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"title": "SC State notches first win in rout of The Citadel"
"description": "Corey Fields Jr. passed for 301 yards and three touchdowns to lead South Carolina State to a 31-10 victory over The Citadel on Saturday. Fields connected with Justin Smith-Brown for a 34-yard touchdown and a 7-0 lead for South Carolina State’s Bulldogs (1-3) after one quarter. Colby Kintner kicked a 25-yard field goal midway through […]"
"date": "2023-09-24"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "HBCU Sports"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2023/09/24/sc-state-notches-first-win-in-rout-of-the-citadel/"
"categories":
  - "Football"
"tags":
  - "South Carolina State"
---

# SC State notches first win in rout of The Citadel

Corey Fields Jr. passed for 301 yards and three touchdowns to lead South Carolina State to a 31-10 victory over The Citadel on Saturday. Fields connected with Justin Smith-Brown for a 34-yard touchdown and a 7-0 lead for South Carolina State’s Bulldogs (1-3) after one quarter. Colby Kintner kicked a 25-yard field goal midway through the second quarter to get The Citadel’s Bulldogs (0-4) on the scoreboard. But Fields hit Keshawn Toney for a 21-yard touchdown with 38 seconds left and South Carolina State led 14-3 at halftime. Fields hit Smith-Brown for a 35-yard touchdown and Gavy Zimmerman kicked a 22-yard field goal to put SCSU up 24-3 heading to the final quarter. Tyler Smith added a 1-yard touchdown run for SCSU. Cooper Wallace caught a 39-yard pass from Graeson Underwood for The Citadel’s lone touchdown with 2:16 remaining. Fields completed 19 of 25 passes with one interception. He also rushed six times for a team-high 55 yards. Smith-Brown finished with three catches for 75 yards. Underwood completed 10 of 19 passes for 138 yards with one interception for The Citadel (0-4). South Carolina State had 556 yards of offense, while holding The Citadel to 202.