North Carolina Central Blanks Howard 34-0
One catch by Mehki Wall went for 88 yards. Howard's entire offense, on the day, went for 114. That is the shutout in a sentence, and North Carolina Central made it stand up, 34-0.
It did not start fast. The first quarter was scoreless, and the Eagles' first points were a Riley Daniels field goal from 21 yards with 14:18 left in the second. Another Daniels kick from 29 yards made it 6-0, and then Nelson Layne hit Tyree Saunders from 20 yards with 1:53 to go in the half, so it was 13-0 at the break. Not much, but Howard never got any closer.
The third quarter belonged to Wall. Joshua Jones, the quarterback, found him for the 88-yard score with 9:27 left, and it was 20-0. Take that play away and NCCU still leads 13-0, which tells you the other 388 yards were doing fine on their own. In the fourth, Jones threw a 3-yard touchdown to RJ Lancaster with 11:30 to play and then ran one in from 22 yards with 5:52 left. Jones was 9 of 12 for 189 yards and two touchdowns and added a rushing score, and both of those touchdown passes are the only two he has thrown all season.
The Bison managed 44 passing yards and 70 rushing yards, and they threw two interceptions. NCCU put up 476 yards (277 passing, 199 rushing) and did not throw an interception of its own.
North Carolina Central is 3-4. Howard is 3-3, and that scoreline is not one anybody scrolls back to.