Jacksonville State beats Eastern Illinois 44-23

<p>CHARLESTON, Ill. &mdash; Zion Webb passed for 249 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday, and Jacksonville State stayed in the Ohio Valley Conference title hunt with a 44-23 win over Eastern Illinois.</p>
<p>Ahmad Edwards had five catches for 101 yards and two touchdowns for the Gamecocks (8-2, 5-1 Ohio Valley Conference), who close the regular season at Murray State on April 11 with the conference’s regular season title and FCS playoff bid at stake.</p>
<p>Josh Samuel ran 12 times for 130 yards and a touchdown for Jacksonville State. Webb ran 15 times for 83 yards and a touchdown. He had a 40-yard keeper during the five-play, 91-yard drive that capped the scoring in the fourth quarter.</p>
<p>Harry Woodbery passed for 220 yards and a touchdown, and DeWayne Cooks Jr. caught four passes for 103 yards for the Panthers (1-5, 1-5).</p>
<p>Jacksonville State outrushed Eastern Illinois 282-81.</p>
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