Come and Take It wrote:Correct me if I am wrong, but there won't be a line next week. Not with SHSU being a 1AA team.
You are correct. No line. Not that it matters.
Here's what SHSU did against Div. II Arkansas State - Monticello today.
Wade Pate passed for 259 yards and three touchdowns all to wide receiver Michael Malone as Sam Houston State opened the 2006 football season with a non-conference victory over Arkansas-Monticello Saturday at Bowers Stadium.
Pate found Malone in the left hand corner of the end zone for a 19-yard scoring strike on the third play of the game. The Bearkats never looked back as they rolled up 439 yards total offense while limiting the Boll Weevils to 138 total yards.
Pate completed 22 of 30 passes and did not give up an interception. Malone led Bearkat receivers with six catches for 99 yards. Andrew Audelin rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown and caught six passes for 49 yards.
The Bearkat defense, led by Byran Richmond and Shane Richburg, each with six stops, recovered three fumbles and intercepted two passes.
Audelin scored on a one-yard touchdown with 8:51 left in the first quarter. Pate hit Malone again for a 20-yard score with 11:02 in the second period. Malone caught a 23-yard scoring pass from Pate with 9:49 in the third period.
Backup quarterback Phillip Daugherty threw to Catron Houston for a 21-yard touchdown and freshman running back Chris Poullard tallied on a 38-yard run to complete scoring for the Bearkats.