Jacks fall in season opener

[News from the FCS]

NEWARK, Del. - Delaware rolled up 400 yards of total offense and held South Dakota State without a touchdown, posting a 26-3 victory in a matchup between nationally ranked teams Saturday afternoon at Delaware Stadium. The Blue Hens, ranked 16th in the Sports Network/Fathead.com media poll and 17th by the FCS coaches, improved to 2-0. SDSU, ranked ninth in both polls, was playing its season opener. Mistakes plagued the Jackrabbits early on, committing two penalties on the opening drive of the game before quarterback Thomas O'Brien's first pass of the season was intercepted by Anthony Bratton at the SDSU 30. Delaware took advantage of the short field, scoring on a 7-yard pass from Walter Payton Award candidate Pat Devlin to Phillip Thaxton to cap an eight-play drive. The Blue Hens scored again on a 40-yard field goal by Mike Perry and extended the lead to 17-0 late in the first quarter. After another interception gave Delaware the ball at the SDSU43, Andrew Pierce scored

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