South Carolina State 39, at Charleston Southern 49

CHARLESTON (Interstat) — Jared Echols threw three touchdown passes and Charleston Southern rode a fast start and two special-teams scores to a 49-39 victory over South Carolina State on Saturday at Buccaneer Field in a NCAA Football Championship Division game. The Buccaneers improved to 3-3. The Bulldogs dropped to 5-2. Attendance was 334. Charleston Southern set the tone early. Echols found M. Campfield for a 33-yard touchdown in the first quarter. The Buccaneers then got a 60-yard punt return for a touchdown from H. Watters. South Carolina State answered with Keely Watson’s 7-yard scoring run, but the extra point failed.… Read more...