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Echols throws for 3TDs in Charleston Southern's 49-33 win over South Carolina State

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 10). Echols throws for 3TDs in Charleston Southern's 49-33 win over South Carolina State. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/echols-throws-for-3tds-in-charleston-southern-s-49-33-win-over-south-carolina-state/article_0a8e6246-99ff-5061-8fa7-411d361fb1f7.html

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Jared Echols led Charleston Southern to a 49-33 victory over South Carolina State with three touchdown passes, including two to Mekhi Campfield. The game took place in Charleston, S.C., on Saturday when the kickoff was moved up due to weather concerns. After taking an early lead, Charleston Southern extended their advantage in the second quarter with multiple scoring plays, including a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Quay Kindell and another Echols-to-Campfield TD pass.
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In a college football game played on Saturday in CHARLESTON, S.C., Jared Echols of Charleston Southern threw for three touchdowns, helping his team defeat South Carolina State by a score of 49-33. Echols connected with Mekhi Campfield twice and added another touchdown pass before halftime to extend the lead to 19 points. Key moments included Dwayne Wright's one-yard touchdown run and Quay Kindell's 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the second quarter, when Charleston Southern pulled ahead significantly. South Carolina State managed two rushing touchdowns by Josh Shaw but struggled with turnovers, including two interceptions thrown by Ronnie Robinson. The game was originally scheduled to start later but was moved up six hours due to forecasted bad weather conditions.

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Topics

Buccaneers CHARLESTON Charleston Southern S.C. South Carolina State

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Charleston Southern ORG · 3× South Carolina State GPE · 3× Campfield PERSON · 2× Echols PERSON · 2× Buccaneers ORG · 1× CHARLESTON GPE · 1× Hakeem Watters PERSON · 1× Jared Echols PERSON · 1× Mekhi Campfield PERSON · 1× S.C. GPE · 1×

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Charleston Southern (3-3) used the second quarter to distance itself when Dwayne Wright crashed in from the 1, Quay Kindell returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown and Echols threw a 13-yard score to Campfield to make it 35-16 before halftime.
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Jared Echols threw for three touchdowns, two to Mekhi Campfield, and Charleston Southern beat South Carolina State 49-39 on Saturday in a game the Buccaneers never trailed. asserted
Buccaneers → throw → game
Hakeem Watters returned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown and a 14-0 lead. asserted
Watters → return → touchdown
The Bulldogs got on the board near the end of the first when Keely Watson ran it in from the 7. asserted
Watson → get → 7
The missed PAT attempt made it 14-6. asserted
it → miss → ?
Charleston Southern (3-3) used the second quarter to distance itself when Dwayne Wright crashed in from the 1, Quay Kindell returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown and Echols threw a 13-yard score to Campfield to make it 35-16 before halftime. asserted
it → use → halftime
Ronnie Robinson threw for 279 yards, with a touchdown and two interceptions. asserted
Robinson → throw → touchdown
Josh Shaw had a pair of short touchdown runs for South Carolina State (5-2) which entered ranked 21st in the Stats Perform poll. asserted
which → have → poll
Kickoff was moved up six hours to noon EST in anticipation of inclement weather. asserted
Kickoff → move → weather
Up next South Carolina State is off next week then hosts Norfolk State on Oct. 24. asserted
State → host → Oct.
Charleston Southern faces Clemson on the road Saturday. asserted
Southern → face → road
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