
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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TXST | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
CCU | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |

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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2025 Sun Belt Conference Standings
East | CONF | OVR |
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App State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Coastal Carolina | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Georgia Southern | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Georgia State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
James Madison | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Marshall | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Old Dominion | 0-0 | 0-0 |
West | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Arkansas State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Louisiana | 0-0 | 0-0 |
South Alabama | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Southern Miss | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Texas State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Troy | 0-0 | 0-0 |
UL Monroe | 0-0 | 0-0 |