2 Alabama transfers helped lead to 1 of CFB’s biggest upsets Saturday
By Keith Farner
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Players with Alabama ties played a major factor in a big upset on Saturday as Arkansas State knocked off Kansas State.
Former Crimson Tide quarterback Layne Hatcher and former Alabama tight end Giles Amos each contributed to the upset 35-31 win. Arkansas State scored 21 unanswered points after it trailed 21-7 midway through the second quarter.
Hatcher, who transferred to Arkansas State last year, was 6 of 8 passing for 61 yards with two touchdowns while he split time with starting quarterback Logan Bonner. The second touchdown pass proved to be the game-winner, a 17-yard scoring pass with 38 seconds left.
Amos added two catches for 17 yards and a touchdown, which came from Hatcher with 2:28 left in the third quarter.
The Red Wolves gained 489 total yards after they had 424 yards in a 37-24 loss to Memphis last week.
The Red Wolves beat a Power 5 program for the second time since moving up to FBS status in 1992. Their previous win came over Texas A&M, 18-14, in 2008.
H/T AL.com.
🗣 THIS KID’S AMAZING@ItsJayAdams catches his 3rd TD of the game to put @AStateFB up with less than a minute left in the game! pic.twitter.com/R5uCc3NNED
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 12, 2020
👀 @AStateFB TIES IT!@LoganBaneBonner finds @GAUnoDos with a nice jump pass to make it 21-all against K-State pic.twitter.com/Je1GeHhmIL
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 12, 2020
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
