Akron zips past Morgan State; Kent St. falls

Associated Press

AKRON — Chris Jacquemain threw for 162 yards and three touchdowns to lead Akron in a 41-0 rout of Morgan State on Saturday in the Zips’ new stadium.

Jacquemain was 13 of 22 passing and Deryn Bowser caught eight passes for 86 yards and all three of Jacquemain’s TD passes for the Zips (1-1).

Bowser and Jacquemain connected on TD passes of 9 and 16 yards to put the Zips up 14-0 early in the second quarter, and Alex Allen ran it in from a yard out to help put Akron up 24-0 at halftime.

Jacquemain’s 3-yard TD pass to Bowser midway through the third put the Zips up 31-0, and Brian Wagner returned an interception 32 yards for a score to seal the scoring in the final quarter.

Akron outgained Morgan State (0-1) 436-127 in the win, and also capitalized on a pair of turnovers.

Boston College 34, Kent State 7

BOSTON — Boston College quarterbacks Justin Tuggle and Dave Shinskie each threw a first-quarter touchdown to lead the Eagles.

Tuggle and Shinskie rotated at quarterback in their audition for the starting job. The Eagles (2-0) posted their second straight lopsided victory after a 54-0 win against Northeastern last week.

Tuggle threw a 6-yard touchdown to Rich Gunnell to give Boston College a 31-0 lead in the third quarter. Gunnell, who finished with six catches for 114 yards, also caught a 21-yard score from Shinskie in the opening quarter.

Kent State backup quarterback Spencer Keith connected with Jon Simpson for a 4-yard score with 2:15 left in the game. The Golden Flashes’ (1-1) score spoiled the Eagles’ bid for consecutive season-opening shutouts.

No. 25 Missouri 27, Bowling Green 20

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Blaine Gabbert threw two second-half touchdown passes and Derrick Washington scored the go-ahead TD late in the fourth quarter, helping Missouri rally from a dud start.

Washington had 120 yards on 23 carries for the Tigers, who jumped into the rankings after an impressive opening victory over Illinois and needed a strong finish for any hope of staying there.

No. 12 Boise State 48, Miami, Ohio 0

BOISE, Idaho — Kellen Moore threw four touchdown passes and Boise State rolled.

The Broncos (2-0) were never really challenged by the rebuilding RedHawks (0-2), still looking for their first points of the season.

Moore was 16-of-26 passing for 307 yards, including a 65-yard TD pass to receiver Titus Young in the third quarter. Moore also threw touchdowns to Austin Pettis and Tyler Shoemaker before heading for the bench in the third quarter with Boise State up 34-0.

Boise State outgained Miami 441 to 197, and the Bronco defense held Miami to just 41 yards rushing.

The RedHawks stayed close early. But a costly blocked punt with 35 seconds left in the first half set up a 25-yard touchdown toss by Moore to Young that put Boise State up 20-0 at the half.