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08/29 21:54 CDT Aiden McCown throws for 3 TDs and Lamar defeats Abilene
Christian 21-14 in opener
Aiden McCown throws for 3 TDs and Lamar defeats Abilene Christian 21-14 in
opener
BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) --- Aiden McCown threw three touchdown passes, two of them
to Davin Driskill, and Lamar defeated Abilene Christian 21-14 in the season
opener for both teams on Saturday night.
McCown's 5-yard scoring pass to Driskill gave the Cardinals a 7-0 lead in the
first quarter. He then hit Blake Thomas for a 33-yard score and a 14-7 lead in
the final minute of the second quarter. McCown hit Driskill on another 5-yard
score to give the Cardinals a 21-7 lead in the first minute of the fourth
quarter.
Lamar's 14-point lead stood until John David Black's 4-yard touchdown pass to
Cristian Driver got Abilene Christian within 21-14 with 3:12 left in the game.
Black drove the Wildcats inside the Lamar 10-yard line on their final
possession but, on fourth down, was tackled one yard short of a first down with
14 seconds remaining.
McCown completed 17 of 32 passes for 183 yards for the Cardinals, ranked No. 20
in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25.
Black, a redshirt sophomore who had not played in a game since high school,
completed his first 11 passes and finished 15-for-25 for 142 yards with two
touchdowns for the Wildcats, ranked No. 15 by Stats Perform. He entered the
game in the second quarter after starter Tucker Parks was intercepted on
back-to-back possessions.
The game was a rematch of last year's first-round FCS playoff matchup when
Abilene Christian defeated Lamar 38-20.
Up next
Abilene Christian: at Texas Tech on Saturday.
Lamar: at Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday.
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