Jacksonville St Guard Jaron Pierre Jr put up 31 points in a convincing win for the Gamecocks against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in Conway, SC. Pierre shot 11 of 19 from the field, including a couple of three-pointers. Pierre would also shoot 7 of 8 from the free throw line in the contest.
Coastal Carolina came into the game with a mindset of putting points on the board and scoring more than ODU. This is the formula for how you win football games outside of winning the turnover battle and winning the TOP (Time Of Possession). One thing is sure: the number of penalties wasn’t on either scouting report, which is a weakness. Coastal Carolina would overcome 15 penalties for 145 yards against ODU.
Coastal Carolina came into the game having won three games in five seasons against Power Conference opponents, the last of which was a victory over Kansas in 2021. Virginia would go into the contest having had a 100-yard receiver in the previous nine games. The day’s story would not be Virginia’s passing yards but its ability to run the football on Coastal.
