DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Cam'Ron Ransom passed for 254 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for one score as Bethune-Cookman defeated Southern University 45-14 at Daytona Stadium in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) football game in Daytona Beach, Florida.
 
Southern (1-5, 0-2 SWAC) opened the scoring the game's scoring with a 71-yard strike from quarterback Cam'Ron McCoy to Darren Morris on the Jaguars opening play from scrimmage, putting the visitors up 7-0 following the extra point from Zimmer.
 
Bethune-Cookman (3-4, 2-1 SWAC) responded on its next drive as the Wildcats marched 83 yards on 13 yards as Cam'Ron Ransom went 6-for-7 passing on the drive. The redshirt senior capped the drive with a 13-yard rush up the middle, calling his own number for the score. The extra point from Juan Dominguez was good to the game at 7-7 with 2:24 remaining in the first quarter.
 
It took the Cats just three plays into the second quarter to go ahead for good in the game as running back Rashon Brown, playing in his first collegiate game, scampered around the left side for 12 yards and the score to put the Cats up 14-7.
 
After forcing a Southern punt, B-CU marched down the field again, taking the ball all the way from its own 20 yard line in for the score on a Ransom pass to Rickie Shaw II, connecting with the receiver at the five yard line as he raced in for the score at the pile-on. That extended the Cats lead, 21-7.
 
The Maroon and Gold nearly saw its lead grow to 28-7 on a Malek Huggins breakaway punt touchdown for 73 yards, but an illegal block in the back flag negated the play.
 
However, the Bethune-Cookman offense continued rolling in the second half, scoring on the Wildcats first series. On third-and-three from the Southern 22, Ransom found Huggins for a 20-yard gain to put the Cats at the two. Ali Scott Jr. used a push from his offensive line to cross the goal line and make it 28-7.

With five minutes remaining in the third, Southern went for a 4^th-and-six at their own 29, but a misty rain led to a Jaguars fumble that gave B-CU the ball at Southern's 16. The Wildcats grabbed one first down, but Southern's defense held the Cats to a field goal as Dominguez was true from 32 yards out to make it 31-7.

The domination continued as Bethune-Cookman capped off the third quarter on a brilliant throw and catch from Ransom to Lorenzo Jenkins – a 33-yard strike to make it 38-7.

Southern finally found the endzone again after the start of the fourth as they turned to backup quarterback Ashton Strother. He would connect with Kobe Brown for a 14-yard score to make it a 38-14 game.

With the lead in tow, Timmy McClain took over at the quarterback spot for the Wildcats, who continued to move the ball against the Southern defense. Juan Rodriguez scored the sixth B-CU touchdown of the game, and the first of his collegiate career – on a 19-yard run to produce the final 45-14 score line.
 
The Jaguars were led by Trey Holly with 71 yards rushing on 14 carries. Strother finished with a touchdown passing off the bench with a 9-for-13 touch through the air for 101 yards. Defensively, Elijah West finished with a game-high 12 tackles (eight solo) and a pass deflection.
 
For Bethune-Cookman, it was Brown ending with 65 yards and a touchdown on the ground through nine carries. Scott also added 49 yards and a score on the ground and a touchdown. Huggins had eight receptions for 92 yards, as Shaw and Jenkins had a touchdown receiving each.
 
On defense, the Maroon and Gold were paced by Stephen Sparrow with six tackles (three solo). Jaylen Lewis had four tackles (three assisted).
 
Bethune-Cookman next takes on Arkansas-Pine Bluff for a B-CU Homecoming 2K25 on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 3 p.m.
 
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