Week 6 Review
#10 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-0) at #16 Brigham Young Cougars (4-0)
last meeting: we won 26-21 last year at BYU
series: 3-6 in BYU's favor
coaches poll: Rutgers #12 and BYU #16
the betting man says: Rutgers by 14
attendance: 69,000 (of 70,200)
weather: 59 degrees, stormy
TV coverage: none. strange for such a good matchup
Both teams exchanged punts to open the game. We moved the ball rapidly on our second posession, and RB Claude Altenburger put us up 7-0 with a 15 yard touchdown run.
Our defense was absolutely on fire, shutting BYU down before they could get going. We rolled downfield again thanks to some great Seth Duffy passing and made it 14-0 on a 4 yard pass to RB Jon Burton. Duffy had the passing game working perfectly, and we hit BYU with another early score. A 14 yard touchdown pass to WR Wesley Kay made it 21-0.
Our momentum seemed unstoppable. BYU went 3 and out again, and we took over near midfield. RB Claude Altenburger took it 10 yards for another touchdown and we were up 28-0 very early in the second quarter.
We would have
really pulled away had it not been for 2 Seth Duffy interceptions. BYU got great field position on both turnovers, and scored 2 field goals to make it 28-6 at the half. We had 235 total yards to BYU's 25, and a 13 to 2 first down advantage.
BYU opened the second half with a field goal. We bounced back with a field goal of our own and it was 31-9. Things slowed down in the second half, but we eventually scored once more. A 3 yard Seth Duffy run made it 38-9 at the end of the 3rd quarter. The defenses held each other at bay, and our punter did a fantastic job of pinning BYU inside their 20 time and time again. Game over.
Final Score: Rutgers 38, BYU 9
Player of the Week nominees:
QB Seth Duffy - 23 of 36, 288 yards, 2 TD 2 INT. 1 rushing TD.
RB Claude Altenburger - 17 carries, 48 yards, 2 TD.
Injury Report
CB Terry Clay - pulled quad muscle - out - 7 weeks
DT Oscar Padilla - shoulder tendonitis - probable - 4 weeks
Recruiting
I felt I hade to make a move on a wide receiver, so I've done that this week. If I can get everyone, I won't be offering any more scholarships. But it's likely I won't land a couple of the guys I currently have an offer out to.
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 9 games): 60% completion, 2,155 yards (9.45 avg) 12 TD 4 INT. 168 rushes, 944 yards, 10 TD.
offer status:Texas is also offering a scholarship now. Is 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 9 games): 97 tackles, 16.5 sacks, 1 INT
offer status: still Hasn't visited anyone yet. Scholarship offers from Purdue and Georgia Tech. 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 9 games): 266 carries for 1,932 yards and 13 TD's. 48 catches for 660 yards and 4 TD's.
offer status: committed to Rutgers in week 5!
---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+
new offers:
WR Jimmie Hatcher - #43 WR, #564 player nationally. scouted 58++
Code:
committments new committments in blue
RB Juan Weydahl Souderton, PA
ILB Cornell Lynch Hopkinton, MA
rejections new rejections in red
OT Dana Gaines Ohio State
DT Kirk Joyner Syracuse
DT Harvey Cathey Penn State
Conference Snapshot
Week 6 Results
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#10 RUTGERS 38 at #16 BYU 9
#6 BOSTON COLLEGE 41 at Navy 14
MIAMI 38 at Troy State 7
PITT 34 at #19 Middle Tennesee State 0
#5 SYRACUSE 40 at Tennessee 14
Code:
Big East Standings
Overall Conference
School W L PF PA W L PF PA Streak
Syracuse 5 0 217 36 1 0 17 10 Won 6
Rutgers 5 0 181 64 1 0 35 11 Won 9
Boston College 4 0 142 55 1 0 38 24 Won 9
Pittsburgh 3 2 166 61 1 0 51 0 Won 3
Virginia Tech 3 1 116 44 0 1 10 17 Lost 1
Miami Florida 3 2 172 166 0 1 24 38 Won 1
West Virginia 2 2 125 102 0 1 11 35 Lost 1
Princeton 1 4 66 187 0 1 0 51 Lost 1