Highlights
YOUTUBEWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: NORF 59% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 15 PTS
Scoring plays
12 SCORES
JJ Evans 22 Yd pass from Otto Kuhns (Marco Peery Kick)
0-7
Nico Cavanillas Alti 36 Yd Field Goal
3-7
Mason Pickett-Hicks 3 Yd Run (Nico Cavanillas Alti Kick)
10-7
Nigel Johnson 15 Yd pass from William Atkins IV (Nico Cavanillas Alti Kick)
17-7
Jordan Smith 75 Yd pass from William Atkins IV (Nico Cavanillas Alti Kick)
24-7
Jordan Smith 36 Yd pass from William Atkins IV (Nico Cavanillas Alti Kick)
31-7
X'Zavion Evans 66 Yd pass from Otto Kuhns (Marco Peery Kick)
31-14
Mason Pickett-Hicks 8 Yd pass from William Atkins IV (Nico Cavanillas Alti Kick)
38-14
Nico Cavanillas Alti 26 Yd Field Goal
41-14
Nico Cavanillas Alti 31 Yd Field Goal
44-14
Tyler Smith 1 Yd Run (Nico Cavanillas Alti Kick)
51-14
JJ Evans 48 Yd pass from Otto Kuhns (Evan Helfrich PAT failed)
51-20
What happened
ESPN RECAPAtkins throws 4 TDs, Smith catches 2 in South Carolina State's 51-20 rout over Norfolk State
NORFOLK, Va. -- , William Atkins IV threw four touchdown passes, Jordan Smith caught two of them, and South Carolina State routed Norfolk State 51-20 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener for both teams on Saturday. Atkins found Smith on a 75-yard strike to put the Bulldogs up 24-7 in the second quarter. Atkins connected with him less than four minutes later on a 36-yard touchdown with 1:07 left in the half. It’s only the second time in Smith’s career he’s caught two touchdown passes and crossed the 100-yard threshold. Both performances came against Norfolk State, the first in November of 2022. Atkins was 24 of 36 for 428 yards and four touchdowns, both career highs, for South Carolina State (5-3). He also had an interception midway through the fourth.
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Team stats
SCST · NORFWILLIAM "DICK" PRICE STADIUM, NORFOLK · ATTENDANCE 47,273
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