 14-3 before Javon Bejarano's pick-six cut it to 14-10 with 27 seconds left in the half. Take that return away and this is 35-3.
The second half was all Lamar. Uga scored again from 6 yards early in the third, Driskell caught a 41-yarder from McCown, and Cam Patterson ran in from 15 yards at the start of the fourth. Houston Christian did not score after the interception return.
McCown went 15 of 23 for 240 yards, including that interception, which is the kind of footnote you can afford when you win by 25. Uga carried 16 times for 83 yards and two scores, and Champ Dozier led Houston Christian's backs with 47 yards on 10 carries.
The yardage was lopsided to match. Lamar had 452 total yards (258 passing, 194 rushing) to Houston Christian's 195. The Huskies also lost two fumbles and threw one interception, and Lamar sacked them three times.
Lamar is 6-1, while Houston Christian drops to 3-2. For fantasy, Driskell was the surprise at 25.2 points on two touchdowns, with McCown (24.4) and Uga (20.3) right behind him.