App State runs away from Maine, 55-3

This one was over early. App State runs away from Maine, 55-3 at Kidd Brewer Stadium. App State led from start to finish and never let Maine within striking distance. Malachi Singleton threw for 291 yards on 24 attempts with three touchdowns and lost 9 yards on five carries.

One team finished its drives

App State scored on 90% of its drives to Maine's 9%: Malachi Singleton (18 pts), Sam Pickett III (12 pts) and Nate Branch (6 pts). App State produced 13 plays of 15+ yards to Maine's 6, chiefly Malachi Singleton (involved in 6), Henry Hasselbeck (involved in 3) and Sam Pickett III (involved in 2). Stacked together, it was never close.

The names on it

Malachi Singleton threw for 291 yards on 24 attempts with three touchdowns and lost 9 yards on five carries — three of them from inside the 20 and a hand in six plays of 15 yards or more. Sam Pickett III caught five passes for 76 yards, two of them for touchdowns, with two of them from inside the 20. Nate Branch ran two times for 44 yards and one score and caught five passes for 55 yards. For Maine, Eddie Buehler threw for 198 yards on 32 attempts and lost 15 yards on two carries, with five third-down conversions and a hand in five plays of 15 yards or more. Rashawn Marshall ran 13 times for 37 yards. Ty'ee Stephens caught two passes for 29 yards. Colton Phares was the disruptive one for App State: 1 INT, 1 PBU, 2 tackles.

What Maine has to fix

The problems had names: Eddie Buehler (2 interceptions).

Who got home

Three names to keep, all for App State: Colton Phares (1 INT, 1 PBU, 2 tackles), Caleb Pitts (1 INT) and Caleb Sandstrom (1 sack, 1.5 TFLs, 1.5 tackles).

The order of events

App State struck first through Treyaun Webb, led 31-0 at the half and App State got the final points on a late field goal by James London.

What it means

Business handled for App State. The question now is whether the opponent told us anything.