SATURDAY'S SCORES
@West Virginia 56,
Eastern Kentucky 10
@Pittsburgh 55,
Austin Peay 0
WEST VIRGINIA 56, EASTERN KENTUCKY 10
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Eastern Kentucky University’s football team lost 56-10 at West Virginia University on Saturday at Milan Puskar Stadium.
The Mountaineers (1-0) jumped in front 21-0 with the help of two touchdowns by Leddie Brown. His first, on a 10-yard rush, got the home team on the board. His second was on a 15-yard pass from Jarret Doege. A 32-yard scoring catch by Sam James with 12:59 left in the second capped the quick start.
The Colonels (0-2) got on the board on the ensuing drive. Alonzo Booth got the drive started with back-to-back runs of eight and 15 yards, getting EKU to mid-field. Parker McKinney then found freshman Jake Sloan down the middle for 23 yards to the WVU 29 yard line. Two plays later, McKinney connected with Keyion Dixon for a 28-yard touchdown grab. The drive covered 75 yards on five plays in 2:10.
West Virginia added three more first half touchdowns, including another scoring run by Brown to take a 42-7 lead at halftime.
Alexander Woznick’s 32-yard field goal with 12:16 to go in the third made it 42-10.
McKinney went 9-for-17 with 131 passing yards and one touchdown. Dixon had a team-best three receptions for 53 yards and one score. Booth rushed for 45 yards on seven carries. Kaleb Lundy posted a team-best and career-high nine tackles on the game. Antonio Smith finished with five tackles, including two for a loss.
Eastern posted 206 total yards of offense on the day.
Doege was 19-for-25 with 288 yards and three touchdowns for the Mountaineers. Two WVU running backs – Alec Sinkfield and Brown finished with 123 yards and two touchdowns each.
PITTSBURGH 55, AUSTIN PEAY 0
PITTSBURGH - Wide receiver Baniko Harley caught four passes for 75 yards but Austin Peay State University's football team had few answers for an experienced Pittsburgh squad and fell 55-0, Saturday at Heinz Field.
Austin Peay (0-2) made its deepest venture into Pitt territory late in the first quarter, with quarterback Jeremiah Oatsvall leading the Govs on a five-play drive. His 57-yard connection with Harley set the Govs up for a field goal attempt that missed wide right.
Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett led the Panthers to scoring drives on each of their first six possessions before making way for his backups. He finished the day 14-of-20 passing for 277 yards. In addition, five different running backs scored touchdowns, Vincent Davis scoring twice, for the Panthers.