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09/19 21:45 CDT Landyn Locke throws 4 TDs as Sam Houston picks up 1st win of
season with 59-0 win over Nicholls
Landyn Locke throws 4 TDs as Sam Houston picks up 1st win of season with 59-0
win over Nicholls
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) --- Landyn Locke threw for 322 yards and four touchdowns
as Sam Houston shut out Nicholls 59-0 on Saturday for its first win of the
season.
The Bearkats (1-2) posted their highest-scoring game since joining the Football
Bowl Subdivision, surpassing their previous mark of 42 against Louisiana Tech
on Nov. 11, 2023.
Locke opened the scoring with a 65-yard touchdown pass to Tim Burns Jr. and
added scoring passes of 3 yards to Grady O'Neill and 11 yards to Darrick
Bledsoe III as Sam Houston built a 31-0 halftime lead.
Locke connected with Kamari Maxwell for a 48-yard touchdown early in the third
quarter. Alton McCaskill added a 5-yard touchdown run before backup quarterback
Brett Holloway threw a 61-yard scoring pass to Kyan Berry-Johnson to make it
52-0. Holloway capped the scoring with a 10-yard touchdown run in the fourth.
Sam Houston finished with 619 total yards, including 386 passing, and held
Nicholls (2-2) to 163 total yards and 39 passing.
Railyn Adams intercepted a pass for the Bearkats' first takeaway of the season.
His return for a touchdown was nullified by a penalty.
Up next
Sam Houston: At No. 13 Texas Tech next Saturday.
Nicholls State: Hosts Lamar next Saturday.
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