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College Football National Cup - Day 10/Game 1 - (NCAA 14)

Posted on August 7, 2013 at 02:20 AM.

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GROUP J - Day Ten

Louisiana State - 42 vs. Boston College - 21
Ohio Stadium - Columbus, OH

Columbus, OH - Boston College (0-1-0/0PTs) was considered an underdog to look out for in the College Football National Cup. Louisiana State (1-0-0/3PTs), on the other hand, had been called the most overrated team in the tournament.

Like usual, Les Miles and the Tigers said "the heck with that" as they ran Boston College right out of Ohio Stadium with a 42-21 victory.

Louisiana State quarterback Zach Mettenberger even beat Boston College by himself. His five 5 total touchdowns, 2 on the ground and 3 through the air, and 283 all-purpose yards were good for 35 of the Tigers' 42 points. He tied an NCAA record for efficiency, as his 333.8 quarterback rating was fueled by a 12-for-12 passing performance.

"Just felt like I really had it clicking tonight," said Mettenberger. "You never want to have that attitude and get too comfortable, but it did feel great ... [laughing] [my teammates] were giving me some crap and saying I was selfish. Let me remind you, and them, that I did throw to three different people for touchdowns, as well."

The game appeared to be close at a few points in the first half, as Boston College tied the game at 7-7 and then found themselves down 21-14 with under 1-minute to go. Tim Schuch scored the first touchdown on a screen play and then wide receiver Kevin Kaye took and NCAA record 108-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

Louisiana State answered right back at the end of the first half with a 25-yard touchdown pass from Mettenberger to Jarvis Landry to take a 28-14 lead going into the break. The half-ending touchdown set Boston College into a funk for the rest of the game.

"The kickoff return really sparked out sideline and I thought we could really hang with the," said Boston College's Kevin Kaye. "We just couldn't get anything going. It wasn't just the defense. We couldn't stay on the field longest to give them a rest. It was pretty bad."

Boston College linebacker Dennis Martin was in the news all week long for his constant trash talking of the Lousiana State offense. The freshman from Connecticut got into it with Louisiana State's Brooks Lachowsky at the end of the half.

"Just needed to give him a reminder," said the wide receiver Lachowsky. "If you're going to trash us all week long, then fine. But man you better back that up on the field. I just reminded him which team was superior."

The altercation with Lachowsky was only one of two unfortunate run-ins for the Boston College linebacker. Martin was blind sided over the middle, freeing up Lachowsky to catch a wide-open 5-yard touchdown pass to give Louisiana State a 42-14 lead in the 4th quarter.

Now Boston College needs to find a way to pick up the pieces and at-least pull out a tie with Baylor. If the Eagles are beat in Minneapolis, they may very well be eliminated from the possibility of moving into the knockout stage. On the other hand, Louisiana State can move on to the knockout round as they take on 35-point underdog Massachusetts on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle.

Copyright by STATS CFNCA and The National Cup Media Bureau

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Kevin Kaye ties an NCAA-record with a 108-yard kickoff return for a touchdown

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Kevin Kaye scores his 2nd touchdown of the game with a wild one-handed grab

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Zach Mettenberger breaks the ankles of the Boston College defense for 24-yard touchdown

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Boston College Eagles at LSU Tigers
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Boston College Eagles (0-1-0 (0PTs))	0	14	0	7	21
#12 LSU Tigers (1-0-0 (3PTs))	7	21	7	7	42

Team Stats Comparison
	BC	LSU
Total Offense	147	403
Rushing Yards	-5	187
Passing Yards	152	216
First Downs	4	13
Punt Return Yards	0	0
Kick Return Yards	288	71
Total Yards	435	474
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Converstion	1/5 (20%)	3/3 (100%)
4th Down Conversion	2/2 (100%)	0/0 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0/0 (0%)	0/0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-1-0 (100%)	4-4-0 (100%)
Penalties	0-0	0-0
Posession Time	6:08	9:52

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		BC	LSU
1:08	(LSU) TD LSU: Z. Mettenberger, 18 Yd run (J. Hairston kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		BC	LSU
2:47	(BC) TD BC: T. Schuch, 7 Yd pass from C. Rettig (N. Freese kick)	7	7
1:41	(LSU) TD LSU: Z. Mettenberger, 21 Yd run (J. Hairston kick)	7	14
0:59	(LSU) TD LSU: A. Blue, 3 Yd run (J. Hairston kick)	7	21
0:47	(BC) TD BC: K. Kaye, returned kickoff 108 Yds (N. Freese kick)	14	21
0:17	(LSU) TD LSU: J. Landry, 25 Yd pass from Z. Mettenberger (J. Hairston kick)	14	28
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		BC	LSU
2:13	(LSU) TD LSU: A. Blue, 13 Yd pass from Z. Mettenberger (J. Hairston kick)	14	35
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		BC	LSU
2:58	(LSU) TD LSU: B. Lachowsky, 5 Yd pass from Z. Mettenberger (J. Hairston kick)	14	42
2:03	(BC) TD BC: K. Kaye, 57 Yd pass from C. Rettig (N. Freese kick)	21	42

Boston College Eagles
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
C. Rettig	7/14	152	2	2
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
T. Schuch	7	3	0.4	0
C. Rettig	2	-11	-5.5	0
J. Sinkovec	1	3	3	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
T. Schuch	3	23	7.6	1
C. Parsons	2	48	24	0
B. Swigert	1	24	24	0
K. Kaye	1	57	57	1
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
S. Duggan	6	0	0	0
D. Martin	4	0	0	0
M. Asprikka	3	0	0	0
K. Edenali	3	0	0	0
S. Sylvia	2	0	0	0
S. Rostiano	2	0	0	0
J. McCaffrey	2	0	0	0
C. Joes	2	0	0	0
S. Divitto	2	0	0	0
J. Simmons	1	0	0	0
C. Wujciak	1	0	0	0
S. Evans	1	0	0	0
B. Jones	1	0	0	0
K. Pierre Louis	1	0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
N. Freese	0/0	3/3	3	0
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
A. Howell	1	50	50	1
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
K. Kaye	6	253	42.1	1
B. Jones	1	35	35	0

LSU Tigers
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Z. Mettenberger	12/12	216	3	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
A. Blue	10	66	6.6	1
J. Hill	6	56	9.3	0
Z. Mettenberger	5	65	13	2
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
B. Lachowsky	4	51	12.7	1
T. Dickson	3	58	19.3	0
A. Blue	2	39	19.5	1
O. Beckham	1	22	22	0
J. Landry	1	25	25	1
J. Wright	1	21	21	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
D. Welter	4	0	0	0
L. Barrow	3	0	0	0
R. Martin	2	0	1	0
C. Loston	2	0	0	0
D. Raymond	2	0	0	0
J. Rasco	1	0	0	0
D. Hunter	1	0	0	0
D. Smith	1	0	0	0
J. Collins	1	0	1	0
E. Ferguson	1	1	0	0
D. Jones	1	0	0	0
J. Mills	0	0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
J. Hairston	0/0	6/6	6	0
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
B. Lachowsky	3	71	23.6	0