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MVFC Review 2015.8

MVFC Week 8 Review

Chad Lenz & JT Nutt, MVFC Contributors | October 27, 2015

JT Says-

North Dakota State – 28 Indiana State – 14
No Carson Wentz for NDSU, instead it was Easton Stick,whose name is popular in hockey country, under center for the Bison. Easton went 9-20 for 126 yards 1 pick and 1 TD thru the air but also ran for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns. Indiana State did tie it early in the 2nd half with a 81 yard run by Sycamore quarterback Matt Adam. He finished the day with a rather pedestrian 10-25 for 86 yards and 1 TD thru the air and 75 yards on 8 rushes and another touchdown. North Dakota State held the Sycamores to 201 total yards of offense. NDSU held the ball for nearly 40 minutes on 77 plays. Control the clock, dominate on defense, win games, win championships, NDSU football.

South Dakota – 40 Missouri State – 10
South Dakota beating North Dakota State, shocking. Anybody beating Missouri State, not shocking. Somewhat shocking was the 40-10 final. After 3 field goals in the first quarter, Ryan Saeger threw a 34 yard strike to Eric Shufford to go up 16-7 and they never trailed. Missouri State managed a meager 155 yards of total offense to South Dakota’s 529 total yards of offense. Saeger was 20-29 for 175 yards, 1 pick, and 1 score. Michael Frederick led the Coyote ground attack with 129 rushing yards on 22 carries and 1 touchdown. Missouri State has now only scored 66 points in four conference games while giving up 207 points. The 207 points are as much as Illinois State, North Dakota State, and South Dakota state COMBINED.

Chad says-

Southern Illinois – 38 Youngstown State – 31 OT
Another season, another late season collapse by YSU. Going back to 2010 the Penguins are just 16-26 in the months of October and November, after starting those seasons a combined 18-6 in August/September. Kevin asked last week if this was something Pelini could fix, and if he can it isn’t happening this year. YSU feasts on Pioneer and Northeastern Conference teams early in the season and is never prepared for a full 60 minutes against MVFC teams. That was on full display last week as the Salukis blocked two second half kicks and outscored the Penguins 31-17 in the second half, and overtime, with 17 of those points coming with less than 5:10 left in regulation.

Northern Iowa – 10 South Dakota State – 7
I’m not sure what was uglier, the field conditions or the offensive performance from both teams. Coughlin–Alumni Stadium was drenched in rain all day Friday and had a high school game played on it Thursday night. Those conditions created an environment for defenses to strive. The Panthers lived in the Jackrabbit backfield, and held an offense that had been averaging 427 yards, and 33 points, per game to just 259 yards and 7 points. Splitting reps in practice all week may have caused some timing issues for the Jacks offense as Zach Lujan started the game for the Jacks, but after going just 1-5 on his first two possessions the reigns were handed back to Christion. I’m not sure Christion taking all the reps would have made a difference though, as the Panthers’ defensive performance was as good as I’ve seen from that unit.

Illinois State – 48 Western Illinois – 28
For two and a half quarters the Leathernecks made me look like a genius after what I said last week. Norvell was hooking up with Lenoir and Joey Borsellino like there was no secondary on the field for the Redbirds. Nikko Watson struggled to get going, but was doing enough to keep the Redbird defense honest. Then, after taking a 28-21 lead halfway through the third quarter, the Leatherneck defense forgot they needed to tackle Marshaun Coprich and Tre Roberson. Coprich finished the game with 206 yards and two scores on 29 carries, while Roberson added 111 on 9 carries and 2 scores of his own on the ground. The Redbirds scored the final 27 points of the game, with scoring plays of 83, 65, and 19 yards included. To further prove all of the momentum was going the Redbirds way, Coprich fumbled the ball in the redzone but the ball bounced right into Anthony Warrum for the final score of the game.

CONFERENCE P.O.W.

Offense:
WR Anthony Warrum – Illinois State
Warrum accounted for three touchdowns and had 170 yards on 4 receptions – a stellar 42.5 yards per catch.

Defense:
DL – Karter Schult – Northern Iowa
Schult lived in the Jackrabbit backfield totaling 7 total tackles, with 4 of those for loss and 3 sacks. The 4 tackle for loss move Schult into third all time at UNI he is just one shy of the national lead in sacks.

Special Teams:
LB Chase Allen – Southern Illinois
Allen played only in the second half and overtime, but he managed a blocked field goal and punt in the fourth quarter to give his Salukis a chance at overtime, and the win.

Newcomer:
QB Easton Stick – North Dakota State
Making his first start for the Bison, Stick threw for 126 yards with a score and added 124 yards and two scores on the ground.

Southern Illinois – 38………..OT
Youngstown State – 31…….OT

South Dakota – 40
Missouri State – 10

Northern Iowa – 10
South Dakota State – 7

North Dakota State – 28
Indiana State – 14

Illinois State – 48
Western Illinois – 28

Big Sky Review 2015.8

BSC Week 8 Review

Lance Berndt & Kris Kallem, BSC Contributors | October 27, 2015

Lance says-

Montana 42 North Dakota 16
When thinking about passing records at Montana, names like Dave Dickenson, Jordan Johnson, Brian Ah Yat, Brad Lebo, and Drew Miller come to mine. Originally the third string QB to start the season, Makena Simis adds his name to Grizzly lore by tying the record for most passing touchdowns in a game with 6. After a tight battle for the first 25 minutes, Montana broke the game open scoring 35 unanswered points in a matter of 21 minutes. Jamaal Jones and Ellis Henderson helped open up the field for Simis gaining 253 yards and 4 TDs on just 7 combined receptions. John Santiago led UND with 178 rushing yards and 1 TD. Defensive lineman Tyrone Holmes tallied 10 tackles, 2 for loss including 1 sack. He currently leads the FCS with 11 sacks on the season.

Montana State 63 East Tennessee State 7
As stated last weekend, East Tennessee State is virtually a JV team, so this was no surprise. Dakota Prukop passed for 226 yards and 3 TDs to lead the Bobcats.

Northern Arizona 52 Weber State 36
The Lumberjacks pick up a statement win as they try to finish their season on a high note. The offense dominated all game. RB Casey Jahn gained 171 total yards and had 1 rushing TD. QB Case Cookus passed for 353 yards and 4 TDs. On defense they were led by Jake Thomas who had 8 solo tackles, 11 total tackles, and 2 sacks. Tough loss for Weber after two good wins.

Portland State 38 Cal Poly 35
I had this game tallied as game of the week and it did not disappoint. With their star QB Chris Brown out with an injury, Cal Poly had to turn to true freshman Khaleel Jenkins. Facing one of the top teams in the country, Jenkins led the complex Mustang triple option with success as the team gained 420 rushing yards. The effort was not enough, though, as Portland State was able to pull out the win despite being outgained by 150 yards and losing the time of possession battle by nearly 10 minutes. Cal Poly shut down most of the Vikings run game, but QB Alex Kuresa stepped up passing for 232 yards and 2 TDs and also ran for 101 yards and 2 more TDs. The key factor in this game was turnovers, with Portland State forcing 4 Mustang turnovers while only giving up 1. Two of those Cal Poly lost fumbles occurred within the red zone and proved costly to their close loss.

Kris Says-

EWU 43 Northern Colorado 41
Northern Colorado kept it close by returning a punt and a kickoff for touchdowns in the 3rd quarter. Eastern kept it close by having it’s first PAT blocked, missing it’s second one, and giving up an onside kick recovery late in the game. Eagle wider receiver Cooper Kupp broke conference career records for receptions and yards in this game and passed Jerry Rice to move into 2nd all time in FCS career touchdowns. Kupp caught 20 balls for 275 yards and 3 scores. Eastern punter Jordan Dascalo, in relief, kicked the final 4 extra points and the game winning 44 yard field goal as time expired for the win.

Southern Utah 34 UC Davis 6
The Tbirds have another dominating defensive performance holding Davis to just 235 yards of total offense. Quarterback Ammon Olsen has a solid day going 26-41 for 336 yards, 2 touchdowns, and he also ran for one. Southern Utah has now given up just 1 touchdown and only 16 total points in their last 5 games.

Sacramento State 38 Idaho State 13
Freshman quarterback Nate Ketteringham lit up the Bengals going 20-26 for 287 yards and 4 touchdowns. Idaho State quarterback Tanner Gueller on the other hand, struggled in his first start throwing 4 picks. Both teams have experienced a ton of injuries and are building for next year. This was the Hornets first conference win.

Players of the Week:

A third-string sophomore quarterback shares honors with Cooper Kupp‘s outstanding performance on offense. Makena Simis tied a Montana school record with six touchdown passes in the Grizzlies win over North Dakota.

James Cowser of Southern Utah gets the defensive award. Cowser was everywhere, logging 7 total tackles, 2 sacks, 3 tackles for loss, and a forced fumble.

Portland State kicker Jonathan Gonzalez picks up the special teams trophy going 3-4 on the night including the game winning 33 yard field goal with 27 seconds left for the win at Poly.

ICYMI: Week 8

Big Sky Preview 2015.8

BSC Week 8 Preview

Kris Kallem & Lance Berndt, BSC Contributors | October 22, 2015

Kris Says-

Eastern Washington @ Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado has already equaled their win total from the last two seasons, albeit against a weak schedule. In fact, the last time the Bears had a winning season was 2003. They will have something to play for the rest of the way and I expect them to throw everything they have at Eastern. Defensive End Mikhail Dubose is second in the conference with 8 tackles for loss and he compliments a decent pass defense that’s ranked in the middle of the Big Sky. I’d expect the Eagles to try and establish the run early with Jabari Wilson, and a now healthy Jalen Moore.

Southern Utah @ UC Davis
It will be interesting to see if Southern Utah can continue it’s recent dominance against the 1-6 Aggies. Thunderbirds new offensive coordinator, Justin Walterscheid, had a great debut last week as Southern Utah gained 570 yards in total offense. We know the defense is really good. If the Tbird offense can get even close to that kind of production the rest of the way, they’ll be playing in December. There is a bit of a trap game concern here as Davis knocked off NAU a few weeks ago after a big win, and Southern Utah finishes their schedule against 4 solid opponents. They might be looking ahead a little bit.

Idaho State @ Sacramento State
Sacramento State will have a true freshman in Nate Ketteringham making just his second start at Quarterback and Idaho State redshirt freshman Tanner Gueller will be making his first start. At least both quarterbacks will have experienced receivers to throw to as both defenses are porous, so this might actually be a fun game to watch.

Lance says-

ORV North Dakota @ #23 Montana
With minimal offense for both teams, this matchup was a defensive thriller last season ending with a game-winning field goal for Montana. With injuries for both teams at QB, this could once again be a very low scoring game. After playing three straight seasons in Grand Forks, I’m sure a lot of both the fans and the upperclassmen for the Griz will be glad to get UND on their home turf. After Weber had some success against the Montana run defense, John Santiago will be the guy for UND on offense. For the Grizzly offense, I think they just need to rely on the passing game. Teams just don’t have success on the ground against North Dakota. It’s simply something that hasn’t happened all season. Either way, this is a big game for both team’s playoff and conference hopes. Loser will have to start rebuilding towards next season.

East Tennessee State @ #25 Montana State
A few years back, I remember being consistently disappointed with both Montana and Montana State’s non-conference schedule. At least now, Montana’s has improved, but the Bobcats continue to disappoint. First they played D2 Fort Lewis, and now they play East Tennessee State, a team with virtually a junior college roster considering this is their first season playing and the roster is almost all freshmen. This one is guaranteed to be a snoozer. These types of games are sometimes beneficial at the start of the season just to get guys on the field, but in the middle they are useless for just about everyone. If the Bobcats don’t win by over 40, I’ll be very surprised.

ORV Weber State @ Northern Arizona
A couple weeks ago, Northern Arizona looked to be the clear favorite when these two met up, but now it’s looking like Weber might have the slight edge. Still, I think too many people are counting out NAU too early. They are still a strong team with a very balanced offense and capable defense. Plus, they’ve shown they’re much better at home than on the road. The Wildcats are on a roll, though, coming off a big win in Missoula and an exciting comeback win against UND. They’ve won 4 out of 5 and still have hope for both a playoff bid and a conference title. If Weber can pull this off, they might be just an Eastern Washington upset away from pulling off both goals. The defense needs to step up to win on the road, so I think Emmett Tela is the key player for the Wildcats. For Northern Arizona, look to running back Casey Jahn. If he can have the success that John Santiago did against Weber’s defense, it will only fuel their high powered offense.

#9 Portland State @ ORV Cal Poly
This is a big one. My pick for game of the week. Cal Poly had two weeks to lick their wounds and rest up for their last ditch effort to sneak into the playoffs. They have five games left and need to win all five to have a shot. First up is Portland State, who is playing some of the best football they have played since the turn of the century. The Vikings looked strong on defense to start the season and now they have just obliterated teams offensively the last two weeks. Fans who like to see offenses air it out need not attend this game. It’d be reaching to say there will be 25 combined passing attempts. Cal Poly leads the country in rushing yards per game and Portland State is just behind in sixth. The Vikings attack is led by a balanced backfield with David Jones, Steven Long, Nate Tago, and Paris Penn all likely to contribute along with QB Alex Kuresa. The Mustangs have QB Chris Brown, inside runner Joe Protheroe and outside man Kori Garcia as the lead players in their triple option attack. The big question is which defense will make enough plays to win this game?

TSOTN Week 8

National Notes Week 8

Kevin Marshall, National Contributor | October 22, 2015

The State of the Nation

The Reviews

Just when you think you have a good read on how this season is going to go the unexpected blindsides you like like a blocker on a punt return. The South Dakota Coyotes shocked FCS world by upsetting the top ranked Bison of North Dakota State. The Coyotes just seemed to want it more and that is unusual to say about an NDSU team. Continuing the good week that was for the teams from the Mount Rushmore State the Jackrabbits of South Dakota State dominated Youngstown State after the Penguins gifted the Jacks two first half turnovers. For Youngstown it seems that the new boss is the old boss as the Penguins again are fading when it matters most. Western Illinois won an extremely tough and hard hitting game against Northern Iowa 24-19 and Nikko Watson’s 115 rushing yards and the outstanding play of the Leatherneck secondary doomed the Panthers.

Illinois State crushed Missouri State behind the duo of Tre Roberson, who had 304 passing yards, and Marshaun Coprich who ran for 139 more and two scores. Redbird wideout Anthony Warrum was also key for Illinois State. Warrum had 194 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Weber State continued to surprise. The Wildcats scored 15 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to propel them to a 25-24 come from behind victory over North Dakota. Weber State seems to be starting to believe that they should win the close ones. Southern Utah shutout their second straight Big Sky Opponent in as many weeks. The Thunderbird defense has surrendered just a single field goal in conference play so far this year. SUU may be the most complete team in the Big Sky. They are, as I just mentioned, very solid on defense and Quarterback Amman Olsen is quietly having a stellar season. Portland State absolutely embarrassed Montana State. The Vikings gashed the Bobcats for 465 yards rushing and 59 points. Portland State looks poised to make a run at the Big Sky Championship.

The Fordham Rams proved that they can take a punch and then deliver haymakers of their own after surviving in overtime against the Holy Cross Crusaders. Rams running back Chase Edmonds ran for 162 yards and four touchdowns including the game winner in the extra session. Below the Mason and Dixon line the Chattanooga Mocs ran into a Virginia Military Institute team that fought like it was New Market all over again. Chattanooga placekicker Henrique Ribeiro kicked four field goals for the Mocs who were able to avoid the upset at the hands of the Keydets winning 33-27. The win was the Mocs 10th straight Southern Conference victory. The Citadel Bulldogs won the SoCon’s battle of the bulldogs going away. The Cadets used a very strong rushing attack, led by Quarterback Dominique Allen’s 166 yards, and a stingy defense to whip Samford 44-25. Cadet Dee Delaney was key for the ‘Dogs. Delaney had ten tackles, a pick, , a forced fumble, and a fumble return for a touchdown. Cadet Delaney was named SoCon Defensive Player of the Week for his performance. The Cowboys of McNeese State continued their quiet march up the AnyGivenSaturday.com Top 25 Poll with a solid all around performance against Central Arkansas. Wallace Scott’s scoop and score was the play of the game for McNeese in this one and helped the Cowboys outscore Central Arkansas 21-0 in the fourth quarter of a 28-13 Cowboy win.

The new #1 team in the FCS the James Madison Dukes proved they deserved the nod by defeating Elon 51-0. The Dukes have put up 50 points on the road the last two weeks and have won 14 straight regular season CAA games dating back to last season. 604 yards of total offense, including an impressive 406 on the ground, propelled the Dukes to the win. Quarterback Vad Lee completed 16 of his 22 attempts for 198 yards and two touchdowns. The William and Mary Tribe won for the second straight week over a ranked opponent by beating New Hampshire 34-18. The Tribe piled up 325 rushing yards with Kendell Anderson leading the way with 174 yards and two touchdowns. Game Balls go to all of the victorious squads.

The Interviews

In the Voices of the FCS Segment, longtime Voice of the Furman Paladins Mr. Chuck Hussion joins us. You’ll want to tune in to hear about mascot murder, felony theft, and all the other things that go into making a great rivalry. In our Head Coach Interview Segment, Mr. Ed Lamb of Southern Utah University was kind enough to sit down with us and talk Thunderbird and BSC football. Many thanks to both of these gentleman for giving of their time this week.

The Previews

NDSU @ Indiana State
The Bison have to break in backup Qb Easton Stick after losing Carson Wentz for 4-6 weeks due to a broken wrist. If their run is to continue this is a must win. NDSU 24-21.

Western Illinois @ Illinois State
The Leathernecks are tough as hell but not quite there yet. Too much Tre Roberson and Marshaun Coprich. Redbirds 31-27.

Northern Iowa @ South Dakota State
The Jackrabbits are playing well and the Panthers can’t seem to win the close ones. SDSU 23-19.

Princeton @ Harvard
Before last week this one had Ivy League Title implications. Now it is just another Harvard victory. Crimson 31-17.

Richmond @ James Madison
ESPN Gameday will be in attendance. The JMU fans will put on a show for the cameras and then Vad Lee and company will put on a show on the field. Dukes 42-30.

Samford @ Western Carolina
Two teams heading in opposite directions. Catamounts 27-24.

Chattanooga @ Wofford
Mike Ayers and his Terriers put it all together this week and upset the Mocs in Spartanburg. Wofford 28-27.

Coastal Carolina @ Monmouth
Monmouth will hang around for quite a while but Coastal will win it in the fourth quarter. Chanticleers 31-24.

Kennesaw State @ Liberty
The Flames are sliding but should have enough to beat Kennesaw State. Liberty 38-17.

Charleston Southern @ Gardner Webb
Gardner Webb is reeling and CSU is peaking. Buccaneers 31-10.

Weber State @ Northern Arizona
This one is really interesting. The Lumberjacks are a good team but so is Weber State. Weber State 28-25.

Southern Utah @ UC Davis
Thunderbirds Are Go! Southern Utah 38-23.

East Tennessee State @ Montana State
The Bucs are a first year restart football team with only two juniors on the roster. The rest are freshmen and sophomores. Better days are coming for ETSU just not this day. Bobcats 52-10.

North Dakota @ Montana
This should be a battle. Who can remain relevant in the Big Sky Conference race? I’ll take the Griz at home 28-24.

My Point of View

Get out there and find an FCS game close to you this week and support these Student Athletes who play the game because they are good at it and have a passion and love for it!

SWAC Preview 2015.8

SWAC Week 8 Preview

Charles Wells, SWAC Contributor | October 22, 2015

JACKSON STATE vs. ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
Saturday October 24 2:00 p.m. CST
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (60,492) Jackson, Miss.
TV: None
Series: Jackson State leads, 24-12-1
Last Meeting: September 27, 2014 – Pine Bluff, Ark.
Jackson State 33, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 30 (OT)

Stop me if you’ve read this before, but this game features two teams that are having disappointing seasons and are hoping for a win. UAPB was predicted to have a rough season and so far that has been the case. They had a not as close as the score loss to Alabama State on Thursday. The Golden Lions are struggling on offense as they are 9th ranked in total offense and 9th in scoring offense. They’ve played musical chairs at the QB position and that has hurt any chance for consistency. The running game is key for UAPB this week as they need to shorten the game to keep JSU’s passing game in check. On defense UAPB fares better as they are 4th in passing defense, scoring defense, and total defense. They don’t play the run well but that isn’t a factor against JSU. For the Blue Bengals the key is simple, let LaMontiez Ivy get the ball to his playmakers. Dan Williams and Jarious Moll are threats any time the catch the ball. JSU has to be less one dimensional, the run game has to be a factor, the Tigers are 9th in rushing offense. On defense JSU has been beaten by big plays through the air. I don’t feel like UAPB will challenge them in that regard. But for JSU to control the game they have to force UAPB to turn the ball over as the Golden Lions are a -6 in turnover margin. Both teams are having rough seasons and this won’t be a pretty game. Prediction: JSU 30 UAPB 21

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE @ GRAMBLING STATE
Saturday October 24 2:00 p.m. CST
Eddie Robinson Stadium (23,200) Grambling, La.
TV: None
Series: Grambling State leads, 49-5-2
Last Meeting: November 6, 2014 – Grambling, La.
Mississippi Valley State 23, Grambling State 38

The tour of doom continues for Valley as this week they face the hottest team in the league. Valley did have one positive last week as they scored their highest point total of the season (21 points). But the challenge rises again this week. Talking about Valley is like hearing a broken record, the Delta Devils are a young team and they haven’t had any chances to grow. This trial by fire has led them to play multiple QBs and RBs to find the right combination. Although neither has set the world on fire they seem to have settled on QB Thurston Rubin and RB Thomas Stokes. Valley’s offense is last in every major offensive category and they only average 241 yards of total offense. That obviously puts lots of pressure on their defense who has been unable to make stops. The defense plays the run decently but that is mainly because teams can run at will. The Delta Devils have not given up less than 45 points this season. The schedule makers didn’t do this team any favors as they play 10 straight games before their bye week on Nov. 14. Grambling is pure offense, their passing offense is potent as they rank 3rd in the league, they are 2nd in total offense and scoring offense. Johnathan Williams is a very dangerous QB and he should make lots of big plays connecting with multiple targets. Chester Rogers and Chad Williams should put up numbers against this secondary. The X-Factor for Grambling this year is Martez Carter, his big play running has led Grambling to the 3rd ranked rushing offense. This is a good game for Grambling’s defense, this is a pure numbers game and they should get plenty of stops to get their offense back on the field. Coming off a big win over Alcorn last week, I would usually view this as a trap game, but this is the ideal game to get the team focused again. Prediction: GSU 63 MVSU 11

SOUTHERN @ TEXAS SOUTHERN
Saturday October 24 2:00 p.m. CST
BBVA Compass Stadium (22,039) Houston, Texas
TV: None
Series: Southern leads, 45-20-4
Last Meeting: November 8, 2014 – Baton Rogue, La.
Texas Southern 20, Southern 30

Which Jaguar team will show up? Although the offense scored 40+ points for the 4th straight SWAC game the Jags were uncharacteristically careless with the football. If the Jags are starting to be more turnover prone then that will make this game much tougher. The Jags are more than capable of moving the ball through the air or on the ground. QB Austin Howard has developed into one of the better QBs in the league, he has plenty of weapons at his disposal. WR’s Willie Quinn, Randall Menard, Nico Talbert, and Mike Jones are top targets. When the Jags want to run they lean on the combo of Lenard Tillery and Malcom Crockett. Defensively is where the Jags issues arise, they have been having problems getting off the field on 3rd down and the secondary has been porous at times (9th in passing defense). One positive for the Southern defense is that they are ball hawking and will get interceptions. Texas Southern has been average statistically on offense and have yet to find a stride in games with teams that are evenly matched or better. QB Averion Hurts has potential to be a solid QB and he is the reigning SWAC offensive player of the week. His top target is 6’7” Derrick Griffin who is a matchup nightmare and it appears that TSU realizes he is on their team now. The Tigers are capable running the ball and they are led by RB Brad Woodard. On defense the Tigers rank 2nd in total defense and they play both the run and pass well enough to win. Jamal Lucas is the leading tackler and Darian Claiborne is a playmaking LB. For TSU to be successful they have to control Southern on offense and make timely plays when they have the ball. When these two teams meet it’s usually close, I feel like Southern’s mentality will be the difference in this game. If the Jags put their PVU loss behind them then they should win, if they have a hangover TSU will hang around and be difficult to put away. TSU is out of the race, Southern can ill afford another loss. Nor can they look ahead to Alcorn next week. Prediction: SU 31 TSU 24.

The FCSTV Guide For Week 8

Once again our friend FargoBison at AnyGivenSaturday.com brings us a list of televised FCS games.

Lots of great FCS action on TV and streaming sites. As usual check back for updates and as always all games are in central time…..

TV Guide

10/23
Yale at Penn 6:00 p.m. NBCSN

10/24
ESPN College Gameday at JMU 8:00 a.m. ESPN

Princeton at Harvard 11:00 a.m. Comcast Sports NE/BA, SNY, Altitude 2, ASN Affiliates

Southern at Texas Southern 2:00 p.m. Root Sports SW

Wagner at BYU 2:00 p.m. BYUtv

Western Illinois at Illinois State 2:00 p.m. Comcast Sports Chicago

Abilene Christian at Incarnate Word 2:30 p.m. MASN, ASN Affiliates

North Dakota at Montana Root Sports 2:30 p.m. NW/RM, Direct TV 101

Richmond at James Madison 2:30 p.m. Comcast Sports CA

ETSU at Montana State 3:30 p.m. Altitude

Villanova at Towson 6:00 p.m. Comcast Sports MA, SNY, ASN Affiliates

Nicholls at Sam Houston State 6:00 p.m. Fox College Sports

Weber State at Northern Arizona 6:00 p.m. Fox Sports AZ+

Stony Brook at Maine 6:30 p.m. Fox College Sports

FCS on ESPN3
10/24 CCU at Monmouth noon
NDSU at Indiana State noon
CCSU at Sacred Heart noon
The Citadel at Furman 12:30 p.m.
VMI at Mercer 2:00 p.m.
Missouri State at USD 2:00 p.m.
UNI at SDSU 2:00 p.m.
WIU at Illinois State 2:00 p.m.
UCA at Lamar 6:00 p.m.
Northwestern State at McNeese St 6:00 p.m.
YSU at SIU 6:00 p.m.
Kennesaw State 6:00 p.m.

FCS on ESPN College Extra
10/24 NDSU at Indiana State noon
UNI at SDSU 2:00 p.m.
Missouri State at South Dakota 2:00 p.m.
UCA at Lamar 6:00 p.m.
Northwestern State at McNeese State 6:00 p.m.
YSU at SIU 6:00 p.m.

Where to find other FCS games(FREE) online….

SoCon Digital Network

SWAC Review 2015.7

SWAC Week 7 Review:

Charles Wells, SWAC Contributor | October 20, 2015

Thursday, October 15

Alabama State 31, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Alabama State got their third road win of the season beating UAPB, the Hornets are winless at home. Khalid Thomas rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns to lead Alabama State past Arkansas Pine Bluff 31-24. UAPB tied it at 24 early in the fourth quarter when Kwan Cummings recovered a fumble and raced for a 41-yard touchdown. ASU answered with a 74-yard scoring drive, highlighted by Josh Davis’ 50-yard catch. Thomas ran in the go-ahead score from the one yard line.

Daniel Duhart passed for 203 yards for the Hornets (3-4, 3-3). He faked a hand-off and broke a tackle to score from four yards out to give ASU a 24-17 lead late in the third quarter. Nolan Sorensen threw for 147 yards, rushed for 63 yards and had two touchdowns for UAPB (1-5, 0-4). He gave the Golden Lions a 14-0 lead after a 19-yard connection with John Hawkins and a one yard quarterback sneak.

Despite the loss, UAPB outrushed the ASU 207 to 165. Brian Handley rushed for 70 yards on 10 carries for the Golden Lions. Willie Duncan finished with a game high 15 tackles. ASU’s Daerius Washington was also in double figures in tackles 12 on the evening. Darien Barrett came away with a pair of sacks for the visiting Hornets.

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Grambling State 35, Alcorn State 34
Grambling defeated Alcorn for the second time in two years and maintained their SWAC West lead. Martez Carter scored on a one yard run and then booted the extra point in overtime as Grambling State rallied to defeat Alcorn State 35-34. The Braves scored on a seven yard run by John Gibbs Jr. but Haiden McCraney’s PAT kick was blocked. GSU is now the only undefeated team in conference play , Alcorn still leads the East.
Carter earned his second-straight 100-yard game, rushing for 133 yards on 11 carries. Gibbs rushed for 96 yards and two TDs, and passed for 222 yards with another score as the Braves scored four touchdowns to lead 28-14 at halftime. The Tigers scored twice in the third quarter to tie things at 28-28. Alcorn gained 218 yards on the ground with rushing touchdowns from Gibbs, Aaron Baker and Darryl Ragsdale.

Texas Southern 49, Mississippi Valley State 21
Texas Southern took their turn at the beating Valley, the Delta Devils put up more of a fight than expected. Texas Southern scored 21 points in the second quarter which proved to be the difference in a 49-21 victory over Mississippi Valley State. Averion Hurts had a career afternoon at quarterback for the Tigers passing for 311 yards and six touchdowns. Hurts also rushed for a score giving him seven on the day. MVSU scored the first points of the contest on a 14-yard pass from Thurston Rubin, Jr. to Natron Brooks to take a 7-0 lead. TSU tied the game at seven with just under five minutes remaining, The Tigers scored three more times in the second, before the Delta Devils found the end zone again. Thomas Stokes, Jr. pulled down a 13-yard pass making the score 28-14 in favor of TSU at the break.

MVSU’s Keenan Daniels scored on a 15-yard pass, Piraquive added the extra point before conceding 14 straight points to the Tigers. TSU scored oncre more the in the fourth for their final score. Thurstin completed 17 of his 33 passing attempts for 209 yards and three touchdowns but was also intercepted twice. Defensively Darion Claiborne led TSU with five tackles, Charles Moore tallied 10 total tackles to lead MVSU.

Alabama A&M 28, Jackson State 22
Alabama A&M kept Jackson State reeling and got an important victory on Saturday. Damion May passed for two touchdowns and Octavious Miles returned had a 99-yard kickoff return as Alabama A&M downed Jackson State 28-22. Miles’ score, his second career kickoff return for a touchdown, came after Jackson State’s Ryan Deising kicked a 41-yard field goal to give the Tigers a 9-0 lead. Earlier, quarterback LaMontiez Ivy connected with Jairus Moll on a seven-yard touchdown pass but Diesing’s point-after attempt hit the upright.

Miles took the ensuing kickoff at the 1, ran up the sidelines and broke to the middle, outrunning the JSU defenders. May, who started in place of the injured De’Angelo Ballard, found Juaquin Davis on a 16-yard pass in the second quarter to give the Bulldogs a 13-12 lead. A two-point conversion failed when May was wrapped up by the JSU defense. Jarius Moore scored on a 4-yard run to put JSU about midway through the third quarter for a 19-13 lead. With 6:98 left in the game, May found Jonathan Dorsey for an 18-yard TD pass and recaptured the lead at 20-19. But Jackson State regained the lead on a Deising field goal with about three minutes to play. However, Harvey Harris scored the game-winner on a three-yard run and the two-point conversion provided the final 28-22 score.

Prairie View 47, Southern 42
Our Co-Game of the Week lived up to it’s billing as PVU spoiled Southern’s homecoming. Johnta Hebert caught two touchdown passes, ran for two more and Prairie View overtook Southern in the fourth quarter for a 47-42 win Saturday. Hebert, who averages 85.6 rushing yards per game, racked up 114 yards on 17 carries and added 170 more with 10 receptions. Trey Green threw for 339 yards and the two TD throws to Hebert, De’Auntre Smiley ran in two touchdowns and Fred Anderson had a TD as well for PVAMU.

Trailing 30-27 early in the fourth quarter, the Panthers recovered a fumble at Southern’s 1-yard line and Smiley punched it in for the score, taking the lead and triggering a 20-12 run to cement the win. SUBR edged the Panthers 520-517 in total yards but had six fumbles to PVAMU’s two. Austin Howard was 18 for 28 and 377 yards, including three touchdowns and a fourth rushing TD.

Week 7 Players of the Week: October 19

Offensive Player of the Week
Averion Hurts, Texas Southern, Quarterback
Texas Southern’s 49-21 win over Mississippi Valley State was one to remember for Hurts, as he threw six touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead the Tigers to victory. The junior was 19-of-24 passing for 311 yards. He also rushed for 68 yards on 14 attempts.

Defensive Player of the Week
Daerius Washington, Alabama State, Linebacker
Washington notched a game-high 12 total stops (nine solo) in helping to lead the Hornets to a 31-24 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Oct. 15. Washington was the lone player to notch double-figures in tackles, and he also made 1.5 tackles for loss in addition to a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry in Alabama State’s victory.

Special Teams Player of the Week
Ernest Brewer, Prairie View A&M, Cornerback
Brewer was around the ball all night for Prairie View A&M in the special teams game. The senior blocked two point-after attempts and also recovered two fumbles on special teams during the Panthers’ 47-42 defeat of Southern.

Newcomer of the Week
Will Skinner, Prairie View A&M, Defensive Back
Manning the rover position for PVAMU, Skinner racked up 15 total stops in the Panthers’ 47-42 win versus Southern, and also forced a fumble. The figure represents a career-high in tackles for the freshman, as prior to this contest his personal best for tackles in a game was six.

Big Sky Review 2015.7

BSC Week 7 Review

Lance Berndt & Kris Kallem, BSC Contributors | October 20, 2015

Kris Says-

UC Davis 27 Northern Colorado 56
The Bears jumped all over Davis early leading 42-0 at the half. The UNC tandem of freshman quarterback Jacob Knipp and sophomore running back Brandon Cartegena were responsible for 6 touchdowns. Northern Colorado is at 4-2. Their schedule becomes much more difficult so I don’t see them competing for a playoff birth but at least their future looks bright.

Eastern Washington 45 Idaho State 28
Cooper Kupp goes off on the Bengals catching 14 balls for 162 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also throws a touchdown to quarterback Jordan West on a flanker reverse and returns a punt for a touchdown as well. The Eagles defense plays it’s best game of the season forcing four Bengal turnovers, and holding Idaho State to under 400 yards of total offense.

Sacramento State 0 Southern Utah 44
The Hornets were down to their 3rd string quarterback and it showed, only gaining 187 yards of total offense against a dominating Thunderbird defense. Southern Utah cornerback Ammon Olsen lights up the Hornet defense with 5 touchdowns and 421 passing yards. This the Thunderbirds second straight 44-0 shut out. They have now given up only 10 points total to their last 4 opponents. Southern Utah is looking like a legit conference championship contender.

Lance says-

Portland State 59 Montana State 42
To put some reality into how this game actually played out, 14 of the first 16 offensive possessions (excluding MSU’s one play drive before the half) resulted in a touchdown. I’ve seen games with frantic scoring at the end of a game, but I don’t know if I’ve seen one with such back and forth scoring to start the game. The score was 56-42 at the end of the third quarter. All Portland State had to do was stop the Bobcats on two drives in the first quarter and that basically sealed the game because they scored a TD on their first 8 drives. The very talented and deep Vikings backfield once again shined gaining 465 yards with David Jones racking up 285 of those and 3 TDs on just 23 carries. QB Alex Kuresa also threw pretty well with 217 yards and a TD and only 4 incompletions. This is a statement game for Portland State as they continue their brutal conference schedule.

Weber State 25 North Dakota 24
North Dakota controlled this game as they held the lead for 52 straight minutes. Weber State never gave up, though, and slowly took advantage of UND’s weakness at both quarterback and secondary and finally took the lead with 5:38 left in the game. Jadrian Clark threw for 273 yards and 3 TDs for the Wildcats, with receiver Darryl Denby hauling in 7 receptions for 130 yards and 1 TD. Freshman running back John Santiago ran for 157 yards and a TD to lead UND. It wasn’t just offensive success for Weber State. Josh Kealamakia nailed both a 43 and a 48 yard field goal to boost the special teams. Emmett Tela led the defense with 10 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and an interception.

Players of the week:

For the offense it’s David Jones of Portland State. As I stated earlier he ran for 285 yards and 3 TDs on 23 carries. This was the fifth-best rushing game in Portland State history.
On defense Emmett Tela from Weber State takes the honor. Tela had both a fumble recovery and interception in the fourth quarter of the win over North Dakota.

For Special Teams, it is Eastern Washington’s Cooper Kupp. His electrifying 76 yard punt return for a touchdown in the third quarter provided to be very beneficial in their win over Idaho State.