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Kalieb Osborne leads UConn over Southern Miss 48-20

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 20). Kalieb Osborne leads UConn over Southern Miss 48-20. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/kalieb-osborne-leads-uconn-over-southern-miss-48-20/article_93b6e572-b175-51fe-aee2-b40593c4c4e8.html

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Kalieb Osborne led Connecticut to a 48-20 victory over Southern Mississippi with four touchdowns, including two passing and two rushing. Osborne completed 16 of 22 passes for 214 yards and also rushed for 32 yards. Cyncir Bowers contributed with an 84-yard performance on the ground, including a 42-yard touchdown run. The game was played in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on Saturday night.
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On Saturday night, Kalieb Osborne led the Connecticut Huskies to a dominant 48-20 victory over Southern Miss in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Osborne contributed significantly with two touchdown passes and two rushing touchdowns. He completed 16 of 22 passes for 214 yards and added 32 yards on the ground. Cyncir Bowers also had a notable performance, scoring a 42-yard touchdown run that helped UConn build an early lead.

Osborne started strong with a 38-yard pass to Shamar Porter ending a long opening drive. The Huskies maintained their advantage throughout, reaching halftime up 27-6 and widening the gap in the final quarter. Anas Luqman intercepted a Southern Miss pass for UConn's only defensive touchdown of the game.

Southern Miss's Landry Lyddy threw one touchdown and an interception while Steven Robinson managed 72 yards rushing with a late score, but it wasn't enough to stop the Huskies' momentum. Up next, Connecticut will play Miami (Ohio), and Southern Miss faces Tulane in their respective games this Saturday.

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HATTIESBURG Huskies Miss. Southern Miss UConn

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Osborne PERSON · 4× Huskies ORG · 3× Southern Miss ORG · 3× UConn ORG · 3× Connecticut GPE · 1× Cyncir Bowers PERSON · 1× HATTIESBURG GPE · 1× Kalieb Osborne PERSON · 1× Miss. GPE · 1× Shamar Porter PERSON · 1×

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Kalieb Osborne threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for two more scores to lead Connecticut to a 48-20 victory over Southern Miss on Saturday night.
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HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Kalieb Osborne threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for two more scores to lead Connecticut to a 48-20 victory over Southern Miss on Saturday night. asserted
Osborne → throw → night
Osborne completed 16 of 22 passes for 214 yards and added 32 yards rushing on 10 carries. asserted
Osborne → complete → carries
Cyncir Bowers had a 42-yard touchdown run and finished with 84 yards on the ground for UConn (2-1). asserted
Bowers → have → UConn
Osborne threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Shamar Porter to end a 75-yard opening drive for the Huskies. asserted
Osborne → throw → Huskies
Braedyn Moore intercepted an Ethan Hampton pass on the ensuing series, and then Osborne made it 14-0 with a 5-yard touchdown run. asserted
it → intercept → run
Bowers’ long run helped push the Huskies’ advantage to 27-6 at halftime. asserted
run → help → halftime
Osborne tossed a 1-yard touchdown pass to Trey Cornist, and his 11-yard TD run midway through the final quarter gave the Huskies a 48-13 lead. asserted
run → toss → lead
Anas Luqman also had a 24-yard pick-6 for UConn. asserted
Luqman → have → UConn
Landry Lyddy was 14-of-25 passing for 194 yards and threw a touchdown pass and an interception for Southern Miss (1-2). asserted
Lyddy → pass → Miss
Steven Robinson had 72 yards rushing, including a 1-yard scoring run for the Golden Eagles in the third quarter. asserted
Robinson → have → quarter
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