{"id":469825,"date":"2026-09-20T07:54:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T07:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/469825\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T07:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T07:54:18","slug":"givance-returns-fumble-24-yards-for-td-north-dakota-state-beats-sacramento-state-31-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/469825\/","title":{"rendered":"Givance returns fumble 24 yards for TD, North Dakota State beats Sacramento State 31-10"},"content":{"rendered":"

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) \u2014 Nathan Hayes<\/a> threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Jackson Williams<\/a> and Darius Givance<\/a> returned a fumble 24 yards for a score in the opening minutes to help North Dakota State beat Sacramento State<\/a> 31-10 on Saturday night. <\/p>\n

Hayes hit Mekhi Collins<\/a> for a 38-yard gain on the second play from scrimmage and then, on third-and-6, hit a wide-open Williams in the end zone to open the scoring with 13:37 left in the first quarter. Less than 2 minutes later, Gavin Sell<\/a> stripped the ball from Jamar Curtis<\/a> and Givance scooped it up and scored to make it 14-0.<\/p>\n

Myles Mitchell<\/a> capped a four-play, 49-yard drive with a 9-yard touchdown run that gave North Dakota State (4-0) a three-touchdown lead with 4 seconds left in the in the first. Taylen Eady<\/a> intercepted a pass to set up DJ Scott’s<\/a> 42-yard TD run that made it 28-0 with 11:24 to go until halftime. <\/p>\n

Jackson Sharman<\/a> threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Onterrio Smith Jr.<\/a> with 8:37 left in the game for Sacramento State, a member of the Football Championship Subdivision’s Big Sky Conference, <\/p>\n

Hayes was 14-of-24 passing for 210 yards and Williams finished with seven receptions for 134 yards. Scott had 80 yards rushing on 14 carries. <\/p>\n

Sharman completed 25 of 41 for 238 yards with two interceptions. Matthew Coleman had 95 yards on eight receptions for the Hornets (1-3). <\/p>\n

NDSU<\/a> beat Sacramento State 42-20 in the 1988 Division II semifinals in the only other meeting between the programs. <\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

North Dakota State: Hosts Wyoming on Oct. 3. <\/p>\n

Sacramento State: Hosts UMass next Saturday. <\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

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