Week 5 Review
West Virginia Mountaineers (2-1) at #12 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-0)
last meeting: we won 31-24 at home last year
series: 5-5
coaches poll: Rutgers #12 and West Virginia #60
the betting man says: Rutgers by 13
attendance: 41,500 - another sell out!
weather: 49 degrees, rain
TV coverage: TV5
We received the opening kickoff, and started at our 5 yard line after a holding penalty. RB Claude Altenburger bust loose for a 12 yard gain on the first play of the game, and broke for 14 more two plays later. Penalites would back us up and force us to punt. We would shut WVU down on offense for the entire first quarter (no first downs), but find out offense stumbling as well. Penalites forcing us into 3rd and long killed 2 posessions. When we finally did move the ball we'd turn it over. Seth Duffy was sacked and fumbled at the West Virginia 8 yard line. West Virginia punted to end the first quarter, 0-0.
On the first play of the second quarter, QB Seth Duffy hit B.J. Durham with a 46 yard bomb. Claude Altenburger would run it in from 3 yards to put us up 7-0.
After an exchange of punts and turnovers, our offense moved into scoring position on three 15+ yard pass completions. Again RB Claude Altenburger took over in the redzone, punching it in from 2 yards out. 14-0 Rutgers. West Virginia would manage only a long field goal before the half, making it 14-3 heading into the locker rooms.
West Virginia quickly went 3 and out to start the second half. Seth Duffy continued to carve up the WVU defense, and we were quickly accross midfield. Soon after, RB Claude Altenburger would break free for a blazing 31 yard touchdown jaunt. 21-3 Rutgers.
The next drive was all Seth Duffy - except for the last 6 yards. Duffy went over 300 yards passing, while Claude Altenburger snagged his 4th rushing TD from 1 yard out. At 28-3 Rutgers this game was getting out of hand. Both teams would tack on a meaningless touchdown.
Final Score: Rutgers 35, West Virginia 11
Player of the Week nominees:
RB Claude Altenburger - 23 carries, 120 yards, 4 touchdowns
QB Seth Duffy - 22 of 29, 384 yards, 1 TD 0 INT
T Jackie Woods - 7 of 9 run blocks, 1 sack allowed
Injury Report
CB Terry Clay - pulled quad muscle - out - 8 weeks
DT Oscar Padilla - shoulder tendonitis - probable - 5 weeks
Recruiting
We offer no new scholarships this week, although I've got 1 center and 2 WR's I'm really watching closely. We've made a lot of inroads into hopeful walk-ons as well.
Local Obligation Scholarships
none this season.
Blue-Chip Recruits
1. QB T.J. Houshmandzadeh - #4 QB, #18 player nationally. scouted 75-
6'3" 202 lbs from Philadelphia, PA. Ricky is a big-time passer from an extremely solid program. His proximity to us is amazing (just 49 miles), meaning only the horrible Princeton Tigers are closer. With his focus on distance and academics, this could be a slam-dunk acquistion of our next great QB.
high school stats (after 8 games): 60% completion, 1,884 yards (9.37 avg) 10 TD 1 INT. 146 rushes, 886 yards, 8 TD.
offer status:same as last week - Is now visiting us, and Penn State.has scholarship offers from Air Force, New Mexico, Purdue, and Penn State. We are still the top team here.
2. DE Winfred Bernard - #8 DE, #27 player nationally. scouted 92-
6'5" 253 lbs from Medford Lakes, NJ. Winfred appears to be a much better run stopper than pass-rusher, despite his somewhat light frame for the position. An excellent student, Winfred is most interested in Academics (Random Number Theory) and distance. Only Princeton is closer to him, so we should be able to lock up his services.
high school stats (after 8 games): 86 tackles, 16 sacks, 1 INT
offer status: still Georgia Tech has offered a scholarship (joining Purdue). Ohio State and Washington are still showing interest.
3. RB Juan Weydahl - #11 RB, #112 player nationally. scouted 75+
5'9" 184 lbs from Souderton, PA. A deceptively tough runner for his size, Juan appears to be a guy who can carry the load. Coming from a very good school, I'm confident he could become our starter by his 3rd year. His distance and academic preferences put us at the top of his list.
high school stats (through 8 games): 243 carries for 1,777 yards and 11 TD's. 43 catches for 594 yards and 4 TD's.
offer status: Is still visiting us (and only us). Marshall has offered a scholarship, and the following schools are all showing interest: Florida, Rice, Syracuse, and Tennessee are still speaking with him.
---other scholarship offers---
G Chris Owens - #2 guard, #34 player nationally. scouted 92+
DT Lee Barnes - #4 DT, #39 player nationally. scouted 94+
T Ralph Stoughton - #9 tackle, #92 player nationally. scouted 78+
CB Todd Nykolaisyn - #3 CB, #29 player nationally. scouted 83+
OLB Doug Cerda - # 3 OLB, #46 player nationally. scouted 78+
K Marc Langford - #7 kicker, #268 player nationally. scouted 90-
Safety D.J. Cushenbery - #12 safety, #273 player nationally. scouted 65+
ILB Cornell Lynch - #36 ILB, #582 player nationally. scouted 52+.
new offers:
none this week
Code:
committments new committments in blue
RB Juan Weydahl Souderton, PA
ILB Cornell Lynch Hopkinton, MA
rejections new rejections in red
DT Kirk Joyner Syracuse
DT Harvey Cathey Penn State
Conference Snapshot
Week 5 Results
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#8 Boston College 38 at Miami 24
Pitt 51 at Princeton 0
West Virginia 11 at #12 Rutgers 35 [TV5]
#6 Syracuse 17 at #7 Virginia Tech 10 [TV2]
Code:
Big East Standings
Overall Conference
School W L PF PA W L PF PA Streak
Syracuse 4 0 177 22 1 0 17 10 Won 5
Rutgers 4 0 143 55 1 0 35 11 Won 8
Boston College 3 0 101 41 1 0 38 24 Won 8
Pittsburgh 2 2 132 61 1 0 51 0 Won 2
Virginia Tech 3 1 116 44 0 1 10 17 Lost 1
West Virginia 2 2 125 102 0 1 11 35 Lost 1
Miami Florida 2 2 134 159 0 1 24 38 Lost 1
Princeton 1 4 66 187 0 1 0 51 Lost 1