Prairie View rolls over Alabama State 38-13
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Trey Green threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score to lead Prairie View to a 38-13 win over Alabama State on Saturday for its sixth-straight victory.
Green opened the scoring with a 59-yard pass to KhaDarel Hodge and then the Panthers (8-2, 7-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) outscored the Hornets 17-0 in the second quarter to lead 24-7.
Green, who completed 16 of 27, found Anthony Wiltz for 19 yards in the third quarter and after and Alabama State scored early in the fourth he ran 8 yards for a touchdown.
The Panthers piled up 534 yards and held Alabama State to 263 to win eight games for the first time since 2009 and stay a game behind Grambling State (8-0) in the SWAC standings.
Johnta Herbert rushed for 101 yards on 18 carries and Hodge had 101 yards on four receptions.