South Carolina State Buries Morgan State With Four Watson Touchdowns
Morgan State finished with minus-11 rushing yards. That was on 13 carries, in a game where South Carolina State ran 37 times for 213 and won 51-10. Morgan State dropped to 4-3, and South Carolina State climbed to 5-2.
The first 14 points went to South Carolina State. Josh Shaw ran in from a yard out at 10:26 of the first quarter, and Keely Watson threw a 5-yard touchdown to Martavious Collins to make it 14-0. Then Morgan State got a gift, a 10-yard fumble return by Raquane Matthews to open the second quarter, and a 30-yard Alex Amaya field goal made it 14-10. Troy Hillman's 20-yard catch as the half expired made it 21-10, and South Carolina State never looked back.
The second half was a parade. Jett Jackson kicked a 35-yard field goal, DJ Maultsby caught a 10-yard touchdown (Jackson missed the extra point), Shamontae Burgess caught another from 10 yards, and Ronnie Robinson and Kacy Fields each ran in a touchdown, from 16 and 28 yards. The last one came with 0:18 left. Morgan State's only points of the day came on the fumble return and the field goal. Its offense did not score a touchdown.
Watson was the story: 27 of 36 for 279 yards and four touchdowns, with no interceptions. South Carolina State gained 509 yards to Morgan State's 151 and sacked the quarterback four times. For fantasy, this was a big week for Watson and his receivers, and a very quiet one for anyone relying on a Morgan State running game.