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SAC @ Weber, Saturday 10/11 @ 5PM, ESPN+
- Thread starter Kadeezy
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55-27 Hornet win. Good response by this team coming off the bye to show up and show out on the road in inclement weather. A strong performance all around for most of the game, things got a little sloppy on defense late but the Hornet prevailed to earn a much needed win. The Hornets didn't turn the ball over and played to their strengths in this one as they racked up the most points in a road BSC game in program history.
Offense got off to a slow start but the coaches made adjustments, started attacking the edge with Cardell Williams (5/9, 53 yds, 12 car, 139 yds, 3 TD) on the RPO and the Hornet running game became unstoppable. The Hornet offense racked up 397 rushing yards on the night with JaQuail Smith (17 car, 135 yds, 2 TD) and Rodney Hammon Jr (15 car, 106 yds, 2 TD) making it a trio of Hornets that rushed for the century mark and setting a school record. The offensive line up front took care of business and the use of fullback Sammy Norris really opened things up for the running game.
Defensively the Hornets kept WSU in check for most of the game. Things got a little loose late in the game as the Wildcats were able to get within 2 possessions, but the defense got some late stops to secure the win. Alex Rocha (12 tak, 3 TFLs) led the Hornets in tackling and Fata Puloka (9 tak) had a stellar game as well. If not for some fortuitous penalties that kept some WSU scoring drives alive, this game probably doesn't tighten up down the stretch.
Special teams had a notable game. Hammond returned a kick-off 99 yards for a TD to squash WSU's hopes of a rally and there were some solid tackles on kick coverage to pin WSU deep in their own end of the field. There were some lapses as well as kicker Grant Meadors (7/8 PAT) missed a freebie and Jaxon Fresques fair caught a punt inside the 10 and muffed a punt. Fortunately none of those mis-queues played a factor in the game.
One glaring negative are the penalties that the Hornets rack up. 11 penalties for 94 yards is pretty glaring. Granted, there were some bad calls in this game (how did the refs miss the WSU player wailing away on a Hornet after the whistle?) but this team is going to have to overcome this if they want to make a run at post season play. Another touchdown was called back due to penalty and the egregious calls are probably not going away.
Stingers Up!
Offense got off to a slow start but the coaches made adjustments, started attacking the edge with Cardell Williams (5/9, 53 yds, 12 car, 139 yds, 3 TD) on the RPO and the Hornet running game became unstoppable. The Hornet offense racked up 397 rushing yards on the night with JaQuail Smith (17 car, 135 yds, 2 TD) and Rodney Hammon Jr (15 car, 106 yds, 2 TD) making it a trio of Hornets that rushed for the century mark and setting a school record. The offensive line up front took care of business and the use of fullback Sammy Norris really opened things up for the running game.
Defensively the Hornets kept WSU in check for most of the game. Things got a little loose late in the game as the Wildcats were able to get within 2 possessions, but the defense got some late stops to secure the win. Alex Rocha (12 tak, 3 TFLs) led the Hornets in tackling and Fata Puloka (9 tak) had a stellar game as well. If not for some fortuitous penalties that kept some WSU scoring drives alive, this game probably doesn't tighten up down the stretch.
Special teams had a notable game. Hammond returned a kick-off 99 yards for a TD to squash WSU's hopes of a rally and there were some solid tackles on kick coverage to pin WSU deep in their own end of the field. There were some lapses as well as kicker Grant Meadors (7/8 PAT) missed a freebie and Jaxon Fresques fair caught a punt inside the 10 and muffed a punt. Fortunately none of those mis-queues played a factor in the game.
One glaring negative are the penalties that the Hornets rack up. 11 penalties for 94 yards is pretty glaring. Granted, there were some bad calls in this game (how did the refs miss the WSU player wailing away on a Hornet after the whistle?) but this team is going to have to overcome this if they want to make a run at post season play. Another touchdown was called back due to penalty and the egregious calls are probably not going away.
Stingers Up!
