Lamar Jackson Has 8 Total TDs in 1st Half vs. UNC-Charlotte: Comments, Reaction

Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson had quite a first half Thursday night against UNC-Charlotte. 

In the first 30 minutes of his sophomore season, Jackson accounted for eight touchdowns to spark his team to a 56-0 halftime lead. He went 17-of-23 for 286 yards passing with six touchdowns to go with 119 yards on the ground and two rushing scores.  

Per ESPN College Football, he has already set a school record, with the second half yet to come:

Less than three minutes into the game, Jackson put Louisville on the board with a 36-yard touchdown run, which was his longest score of the half. 

After a pair of touchdowns through the air, Jackson punched in a one-yard score as the first quarter expired to give the Cardinals a 28-0 lead after the ensuing extra point. 

The second quarter consisted of all passing touchdowns, four of them to be exact, as the longest came in the form of a 32-yard connection with James Quick.

More impressively, Jackson's six touchdown passes went to six different receivers in the half. 

In total, he put up 405 yards combined, as SB Nation's Rodger Sherman broke down his dominance:

According to ESPN.com's David Hale, only eight quarterbacks in the last 10 years have put up games of 400 total yards and eight touchdowns. Campus Insiders downplayed his performance in tongue-in-cheek fashion:

Jackson is already halfway to his passing touchdown total from last season, as he put up 12 scores in 12 games along with 11 rushing touchdowns in 2015. 

While it might only be against a non-power-conference team, Jackson has grabbed the college football world by the scruff of the neck, forcing everyone to take notice. 

Stats courtesy of ESPN.com.