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Top Rated Players after 2 weeks according to PFF (50 snap minimum) OFFENSE: RB - Simmons QB - Bullock WR - Golden RB - Kellom WR - Norton DEFENSE: DE - Nunnally DE - Adler S - P. Lewis DT - Lavea LB - Fish

Im no longer planning on going. For those who are going, it’ll either be a blast or you’ll walk away with a headache due to Sandstorm and the relentless chicken crowing.

Week 2 Starters for new team: WR - Oran Singleton (Eastern Michigan) = 49 snaps. 1 catch for 1 yard. RG - Tony Georges (Kent State) = 49 snaps RT - Jordan Daniels (Western Carolina) = 70 snaps RT - Xavier Gray (Liberty) = 51 snaps RT - Nate Williams (San Diego State) = 53 snaps DE - Curtis Fann (Western Carolina) = 65 snaps LB - Luke Bauer (Morehead State) = Snaps TBA. 2 Tackles. CB - Tyson Durant (Washington State) = 78 snaps. 1 Tackle. S - Corey Thomas (Virginia) = 47 snaps. 5 Tackles. S - Jaden Woods (East Tennessee State) = 20 snaps. Backups for new team: WR - Jasaiah Gathings (UCONN) = 11 snaps. 1 catch for 15 yards. WR - Anthony Williams (Alcorn State) = 19 snaps. 1 rush for 2 yards. TE - Caleb Anderson (Alcorn State) = 11 snaps RT - Ronan Chambers (Auburn) = 40 snaps DE - Ryan Johnson (Southern Miss) = 29 snaps LB - Jaharon Griffin (Alcorn State) = 1 snap S - KJ Martin (NC State) = 21 snaps. 1 Tackle. DNP: QB - Ryan Jankowski (UMASS) QB - Dijon Jennings (Weber State) QB - Steele Wasel (Oklahoma) RB - CJ Price (Jackson State) OL - Ka’Marii Landers (Baylor) OL - Alex Robarge (Southern Illinois) LB - Andrew Behm (Southern Illinois) DB - Rishad Hence (Eastern Kentucky)

Just from a competitive standpoint, scheduling two Power programs in back to back weeks is a terrible idea. 3 in the first 4 weeks is even worse. We are catching all 3 with physical offensive and defensive lines. That’s a recipe for a banged up roster and apathy. Thankfully, we catch a struggling Colgate team next week. I expect to see a much improved performance from the Zips. QB - Even though Finley was solid in spurts, he has to play better. I understand the happy feet and quick trigger when pressured, but he has to hit his open receivers. There were times where he either didn’t see them or just flat out missed them with a throw. It’s hard to consistently throw accurate passes when peddling backwards, don’t have set feet, or shoulders are not squared. We saw far too much of that. I will say, when Finley had time and stood in there he threw some nice passes. RB - Despite the almost even number of snaps between Simmons and Kellom, Simmons continues to separate himself. He doesn’t have the same type of ability to break tackles as Lingard had, but he’s quick and has a nice burst. Both backs could have done better in pass protection. WR - The receivers have to catch the balls that hit their hands. When the QBs are scrambling for their lives, balls that are thrown decently have to be caught. That said, Norton played a whale of a game and should have had more balls thrown his way. He was rightfully frustrated on a few plays where he was open and wasn’t even looked at. I also noticed Norton call out the pre snap CB blitz several times to the QB and OL. Impressive for a guy who is just a sophomore. It should also be noted Norton’s perimeter blocking was excellent. TE - For the second game in a row, Newell made the most of his opportunities. His blocking was solid too. OL - By no stretch am I saying the OL as a whole played well, but they did perform better against Rutgers than OSU. The OL was mostly solid when Rutgers only brought 4. The OL tended to struggle when Rutgers blitzed. In the run game, there were times the OL had a run blocked well on the read options and the QB made the wrong decision to either keep or give. Blanchard, Williams, and Seymore actually played very well. Davis, Thomas, Burrell, and James often struggled. DL - Tibesar threw all kinds of looks at Rutgers. For example, in the first series, we had 3 DTs along the DL (with Adler) and often brought a safety up to LB depth. Unfortunately, as the game wore on, missed tackles were prominent and any kind of pass rush basically became non-existent. Rutgers big OL and physical RB just wore us down. Lavea may have had his best game as a Zip. True sophomore Marcus Moore had his moments as well. Cheatom created a few pressures on his own, which is something even Nunnally was not able to do. Freshmen Hull and D. Frazier saw their first action of the year. Adler had terrible luck with the missed interception that turned into a TD. LB - I know our LBs are hurting after that game. McCoy, Fish, and Cooper gave as good as they got most of the contest. However, there were times where they were overmatched in one on one situations with Monangai. The trio finished with 26 tackles between the three of them. DB - The secondary actually played decently considering the lack of a pass rush. We got beat up back there though, so I don’t know what the availability will be next week with a few players. I was critical of Daymon David in week 1 and he stepped up in a big way this week. Golden-Nelson and Hunter looked solid at CB too. White showed some potential and will likely be a starter next week if Golden-Nelson or Hunter can’t go. JUCO signee Justin Anderson flashed at safety in a backup role. ST - Outside of a missed field goal, this unit performed well for the second straight week. Coaching - The delay of game penalties are concerning. Delay of games coming off of time outs are inexcusable. That said, I saw a ton of delay of game penalties across college football this weekend and I do wonder if the headset communication is causing some of that. Regardless, it has to be cleaned up. As far as play calling goes, the offense is only going to be as good as the OL and QB take it. There are some play calls that we’ll see in conference action that simply won’t work against a team like OSU or Rutgers. If it can’t be blocked, it can’t be called. Defensively, I thought Tibesar had another excellent game plan. QB: Finley Bullock HB: Simmons Kellom WR: Norton Davis WR: Golden Rush WR: Polk Granger Campbell TE: Newell Cravaack LT: Blanchard Shor LG: Davis Seymore Morris C T. Williams Mobley RG: Burrell Davis George RT: D. Thomas James DE: Adler Dall D. Frazier DE: Nunnally Cheatom DT: Moore Kapongo DT: Lavea Murphy Hull LB: Fish Benenge LB: Cooper McCoy Spriggs CB: J. Hunter White CB: Golden-Nelson DeWalt Jarmon NB: Greenwood D. Lewis S: David Anderson Roach S: P. Lewis D. Johnson R. Huntet Top Offensive Players (25 snaps or more): RB - Jordan Simmons LT - Josh Blanchard OG - Laurence Seymore WR - Adrian Norton C - Tyhler Williams Top Defensive Players (25 snaps or more) CB - Joey Hunter LB - Antavious Fish DE - CJ Nunnally S - Daymon David DE - Bennett Adler Top Special Teams (10 snaps or more) Still waiting on this to come out.

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Scholarship players that did not make the trip and/or did not see the field. OFFENSE WR - Myles Walker WR - Phaizon Wilson WR - Alex Adams WR - Jean Louis OL - Alex Fox OL - Colin Lyons OL - Jonas Mann OL - Tyhler Williams DEFENSE DE - Kabbash Richards DT - Zy Brockington DT - Dimitri Madden LB - Gage Summers DB - Iesa Jarmon DB - Darius Owens DB - Silas Proby DB - Elijah Reed FRESHMEN RB - Sean Patrick WR - Kyan Mason TE - Khalil Witherspoon OL - Roosevelt Mitchell DE - Dahvon Frazier DE - Jahvon Frazier DE - Tristen Graham DT - Elijah Davis DT - Ronald Hull LB - Jason Hocker DB - Keyveon Johnson

I can’t give all the information because it’s behind a paywall, but top performers over 25 snaps according to PFF were: OFFENSE 1) Bullock 2) Golden 3) Simmons 4) Newell 5) Morris (was D. Thomas earlier in the week) DEFENSE 1) Greenwood 2) Nunnally 3) P. Lewis 4) Fish 5) Adler SPECIAL TEAMS (10 or more snaps) 1) Roach 2) Kellom 3) Conroy 4) T. Thomas 5) Tie between Benenge & D. Johnson

Homecoming for him. If he’s ever going to put it all together, Saturday would be as good a time as any.

Yeah, not to get too far ahead of ourselves, but South Carolina’s defense is legit. 5 sacks, 4 forced fumbles, and two interceptions. OD’s two TDs came on miscommunication busts by the Gamecocks. One by the secondary. The other by what turned out to be a zero blitz on 4th down - the LB was supposed to stay home. SC’s offense needs much improvement.

100% agree about Norton. He didn’t work back to the ball, nor did he put up much of a fight for it. Our OL should look better by default in pass protection. Rutgers hasn’t been great rushing the passer and they don’t have the studs like Ohio State does (few teams do). They were decent against the run vs Howard, but nothing overly impressive. Howard’s mobile QB gave them fits. I’m excited to see how our defensive front fares against a physical Big10 OL. By no stretch am I calling for a win, but this could be a closer game than many expect….if we are healthy.

From Greg Schiano’s presser: (All quotes about Akron) Defensively Akron presents issues. Scheme is a little different. Reminds me of when Jim Leonard was at Wisconsin. Stout up front. Inside they are big. 300+ lbs. Nunnally is active off the edge. McCoy is a good player and very active. DBs are pretty good. (P.)Lewis is an active player - long, good looking kid. Golden-Nelson showed up. The Nickelback (D.)Lewis is a ball hawk. They gave Ohio State some problems up front. Finley was doing some good things and then got injured. We’re familiar with Tahj Bullock. (Schiano recruited Bullock out of HS before he committed to VT.) He’s a very athletic guy that presents problems both running and throwing, so we’re going to have our hands full there. Newell is a big kid that does some good things. You can see Golden has speed. He’s their speed guy. Offensive line is big, 300lbs across the board. Now the center might not be as big depending on who plays, but the guards and tackles are big. Joe Moorhead is an accomplished coach. Competed with him when Moorhead was at UCONN and then again at Penn State. He’s an excellent coach and his teams are well coached. They always have some wrinkles you’re not ready for. More on Bullock: I have a lot of respect for him. He’s very tough. Tough hard worker. I got to see his dad at the 7 on 7 this summer. I have a lot of respect for Tahj the way he carries himself and the way he approaches the game. I’m not sure who’s gonna be the quarterback, but we’ll be ready for both.

Here are the Week 1 Outgoing Transfer Stats. Snaps are only for offense or defense. I did not list any of the players that went DII as those stats are too time consuming to collect. Starters for new team: WR - Oran Singleton (Eastern Michigan) = 46 snaps. 8 catches for 89 yards and a TD WR - Anthony Williams (Alcorn State) = 47 snaps. 1 rush for 9 yards and 3 catches for 6 yards. RG - Tony Georges (Kent State) = 28 snaps RT - Jordan Daniels (Western Carolina) = 63 snaps RT - Xavier Gray (Liberty) = 12 snaps RT - Nate Williams (San Diego State) = 72 snaps DE - Curtis Fann (Western Carolina) = 47 snaps. 1 Tackle LB - Luke Bauer (Morehead State) = 55 snaps. 4 Tackles CB - Tyson Durant (Washington State) = 51 snaps. 1 Tackle S - Corey Thomas (Virginia) = 37 snaps. 2 Tackles S - Jaden Woods (East Tennessee State) = 41 snaps. 2 Tackles Backups for new team: WR - Jasaiah Gathings (UCONN) = 37 snaps. 1 catch for 8 yards TE - Caleb Anderson (Alcorn State) = 13 snaps RT - Ronan Chambers (Auburn) = 19 snaps DE - Ryan Johnson (Southern Miss) = 13 snaps LB - Jaharon Griffin (Alcorn State) = 9 snaps. 2 Tackles. DNP: QB - Ryan Jankowski (UMASS) QB - Dijon Jennings (Weber State) QB - Steele Wasel (Oklahoma) RB - CJ Price (Jackson State) OL - Ka’Marii Landers (Baylor) OL - Alex Robarge (Southern Illinois) LB - Andrew Behm (Southern Illinois) DB - Rishad Hence (Eastern Kentucky) DB - KJ Martin (NC State)

Here’s his Junior year highlights.

I was able to go back and rewatch on YouTube TV. I didn’t give Greenwood enough credit. He may not be the biggest or fastest safety, but he was really good Saturday. I also got Hunter and DeWalt mixed up. I do still think Hunter will be a good player. However, DeWalt has excellent size and has the physicality to help us this year. I also noticed Spriggs on second watch. He may not have always known what he was doing, but he’s fast and will hit. He’s another guy to watch as he continues to develop.

I missed parts of the game and haven’t been able to find a place to rewatch. What I did see was mostly what was anticipated. Small mistakes can be blown out of proportion quickly against a team like OSU. QB - I really hope Finley can bounce back after that beating. My biggest fear for this team came to fruition on the very first play on offense. Bullock filled in admirably and seems to at the very least have more control of the offense this year. We still don’t know if he can consistently hit passes further than 10 yards. 8 of his 9 completions were under 10 yards. RB - Simmons looked very capable and even held his own in pass protection. Kellom definitely has potential with the ball in his hands, but was overwhelmed in pass pro. WR - We didn’t get to see much of anyone outside of Golden. Golden does look much improved, so that’s a positive. TE - Newell made plays when the ball came his way. He, like so many others, struggled in pass protection. Good to see Cravaack make an appearance and catch a pass. OL - Seymore got the start at center. I’m not sure where T. Williams was? Seymore definitely held his own as a blocker. The problem was almost every snap was high. He was eventually pulled and replaced by Morris. If Seymore could get his snaps in order, he would easily be our best option. Morris has a high upside and may end up playing a bigger role than expected. I believe Burrell played every snap at RG. Davis played the majority of snaps at LG. Shor was absolutely blistered at LT. Blanchard came on later in the game and was marginally better. Thomas played RT and was the highest rated OL starter. DL - The defensive line is as good as advertised. The 4 man rotation at DT is going to be a load for MAC teams to handle. Nunnally is a complete player at DE, but missed at least one clean sack opportunity I saw. Adler played well despite minimal stats. Cheatom and Dall did some really good things when they were in the game. Defensive end is only going to develop and become more formidable from here. Coach Wart deserves some praise. LB - Fish was seemingly everywhere. McCoy was too, but he slipped off of several tackles. Cooper came in and also played really well. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’d put this group of LBs up against any in the conference. CB - I’m not sure what to think of this group. On one hand, OSU has some excellent WRs and made some tough catches. On the other hand, our CBs didn’t necessarily seem that explosive. I don’t think we’re in trouble here, but I do think this is the weakest position on defense. NB - D. Lewis was also seemingly everywhere. His coverage seems to be improved this year too. S - I’m a fan of P. Lewis. He is easily our most complete safety. On the opposite side, David has the athletic ability to be really good, except I saw him either run right by the ball carrier or just whiff multiple times. His pass coverage wasn’t good either. He has to be better. Greenwood and Hunter had encouraging moments in their limited snaps. I think Hunter will eventually be a stud. ST - Special teams were vastly improved. Let’s give credit where credit is due. Coaching - I thought the staff had an excellent game plan from top to bottom. We were just overmatched physically. I watched large portions of every MAC team play this weekend. Nothing about Week 1 has changed my opinion on any of the teams. I’m anxious to see what happens in Week 2 as teams start to get a better handle of who they have and what they are best at. Depth Chart and Order of Play: QB: Finley Bullock Roggow RB: Simmons Kellom M. Williams WR: Norton Granger WR: Golden Rush WR: Polk Davis Campbell TE: Newell Cravaack LT: Shor Blanchard LG: Davis George C Seymore Morris Mobley RG: Burrell RT: Thomas James DE: Nunnally Cheatom DT: Lavea Murphy Proffitt DT: Moore Kapongo DE: Adler Dall LB: Fish Spriggs Benenge LB: McCoy Cooper NB: D. Lewis T. Thomas CB: Golden-Nelson Anderson CB: Hunter White DeWalt S: P. Lewis D. Johnson Hunter S: David Greenwood Roach K: Smith P: Book KO: Jackson

OHIO STATE (2-0) Week 1: Win 52-6 vs Akron (0-2) Week 2: Win 56-0 vs Western Michigan (0-2) Week 3: BYE Week 4: vs Marshall (1-1) RUTGERS (2-0) Week 1: Win 44-7 vs Howard (1-1) Week 2: Win 49-17 vs Akron (0-2) Week 3: BYE Week 4: at Virginia Tech (1-1) COLGATE (0-2) Week 1: Loss 17-14 at Maine (1-1) Week 2: Loss 28-3 vs Villanova (2-0) Week 3: at Akron (0-2) SOUTH CAROLINA (2-0) Week 1: Win 23-19 vs Old Dominion (0-2) Week 2: Win 31-6 at Kentucky (1-1) Week 3: vs LSU (1-1) OHIO (1-1) Week 1: Loss 38-22 at Syracuse (2-0) Week 2: Win 27-20 vs South Alabama (0-2) Week 3: vs Morgan State (1-1) BOWLING GREEN (1-1) Week 1: Win 41-17 vs Fordham (0-2) Week 2: Loss 34-27 at Penn State (2-0) Week 3: BYE Week 4: at Texas A&M (1-1) WESTERN MICHIGAN (0-2) Week 1: Loss 28-14 at Wisconsin (2-0) Week 2: Loss 56-0 at Ohio State (2-0) Week 3: vs Bethune (0-2) EASTERN MICHIGAN (1-1) Week 1: Win 28-14 at UMASS (0-2) Week 2: Loss 30-9 at Washington (2-0) Week 3: vs Jacksonville State (0-2) BUFFALO (1-1) Week 1: Win 30-13 vs Lafayette (1-1) Week 2: Loss 38-0 at Missouri (2-0) Week 3: vs UMASS (0-2) NORTHERN ILLINOIS (2-0) Week 1: Win 54-15 vs Western Illinois (0-2) Week 2: Win 16-14 at Notre Dame (1-1) Week 3: BYE Week 4: vs Buffalo (1-1) KENT STATE (0-2) Week 1: Loss 55-24 at Pittsburgh (2-0) Week 2: Loss 23-17 vs St Francis (1-1) Week 3: at Tennessee (2-0) TOLEDO (2-0) Week 1: Win 49-10 vs Duquesne (0-2) Week 2: Win 38-23 vs UMASS (0-2) Week 3: at Mississippi State (1-1)

Our DL and LB play has been excellent. DBs not named Lewis have some work to do in both pass coverage and run support.

It may be the wrong person. Norton is the only player listed twice. I wonder if it’s supposed to be Louis?

He’s the starter at another WR spot too.

From the game notes: QB: Finley Bullock RB: Kellom Simmons WR: Norton Granger Walker WR: Rush Golden Norton WR: Polk Adams Wilson TE: Newell Cravaack Whisner LT: Shor Blanchard LG: Seymore George C Williams Morris RG: Davis Burrell RT: Thomas James DE: Adler Dall DT: Kapongo Moore DT: Lavea Murphy DE: Nunnally Cheatom LB: Fish Spriggs LB: McCoy Cooper NB: D. Lewis Thomas S: Greenwood Johnson S: Lewis David CB: Golden-Nelson Anderson CB: Hunter Jarmon K: Smith Wiley P: Book Castle KO: Jackson Wiley Not many surprises here except some of the backups. The only surprise starters to me are at LT (Shor) and WR (Polk). Looks like we’ll also have different kickers and punters…at least initially.

Good episode. Touches a little on everything. Even addressed the shaving “issue.”