Jaylen King accounts for 6 TDs in Mercer's 62-3 victory over Presbyterian

MACON, Ga. -- , Jaylen King threw four touchdown passes and ran for two more scores in Mercer's 62-3 win over Presbyterian on Saturday night in a game called with two minutes to go because of lightning in the area. The Bears (2-0), ranked 19th in the Stats Perform FCS poll, rolled up 600 yards of offense. King was 12-of-15 passing for 236 yards. Backup JP Pickles also had a passing and rushing touchdown. Freshman Devon Caldwell rushed for 152 yards on 11 carries, most coming on an 83-yard TD , the longest scoring run in Mercer history , midway through the final quarter. Braden Smith had 132 yards receiving and a score. King opened the scoring with a 16-yard rushing score, then threw TD passes of 51 yards to Smith, 32 to Eric Rasheed and 8 to Samuel Albee . He added a 12-yard rushing TD and a 14-yard scoring pass to Travion Solomon as the Bears raced to a 41-3 halftime advantage.