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09/13 20:53 CDT Kennesaw State beats FCS-member Merrimack 27-13, gets first win
under coach Jerry Mack
Kennesaw State beats FCS-member Merrimack 27-13, gets first win under coach
Jerry Mack
KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) --- Amari Odom accounted for two touchdowns and Kennesaw
State beat FCS-member Merrimack 27-13 on Saturday night to get its first win
with first-year coach Jerry Mack.
Kennesaw State (1-2), which lost 10-9 to Wake Forest to start its season,
rebounded from a 56-9 rout to then-No. 23 Indiana to win its home opener.
Odom completed 12 of 14 passes for 108 yards and added 22 yards rushing on six
carries. In the third quarter, Odom threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Gabriel
Benyard and then broke loose with a 12-yard touchdown run to stretch the Owls'
lead to 21-0.
Dexter Williams II had a 4-yard touchdown run in the first quarter for the Owls
and finished 9-of-17 passing for 88 yards.
Ayden Pereira threw for 148 yards and ran for 59 yards on 22 carries with a
short-yardage touchdown to lead Merrimack (1-2). RJ Chapman returned an
interception 85 yards for a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter for the
Warriors. Jalen McDonald had five catches for 116 yards.
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