Jermaine Corbett returns opening kickoff 100 yards to help Merrimack beat Morgan State 32-24
BALTIMORE -- — Jermaine Corbett returned the opening kickoff for a 100-yard touchdown and he added a go-ahead score with three minutes left to help Merrimack beat Morgan State 32-24 on Saturday.
Merrimack went up 14-0 after Kendal Sims blocked a punt and Ayden Pereira ran it in for a touchdown with 10:57 left in the second quarter. Lliam Davis extended it 17-0 when he made a career-long 51-yard field goal.
Davis added another field goal from 41-yards out with 58 seconds left before halftime for a 20-3 lead. Then back-to-back sacks from Nick Lenon and Jay Thompson closed out the half.
But Morgan State cut it to 20-17 with 34 seconds left in the third quarter, and later took its first lead of the game after a short touchdown run with 6:38 left in the fourth.
Corbett scored for the second time in the game with 3:05 left, and the 2-point attempt was unsuccessful to keep it at 29-24. Morgan State went four-and-out deep in its own territory and Davis made another field goal from 39 yards for an eight-point lead with 36 seconds left.
Pereira completed 5 of 8 passes for 65 yards and he gained 66 yards rushing on 11 carries for Merrimack (2-4).
Duce Taylor was 24-of-31 passing for 186 yards for Morgan State (3-4).
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Game Information
2024 FCS Independents Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Merrimack | 0-0 | 4-5 |
Sacred Heart | 0-2 | 4-6 |
2024 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
South Carolina State | 3-0 | 7-2 |
North Carolina Central | 2-1 | 6-3 |
Morgan State | 2-1 | 5-5 |
Norfolk State | 1-2 | 3-7 |
Howard | 1-2 | 4-6 |
Delaware State | 0-3 | 1-9 |