North Alabama Holds Off Central Arkansas 14-9
Central Arkansas outgained North Alabama 352 yards to 260, ran for 193 on 29 carries, and lost anyway. North Alabama won 14-9, and all 14 of its points came in the second quarter.
Central Arkansas opened with a 21-yard Caleb Jones field goal late in the first quarter. Then Destin Wade threw two touchdown passes, 27 yards to KJ Fields with 13:38 left in the second and 3 yards to Noah Gregg with 1:39 left in the half, and that was it for the Lions' scoring. They went up 14-3 and did not score again.
The Bears got a touchdown in the fourth, but not the kind you plan for. Kaydin Thomas returned a fumble 26 yards for a score with 7:53 left, and Donovyn Omolo ran in the two-point try to make it 14-9. Which is where it stayed. North Alabama lost two fumbles, Central Arkansas lost one and threw an interception, and still the Bears came out on the short end.
North Alabama is 5-3 and Central Arkansas is 1-6. Take away that fumble return and the Bears never scored a touchdown on offense, which is about how the second half looked on the scoreboard.
For fantasy, the best score on the board was Wade's 21.1, from 116 passing yards, two touchdowns and 45 yards on 21 carries. Two Central Arkansas players, Dakarai Anderson and Jalen Washington, were right behind him at about 14.