Clinging to a 3 point lead and less than 1 minute on the clock, the Roadrunner defense lined up on 3rd and goal against the ECU Pirates. Following two defensive collapses vs FAU and Georgia State, the tension was palpable. But Zah Frazier was done with losing, as the cagey senior jumped a flat route, snatching the INT and racing 95 yards the opposite direction, giving UTSA a safe 10 point lead with 43 seconds remaining.
"Coach Mort told me to watch for the bubble," Frazier said. "He ran a flat route instead, but I was sitting on it, slid by the pick route, and then ain't nobody catching me. We wasn't losing this one."
Down 21-16 in the 3Q, the Roadrunners came to life, scoring 21 straight points, including a 36 yard TD scampered by freshman HB Brandon High and a 30 yard pick six by DB Jimmy Wyrick.
The Pirates wouldn't quit, however, as they turned the tables, scoring 13 of their own, including a critical UTSA mistake on an INT following a Pirate touchdown, allowing ECU to shrink the margin to 37-34.
The Roadrunners continue to lean on the run game and the two-headed monster of Robert Henry (11/57/1) and High (11/103/2). They also combined for 7/54/1 through the air.
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