--Prowl and Howl - An ESU Timberwolves Dynasty-

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MISSED IT BY THAT MUCH
ESU nearly comes back on BC


Zeigler‘s 96 yard KR TD got ESU the momentum

Chestnut Hill, Boston, Massachusetts - BC was coming into the game off a 41-0 win over FCS West. ESU was coming off a 63-21 loss in Michigan. BC would be heavily favored in the game. ESU and Coach Winters new that if they were to have any chance at all they needed to run the football effectively, something they were not able to do at the Big House.

When BC had to settle for a field goal to cap their opening 15 play, 73 yard drive it was considered a win for the Twolves. ESU would lose 2 yards and go three and out. ESU would get the ball back on a Brady interception but the drive would stall and result in a punt. BC held a 3-0 lead after the first.

Harris added to the lead when he broke several tackles en route to a 37 yard TD run. On third down Bentley would throw a pick and give BC the ball at the ESU 25. After a pass to the 9 Harris would run to the goal line before Rettig hit Lee for a short TD and a 17-0 lead. After forcing a fumble on a punt return ESU would take possession at the BC 20 but on the first play Frederick, in for the struggling Bentley, was picked in the end zone to give it right back. BC would capitalize on the drive, going the full 80 yards in 10 plays and capping it with another Harris TD on the ground. Rich Zeigler would steal the momentum for ESU with a 97 yard kick off return TD. After a missed point after the Timberwolves would trail 24-6 at the half. ESU had amassed 22 yards of total offense compared to BC’s 297.

Frederick would fare just as poorly as Bentley had, throwing his second pick on ESU’s first second half possession. Rettig would find Pantale for a 20 yard TD to make BC’s lead 31-6. Morgan capped a 7 play 66 yard drive with a short TD run but the conversion attempt was stuffed and the scoreboard read 31-12. BC’s ensuing drive ended when they coughed up the ball and ESU recovered at their 19. Griffin would het a 34 yard field goal after Frederick lost yards on a third down sack. BC would lose the ball again and Mack recovered it at the Wolves 32. Bower would break free on a streak route and Frederick hit him in stride for a 68 yard TD. Griffin made it a 9 point game with the PAT.

Zeigler would bring a BC punt back to their 38 to start ESU’s first possession of the 4th quarter. Morgan would get several carries to get them to the 26 and then Barry would line up at QB and run down to the 5 on a keeper. Griffin would hit a field goal a few plays later to make it 31-25. Another BC punt would result in Zeigler returning it to the BC 29. ESU would turn it over on downs at the 19 with 2:48 left to play. BC would pick up a few first downs on the ground and run out the clock to escape with a narrow victory.

“Do we have a quarterback controversy? The only controversy is that we don’t have a quarterback.” Frederick outplayed Bentley but was just 2-7 for 96 yards and a TD with a pair of interceptions. The bulk of it coming on the 68 yard bomb to Bower for the TD. Bentley was 1-6 for 10 yards and an interception, recording a QB rating of 0.0. Bright spots for ESU were freshman HB Marcus Morgan, who rushed for 51 yards on 11 carries after replacing the ineffective Pressley, and return man Rich Zeigler who racked up 150 kick return yards and a TD as well as 73 yards in punt returns.





Brady with an early pick, Morgan scores a TD

Eastern State (0-1) at Boston College (1-0)
Sep 4, 2010 1 2 3 4 F Eastern State 00 06 16 03 25 Boston College 03 21 07 00 31 Top Performers Eastern State WR M. Bower KR/PR R. Zeigler Boston College HB M. Harris QB C. Rettig	Team Stats Comparison ESU BC First Downs 6 18 3rd Down Efficiency 0-8 9-14 4th Down Efficiency 0-1 0-0 Total Yards 495 535 Passing Yards 106 283 Rushing Yards 101 153 Penalties-Penalty Yards 2-6 0-0 Turnovers 3 4 Time of Possession 19:08 16:52
Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING ESU BC 4:36 (BC) N. Freese 19 Yd FG 00 03 SECOND QUARTER SCORING ESU BC 4:04 (BC) M. Harris 37 Yd run (N. Freese kick) 00 10 2:32 (BC) C. Lee 1 Yd pass from C. Rettig (N. Freese kick) 00 17 0:04 (BC) M. Harris 1 Yd run (N. Freese kick) 00 24 0:00 (ESU) R. Zeigler 96 YD KR (missed kick) 06 24 THIRD QUARTER SCORING ESU BC 7:27 (BC) C. Pantale 20 Yd pass from C. Rettig (N. Freese kick) 06 31 3:50 (ESU) M. Morgan 1 Yd run (2-pt failed) 12 31 0:50 (ESU) M. Griffin 34 Yd FG 15 31 0:10 (BC) M. Bower 68 Yd pass from B. Frederick (M. Griffin kick) 22 31 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING ESU BC 5:17 (ESU) M. Griffin 20 Yd FG 25 31
Eastern State PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT B. Frederick 2/7 96 1 2 J. Bentley 1/6 10 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Morgan 11 51 4.6 1 M. Barry 4 37 9.2 0 C. Pressley 10 14 1.4 0 J. Bentley 1 5 5.0 0 B. Frederick 2 -6 -3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Bower 1 68 68.0 1 M. Barry 1 28 28.0 0 C. Morton 1 10 10.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD N. Moyer 7 0.0 0 0 K. Stratton 7 1.0 0 0 C. McNeal 6 0.0 0 0 B. Brady 5 0.0 1 0 J. Prince 2 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG M. Griffin 2/2 1/2 7 34 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 M. Griffin 4 178 44.5 2 KICK RETURNING RET YDS AVG TD R. Zeigler 3 150 50.0 1 M. barry 3 65 21.6 0 PUNT RETURNING RET YDS AVG TD R. Zeigler 3 73 24.3 0 Boston College PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT C. Rettig 26/36 283 1 0 M. Harris 0/1 0 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Harris 21 142 6.7 2 S. Phifer 2 9 4.5 0 I. Momah 1 7 7.0 0 C. Rettig 3 -5 -1.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Lee 7 51 7.2 1 M. Harris 6 84 14.0 0 C. Pantale 4 53 13.2 1 J. Coleman 3 39 13.0 0 B. Flutie 3 32 10.6 0 S. Phifer 1 1 1.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD L. Kuechly 7 1.0 1 0 D. Scafe 6 0.0 0 0 M. Herzlich 5 0.0 0 0 A. Albright 3 1.0 0 0 D. Gause 3 0.0 1 0 W. Davis 1 0.0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG N. Freese 1/1 4/4 7 20 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 R. Quigley 3 123 41.0 0 KICK RETURNING RET YDS AVG TD D. Gause 3 53 17.6 0 C. Fox 2 39 19.5 0 PUNT RETURNING RET YDS AVG TD D. Gause 3 7 2.3 0

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ESU 2010 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 28	at Michigan	Lost, 63-21
Sep 4	at Boston College	Lost, 31-25
Sep 18	at Iowa
Sep 25	vs Mississippi State
Oct 2	at Wake Forest
Oct 9	vs East Carolina
Oct 23	at North Carolina
Oct 30	vs Louisiana-Lafayette
Nov 6	vs Kent State
Nov 13	at Texas
Nov 20	at Georgia Tech

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AROUND THE NCAA
Week Two

Top 25 Scores

#1 Alabama 33, Penn State 0
#2 Ohio State 26, #14 Miami 6
#3 Texas 30, Wyoming 3
#4 Oregon 34, Tennessee 13
#5 VA Tech 45, FCS West 0
#6 Florida 50, USF 7
#7 TCU 69, FCS SouthEast 24
#8 Nebraska 48, Idaho 10
#9 Iowa 41, Iowa State 13
#11 Georgia Tech 27, Kansas 13
#13 USC 28, Virginia 16
#20 Florida State 36, #15 Oklahoma 14
#18 Arkansas 52, Tulane 24
#19 Utah 34, UNLV 3
#21 Cincinnati 45, FCS East 3
#22 Pitt 34, FCS MidWest 0
#24 LSU 37, Vanderbilt 10
UTEP 23, #25 Houston 20

Hot off the Presses

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 6, 2010
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (35)	2	0	1499
2	2	Ohio State (24)	2	0	1438
3	3	Texas (1)	2	0	1339
4	4	Oregon (1)	2	0	1335
5	5	Virginia Tech	2	0	1213
6	6	Florida	2	0	1152
7	7	TCU	2	0	1093
8	8	Nebraska	2	0	1035
9	9	Iowa	2	0	978
10	10	Wisconsin	1	0	923
11	11	Georgia Tech	2	0	885
12	13	USC	1	0	765
13	12	Boise State	0	1	715
14	17	North Carolina	1	0	574
15	20	Florida State	2	0	551
16	18	Arkansas	2	0	529
17	19	Utah	2	0	486
18	14	Miami	1	1	447
19	21	Cincinnati	2	0	404
20	16	Penn State	1	1	361
21	15	Oklahoma	1	1	330
22	22	Pitt	1	1	327
23	24	LSU	1	1	265
24	23	Oregon State	0	1	255
25	--	West Virginia	2	-	231

Heisman Watch

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 6, 2010
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
M. Ingram	HB	Alabama		55-324 4td,
C. Keenum	QB	Houston		N/A
K. Moore	QB	Boise State		6/7 47yds 1int
T. Pryor	QB	Ohio State		42/65 531yds 4td 3int
D. Thomas	Qb	Oregon		47/82 619yds 8td 1int

Players of the Week
QB A. Luck Stanford 33/47 423yds, 14car 117yds 5 tot td
CB C. Brown Texas 4tkl 2tfl sck fr

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ESU News

Jacksonville, Florida - Despite the fact that the ESU Timberwolves return to the FBS is only two weeks in rumors have begun to circulate that the school's AD and some of it's top boosters are upset with the direction that Coach Winters has taken with the schedule.

Winters opted to schedule several top tier schools including Michigan, Texas, Iowa and Georgia Tech. So far ESU is 0-2 with a 63-21 loss in Michigan and a 31-25 defeat in Chapel Hill.

"We need a schedule that can build the confidence of the kids, help bring in top recruits and keep the fan base interested." stated one anonymous booster. With the current schedule most experts predict 2-4 wins for the Timberwolves. Coach Winters was not available for comment but an unnamed assistant was quoted as saying: "The tougher the talent you play the quicker you need to improve and execute. We're learning a lot about the players we have."

Despite the opinion of the ESU Coaching staff pressure from the boosters is likely to result in a softer schedule next season. It is not clear if any long term contracts have been signed with current opponents. Following a week off ESU will travel to face Iowa. Iowa is currently 2-0 and ranked #9.

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AROUND THE NCAA
Week Three

Top 25 Scores

#1 Alabama 35, Duke 13
#2 Ohio State 42, Ohio 0
Texas Tech 35, #3 Texas 28
#4 Oregon 41, FCS West 0
#5 VA Tech 38, ECU 6
Tennessee 30, #6 Florida 17
#7 TCU 31, Baylor 3
#8 Nebraska 36, Washington 14
#9 Iowa 45, Arizona 14
#10 Wisconsin 31, Arizona State 17
#11 Georgia Tech 23, #14 North Carolina 20
#12 USC 31, Minnesota 28
#13 Boise State 40, Wyoming 14
#15 Florida State 47, BYU 10
#16 Arkansas 28, Georgia 17
#17 Utah 59, New Mexico 0
#20 Penn State 62, Kent State 0
#21 Oklahoma 34, Air Force 27
Mississippi State 23, #23 LSU 10
#24 Oregon State 32, Louisville 10
#25 West Virginia 19, Maryland 10

Hot off the Presses

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 13, 2010
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (37)	3	0	1501
2	2	Ohio State (22)	3	0	1421
3	4	Oregon (1)	3	0	1301
4	5	Virginia Tech (1)	3	0	1243
5	7	TCU	3	0	1129
6	8	Nebraska	3	0	1095
7	9	Iowa	3	0	1035
8	10	Wisconsin	2	0	965
9	11	Georgia Tech	3	0	956
10	12	USC	2	0	876
11	13	Boise State	1	1	775
12	15	Florida State	3	0	712
13	16	Arkansas	3	0	697
14	3	Texas	2	1	639
15	17	Utah	3	0	631
16	6	Florida	2	1	585
17	18	Miami	1	1	527
18	19	Cincinnati	2	0	527
19	14	North Carolina	1	1	481
20	20	Penn State	2	1	454
21	21	Oklahoma	2	1	412
22	22	Pittsburgh	1	1	357
23	24	Oregon State	1	1	277
24	25	West Virginia	3	0	277
25	--	Auburn	3	0	239

Heisman Watch

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 13, 2010
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
M. Ingram	HB	Auburn		68-397 4td, 2rec td
C. Keenum	QB	Houston		N/A
K. Moore	QB	Boise State		25/31 293yds 2td 1int
D. Thomas	QB	Oregon		65/108 787yds 9td 2int, 3 rush td
T. Taylor	QB	Virginia Tech		74/108 957yds 12td 2int, 1 rush td

Players of the Week
QB N. Enderle Iowa 29/37 369yds 7td
ROLB J. Holland Purdue 4tkl 5tfl 10atk 2sck 2fr

[Deuce2223]

Way to make a comeback in the 2nd half. Down 24-6, your team could've packed it in. At least you made things interesting. To bad you couldn't get more going in the 4th Q.

[bh446066]

Oh, man, this is awesome!

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Quote: Originally Posted by Deuce2223

Way to make a comeback in the 2nd half. Down 24-6, your team could've packed it in. At least you made things interesting. To bad you couldn't get more going in the 4th Q.

yeah things really started to click for us, if it had happened earlier we might have had a shot at them