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  Samson Evans had never run for 100 yards in a game at Eastern Michigan. He went way beyond that Saturday night. "Two years ago, if you had told me I'd have a game like this I don't know if I would have believed you," Evans said after carrying 35 times for 257 yards to lift the Eagles past Arizona State 30-21. "The O-line blocked phenomenally, there was a play where the receivers were blocking really well, the quarterback, everybody doing their job and I just capitalized on it." Evans had 96 yards by halftime - as the Eagles (2-1) never trailed in posting the Mid-American Conference's first victory over a Pac-12 team. "Samson's the real deal, he runs really hard. We really believe in him," Eastern Michigan coach Chris Creighton said. "We didn't run the ball particularly well in the first couple weeks and I think our guys wanted to prove that we can." Eastern Michigan scored on four of its five first-half possessions, with only an interception stopping the Eastern offense.

Arizona State (1-2), meanwhile, didn't get a first down until late in the first quarter, when they were already behind 10-0. Xazavian Valladay's 44-yard touchdown run with 10:48 to play cut Eastern Michigan's lead to 27-21 early in the fourth quarter. But Evans ran 32 yards on third-and-1 to give the Eagles a first down at the ASU 34. Evans carried on seven consecutive plays on the drive, which led to Jesus Gomez's third field goal, a 20-yarder to make it 30-21 with 4:24 to go. A fumble on ASU's next drive finished it off. Taylor Powell started at quarterback for the Eagles and completed 10 of 14 before being replaced by Austin Smith in the second quarter. The Eagles scored on their opening drive on Gomez's 27-yard field goal. Jaylon Jackson's 4-yard touchdown run capped an 11-play, 80-yard drive. Meanwhile, the Sun Devils went three-and-out in their first two series. - Eastern Michigan/AP College Football


rSr/2024 RB Samson EvansEastern Michigan
News Source: Eastern Michigan/AP College Football



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