ATLANTA (AP) — Ryan Stubblefield found Jordan Smith on a two-point pass in the fourth overtime and South Carolina State defeated Prairie View A&M 40-38 on Saturday in the 10th Celebration Bowl, the matchup between the champions of the MEAC and SWAC.

After both teams kicked field goals in the first overtime, Cornelius Davis intercepted a Stubblefield pass on the first possession of the second overtime. Prairie View, needing any score to win, set up Diego Alfaro for a 31-yard field goal but he missed.

Both teams failed to score when the game went to two-point tries in the third overtime,

In the fourth OT, Stubblefield connected with Smith to give the Bulldogs the lead, then Prairie View’s Cameron Peters threw incomplete on the Panthers’ try.

South Carolina State trailed by 21 points at h

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