SLC Week 3 Review:
UCABEAR (AnyGivenSaturday.com), SLC Contributor | September 22, 2015
Lamar 49 Sam Houston 46
Lamar traveled to Sam Houston to take on the 3/5 ranked Bearkats. But to the surprise of everyone in Huntsville it was the Cardinals, more specifically Kade Harrington, who ran away with the game. Harrington ran all over the Bearkat defense toting the ball 24 times and amassing 230 yards on the ground. He also caught two passes for 83 yards which all added up to 3 TD for Harrington. By halftime the Cardinals had pulled away by 3 TDs and only made it interesting as defensive mistakes allowed the Bearkats back into the game late. The Cardinals have next week off but travel to Southeast Louisiana the following week.
McNeese State 28 Stephen F. Austin 14
Propelled by a touchdown late in the fourth quarter on a 76 yard run by Cowboy QB Daniel Sams, the 21st ranked McNeese State Cowboys improved to 2-0 on the year while the SFA Lumberjacks dropped to 0-3. Both teams were able to put up over 400 yards of offense but SFA was without its starting QB Zach Conque to start the game. The Cowboys also replaced their starting QB Sams with backup QB Ashcraft as they did the previous game. McNeese plays Mississippi College next week. SFA hosts ACU next week.
Abilene Christian 49 Houston Baptist 21
A powerful third quarter propelled ACU to a win over HBU in Abilene Texas on Saturday. The halftime score was 21-14 when the Wildcats woke up and scored 21 unanswered points to lead 42-14. The Wildcats host SFA this Saturday and HBU travels to Sam Houston State.
University of Incarnate Word 20 Nicholls State 10
The Cardinals of UIW start the season 1-0 in conference play as they struggled to defeat the Colonels of Nicholls State in San Antonio. Both teams totaled nearly 300 yards of offense and the difference in this game was the big plays by the UIW offense as running back Reeves sparked the Cardinals to late game touchdowns on several long carries. UIW travels to FBS opponent UTEP while Nicholls State travels to FBS Colorado.
Ohio (FBS) 35 Southeastern Louisiana 14
As expected against an FBS team that has been bowl eligible for the last 6 years the Lions of SLU went down in defeat in Athens, Ohio. The Lions were without starting QB D’Shaie Landors and two starting running backs also. The game was essentially over when Ohio took a 21-0 lead in the half and held the Lions to only 4 first downs in that half. A lightning delay in the fourth quarter with 8 minutes left only delayed the scoring for the Bobcats of Ohio as just three plays after returning they scored on a 67 yard catch and run by Cope. SLU has next week off.
Mississippi State 62 Northwestern State 13
In Starkville Mississippi the SEC Mississippi Bulldogs ran away from the Demons of Northwestern State. The Bulldogs scored at least 14 in every quarter and earned 647 yards of offense. The Demons earned 257 yards of offense. The demons were unable to stop 5 scoring drives by the Bulldogs that averaged just over one minute. Northwestern State hosts Central Arkansas next Saturday.
