EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Keyone Jenkins threw two landing passes and ran for a third to stake Florida International to a 21-place halftime lead and the Panthers held off a late rally to put up a 24-17 acquire at UConn on Saturday.
The Huskies scored two 2nd-fifty percent landing and was poised to tie the match in the ultimate moment of regulation when Ta’Quan Robertson fired 11 yards to Justin Joly, who produced a impressive, leaping catch while slipping out of bounds, but the enjoy was identified as back again on a keeping penalty and UConn failed to convert on fourth down.
Jenkins acquired the Panthers (3-1) on the board on their opening push, punching above from the 1, then throwing 45 yards to Jalen Bracey and 64-yards to Kris Mitchell to choose a 24-3 lead at halftime.
Robertson drove the Huskies 82 yards in 8 performs to commence the second 50 %, aided by a roughing-the-passer penalty on FIU on 3rd-and-12 at the UConn 29, with Jelani Stafford scoring from the 1 to make it a 24-10 deficit. Robertson located Devontae Houston from 37-yards out to start out the fourth quarter to cap the scoring.
Jenkins was 15 of 27 for 284 yards for FIU even though the speeding video game obtained 80 yards on 33 carries.
Robertson concluded 15 of 32 for 170 passing yards. Henderson carried 19 moments for 126 yards to guide UConn (-3).
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