Halftime Report: Mississippi Valley at Jackson State

Halftime report of the Mississippi Valley State versus Jackson State football game in Week 4 of HBCU football action.

Halftime report of the Mississippi Valley State versus Jackson State football game in Week 4 of HBCU football action.

MSVU 1st Drive

• MVSU Caleb Johnson bursts through the JSU line for a 50 yard run!
• TD MVSU on a post pass to Jacory Rankin for 25 yards.
• 3 plays on the first drive 
• MVSU has a 3-play, 75-yard drive for the first score of the game over JSU. MVSU 7, JSU 0 13:38 in the first qtr. Key Play: 50-yard opening play run by RB Caleb Johnson.

Score: MVSU 7, JSU 0

JSU 1st Drive

• Big Play Willie Gaines took a Shedeur Sanders pass 42 yards for a touchdown.
• 11:55 left in the 1st qtr.
• Score knotted at 7 apiece. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards 

Score: MVSU 7, JSU 7

BCU 2nd Drive

• 3 and out. JSU defense held after an early sack on 1st down.
• Punt

JSU 2nd Drive

• Willie Gaines had a great punt return to start the Tigers in Devils territory at the 25-yard line.  A holding  penalty negates the excellent punt return.
• Early takeaway: JSU running the football inside the tackles.
• Sanders sacked to the 32-yard line by DE Ronnie Thomas.  3rd and 19.
• 3 and out. Punt.

MVSU 3rd Drive

• MVSU is running well against the Tigers defense.
• JSU calls timeout.
• Punt

JSU 3rd Drive

• A great run by Wilkerson for a 30-yard touchdown after getting hit by three MVSU defenders! Excellent balance.
• JACKSON ST. drive 11 plays 90 yards; 1:17 left in the 1st qtr.

MVSU 7, JSU 14

MVSU 4th Drive

• Jones sacked by DL Davis for 4 yards.
• 3 and out

JSU 4th Drive

• 19 seconds remaining in the first quarter.

FIRST QUARTER SCORE

MVSU 7, JSU 14

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JSU 4th Drive (cont'd)

• Punt after a penalty negated a Sanders to Gaines touchdown.

MVSU 5th Drive

• Valley near midfield and gets a Caleb Johnson rush for the first down.
• A false start and an illegal forward pass results in a 4th down.
• 8:40 left before halftime.

JSU 5th Drive

• Dallas Daniels with a good pass and catch play from Sanders, bounced off his own player, spun and ran to the 40-yard line.
• Roughing the passer on Valley.  Ball on the 17 yard line.
• Wilkerson runs for 15-yard line.  He is a bowling ball type runner.  The Valley defenders can't stop him.
• Wilkerson fumbles the football at the 1-yard line and MVSU recovers in the endzone.
• It's the third time this season that JSU fumbles inside the 10-yard line and leaves without points.

MVSU 6th Drive

• QB Jones has a huge run for the Devils to the JSU 40-yard line.
• Coach Dancy upset with officials after missing a hit on his QB.
• Jones' helmet came off, players from both teams exchange pushes.
• 3rd and 11.
• Jones for hit from behind by No. 42 J. Brown.  Incomplete pass.  4th and 11. Devils punt.
• 4:20 remaining

JSU 6th Drive

• Timeout at 3:03
• Shedeur Sanders missed Kevin Coleman who was wide open behind the MVSU secondary.
• Sanders tosses a pass to Marshall who eludes a defender and sprints for a first down.
• Ball at 13 with 1:18 left.
• Tackle at the 11 with 54 seconds.
• FLAG!  Roughing the Passer penalty by No. 50 gives JSU an automatic first down.
• Dancy is frustrated with the officials.
• Sanders slides.
• Sanders to JD Martin on a swing pass for a 5-yard touchdown play before halftime.  10 seconds left.  Matta extra point is good.

Score: MVSU 7, JSU 21

HALFTIME SCORE

Mississippi Valley State 7, Jackson State 21

Injury Report:

• MVSU RG Davis injured in the 2nd qtr.

First Half Summary and Key Stats:

• JSU was not having a balanced offensive attack in the first quarter.
• MVSU penalties keeps them from the redzone and helped to extend JSU drives.
• Coach frustrations are being felt by the players.

Key Plays

• Willie Gains Bomb for TD/
• Holding penalty negates another Willie Gains TD.
• Wilkerson fumbles the football into the endzone for a turnover.
• Roughing the passer penalty on Valley gave the Tigers a first down inside the 6 yard line. 44 seconds remaining.

First-Half Standout Players/Performances

• JSU
• QB Shedeur Sanders: 19/21, 189 yards, 1 TD, 181.8 rating
• WR Daniels: 6 rec, 77 yards
• Gaines: 1 TD
• MVSU
• 2/6, 24 yards 1 TD; 8 rushes, 67 yards
• Johnson: 8 rushes, 61 yards