Kalieb Osborne leads Connecticut to 56‑7 rout of Lafayette

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (Interstat) — Kalieb Osborne accounted for four touchdowns and Connecticut defeated Lafayette 56-7 on Saturday at Pratt & Whitney Stadium.

Osborne completed 19 of 26 passes for 265 yards and rushed eight times for 90 yards. He threw two touchdowns and ran for two scores as the Huskies (1-0) scored 49 unanswered points before Lafayette’s late fourth-quarter touchdown.

Tucker McDonald added 105 yards passing and one touchdown, completing 6 of 7 attempts. Javon Brown caught six passes for 92 yards and a touchdown, and Raymond Liggins III scored on a 60-yard reception.

Lafayette (0-1) gained limited traction in its opener. Daniel Lipovski completed 16 of 33 passes for 102 yards, while Jason Penza went 5 for 9 for 43 yards. The Leopards scored their only touchdown with under a minute remaining.

Connecticut scored 21 points in the first quarter, 14 in the second and 14 in the third before adding a fourth-quarter touchdown. Lafayette scored seven points in the fourth.