Hunt, Navarro lead Ohio past Georgia Southern

CONWAY, S.C. — Freshman Rickey Hunt ran for four touchdowns and caught a fifth as Ohio overcame a host of transfer portal losses to win its fifth-straight bowl game, beating Georgia Southern 41-21 at the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Saturday.

The Bobcats (10-2) forced five turnovers, four off Eagles quarterback Davis Brin, to win 10 games in consecutive years for the first time in program history. Hunt's five touchdowns were the best single-game showing ever for the Bobcats. He finished with 115 yards and had scoring runs of 2, 6, 40 and 9 yards. Hunt also had an 18yard TD catch off a jump pass from fill-in quarterback Parker Navarro.

And they did it without their top two rushers in Sieh Bangura and O’Shaan Allison, who accounted for 1,263 yards and 10 touchdowns. Celebration Bowl: At Atlanta, Jeremy Moussa overcame a frustrating first half to throw three fourth-quarter touchdown passes, including two to Kelvin Dean Jr., powering Florida A&M’s comeback past Howard 3026.

Florida A&M (12-1) closed the season with 11 consecutive wins. Moussa connected with Dean on scoring passes of 21 and 53 yards as the Rattlers recovered after trailing 14-0 in the first quarter and 16-10 to open the fourth.

Carson Hinton’s 26-yard pick-6 gave Howard (6-6) a 26-24 lead.

New Orleans Bowl: At New Orleans, Zion Webb completed a fourth-down pass to Perry Carter for an 18-yard, tying touchdown with 1:46 left in regulation, Garrison Rippa hit a 27-yard field goal in overtime, and Jacksonville State capped its first season in the Football Bowl Subdivision with a 34-31 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette.

Ron Wiggins rushed for 126 yards and a score for

Jacksonville State (9-4), which had to overcome four turnovers — three of which were returned for scores — just to force overtime.

Safety Jalen Clark scored touchdowns on a 46-yard fumble return and a 16-yard interception return for Louisiana-Lafayette (6-7). Tyree Skipper had a 43-yard interception return for a score that gave the Cajuns a 31-24 lead in the fourth quarter. Avocados from Mexico Cure Bowl: At Orlando, Fla., Joey Aguilar threw for 197 yards and scored on an 8yard run in the third quarter as Appalachian State beat Miami (Ohio) 13-9.

Aguilar’s scoring run capped an 11-play, 73-yard drive and gave Appalachian State a 13-3 lead after Michael Hughes kicked field goals of 29 and 22 yards in the first half. Miami (Ohio) (11-3) answered Aguilar’s TD with a 23-yard score by Rashad Amos, cutting its deficit to 13-9.