Sep. 4—UTPB had no trouble putting away Western New Mexico in last week’s 41-3 season opening win at Ratliff Stadium.
Had it not been for the 12 penalties, the final score could’ve been more lopsided.
UTPB had 130 yards of penalties in its Lone Star Conference game against Western New Mexico.
The Mustangs, on the other hand, had only four penalties for 40 yards.
UTPB head coach Kris McCullough addressed that issues with his players at halftime.
“We have to take it easy on the penalties,” McCullough said at this week’s press conference. “We need to control our emotions better. We just had a lot of excitement and may have celebrated too much. But we got that taken care of at halftime. Nothing a little up-downs can’t fix in the locker room.”
Aside from that, there wasn’t much else to be negative about as UTPB’s offense — now led by quarterback Dylan Graham — looked to be just as good as last year’s unit.
It wasn’t until the second half when the Falcons’ offense took off, scoring 37 points to turn a 14-3 halftime lead into a 38-point win.
Graham wouldn’t disappoint in his starting debut with the Falcons. The grad student would go 31-of-50 for 404 yards of passing with three touchdowns.
Wide receiver Jeremiah Cooley had eight receptions for 116 yards and a touchdown. Wide receiver Ben Patterson had four receptions for 113 yards and a touchdown as well.
“I was very proud of Dylan Graham,” McCullough said. “He sat on the bench the entire year last season and going to every single game and traveling, I was proud of his effort. I thought he should’ve been conference player of the week. But our receivers have been explosive for two years. it was fun to watch them perform. Jeremiah Cooley did drop a touchdown pass, but that 83-yard touchdown that Patterson had, it wasn’t great protection … but it was a very explosive offense. I…
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Author : Odessa American, Texas
Publish date : 2024-09-05 00:01:00
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