Texas State Bobcats @ Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Ethan Vasko throws 2 TD passes as Coastal Carolina beats Texas State 31-23
CONWAY, S.C. -- — Ethan Vasko threw two touchdown passes, Reece White and Braydon Bennett each ran for a TD and Coastal Carolina beat Texas State 31-23 Saturday.
Vasko completed 17 of 27 passes for 145 yards and Sam Pinkney had six receptions for 88 yards and a touchdown for Coastal Carolina (7-3, 5-2 Sun Belt Conference).
Pinkney's 25-yard TD catch capped a nine-play, 82-yard drive and gave the Chanticleers the lead for good at 14-10 midway through the second quarter. Texas State went three-and-out on its ensuing drive, and Bennett scored on a 6-yard run about 2 minutes before halftime.
Coastal Carolina went 94 yards in 14 plays, taking more than 7 1/2 minutes off the clock, to take a 28-10 lead when Reece scored from 2-yards out on a fourth-down run with 7:16 remaining in the third quarter.
Ismail Madhi had 97 yards rushing on 21 carries and Malik Hornsby scored on runs of 8 and 4 yards in the fourth quarter for Texas State. Hornsby, who replaced starting quarterback TJ Finley to start the second half, finished 4-of-8 passing for 32 yards and added 16 carries for 52 yards. Finley completed 6 of 11 passes for 49 yards — 31 of which came on the opening drive.
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Game Information
Conway, SC
2025 Standings
Sun Belt - EastSun Belt - East | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
James Madison | 4-0 | 6-1 |
Coastal Carolina | 3-1 | 4-3 |
Marshall | 2-1 | 4-3 |
App State | 1-2 | 4-3 |
Old Dominion | 1-2 | 4-3 |
Georgia Southern | 1-2 | 3-4 |
Georgia State | 0-3 | 1-6 |
Sun Belt - WestSun Belt - West | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Southern Miss | 3-0 | 5-2 |
Troy | 3-0 | 5-2 |
Arkansas State | 2-1 | 3-4 |
UL Monroe | 1-2 | 3-4 |
Louisiana | 1-2 | 2-5 |
Texas State | 0-3 | 3-4 |
South Alabama | 0-3 | 1-6 |
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