EMPORIA, Kan. — Thanks to 289 yards of passing and four touchdowns from former Muldrow Bulldog Braden Gleason, the Emporia State University Hornets defeated the University of Central Oklahoma 38-27 Saturday at Welch Stadium.

Gleason threw three of his four TD passes to Jaylen Varner, with the fourth touchdown pass going to Tommy Zimmerman for ESU’s first TD of the game.

Gleason fellow Muldrow Bulldog, Trended Collins, caught two passes for seven yards for the Hornets (4-0 overall, 3-0 in MIAA Conference play).