JMU runs past Alcorn State, 42-3

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The James Madison football team, led by redshirt junior running back Dae’Quan Scott (Staunton, Va./Robert E.Lee) and redshirt-senior quarterback Justin Thorpe (Richmond, Va./Varina), turned in a dominant first-half performance as the Dukes grabbed a commanding 28-0 lead over visiting Alcorn State going into halftime before coasting to a 42-3 win on Saturday night at Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field.

AFP editor Chris Graham talks sports on WREL

Chris Graham

AugustaFreePress.com editor Chris Graham talks sports with Jim Bresnahan, the host of “Online with Jim Bresnahan” on WREL-1450AM in Lexington, Va. The topics today include a wrap of the weekend in college football, a sneak peek at the opening of the NFL season and the ongoing saga involving Washington Nationals’ ace Stephen Strasburg.

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Hokies rally late, stun Georgia Tech in OT, 20-17

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Logan Thomas only had 44 seconds to keep Virginia Tech’s ACC title hopes from possibly being extinguished in the season opener. After struggling most of the night, Thomas drove the Hokies into field-goal range in the waning moments. Cody Journell, who had missed a 38-yarder earlier in the game, was perfect on the try from 41 yards to send the game to overtime, where another Journell field goal, this one from 18 yards, proved the difference in a 20-17 win over Georgia Tech Monday night.