Sacramento State HornetsvsEastern Michigan Eagles
SAC 17/EMU 28
Things to say
Eastern Michigan beat Sacramento State 28-17 at home to open the season 1-0.
01
opener
EMU took care of business at home, 28-17. They jumped out early and never really let Sac State hang around. Solid opener.
02
key player
Noah Kim was the whole show. 27 of 38 for 279 and two scores, carved them up all game.
03
hot take
Score looks closer than it was. Sac State couldn't move the ball until it stopped mattering.
04
deep cut
That 29-yard fumble return right before half was the backbreaker. Free points swung the whole thing.
05
exit
We'll see if that offense holds up when the schedule gets real. Long season ahead.
The recap
Eastern Michigan grabbed this one by the collar early, with Noah Kim doing everything—he ran one in himself, then threw a pair of touchdowns to build a 21-3 cushion before Sac State knew what hit them. The Hornets kept it from being a blowout by scooping a Xavier Williams fumble and taking it 29 yards to the house right before the break.
But Kim answered on the first drive of the second half with a 31-yard strike to Devereaux, and that was the ballgame. Carson Conklin moved it in stretches for Sac State but threw a pick and never really threatened once EMU got rolling, 28-17 the final.