Jax State hands Kats 47-14 setback

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. - Sam Houston showed some sparks in the second half of a 47-14 loss to Jax State on Saturday night at AmFirst Stadium.

Quarterbacks Landyn Locke and DJ Bailey both threw touchdown passes as the Bearkats (1-8) fell to 0-5 in Conference USA play. Sam Houston kept the Gamecocks off the scoreboard for the first quarter and a half of the game.

Jax State (7-2, 5-0) scored 17 unanswered points to take a lead into halftime.

Locke, who missed last week's game with an injury, got the Bearkats rolling with a 64-yard scoring strike to Chris Reed to pull Sam Houston within 24-7 in the third quarter. Locke threw for 126 yards on 16-of-21 passing.

Bailey came in and led another scoring drive in the fourth quarter. He connected with Grady O'Neill for 33 yards before finding the wideout again for a 7-yard touchdown to cap the scoring for the Kats. Bailey finished 5-of-7 for 63 yards.

Reed led the Bearkats with 80 receiving yards, while O'Neill added six catches for 61 yards. Tim Burns Jr. finished with three receptions for 36 yards.

Sam Houston will host Kennesaw State at Bowers Stadium on Nov. 14 at 1 p.m.

Players Mentioned

DJ Bailey

Tim Burns Jr.

Landyn Locke

Grady O'Neill

Chris Reed

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