Football’s Season Opener Declared No Contest Due To Weather

Football
8/23/2025 9:08:00 PM

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Due to climate, No. 8 UC Davis soccer’s season opener in opposition to No. 11 Mercer on the 2025 FCS Kickoff Classic has been declared a no contest.

The Aggies have been main 23-17 with 7:46 remaining within the fourth quarter earlier than the primary lightning strike hit. And whereas the stats is not going to rely for the sport, senior defensive again Rex Connors had been on a tear amassing 12 complete tackles (seven solo), whereas redshirt freshman quarterback Caden Pinnick had gone 13-for-24 with 141 passing yards and one passing landing. Pinnick added 62 yards on the bottom and one other speeding landing to finish the shortened recreation with a mixed 203 yards and two touchdowns.

During the sport, Jordan Fisher, who had racked up 84 speeding yards and was on his strategy to 100 yards, blocked a punt which resulted in a security late within the third quarter and he broke off a career-long 42-yard run within the first half. Graduate switch Jacob Psyk additionally recorded a sack, which might have been his first as an Aggie had the sport’s statistics counted and issues completed as they need to have.

UC Davis returns to motion subsequent Saturday, Aug. 30 after they go to Utah Tech for a 7 p.m. PT kickoff on ESPN+.