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11/05 22:34 CST Ricorian Brown's late TD helps South Carolina State edge Howard
35-28
Ricorian Brown's late TD helps South Carolina State edge Howard 35-28
WASHINGTON (AP) --- Ricorian Brown rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns,
including the winning score with 17 seconds left, and South Carolina State beat
Howard 35-28 on Thursday night.
The Bulldogs (8-2, 3-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), ranked No. 24 in the
Stats Perform poll, led 21-7 at halftime before Howard scored twice in the
third quarter to tie it at 21.
Brown put South Carolina State back in front with a 9-yard touchdown run with
10:21 remaining, but Isaiah Freeman answered with a 51-yard touchdown pass to
CJ Neely to tie it at 28 with 2:52 left.
South Carolina State then drove 74 yards in seven plays before Brown scored
from 9 yards out to give the Bulldogs the lead with 17 seconds remaining.
Keely Watson completed 21 of 29 passes for 241 yards and a touchdown, while
Malaqhi Jones had nine catches for 107 yards. Jett Jackson made field goals of
34 and 49 yards.
Freeman threw for 233 yards and three touchdowns for Howard (4-6, 1-2). Antonio
Hunter caught five passes for 52 yards and two scores, while Neely had two
catches for 64 yards and a touchdown.
South Carolina State finished with 479 total yards, including 226 rushing, and
held Howard to 382.
Up next
South Carolina State: Hosts North Carolina Central on Nov. 14.
Howard: Plays Delaware State at home on Nov. 14.
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