Dr Z

The easiest decision in the history of football.

Jatavis Brown had a career-high 16 tackles, and 2.5 sacks against Pitt. He is fifth in the nation in total sacks this year.

I'm looking forward to seeing if all the below is true. I'm not sure about everything else, but the weight loss was obvious to me in the spring. I might be in the minority, but I like Woodson's potential, especially if he has worked on the things coach speaks of. “You have to get two guys getting reps. Woodson’s getting a lot of reps,” Bowden said. “There’s a lot of things when you’re dealing with Woodson. He’s had a lot more at-bats with things we do than Tra’Von Chapman, but it gives us two guys who are at least probably more similar in the way they do things.” Woodson, like Chapman, has the ability to pass and run the ball, and in the time since he struggled as a starter when Pohl was injured last season, Bowden has noticed a difference with Woodson. “He hasn’t had a chance to show the maturity that he has,” Bowden said. “Last year, he was a redshirt freshman starter and there were times we were in games at halftime and we made the first mistake. “We made the first turnover. We made the first mistake offensively. And that’s what you’re hoping you’ll see from him, some maturity from that standpoint that he understands sometimes it’s OK to force something or try to make something happen.” Bowden said that along with that confidence, Woodson’s maturity shows in his loss of about 30 pounds.

Q was the man in that game. I had high hopes for him after that. That game was mid week on a channel I'm not sure I got at the time. I had to go "out" to watch.

Savannah State is 0-1 after a 65-13 loss at Colorado State on Sept. 5. The Tigers had a bye last week. After one game, junior RB Richard Williams leads the rushers with 73 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. Under center, sophomore QB Tino Smith is 6-of-14 for 50 yards. Freshman WR Nicholas Carrera and sophomore WR Derek Kirkland are the top receivers with two catches for 17 yards each. Defensively, freshman DB Isiah Bennett has 10 tackles and a forced fumble. In the NCAA FCS stats, the Tigers lead the nation in red zone offense (1.000). They are also ranked No. 3 in turnover margin (3.00) and fumbles recovered (4.0), and No. 22 in fourth down conversions (0.667). Individually, junior PK John Barron is the national leader in field goal percentage (1.000), and No. 2 in field goals per game (2.00). Three players are tied at No. 3 in forced fumbles (1.00) and fumbles recovered (1.00). source

12 freshmen (five true and seven redshirt) played against Pitt. source

If there were a QB performing at a high level, this would be the case. When a QB delivers the ball accurately and on time, most offensive schemes have success. If you don't have a QB that can do that...well, I can come up with a pretty simplistic defense to make you punt. I think coach is looking for someone at the position to step up.

Fransohn (5-6/140) out .... JoJo (5-7/150) in.

I wonder if the staff will name a 3rd string QB, and what is the chance of him taking a snap?

Savannah State is on an epic losing streak dating back to September 2013. Check out some of the point totals put up against them last year. Early forecast looks to be warm. Hustle Belt August Preview of Savannah State.

Peterman replaced starter Chad Voytik (6 of 8 for 32 yards) in the first quarter and alternated series in the second before seizing control late in the first half. Peterman never lost his grip. A junior transfer from Tennessee, he completed 12 of 17 passes for 148 yards and an 18-yard touchdown pass to tight end J.P. Holtz with 44 seconds left in the first half. At that point, Narduzzi put away his quarterback yo-yo and stuck with Peterman. (source) I hope everyone was able to take advantage of my freebie of the year.

Thanks for the kind words guys. GoZips has a bunch of nice photography. Eight photos from the Beacon. Fourteeen photos from the Post Gazette. Eighteen photos from The Trib. ESPN moving pictures, including Hundley's touchdown run.

Fans and players alike, had a hard time avoiding the constant weather. —©Photo by Dr Z Jatavis Brown makes his way through the Pitt offensive line. —©Photo by Dr Z The Zips fail to capitalize as Nate Peterman puts the ball on the ground. —©Photo by Dr Z Jerome Lane pursues a well thrown ball by Tra'Von Chapman. —©Photo by Dr Z The defense fought hard throughout the night. —©Photo by Dr Z Darren Hall celebrates a five yard td run ending the Zips hopes for victory. —©Photo by Dr Z

Qadree Ollison cramps up early in the game. —©Photo by Dr Z Conor Hundley breaks free for a 32 yard touchdown. —©Photo by Dr Z The offensive line celebrates a first half touchdown to give the Zips a 7-3 advantage. —©Photo by Dr Z Robert Stein adds an extra point. —©Photo by Dr Z Jamal Marcus beats his man as he eyes up the ball carrier. —©Photo by Dr Z Jatavis Brown and Se'Von Pittman have a meeting in the backfield with Chad Voytik. —©Photo by Dr Z Se'Von Pittman celebrates the early success the defense exhibited. —©Photo by Dr Z Rodney Coe helps the defense end a failed Pittsburgh drive by assisting Qadree to the ground safely. —©Photo by Dr Z Tyler Boyd celebrates JP Holtz TD from replacement quarterback Nathan Peterman. —©Photo by Dr Z Tva'Von Chapman tries to avoid Pitt defensive back Jordan Whitehead. —©Photo by Dr Z

Looks like the white and yellow team were having some kind of communication issues. Watch the entire game, for some reason they had a hard time lining up in the first half. Must be a first half cloaking device.

Hourly forecast seems somewhat consistent on the "showers". Hopefully it will be like yesterday evening's "showers" where I cut my grass for two hours and hardly got wet.

Awesome. If you enjoy that, record the skills competition during the all star weekend. Here's an oldie but a goodie.

Anybody excited for tomorrow? Someone in the NFL is!!!!

Under.

George Thomas‏@GeorgeThomasABJUA has distributed 20,417 tickets for @ZipsFB rematch against @PittPanthers ...Capacity is 27,881..doesn't include student walk up. Looking forward to his first completion.

Your warm with 3, just not hot. Careful Icarus.

The pushing continues by the same team over, and over, and over.... I'll go out on a limb and predict, if there is some kind of trumped up punishment, it won't fit the crime...again. Rinse and repeat. Nice history of a common "issue" in New England. I'll give them credit for this one. This one is between the lines, and they are risking very little (a 15 yard penalty that would amount to inches)

Man's prediction!....boy's prediction. If our offense is involved in three quarters of those predicted points, ZN may crash.

The forecast is for AM showers right now, the game is in the PM.

Voytik will suck.