Leatherwood, Holloway and Flowers lift Tennessee Tech past The Citadel 28-13

Jax Leatherwood threw two touchdown passes to Tre’ Holloway, MCHARLESTON, S.C. -- Jax Leatherwood threw two touchdown passes to Tre' Holloway, M.J. Flowers ran for a pair of touchdowns and Tennessee Tech turned back the Citadel 28-13 on Saturday.Leatherwood completed 20 of 25 for 240 yards, Flowers picked up 124 yards on 19 carries and Holloway had five receptions for 128 yards.A pair of lost fumbles in the first half kept the Golden Eagles (7-1, 4-1 Southern Conference), ranked No. 12 in the Stats Perform Football Championship Subdivision poll, from getting into a rhythm. A fumble recovery led to an early touchdown in the second half, giving them some breathing room.Holloway's 13-yard pass to Leatherwood on the first play of the second quarter put Tennessee Tech up 7-3 and their 52-yard connection made it 14-10 at the half.The touchdown for the Bulldogs (2-6, 0-4) was a 78-yard fumble return by JJ Fludd.On the third snap of the third quarter Quentin Hayes fumbled and Kanstin Brooks had a 13-yard return to the 9-yard line. Flowers scored on the next play. Evan Kiely kicked his second field goal for The Citadel with 5:33 to go, but Flowers put the game away with a 27-yard touchdown on the next possession.The Citadel was limited to 190 yards on offense, including nine on 5-of-12 passing.Popular ReadsIt was just the second time the schools faced off. The other meeting was the 1960 Tangerine Bowl, won by the Citadel 27-0.Tennessee Tech: At ETSU on Saturday. The Citadel: At Mercer on Saturday.——-Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here. Visit the Top 25 here and see AP’s full college football coverageSponsored Content by Taboola