North Carolina A&T was never in it against Towson.
The Aggies allowed 42 first-half points on their way to a 62-9 loss at Truist Stadium.
Redshirt sophomore quarterback Kevin White was 11-for-25 for 90 yards and two interceptions.
Meanwhile, Towson’s offense clicked with several big plays down the field, and the Tigers blocked a punt.
“We ran into a buzz saw today,” said A&T head coach Shawn Gibbs. “Hats off to Towson and their coaching staff; they did what they were supposed to do. They embarrassed us, so we obviously have a lot of work to do.”
Saturday afternoon started well for the Aggies. On the opening play of the first offensive drive, White connected with graduate running back Wesley Graves for a 17-yard gain.
White also completed a pass to sophomore Jayvonne Dillard for a 13-yard gain. A&T eventually moved the ball to the Towson 34-yard line before having to bring on graduate kicker Andrew Brown for a 56-yard field goal.
After Brown’s historic kick, not much went right for A&T. On Towson’s first offensive play from scrimmage, Towson starting quarterback Andrew Indorf connected with John Dunmore for a 55-yard reception.
That led to a touchdown pass from Indorf, where he eluded two A&T defenders who looked like they had sacked him before he scrambled long enough to connect with running back Al Wooten II for a touchdown.
Towson followed that score by blocking a DJ Page punt. Xzavion Crumb scooped up the loose ball at the A&T 2 and ran it in for a touchdown.
But after those two defensive stops, Towson scored on its next five drives, which led to 28 second-quarter points, a 42-3 halftime lead, and the Tigers led 45-3 with 10:20 remaining in the third quarter.
“We don’t need to make any excuses. The truth of the matter is, they came in here and kicked our butts,” said Gibbs. “Period. Point blank. They were more physical than we were. They played with more intensity than we did. They outcoached us, so hats off to them.”
