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09/05 22:40 CDT Taylor throws for 354 yards and 4 TDs, Mississippi State routs
Louisiana-Monroe 62-13
Taylor throws for 354 yards and 4 TDs, Mississippi State routs Louisiana-Monroe
62-13
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) --- Kamario Taylor passed for 354 yards and four
touchdowns, added 59 yards and a score on the ground, and Mississippi State
cruised past Louisiana-Monroe 62-13 in the season opener for both teams on
Saturday.
Mississippi State's 62 points is tied for the 14th most in program history. The
Bulldogs scored on all seven of their first half drives and eight straight
overall, finally punting with 6:52 remaining in the third quarter.
Taylor was electric in the first half. The sophomore completed 21 of his 32
pass attempts, including a 6-yard TD pass to Sanfrisco Magee, a 22-yard strike
to Zion Ragins, and a 10-yard score to Anthony Evans III for a 28-3 lead with
13:15 to play in the second quarter.
His final highlight of the night came on the first play of the third quarter.
Taylor found Marquis Johnson, a senior transfer from Missouri, streaking down
the Bulldog sideline for a 70-yard score and a 48-3 lead.
Evans, the Bulldogs' returning leading receiver, picked up where he left off,
catching seven passes for 118 yards. Johnson was right on his heels with three
grabs for 99 yards.
For the Warhawks, Aiden Armenta was 10 for 16 for 63 yards and Austin Carlisle
rushed for 50 yards on seven carries.
The takeaway The Bulldogs offense under third-year coach Jeff Leby looked explosive with Taylor under center. And Mississippi State also won a game they were supposed to win, just as they did four times last season. But will the offense be good enough to get wins in the SEC?
Up next UL Monroe: visit UAB next Saturday. Mississippi State: at Minnesota next Saturday. ___ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full college football coverage here
The takeaway The Bulldogs offense under third-year coach Jeff Leby looked explosive with Taylor under center. And Mississippi State also won a game they were supposed to win, just as they did four times last season. But will the offense be good enough to get wins in the SEC?
Up next UL Monroe: visit UAB next Saturday. Mississippi State: at Minnesota next Saturday. ___ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full college football coverage here
