Climbing The Ladder : Coach Rousseau's Career (NCAAF 14)

[RoyHahn]

Having spent some years in Boca, this is a very interesting dynasty for me to follow. Congratulations on that spectacular win against Wisconsin. Good luck against Buffalo - if you could handle the Badgers, I'm sure you can handle the Bulls.

[el_rousso]

Quote: Originally Posted by RoyHahn

Having spent some years in Boca, this is a very interesting dynasty for me to follow. Congratulations on that spectacular win against Wisconsin. Good luck against Buffalo - if you could handle the Badgers, I'm sure you can handle the Bulls.

Thanks for the support ! And as for the next game, I know the Bulls are ranked way lower than Wisconsin, but I'm eager to see what the guys can do on the field, as I'm only calling in the plays. Warren seems to have one hell of a good start to the season right now, hopefully that doesn't make my offense too one-dimensional, but the rest of the team has answered the call as of yet. I believe they can do well against Buffalo.

[el_rousso]

75 - 24

Disaster in Buffalo, as Bulls mangle Owls 75-24

BUFFALO -- The bye week definitely wasn't a good thing for the Owls, as they looked slow and disorganized facing the Bulls yesterday, and what looked like a great opportunity to build upon after the win against Wisconsin turned into a massacre. This defeat beats the previous record for the worst FAU loss, when the #24 Louisville Cardinals defeated the Owls 61-10 back in 2005.

The Bulls got everything right during the game; shutting down senior HB Jay Warren and limiting him to only 74 yards on 13 carries, while repeatedly sacking senior QB Greg Hankerson (15 times to be exact). Hankerson did amass 300 yards passing and 3 TDs, but by the time he got there, the Owls weren't in the game no more, in fact, the game was over by the end of the first quarter. On the brighter side of things, senior WR Kalib Woods caught two TD passes late in the game.

Second half became a nightmare for the Owls, getting beat up in every facet of the game, as they were outscored 52-21 in the last two quarters. Redshirt junior FS Courtney Givens had a relatively good game in this lopsided defeat, amassing 9 tackles. Buffalo's redshirt senior defensive end Tedroy Lynch had a career game, beating the school record for sacks in a game with his 6.0 quarterback tackles, as Buffalo's defensive unit recovered two fumbles (including one for a TD) by Hankerson and intercepted one pass.

The Owls get another bye next week, and we can safely predict that coach Rousseau will likely have his players run extra punitive drills to atone for this defeat, and prepare themselves for their next game at home against Navy. And if that wasn't enough already, the Owls will be without redshirt sophomore defensive end Shawn Jenkins at least for the next three weeks after suffering an injury in the defeat.

Florida Atlantic Owls at Buffalo Bulls
Sep 16, 2017	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Florida Atlantic Owls (2-0)	3	0	7	14	24
Buffalo Bulls (1-3)	7	16	24	28	75

Team Stats Comparison
	FAU	BUFF
Total Offense	357	735
Rushing Yards	57	326
Passing Yards	300	409
First Downs	18	23
Punt Return Yards	18	47
Kick Return Yards	215	140
Total Yards	590	922
Turnovers	3	0
3rd Down Converstion	4/17	11/18
4th Down Conversion	2/3	0/0
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/1	5/3
Penalties	5-33	7-75
Posession Time	22:59	21:01

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		FAU	BUFF
	(BUFF) D.Hickman, 1yd TD run (XP)	0	7
	(FAU) J.Carter, 24yd FG	3	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		FAU	BUFF
	(BUFF) M.Nixon, 23yd FG	3	10
	(BUFF) M.Nixon, 46yd FG	3	13
	(BUFF) J.Eiland, 22yd TD pass from D.Hickman (XP)	3	20
	(BUFF) M.Nixon, 22yd FG	3	23
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		FAU	BUFF
	(BUFF) N.Haas, 0yd TD run (XP)	3	30
	(BUFF) M.Nixon, 24yd FG	3	33
	(BUFF) N.Haas, 20yd TD run (XP)	3	40
	(FAU) K.Woods, 21yd TD pass from G.Hankerson (XP)	10	40
	(BUFF) N.Haas, 60yd TD run (XP)	10	47
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		FAU	BUFF
	(FAU) B.Pratt, 31yd TD pass from G.Hankerson (XP)	17	47
	(BUFF) B.Billings, 7yd TD pass from A.Singleton (XP)	17	54
	(BUFF) N.Haas, 89yd TD run (XP)	17	61
	(BUFF) K.Mitchell, 55yd fumble return TD (XP)	17	68
	(FAU) K.Woods, 33yd TD pass from G.Hankerson (XP)	24	68
	(BUFF) J.Nash, 18yd TD pass from A.Singleton (XP)	24	75

Florida Atlantic Owls PASSING C/A YDS TD INT G.Hankerson 22/34 300 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J.Warren 13 74 5.7 0 G.Hankerson 23 2 0.1 0 K.Pitts 1 -8 -8.0 0 M.Hall 5 -11 -2.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R.Yates 7 122 17.4 0 K.Woods 2 54 27.0 2 S.Vereen 4 48 12.0 0 B.Pratt 2 34 17.0 1 A****ffin 1 13 13.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C.Givens 9 0 0 0 J.Lowe 7 1 0 0 B.Coleman 6 0 0 0 M.Humphrey 5 0 0 0 C.Holt 4 1 0 0

Buffalo Bulls PASSING C/A YDS TD INT D.Hickman 21/34 348 1 0 A.Singleton 5-9 61 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD N.Haas 24 264 11.0 4 T.Thompson 6 31 5.2 0 D.Hickman 8 21 2.6 1 A.Singleton 3 10 3.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J.Eiland 9 153 17.0 1 J.Nash 4 102 25.5 1 B.Whitaker 3 56 18.7 0 N.Haas 3 37 12.3 0 B.Billings 1 7 7.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T.Lynch 7 6 0 0 E.Small 9 2 0 0 K.Mitchell 6 1 0 1 C.Thomas 6 1 0 0 G.Davis 4 0 0 0

[el_rousso]

Headlines 14-pt comeback in 4th quarter lifts California 38-34 against Utah Air attack leads the #14 Broncos to 55-39 win over #16 Cavaliers Arkansas trounce #21 Kentucky 52-10 #10 Alabama avoids upset against Vanderbilt with 20-pt last quarter Hurricanes hold on at home to win 42-35 OT against Deacons 8TD performance by QB Swoopes earn him recognition	TOP 25 Rank Team W-L 1 - Nebraska(37) 3-0 2 +2 Notre Dame(21) 4-0 3 +2 Ohio State(2) 4-0 4 +2 Florida(1) 3-0 5 +3 Texas A&M 3-1 6 +1 Oregon 2-0 7 +4 Clemson 4-0 8 -6 Virginia Tech 1-1 9 +1 Alabama 4-0 10 -1 Oklahoma 1-1 11 -8 UCLA 3-1 12 - Penn State 1-0 13 - Texas 3-0 14 - Boise State 3-0 15 +2 Ole Miss 2-2 16 +2 North Carolina 2-1 17 +5 Washington 1-1 18 +2 Louisville 3-0 19 -4 Georgia 3-1 20 -4 Virginia 2-1 21 +3 Cincinnati 3-0 22 +1 South Carolina 2-2 23 -4 Georgia Tech 1-2 24 +1 Stanford 2-2 25 N USC 2-1
Conference-USA Standings EAST DIVISION WEST DIVISION       W L CW CL       W L CW CL   Old Dominion 1 1 1 0   UTEP 2 0 0 0   WKU 2 1 1 1   UTSA 1 1 0 0   FIU 2 1 0 0   Rice 2 2 0 0   FAU 2 1 0 0   Louisiana Tech 1 2 0 0   Mid Tenn State 1 1 0 0   Southern Miss 1 2 0 1   Marshall 0 3 0 0   North Texas 0 3 0 0                 UAB 0 3 0 0
Heisman Watch HB Josh Davis (SR) 89 rushes, 602 yards, 10TDs, 17 receptions, 318 yards, 2TDs HB Adam Taylor (SR RS) 49 rushes, 354 yards, 9TD, 8 receptions, 95 yards, TD QB Malik Zaire (SR RS) 84/113, 1266 yards, 14TDs, 39 rushes, 160 yards, TD QB Kenny Hill (SR RS) 80/112, 1106 yards, 15TDs, 46 rushes, 149 yards, 3TD QB Tyrone Swoopes (SR RS) 66/97, 1005 yards, 13TDs, 36 rushes, 239 yards, 3TDs
Top 5 Commits ATH Micah Jones Coral Gables, FL Also interested : LSU, USC, Florida, Miami, Texas A&M DT Corey Huffman Weatherford, TX Also interested : Navy, Oklahoma, Georgia Tech, Michigan State, Ohio State, Notre Dame, South Carolina DE Roderick Whitaker Buckburnett, TX Also interested : Texas A&M, TCU, Baylor DT Gamara Wheeler Live Oak, TX Also interested : TCU, Houston, Baylor P Brady Harris Waycross, GA Also interested : Middle Tennessee State, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Nebraska	Players of the Week OF QB T. Swoopes 22/36-402, 11/134, 8TD DF LE T.Lynch 7TK, 6SK OF QB A. Robinson 26/38-290, 11/18, 5TD DF RE K. Anderson 6TK, 2SK

[el_rousso]

Big XII expansion process is underway; Cincinnati and Houston are the targets

It appears that despite all the pre-expansion talks, BYU will not be a part of the Big XII Conference, at least for the time being. Conference officials have confirmed that invitations have been sent out to Cincinnati and Houston, both current members of the American Athletic Conference, to be a part of the expanded Big XII. The fact that BYU was left out of this round of invites may point to a possibility that they would be applying to join another conference in the coming years, or even themselves ask for a spot in the Big XII.

Cincinnati has for quite some time been a target for expansion speculations, and provided they join, would help ease the tensions between West Virginia and the rest of the conference, since there would now be two close neighbors in the eastern part of the Big XII. Houston looks mainly to be there to even out divisions, as while they've been a good program the past few years in the American, they've had some difficulties keeping up with some of the competition. However, they would provide a foothold for the Big XII in the Houston market, both for recruiting and television revenue.

Conference officials have yet to issue a statement regarding the details of the expansion process, but inside sources have told us that both schools, providing they accept the invitation, would begin conference play in the 2019 season, so the transition period would be the length of the 2018 season. Whether they go Independent or transfer directly hasn't been addressed yet, or there may be the possibility that the schools would be able to move earlier to their new home.

As this potential move would greatly affect the American, reactions from commissioner Michael Aresco regarding the state of the conference teams will likely follow shortly. If the move is accepted by Cincinnati and Houston, the American would move back to 10 teams if they do not invite other schools to fill the void.

[el_rousso]

Headlines 2nd quarter surge lifts Oregon State 41-35 against #11 UCLA Tigers force OT, but lose 38-35 against Golden Eagles East Tennessee State upsets San Jose State 20-10 Last-second field goal gives Iowa a 20-17 win over Rutgers #9 Alabama comes back in 2nd half and defeats #15 Ole Miss 34-29 Tigers land 5-star prospect QB Kenny Nash from California	TOP 25 Rank Team W-L 1 - Nebraska(33) 4-0 2 +2 Notre Dame(26) 5-0 3 +2 Ohio State(1) 5-0 4 +2 Florida(1) 4-0 5 +3 Texas A&M 4-1 6 +1 Oregon 3-0 7 +4 Clemson 5-0 8 -6 Virginia Tech 2-1 9 +1 Alabama 5-0 10 -1 Oklahoma 2-1 11 -8 Penn State 2-0 12 - Texas 3-0 13 - Boise State 3-0 14 - North Carolina 3-1 15 +2 Washington 2-1 16 +2 Georgia 3-1 17 +5 Cincinnati 3-0 18 +2 Georgia Tech 2-2 19 -4 Ole Miss 2-3 20 -4 Miami 2-2 21 +3 Stanford 3-2 22 +1 Louisville 3-1 23 -4 Virginia 2-2 24 +1 UCLA 3-2 25 N Michigan 2-2
Conference-USA Standings EAST DIVISION WEST DIVISION       W L CW CL       W L CW CL   Old Dominion 1 2 1 0   Rice 3 2 1 0   WKU 3 1 2 1   UTEP 3 0 0 0   FAU 2 1 0 0   Southern Miss 2 2 0 1   FIU 2 1 0 0   UTSA 1 2 0 1   Mid Tenn State 1 2 0 0   Louisiana Tech 1 3 0 1   Marshall 0 3 0 0   North Texas 0 3 0 0                 UAB 0 4 0 0
Heisman Watch HB Josh Davis (SR) 112 rushes, 749 yards, 10TDs, 18 receptions, 326 yards, 3TDs HB Adam Taylor (SR RS) 69 rushes, 544 yards, 11TD, 9 receptions, 104 yards, TD QB Malik Zaire (SR RS) 105/140, 1570 yards, 20TDs, 48 rushes, 206 yards, 2TD QB Kenny Hill (SR RS) 103/138, 1547 yards, 20TDs, 59 rushes, 206 yards, 4TD QB Connor Mitch (SR RS) 109/155, 1709 yards, 13TDs, 69 rushes, 216 yards, 5TDs
Top 5 Commits ATH Micah Jones Coral Gables, FL Also interested : LSU, USC, Florida, Miami, Texas A&M QB Kenny Nash Parkway, CA Also interested : Notre Dame, Nebraska, UCLA, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Illinois, Alabama OLB Demetrius Dawson Payson, AZ Also interested : USC, Texas, Nebraska, UCLA, LSU OLB Mike Moss Longview, TX Also interested : Air Force, UTSA, Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Baylor, OL Lafayette, Rice, Oregon OLB Reggie Jones Lafayette, CO Also interested : Florida, USC, Clemson, Texas, Georgia	Players of the Week OF QB K. Hill 22/26-441, 13/57, 6TD DF CB T. Jemison 2TK, SK, 3INT OF QB N. Mullens 21/34-313, 4TD DF LE B. Crooks 5TK, 2SK

[el_rousso]

17 - 31

Second-half collapse sinks Owls; FAU lose second straight

BOCA RATON -- Another bye week meant another defeat for the Owls this week, and the visiting Midshipmen took advantage of FAU in the second half to score 21 unanswered points to leave Florida with the victory. Senior HB Jay Warren had another good day in the defeat, tallying 122 yards on the ground and a TD, while adding 22 more yards on 4 receptions.

Senior QB Greg Hankerson did not have a bad game, but turnovers were costly for the Owls, giving the ball away three times to the Navy, twice on interceptions. Defense played an important part of the game, with each team amassing less than 350 offensive yards, but the crucial tackles were made by the Midshipmen, much to the displeasure of the fans in FAU Stadium.

The Owls play again at home next week, hosting the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. Florida Atlantic won last year's meeting 42-32 against the Bulldogs, and this year's game looks to be headed to the same conclusion, as Louisiana Tech's record on the year is less than ideal at 1-3, but with the 2-game losing skid the Owls are on right now, anything can happen.

Navy Midshipmen at Florida Atlantic Owls
Sep 30, 2017	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Navy Midshipmen (1-1)	7	3	10	11	31
Florida Atlantic Owls (2-1)	3	14	0	0	17

Team Stats Comparison
	NAVY	FAU
Total Offense	335	352
Rushing Yards	264	134
Passing Yards	71	218
First Downs	19	23
Punt Return Yards	0	0
Kick Return Yards	135	64
Total Yards	470	416
Turnovers	0	3
3rd Down Converstion	7/13	12/20
4th Down Conversion	0/0	3/5
2-Point Conversion	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/2	1/1
Penalties	4-20	10-62
Posession Time	16:10	34:29

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		NAVY	FAU
	(FAU) J.Carter, 40yd FG	0	3
	(NAVY) E.Alexander, 1yd TD run (XP)	7	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		NAVY	FAU
	(FAU) J.Warren, 8yd TD run (XP)	7	10
	(FAU) R.Yates, 28yd TD pass from G.Hankerson (XP)	7	17
	(NAVY) B.Reese, 44yd FG	10	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		NAVY	FAU
	(NAVY) B.Reese, 37yd FG	13	17
	(NAVY) J.Taylor, 4yd TD run (XP)	20	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		NAVY	FAU
	(NAVY) B.Reese, 20yd FG	23	17
	(NAVY) E.Alexander, 24yd TD run (2-point)	31	17

Navy Midshipmen PASSING C/A YDS TD INT D.Robinson 4/6 71 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD E.Alexander 13 84 6.5 2 D.Robinson 24 84 3.5 0 W.Love 7 59 8.4 0 J.Taylor 12 30 2.5 1 B.Smith 1 7 7.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T.Carmona 1 30 30.0 0 C.Coleman 1 25 25.0 0 E.Alexander 2 16 8.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T.Henry 7 2 0 0 N.Ozdonin 6 1 0 0 J.Royal 6 0 1 0 J.Gray 4 0 1 0 W.Hamilton 1 1 0 0

Florida Atlantic Owls PASSING C/A YDS TD INT G.Hankerson 20/35 218 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J.Warren 35 122 3.5 1 G.Hankerson 12 8 0.8 0 R.Wilkinson 1 4 4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A****ffin 4 56 14.0 0 R.Yates 4 51 12.8 1 K.Woods 4 35 8.8 0 W.Wheeler 3 34 11.3 0 J.Warren 4 22 5.5 0 A.Wright 1 20 20.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C.Haynes 7 0 0 0 C.Holt 7 0 0 0 J.Lowe 7 0 0 0 A.Downs 6 0 0 0 J.Thomas 6 1 0 0

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Headlines Spartans beat Northwestern 41-17 to record first win of 2017 #9 Crimson Tide avoid upset by UTEP with last-second field goal Florida State holds off Maryland and wins 35-34 TCU's late TD drive sends game to OT, as they defeat Baylor 37-34 Nebraska's unbeaten streak continues, win 28-23 against Michigan Golden Bears' victory sees them climb to #19 in the rankings	TOP 25 Rank Team W-L 1 - Nebraska(37) 5-0 2 - Notre Dame(23) 6-0 3 - Ohio State(1) 5-0 4 - Florida 5-0 5 +1 Oregon 4-0 6 +1 Clemson 5-0 7 +2 Alabama 6-0 8 -3 Texas A&M 5-1 9 +2 Penn State 3-0 10 +2 Texas 3-0 11 -3 Virginia Tech 3-1 12 +1 Boise State 4-0 13 -3 Oklahoma 2-1 14 +3 Cincinnati 4-0 15 -1 North Carolina 4-1 16 +2 Georgia 4-1 17 +1 Georgia Tech 3-2 18 +1 Ole Miss 3-3 19 N California 5-0 20 +1 Stanford 4-2 21 +2 Virginia 3-2 22 +2 UCLA 4-2 23 -8 Washington 2-2 24 N Mississippi State 5-1 25 N Miami 2-3
Conference-USA Standings EAST DIVISION WEST DIVISION       W L CW CL       W L CW CL   Mid Tenn State 2 2 1 0   North Texas 1 3 1 0   Old Dominion 2 2 2 0   Rice 3 3 1 1   WKU 4 1 3 1   UTEP 3 1 0 0   FIU 2 2 0 0   Southern Miss 3 2 0 1   FAU 2 2 0 0   UTSA 1 3 0 2   Marshall 0 4 0 1   Louisiana Tech 1 3 0 1                 UAB 0 5 0 1
Heisman Watch HB Josh Davis (SR) 112 rushes, 749 yards, 10TD, 18 receptions, 326 yards, 3TD QB Kenny Hill (SR RS) 123/167, 1866 yards, 23TD, 74 rushes, 253 yards, 5TD QB Malik Zaire (SR RS) 122/165, 1753 yards, 23TD, 62 rushes, 288 yards, 2TD HB Adam Taylor (SR RS) 84 rushes, 666 yards, 11TD, 13 receptions, 140 yards, TD HB Taquan Mizzell (SR RS) 92 rushes, 710 yards, 10TD, 17 receptions, 228 yards, 3TD
Top 5 Commits ATH Micah Jones Coral Gables, FL Also interested : LSU, USC, Florida, Miami, Texas A&M QB Kenny Nash Parkway, CA Also interested : Notre Dame, Nebraska, UCLA, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Illinois, Alabama WR Darren Rivera Kailua, HI Also interested : Washington, Tennessee, Texas, Notre Dame, UCLA ATH Spencer Thomas O'Fallon, MO Also interested : Kentucky, Northern Illinois, Tennessee, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois ATH Donta Morris Green Bay, WI Also interested : Alabama, LSU, Notre Dame, Georgia, Tennessee	Players of the Week OF QB C. Rawlins 23/30-377, 17/74, 6TD DF CB N. Adams 2TK, FF, 3INT OF QB J. McCrary 21/33-354, 14/65, 6TD DF CB N. Adams 2TK, FF, 3INT