“Gardner’s a great asset to our team, we know what he brings to the table,” said ECU wide receiver Zay Jones. “Good to see him go in there and make some good competitive throws and try to lead our offense.”
The call came just before the half with 4:14 remaining in the second quarter when Montgomery decided to go with his sophomore quarterback, over the senior leader Philip Nelson. Though able to find Zay Jones for a 49-yard seam-route to the end zone in the first quarter while trailing 14-0, Nelson struggled.
Yes, 616 yards given up on defense is awful.