Hannon tosses 2 touchdowns as Furman beats VMI 24-10.

Hannon tosses 2 touchdowns as Furman beats VMI 24-10.

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 1:41 p.m. ET

LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) Reese Hannon completed 18 of 27 passes for 291 yards and a pair of touchdowns as Furman defeated VMI 24-10 Saturday.

Hannon, who also rushed for 84 yards, found Thomas Gordon on an 83-yard pass play that erased an early 3-0 VMI lead. The freshman Gordon caught four passes for 142 yards for Furman (2-6, 2-3 Southern).

Antonio Wilcox scored on an 11-yard run and also took an 8-yard shovel pass from Hannon in for a TD.

The Paladins outgained VMI (3-5, 1-4) 506-280 yards in total offense and held the ball for nearly twice as much time.

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Keydet quarterback Al Cobb left the game in the second half after a sack by Furman's T.J. Warren, who came off the corner unblocked. He was replaced by freshman Austin Coulling, who completed 6 of 16 passes for 60 yards and a late-game score, but was intercepted twice.

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