For
a team that is looking to win a conference title before they exit the Sun Belt
Conference for C-USA is off to a tough start. They battle a close game against
Akron on Saturday to win in overtime.
Jake
Medlock threw for 209 yards and rushed for 141 as Florida International
defeated Akron 41-38 in overtime Saturday.
Medlock,
who threw for 348 yards and two touchdowns in his debut last week, opened the
scoring with a 29-yard touchdown run.
However,
Akron's Dalton Williams threw three straight touchdowns to give the
Zips (0-2) a 20-7 lead before Medlock's touchdown pass to Jairus Williams cut
the deficit to 20-14 at halftime.
Williams
threw his fifth touchdown to Marquelo Suel to give Akron a 38-35
lead with 1:53 to play but FIU's Jack Griffin connected from 30 yards
out as time expired.
Griffin's
41-yarder in overtime sealed the victory for the Panthers (1-1).
Safety
John Cyprien led the FIU defense with 11 tackles. The
junior,
who had nine tackles last week, now stands 10 tackles shy of tying the
school-record of 302 total tackles.
Williams
led Akron with 313 yards passing.
Top
Performers
Passing: D.
Williams (AKR) - 313 YDS, 5 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: J.
Medlock (FIU) - 23 CAR, 141 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: M.
Suel (AKR) - 7 REC, 99 YDS, 2 TD
