Quick kicks

Netting big returns

P.J. Williams set a Division III record with 278 yards on punt returns, including touchdowns of 86 and 80 yards, in Mary Hardin-Baylor’s 61-0 win over Mississippi College on Saturday in Belton, Texas.

Williams broke the previous record of 227 punt return yards, set by John Conroy of Otterbein in 2003. Williams also caught three passes for 61 yards and a touchdown.

Both of Williams’ punt return touchdowns came in the second quarter as Mary Hardin-Baylor took a 27-0 halftime lead.

Alabama loses key receiver

Alabama coach Mike Shula may come to regret pushing for more insurance points in the fourth quarter of a 31-3 win over Florida.

Receiver Tyrone Prothro landed awkwardly while attempting to catch a pass in the end zone on a fourth-down play with the Crimson Tide already leading 31-3 with just less than 9 minutes left.

A cart was almost immediately brought on the field as Prothro lay in the end zone.

Prothro broke his left leg and will likely miss the rest of the season.

“Anytime it happens to any of your players it empties your stomach,” Shula said. “Hopefully he’ll make a speedy recovery. He had an impact on every game, even when he doesn’t touch the ball a lot. He can open things up for the other guys.”

Prothro pumped his right fist as he was placed on a cart with a splint on his leg. The multipurpose threat had five catches for 134 yards, including an 87-yard touchdown in the first quarter minutes after fumbling away a punt.

He added a 15-yard TD in the third quarter and had 6 yards on his lone carry.

Asked why Prothro was still in the game at that point, quarterback Brodie Croyle said: “We wanted to get one more touchdown. It didn’t work out. You can’t bring your starters out against the No. 5 team in the country with 11 minutes to go.”

Lehigh halts Harvard’s streak

Mark Borda threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores as Lehigh beat Harvard 49-24, ending the nation’s longest Division I-AA winning streak at 13 games.