Week 16, first round of playoffs
Emails:
DE Donnell Horoszowski has fully recovered.
QB Styles chooses South Florida.
DE Compton accepts our invitation.
ILB Benson accepts our invitation.
OLB Young accepts our invitation.
Scholarships:
None, trying to get three walk-ons for the final spots.
#19 Indiana (9-2) (-3) vs #28 Fresno State on TV4.
Vallery complete a 13-yd pass to Kaplan on the first play, and three plays later we go ahead
7-0 on a 58-yd TD run by Erik Wittich. He score a second TD at 4:15 in the 1st quarter with a 10-yd run, and we're up by
14-0. It's great to have big Horo' back on the D-line, he's wreaking havoc in the opposing backfield. Vallery has had an uneven game so far, his timing seems a little off. But when WR Bertram went open on a deep route, there was no hesitation, and a 75-yd TD pass!
21-0, Indiana! With 2:53 left of the second quarter we get a third TD from Wittich as he goes around left end for a 15-yd scoring run.
28-0, Indiana!
Halfway through the game we have 16 first downs, 145 rushing yds and 180 passing yds, while Fresno State has 4 first downs, 22 rushing yds and 111 passing yds. The Fresno State coach must have given a great motivational speech to his team, because they come out firing and score on the opening drive of the second half on a 17-yd TD pass.
28-7, Indiana. Their joy is shortlived, however, as WR Blades return the following kickoff 94 yds for the score and
34-7, Indiana! Early in the fourth quarter it's
41-7, Indiana, as Vallery finds Baker with a 19-yd TD pass. Then a Fresno State running back fumbles the ball as Dorrough tackles him, and Whalen returns it 36 yds for the score!
48-7, Indiana!
On the kickoff return, the same thing happens as the returner develops butterfingers and the Hoosiers' Husted recovers and return the ball 18 yds for
55-7! Fresno State can't move the ball, and a short pass gives us such a great field position we can't help but score again, on a 22-yd pass by Vallery to Bertram.
61-7, Indiana, as Cash bungles the extra point attempt.
Code:
Indiana Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
21 Wittich 27 147 5.4 58 3 8 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
13 Vallery 25 15 286 11.4 75 3 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
21 Wittich 4 53 13.2 26 16 0
48 Kaplan 4 47 11.7 22 13 0
8 Bertram 3 117 39.0 34 75 2
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
53 Jeans 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
51 Baker 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
58 Fleming 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
Injuries:
ILB Earnest Baker, probable, sprained neck, 3 weeks.
TE Nathan Bergen, probable, concussion, 3 weeks.
T Les Carter, probable, shoulder tendonitis, 6 weeks.
DE Reggie Cox, probable, bruised shoulder, 2 weeks.
Results:
UCLA 37, USC 31.
South Florida 24, Maryland 17.
Vanderbilt 38, Louisiana-Monroe 0.
Central Michigan 33, Rice 27.
Next week:
Florida vs Indiana on TV4.
Central Michigan vs Wisconsin on TV2.
(Edit: forgot the stats from the game)