Saturday, November 2, 2013

Cue’s 6 TDs propel S.C. State past Savannah State 45-9

SAVANNAH, Georgia — Through one quarter of football Saturday at Ted Wright Stadium, Savannah State revived concerns about an emotional letdown for South Carolina State.

The Tigers had not just led the Bulldogs in a game for the first time since their lone win in 13 meetings in 2001, but managed to do so twice in a span of 14 minutes.

The early deficit apparently provided the wakeup call which sparked a single-game record-tying performance by quarterback Richard Cue. The Florence native threw three of his four touchdowns and rushed for two scores during a 38-0 scoring barrage which lifted the Bulldogs to a 45-9 win over the Tigers.

“Richard ran the ball well today,” S.C. State head coach Buddy Pough said. “We made some changes in our read zone and rezoning our attack and the defense was giving certain lanes and he took it. He also threw the ball pretty well today.”

In rebounding from a subpar offensive effort a week ...

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