Clay Thevenin, Blake Baker propel Louisiana Tech to 55-14 victory over Sam Houston

RUSTON La AP Clay Thevenin rushed for yards and three scores Blake Baker had a touchdown pass and a touchdown run and Louisiana Tech breezed to a - preeminence over Sam Houston on Friday night Baker completed of passes for yards with an interception to help Louisiana Tech - - Conference USA beat winless Sam Houston - - He added yards on seven carries Baker threw a -yard touchdown pass to Devin Gandy on the game-opening drive and Thevenin added a -yard touchdown run midway through for a - lead after one quarter Thevenin ended an -yard drive with a -yard touchdown run and the Bulldogs led - early in the second Baker ran it in from a yard out to cap an eight-play -yard drive and Louisiana Tech led - at halftime after the extra-point kick was missed Elijah Green had touchdown runs covering and yards in the third quarter to get Sam Houston on the scoreboard But Omiri Wiggins had a -yard touchdown run and Thevenin added a -yarder for a - advantage heading to the fourth quarter Jacob Fields picked off a Hunter Watson pass and returned it yards for a touchdown and Andrew Burnette scored on a -yard run to set the final margin Wiggins finished with yards on carries as the Bulldogs piled up of their yards on the ground Green had a career-high yards on rushes for Sam Houston Watson totaled yards on -for- passing with an interception Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top throughout the season Sign up here and here AP News mobile app AP college football https apnews com hub ap-top- -college-football-poll and https apnews com hub college-football Source