Week 3 Stats: 18-30 completions, 228 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 0 interceptions, 43 rushing yards, 15 carries, 1 rushing TD
Griffis was sensational for Central Connecticut, which took No. 1 Montana State to the wire but came up short, 35-30, in Bozeman on Saturday. Throwing for a season-best 228 yards, the Ashburn, VA native and James Madison transfer accounted for three Blue Devils’ touchdowns — two through the air and one on the ground — in the slugfest with the FCS’ top-ranked team. After a scoreless first quarter, Griffis broke the stalemate and put Central Connecticut in front with a two-yard run at the 12:48 mark of the second stanza. After the Cougars tied up the game before halftime, Griffis made it a 14-7 Blue Devils’ advantage with a 42-yard heave to senior wideout Eli Daniels with 12:46 to go in the third. His final scoring strike, a 15-yard throw to sophomore Damani Williams, pulled the Blue Devils within five inside the final minute of play. Central Connecticut’s first NEC/Atlantic Tomorrow’s Office Offensive Player of the Week honoree added 43 rushing yards.