Sunday, September 4, 2022<\/b><\/p>\n
Wilson Runs Wild as Fort Valley Drops Tuskegee, 21-6<\/b><\/p>\n
MONTGOMERY \u2013 Emanuel Wilson<\/b> ran wild on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
The Fort Valley State redshirt junior running back ran for 262 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Wildcats to a 21-6 win over Tuskegee in the second annual Boeing Red Tails Classic at the historic Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.<\/p>\n
As impressive as he was on Sunday, it wasn\u2019t his best collegiate effort.<\/p>\n
He ran for 269 yards against Benedict in his second collegiate football game at Johnson C. Smith in 2019.<\/p>\n
Wilson, who is one of the top rated HBCU players in the upcoming NFL Draft, had eight runs of 10 or more yards and averaged an eye-pooping 13.1 yards per carry on 20 attempts.<\/p>\n
He sealed the game and earned MVP honors with his 87-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to push the lead to 21-6.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe game plan was get (Emanuel) the ball and let him make plays,\u201d FVSU first-year head Shawn Gibbs<\/b> said. \u201cHe showed that he can make the plays. He\u2019s got a great future.\u201d<\/p>\n
As a team, FVSU (1-0) ran the ball 35 times for 325 yards and three touchdowns. The Wildcats averaged 9.6 yards per rush. In addition to Wilson, freshman quarterback Kelvin Durham <\/b>ran eight times for 39 yards and one TD. Sophomore Kentrelle Williams<\/b> added 29 yards on six carries.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe did some good things on defense,\u201d Tuskegee head coach Reginald Ruffin said. \u201cWe had some breakdowns and gave up some long runs. (Wilson) is an outstanding running back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wilson set the tone early with three carries on the opening drive, including a 27-yard burst that set up the Wildcats first touchdown.\u00a0 He converted a third-and-six with 6-yard run and then ripped off a 27-yard run to put FVSU in the red zone. Durham capped the 6-play, 65-yard drive with a 10-yard touchdown run to put the Wildcats up 7-0 with 9:16 left in the first quarter.<\/p>\n
On the next touchdown drive, Wilson ripped off a 28-yard run to put the ball at the Tuskegee 32-yard line. After an incomplete pass, Wilson finished off the drive with straight runs of 18, 17 and three yards to cap the 98-yard drive. Wilson\u2019s 3-yard TD run made it 14-0 with 9:33 left in the first half.<\/p>\n
Tuskegee (0-1) answered with its lone touchdown of the game when sophomore Ryan Nettles<\/b> fired a 10-yard pass to Jordan Ogletree<\/b> to cut the lead to 14-6 with 6:40 left in the half. FVSU freshman Will Riggins<\/b> blocked the extra point.<\/p>\n
Nettles completed 15-of-24 passes for 131 yards and one touchdown in the loss. Senior running back Donte Edwards<\/b> led the Tigers with 80 yards rushing.\u00a0 Freshman Corey Petty<\/b> and sophomore Rodricus Magee<\/b> led Tuskegee with for catches each.<\/p>\n
The Fort Valley State defense made the first big play of the game as senior rover Tyler Moore<\/b> thwarted Golden Tigers opening drive with 25-yard interception return from inside the FVSU 10-yard line.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am proud of our guys,\u201d Gibbs said. \u201cI told them to play fast and physical and we did that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both teams were a little sloppy in the season opener.<\/p>\n
Fort Valley State (13-146) and Tuskegee (9-100) combined for 23 penalties for 246 yards.<\/p>\n
FVSU will host Kentucky State this Saturday at 1 p.m. (ET), while Tuskegee will travel to Hampton for a 5 p.m. (ET) kickoff.<\/p>\n
The two teams will return for the third annual Boeing Red Tails Classic next season on Labor Day weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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