Football | 9/7/2019 11:34:00 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Oklahoma Panhandle State University's football team capped its pre-Sooner Athletic Conference games, by dropping a road decision at FCS #25 Sam Houston State University. The Aggies (0-2) were swarmed by the upper-division Bearkats (1-1), 77-0.
The Aggies head into an off week, prior to a rematch at rival Langston University on September 21. Panhandle will not only be searching for its first victory of 2019 when it faces the Lions, but also looking to avenge a loss to LU in the 2018 season finale, a de facto SAC championship game won by Langston.
And Panhandle State will be more than ready to put its trip to Sam Houston State in the rearview mirror, as the Aggies resume competition versus NAIA foes. The final result was never much in doubt, as the perennial FCS power Bearkats put 28 points on the scoreboard in the first five minutes of the game.
It was the first time that the Aggies have been shutout in a game since the season opener of the 2013 season. In that game, another FCS foe – Lamar University – put a 75-0 licking on OPSU.
Panhandle State managed 107 yards of total offense (compared to 579 by SHSU). OPSU was held to a negative-six yards on the ground and had 113 through the air. Starting quarterback
Tony Brown completed 2-of-5 passes for 68 yards, including the Aggies' longest play of the game: a 36-yard aerial to
Jaishone Brown.
DJ Scott was 10-for-21 for 45 yards and was sacked five times.
Wide receiver
Jaishone Brown had four catches for 80 yards. Fellow receiver
Seth Barbarino also had four grabs, good for 26 yards.
Barbarino was Panhandle's "Jack-of-all-trades", punting 11 times for an average of 32.6 yards per kick with his rugby style. Barbarino also had two kickoff returns for 17 net yards.
The Aggie defense got plenty of work, DeAdryelle Fites and
Diamante Pounds rolling up a combined 29 tackles. Fites had 15 stops (8 solo) and Pounds 14 (8 solo).
D'Darin Primes added five tackles and a fumble recovery.
Lisimba Young also recovered an SHSU fumble, broke up two passes and made four tackles.
