Nick Evers rushed for 2 touchdowns and threw for one more to gasoline UConn to a convincing 48-14 victory over Florida Atlantic on Saturday in East Hartford, Conn.
Evers accomplished 9 of 14 passes for 88 yards and added a career-high 78 yards on the bottom because the Huskies (2-2) breezed to a win within the opener of their stretch of six straight residence video games.
Durell Robinson had 16 carries for 157 yards and two touchdowns and Mel Brown rushed for 156 yards for UConn, which benefited from a dominant floor assault. The Huskies carried the ball 66 occasions for 421 yards to take pleasure in a decisive edge in time of possession.
Florida Atlantic’s C.J. Campbell Jr. rushed for a pair of touchdowns. Cam Fancher accomplished 9 of 15 passes for 87 yards and rushed for 71 yards for the Owls (1-3), who shot themselves within the foot with 12 penalties for 93 yards.
The Huskies led 3-0 earlier than igniting a pair of 12-play scoring drives to take a 17-0 benefit into halftime.
Evers linked with an unmarked Brown within the flat for a 5-yard landing cross with 11:32 remaining within the second quarter. That capped an 80-play drive that spanned 6:46 of enjoying time.
Robinson rushed to his proper earlier than making one minimize and rumbling eight yards for a landing to finish a 91-yard drive with 1:50 left within the second quarter.
UConn basically put the sport away within the third quarter.
Evers capped a 14-play, 75-yard drive with a 3-yard landing earlier than a deflected cross resulted in Jayden McDonald reeling in an interception. That drive slowed down earlier than Chris Freeman kicked his second discipline purpose to increase the Huskies’ result in 27-0.
Campbell’s short-yard rating was answered by Evers placing his shoulder down on a 2-yard landing to start the fourth quarter.
–Area Stage Media