LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Jalen Daniels threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns and Norfolk State beat VMI 32-10 on Saturday.
Daniels threw two touchdowns to Jacquez Jones who finished with 143 yards receiving and 12 receptions. Tavian Morris had 122 yards receiving on six receptions and a touchdown.
Kevon King ran for 50 yards on 10 carries and scored a touchdown and the Spartans (2-2) ougained VMI 393-203.
After a scoreless opening quarter, aniels threw a 24-yard scoring pass to Jones early in the second quarter but the point-after attempt was blocked. After holding the Keydets (0-4) to three-and-out, two-plays later, Daniels threw a an 80-yard scoring pass to Morris. The point-after attempt failed and the score was 12-0. VMI punted again, this time after six plays, and Daniels found Jones for a 56-yard score.
The three drives generated 214 yards on 14 plays consuming a little more than just six minutes.
VMI’s lone touchdown occurred with 26 seconds left in the game when Cade Cox ran it in from the 2.