Go, Vandals, Go - The Idaho Vandals

[Cheese2121]

Good luck against North Texas in the opener. It looks to be a winnable matchup for you.

[djp73]

Yup they are beatable if we are on our A game. Can't afford any mistakes.

[djp73]

Game Report
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21===38
8-31-13
Apogee Stadium
Denton, Texas


IDAHO’S SOLOMON DIXON AND NORTH TEXAS’ DAVID BUSBY EACH HAD KEY INTERCEPTIONS

Scoreboard	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Idaho [0-0]	10	0	8	3	21
North Texas [0-0]	14	7	0	17	38

LATE TURNOVER DOOMS VANDALS

Late in the fourth quarter trailing North Texas by ten points Idaho quarterback Taylor Davis made his first mistake of the game when he tried to force a pass to receiver Najee Lovett on a slant. North Texas cornerback David Busby jumped the route to make the pick and all but sealed the deal for the Mean Green. North Texas scored on the ensuing possession and won by a final score of 38-21 .

Fullback Jake Manley scored Idaho’s only offensive touchdown

Idaho kept things close until the middle of the fourth quarter, trailing 18-21 going into the final frame.

Three times the Vandals had the ball inside the North Texas two yard line and came away empty, twice after being stopped on fourth and goal and once when they ran out of time in the first half.

“You can’t go back and ‘what if’ those calls. You just can’t. You make calls in the course of the game and you can just try to learn from them going forward but you have to trust yourself in the heat of the moment.” Idaho head coach Wade Wilkerson Jr. said after the game. Had Idaho kicked three field goals in those situations they still would have come up short.

Idaho managed just one offensive score, on a one yard run by fullback Jake Manley in the third quarter. Cornerback Solomon Dixon scored the teams other touchdown on a 26 yard pick six in the first quarter. Dixon intercepted two passes in the game.

Idaho will travel to face Wyoming next week.

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
NT D. Terrell 86 Yd punt return (Z. Olen kick)
ID T. Coman 28 Yd FG
ID S. Dixon 26 Yd interception return (T. Cowan kick)
NT B. Berglund 40 Yd rush (Z. Olen kick)
2nd Quarter
NT M. Smith 3 Yd pass from B. Berglund (Z. Olen kick)
3rd Quarter
ID J. Manley 1 Yd run (2pt)
4th Quarter
NT Z. Olen 30 Yd FG
ID T. Cowan 39 Yd FG
NT R. Pegram 12 Yd pass from B. Berglund (Z. Olen kick)
NT R. Pegram 6 Yd run (Z. Olen kick)

Key Player Stats

T. Davis 19/31 206Yds INT
J. Baker 15Car 55Yds
N. Lovett 7Rec 94Yds
D. Epps 4Rec 48Yds
M. Milan 10Tkl, 3TFL
S. Dixon 2Tkl, 2INT, TD


B. Berglund 14/26 203Yds 2TD 2INT, 4Car 57Yds TD
R. Pegram 22Car 108Yds TD, 2Rec 21Yds TD
B. Chancellor 6Rec 91Yds
H. Jackson 8Tkl
Z. Orr 8Tkl
D. Busby 2Tkl, INT
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Current Record: 0-1
Next Week: @ Wyoming

[djp73]

AROUND THE NATION


AARON MURRAY LED GEORGIA TO A BIG WIN OVER CLEMSON

GEORGIA TOPS CLEMSON ON THE ROAD
Clemson, South Carolina - Aaron Murray threw for 361 yards and three touchdowns as Georgia took down Clemson on the road. Clemson’s Tajh Boyd threw for 384 yards and three scores along with an interception in the loss.

After Celmson jumped out to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter Georgia exploded for three touchdowns in the second on runs by Todd Gurley and Kendall Marshall then a Murray TD pass. Clemson added a touchdown just before the half but failed to convert when they went for two.

The teams exchanged touchdowns in the third, setting up an epic fourth quarter.

Georgia took charge with a 31 yard Murray to Conley touchdown pass early in the fourth, pushing the lead to 35-26. Boyd hooked up with Sammy Watkins from 10 yards out to make it 35-33 with just over six minutes left to play.

Murray led his team up the field and Kendall Marshall made it 42-33 with a nine yard scoring run with just under two and a half minutes left to play. Boyd was able to connect with Seckinger for a 41 yard score to make it 42-40 with 43 seconds to play but Georgia was able to run out the clock to clinch the win.

NOTES

Louisiana-Monroe tops Oklahoma in upset of the week
TCU upsets LSU 41-28
Ohio shocks Louisville 27-24
Fresno State QB Derek Carr out 2-3 weeks with sprained ankle
Mizzou hit with injuries as RB Henry Josey dislocates ankle, DE Kony Ealy tears shoulder
Michigan, Boise State both fall in upsets

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TOP 25 SCORES
#1 Alabama 35, Virginia Tech 13
#2 Ohio State 27, Buffalo 20 OT
#4 Texas A&M 31, Rice 10
#5 Georgia 42, #9 Clemson 40
#6 Oregon 38, Nicholls State 17
#7 Notre Dame 38, Temple 10
#8 South Carolina 35, North Carolina 7
#10 Florida 45, Toledo 3
Ohio 27, #11 Louisville 24
#17 TCU 41, #12 LSU 28
Louisiana-Monroe 42, #13 Oklahoma 34
#14 Florida State 34, Pitt 17
#15 Texas 52, New Mexico State 14
#16 Oklahoma State 38, Mississippi State 31
Washington 38, #18 Boise State 17
Central Michigan 31, #19 Michigan 21
#20 UCLA 42, Nevada 6
#21 Kansas State 38, North Dakota State 7
#22 Nebraska 27, Wyoming 17
#23 Oregon State 30, Eastern Washington 0
#24 Northern Illinois 37, Iowa 20
Ole Miss 49, #25 Vanderbilt 21

TOP 25 POLL

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 1, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama (34)	1	0	1498
2	2	Ohio State (24)	1	0	1436
3	5	Georgia (1)	1	0	1406
4	3	Stanford (1)	0	0	1375
5	4	Texas A&M (1)	1	0	1316
6	6	Oregon	1	0	1199
7	7	Notre Dame	1	0	1142
8	8	South Carolina	1	0	1087
9	10	Florida	1	0	978
10	14	Florida State	1	0	786
11	17	TCU	1	0	747
12	15	Texas	1	0	722
13	9	Clemson	0	1	709
14	16	Oklahoma State	1	0	674
15	12	LSU	0	1	505
16	20	UCLA	1	0	490
17	21	Kansas State	1	0	447
18	22	Nebraska	1	0	404
19	23	Oregon State	1	0	362
20	--	Washington	1	0	355
21	24	Northern Illinois	1	0	334
22	11	Louisville	0	1	300
23	--	Ole Miss	1	0	290
24	13	Oklahoma	0	1	277
25	--	Arizona State	0	0	243

UCLA’S BRETT HUNDLEY SCORED SIX TDS AGAINST NEVADA

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSE: UCLA QB Brett Hundley: 17/23 288Yds, 14Car 69Yds, 6TD
DEFENSE: UMass CB Randall Jette: 2Tkl, 3INT

HEISMAN UPDATE

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 1, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M		307PYds, 52RYds, 4TD
A.J. McCarron	QB	Alabama		15PYds, 1TD
Braxton Miller	QB	Ohio State		212PYds, 124RYds, 3TD
Teddy Bridgewater	QB	Louisville		98PYds, 1TD
Marcus Mariota	QB	Oregon		313PYds, 49RYds, 2TD

[djp73]

Game Preview
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0-1===0-1
9-7-13
War Memorial Stadium
Laramie, WY

Both teams will be looking to bounce back from season opening losses as the Vandals head to Wyoming in game two.

Players to Watch

WYOMING QB BRETT SMITH WILL BE THE BEST PLAYER ON THE FIELD

Wyoming junior quarterback Brett Smith is the unquestioned leader of his team. He struggled in the loss to Nebraska but expect him to have a good game against a much weaker opponent. Smith's primary target is senior receiver Robert Herron. Defensively the team is led by linebacker Devyn Harris and safety Darrenn White.

Stat Comparison
Idaho – Stat - Wyoming
Offense
21.0 - PPG - 17.0
319 - Tot – 268
113 - Rush – 68
206 - Pass – 200
Defense
395 - Tot – 509
192 - Rush – 301
203 - Pass – 208

Injury Report
Idaho - None
Wyoming - None

ESPN Prediction

[thesportsguru11]

I'm here, looks good as usual.

Rough loss, djp. Year 1 with Idaho is usually a mulligan no matter what happens, so here's hoping you can make something of it.

[djp73]

Thanks for checking in, always good to have you along for the ride.

The way I look at it is Idaho won one game in 2013 so if I can beat that, even by one more game, I'm way ahead. Also North Texas won that game 40-6 so if we're looking at moral victories that's a big one.

[psorbs1998]

Interesting team choice. I can't wait to see how this works out for you man!