{"id":442230,"date":"2026-10-30T05:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T05:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/442230\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T05:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T05:24:18","slug":"north-texas-outlasts-florida-atlantic-48-41-in-wild-shootout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/442230\/","title":{"rendered":"North Texas outlasts Florida Atlantic 48-41 in wild shootout"},"content":{"rendered":"

DENTON, Texas (AP) Tayven Jackson passed for 404 yards and four touchdowns, Jahiem White rushed for 193 yards and two scores and North Texas<\/a> held off Florida Atlantic<\/a> 48-41 on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Jackson completed 33 of 46 passes as North Texas (6-2, 4-0 American Conference) extended its win streak to five. White did his damage on 26 carries.<\/p>\n

Caden Veltkamp finished with a season-high 452 yards and five touchdowns – matching his career high – on 37-for-56 passing for Florida Atlantic (5-3, 2-2). Easton Messer totaled a school-record 16 receptions for 189 yards and three scores.<\/p>\n

Veltkamp’s 18-yard touchdown pass to Branden Hoch helped the Owls lead 10-3 after one quarter.<\/p>\n

Jackson connected with Baron Tipton for an 8-yard touchdown to tie it 10-all early in the second quarter, but Veltkamp and Messer teamed up for a 27-yard score and a 17-10 lead on the ensuing drive.<\/p>\n

Jackson answered with a 3-yard scoring toss to Kyle Koch to tie it, and White scored on a 59-yard first-down run after a three-and-out by the Owls for a 24-17 advantage.<\/p>\n

Veltkamp connected with Messer for a 12-yard score with 39 seconds left to tie it 24-all at halftime.<\/p>\n

Jackson threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Justin Stevenson following an Owls’ turnover to up the lead to 34-24.<\/p>\n

Veltkamp answered with 22-yard touchdown pass to Kaden Shields-Dutton, but White ran 20 yards to the 1 before scoring two plays later and North Texas took a 41-31 lead into the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

Veltkamp fired a 34-yard scoring strike to Messer to cut it to 41-38 with 8:26 remaining, but Jackson came back with a 2-yard scoring toss to Koch to push the lead back to 10.<\/p>\n

It was the first FBS game this season with two 400-yard passers as the teams combined for 1,167 yards of offense.<\/p>\n

Florida Atlantic: Hosts UTSA on Nov. 5.<\/p>\n

North Texas: Hosts Rice on Nov. 7.<\/p>\n

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