GREENWOOD, S.C – The Erskine College football team (1-0) began their 2022 campaign with a resounding win over the University of Fort Lauderdale (0-1) by a score of 49-2 at J.W. Babb Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The game was called with 5:46 remaining in the second quarter after a UFTL injury left them with not enough available linemen to continue.
 
THE BASICS
Final | Erskine 49, Fort Lauderdale 2
Records | Erskine 1-0, Fort Lauderdale 0-1
Location | Greenwood, S.C. (J.W. Babb Stadium)
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• The Erskine defense held UFTL to -55 total offensive yards, led by 9 tackles and 2 sacks from Jaden Jenkins, as well as a pair of turnovers forced by Jamari Smith.
• Bryce Jeffcoat led the Fleet offensively, going 8-for-12 for 157 yards and a pair of touchdowns through the air.
• Jahrique Isaiah caught 3 passes for 109 yards and 2 touchdowns, including a 58-yard strike halfway through the first quarter.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter:
Erskine received the opening kickoff and Bryce Jeffcoat marched the Fleet offense straight down the field, starting his afternoon completing 4 of his first 5 passes for 52 yards on the opening drive before Kevon Catoe punched it into the endzone to give Erskine a 7-0 lead. The Fleet got the ball back just over two minutes later and doubled their lead on a 58-yard touchdown from Jeffcoat to Jahrique Isaiah. Moments later Jamari Smith picked off the UFTL quarterback and set up Erskine with 1st and goal. Rashad Luckey carried the ball on the next two plays, the second of which resulted in another Erskine touchdown. The ensuing extra point was blocked and returned by Fort Lauderdale to make it a 20-2 game. On the next possession, Jeremiah Jennings recovered a fumble inside the Eagles' own 5-yard line before Luckey found the endzone again a few plays later, making it a 27-2 game.

Second Quarter:
On the first play of the second quarter, Korey Besse connected with Zion Walker for a 34-yard touchdown as the Fleet added to their commanding lead. The Fleet defense recorded a pair of sacks on the next possession as they continued to stifle the UFTL offense. Meanwhile, Erskine kept the offense in rhythm as they marched down the field and scored another touchdown as Kaavon Parker punched it in from a yard out. On the Fleet's next possession, Jeffcoat found Isaiah again, this time for a 32-yard touchdown, extending Erskine's lead to 49-2. UFTL went three-and-out on their next possession, and the game was called at the 5:46 mark of the quarter as Fort Lauderdale did not have enough available linemen to continue.
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
Erskine goes on the road for the first time in 2022 next Saturday, when they travel to Clark Atlanta University (1-0)  at 4:00 p.m.
 
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