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11/29 15:02 CST Devin Farrell throws 2 TD passes and Rhode Island hangs on to
top Central Connecticut in FCS opener
Devin Farrell throws 2 TD passes and Rhode Island hangs on to top Central
Connecticut in FCS opener
KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) --- Devin Farrell threw for 365 yards, including two first
quarter touchdowns, and Rhode Island defeated Central Connecticut 27-19 on
Saturday in a first-round game of the FCS playoffs.
Ninth-seeded Rhode Island will play No. 8 UC Davis in the second round. The
Aggies had a first-round bye.
Farrell threw a touchdown pass on each of Rhode Island's first two possessions
and his 54-yard connection with Omari Walker set up the Rams' third score on
the way to a 24-7 halftime lead.
The game tightened up in the fourth quarter. The Blue Devils' Brady Olson threw
a 25-yard touchdown pass to Damani Williams to make it 24-13. The PAT was
blocked by Dontay Bishop of Rhode Island and the missing point played a key
role in strategy as the game wore on.
Farrell threw an interception near midfield on the Rams' next possession and
Dekavis Preston returned it 59 yards to the 7-yard line. On fourth down from
the 1, the Blue Devils chose to kick a field goal that made the score 24-16.
Rhode Island (11-2) then drove inside the 10-yard line and Garth White booted a
26-yard field goal that made it a two-score game (27-16) with 5 minutes
remaining. It was Rhode Island's only points of the second half.
The Blue Devils (8-5) reached the 11-yard line on the next possession but
facing fourth-and-10, they again chose the field goal, making the score 27-19
with two minutes remaining. Central Connecticut got the ball back with about 90
seconds remaining but ran out of time after reaching the URI 40-yard line.
Olson attempted 62 passes, completing 35 for 311 yards with the two touchdowns.
Rhode Island defeated Central Connecticut 21-17 in the first round of the
playoffs last year.
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