SMITHFIELD, R.I. (Interstat) — Bryant made a 25-yard field goal with two seconds remaining to defeat North Carolina A&T 31-30 on Saturday at Beirne Stadium in an NCAA Football Championship Division game. The Bulldogs improved to 4-1, while the Aggies dropped to 1-5. The winning kick capped a fourth quarter that featured four scoring plays and a late lead change.

Brennan Myer led Bryant by completing 21 of 31 passes for 215 yards and one touchdown. Myer, a 6-foot-2, 195-pound quarterback from Frisco, Texas, also rushed nine times for 34 yards. He helped the Bulldogs sustain drives through the air and picked up key yards on the ground when Bryant needed them.

Kevin White paced North Carolina A&T. The 6-foot, 180-pound quarterback completed 12 of 18 passes for 181 yards and three touchdowns and ran 11 times for 63 yards. White connected with Michael Carlock-Williams for a 68-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, and his 10-yard scoring pass to Amonte Jones opened the scoring in the first quarter.

Bryant’s ground game produced important short-yardage scores. Jordan Bennett rushed nine times for 30 yards and two touchdowns, including a 1-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter. Kendrick Agenor added eight carries for 30 yards and a touchdown, a 1-yard run, and caught three passes for 5 yards. Agenor also recorded one tackle.

Jose Leon was Bryant’s top receiving target with eight receptions for 96 yards. Sean Wilson Jr. added four catches for 45 yards, Shamar Fowles had three receptions for 37 yards, Keylijah Williams had one catch for 11 yards and three kickoff returns for 56 yards, and Koby Keenan caught one pass for 13 yards. Maximus Nosler added one reception for 8 yards.

North Carolina A&T spread the ball among several receivers. Carlock-Williams finished with two catches for 73 yards and two touchdowns. Amonte Jones had two receptions for 44 yards and a touchdown. Elijah Kennedy made four catches for 22 yards and added two kickoff returns for 31 yards, one punt return for 3 yards and one tackle. Jayden White had two catches for 19 yards, J.T. Smith had one catch for 15 yards, and Jayvonne Dillard had one catch for 8 yards.

J.T. Smith led the Aggies on the ground with 15 carries for 68 yards. RJ Baker added four carries for 28 yards, Shimique Blizzard had five carries for 15 yards, and Jayden Williams carried three times for 1 yard. Nebanye Moore returned two kickoffs for 6 yards.

Defensively, North Carolina A&T got double-digit tackle efforts from Jonathan Kimbrough-Campbell and DeAndre Nance, who each recorded 10 tackles. Donavan Frederick made nine tackles and intercepted a pass. Kamari Blankumsee added six tackles, Mykell Harvey had five, Amondi James had four, and Eddie Conover recorded four tackles with half a sack.

Steven Davis II made three tackles and had one quarterback hurry for the Aggies. Terry Radford had three tackles, Tyrek Brown had three tackles, Bryson Hughley had three tackles and Mark Tillman had three tackles. Jordan Muhanyi had two tackles, while Cadricus Stanley had one tackle and half a sack. Dawson James, Tycorien Gist, Chance Pickard, Mitchell Etheridge III, Antoine Bell and Elijah Kennedy each recorded one tackle.

Bryant’s defense was led by Drake Lusk with eight tackles. Jayden Hazelwood and Olatunde Mkparu each made six tackles, with Hazelwood adding a quarterback hurry. Ezra Carter and Omaris McMiller Jr. each had five tackles. Duke Bradley registered a quarterback hurry, and Nathan LaPlante returned a kickoff 33 yards.

Special teams played a central role. Asher Holland made field goals of 23, 34 and 17 yards for North Carolina A&T and missed a 36-yard attempt. Nicholas Stoyanovich missed a 38-yard field goal in the second quarter but later made the decisive 25-yard kick with two seconds remaining. DJ Page punted once for 41 yards for the Aggies, while Kristian Karoglan punted twice for 66 yards for Bryant.

Bryant opened scoring chances early but had to rally. North Carolina A&T took the first lead on White’s 10-yard touchdown pass to Jones at the 2:25 mark of the first quarter. Bryant answered in the second quarter when Bennett scored on a 10-yard run with 6:42 left before halftime. Holland’s 23-yard field goal gave the Aggies a halftime cushion, and his 34-yard kick in the third quarter extended the lead.

In the fourth quarter, Agenor scored on a 1-yard run at the 14:55 mark, and Holland answered with a 17-yard field goal for North Carolina A&T. Bennett’s second 1-yard touchdown run pulled Bryant closer at the 3:30 mark. White then found Carlock-Williams for a 68-yard touchdown with 2:18 remaining, giving the Aggies a late advantage. Stoyanovich’s 25-yard field goal with two seconds left completed the comeback for Bryant.

The Aggies also received special teams work from Kennedy, who returned two kickoffs for 31 yards and one punt for 3 yards, and Moore, who returned two kickoffs for 6 yards. Bryant’s Williams returned three kickoffs for 56 yards, while LaPlante had a 33-yard kickoff return. The Bulldogs’ win came after they had won their previous game against Princeton, while North Carolina A&T had beaten Rhode Island in its most recent outing before Saturday.

Bryant will visit Brown in its next game, while North Carolina A&T will host New Hampshire. The Bulldogs improved to 4-1 overall, and the Aggies fell to 1-5. Bryant’s offense spread the ball to multiple receivers, with Leon, Wilson, Fowles, Williams, Keenan, Nosler and Agenor all making catches.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Bryant 56, North Carolina A&T 25. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Bryant with an 80.8 percent probability to win. North Carolina A&T had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +13.5. The total score of 61 went under the over/under line of 46.5.