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UPA vs Penn Game Preview

Overview: The Coyotes come into this game with a lower OVR in every category. However, coach Goss believes that the Quakers have several exploitable weaknesses, especially in the secondary with a pair of very slow and unaware safeties. But the Coyotes are going to be hard-pressed to keep Penn off the board themselves, as UPA’s tackling in a scrimmage vs Penn back in the spring and vs their own offense has been nothing short of atrocious. They allowed a whopping 16.2 YPC in the scrimmage, averaging no less than 3.0 broken tackles per play. The passing offense is in good shape, however, and coach Goss is supposedly bringing in a new playbook focused around passing the football. Penn seems primed to run the ball down the Coyotes’ throats, as they have been running almost entirely tackle, dive, and toss plays in practice this week. With snow and fog in the forecast, this one might very well turn from a shootout into an old-fashioned slugfest, despite both teams’ defensive shortcomings.

Coyotes’ keys to victory:
Blitz effectively, and allow the front seven to do the work tackling rather than the undersized and underpowered secondary. Get big splash plays in the passing game, and keep the Quakers on their heels from the get-go.

Quakers’ keys to victory:
Run the ball like they did before, and dominate the line of scrimmage. If the Quakers are to keep the coyotes off the board, they should rely on time of possession and conservative defense to limit big plays and scoring runs.


Prediction: Quakers 24, Coyotes 10. The Coyotes simply are not strong enough fundamentally to beat even the lowest of the low on Heisman difficulty. Hector Morris throws 2 costly picks and Penn’s HB #20 runs for 200 yards.