Week 10 Review
Miami Hurricanes (4-3) at #4 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-0)
last meeting: last year we lost 35-17 on the road
series: 3-7 in Miami's favor
coaches poll: Rutgers #4, Miami #51
the betting man says: Rutgers by 20
attendance: 41,500 - sellout!
weather: 59 degrees, rain
TV coverage: TV5
We won the opening coin toss (for what seems like the 8th time this year), and recieved the ball in the endzone for a touchback. Things started sloppy with two incomplete pass attempts from QB Seth Duffy, but Claude Altenburger picked up 10 yards for the first down on a 3rd-and-10 delay run. Our early-game fireworks ignited again this week, on the next play QB Seth Duffy found WR B.J. Durham for a 67 yard touchdown! 7-0 Rutgers.
Miami took over at their own 20 and mounted a slow, consistent drive. A 20 play, 5 series drive came to a crashing halt at our 26 yardline when Miami failed to convert on 4th down. While they didn't score, their offenses ability to consistently move the ball showed that they
could score on us.
RB Claude Altenburger picked up 9 yards on two runs to start the next drive. QB Sethy Duffy then completed 4 straight passes of over 10 yards to 4 different recievers. The drive ended with RB Claude Altenburger scoring on a 4 yard touchdown run. A missed extra point failed to extend our lead, but we were up 13-0.
Miami bounced back with a drive similar to their first, only this time they scored. Garnering 5 first downs as they moved down the field, they scored on a 14 yard touchdown pass to bring the score to 13-7 early in the second quarter.
On the second play of our next drive, Miami seized momentum. An errant pass from QB Seth Duffy gave Miami the ball in our territory at the 40 yard line. A 20 yard pass, followed by runs of 10 and 8 yards had Miami at our 2 yard line before we could blink. Threatening to take the lead, our defense had to step up. Our defensive line drew a false start on Miami's left guard, moving them back to the 7. We stuffed their first down run for no gain, and knocked them back 1 yard on second down. On third down Miami's QB dropped back to pass and gunned for the endzone - luckily Safety Van Schulz was there to reel it in! We took over at the 20.
The next drive was QB Seth Duffy showing his big play magic once again. He would WR Welsey Kay for 24 yards, then hit WR B.J. Durham for another big-time touchdown, this time from 52 yards out. We took a 20-7 lead.
We finally forced Miami to punt - and they did so on both of their next 2 posessions. The second would set up another quick touchdown by us. RB Claude Altenburger would take it in from 4 yards out. We went into the to the locker-room with a commanding 27-7 lead.
---2nd half---
The second half was a much stouter defensive battle than the first, both teams punted the 3rd quarter away.
Miami would be the first to score in the second half, after backing us up deep in our zone and having great field position after the punt. A 15 yard TD pass made it 27-14 early in the 4th.
On the very next posession, our offense opened up it's bag of tricks. A counter-trap run for RB Claude Altenburger resulted in a 40 yard gain, moving us past midfield immediately. An end-around to WR Dan Patrick on the next play caught Miami off-guard, and we picked up another 26 yards. QB Sethy Duffy would find RB Jon Burton for a 4 yard touchdown, and we again felt comfortable with a 34-14 lead. Our defense would shut Miami down, and our offense would drain the clock.
Final Score: Rutgers 34, Miami 14
Player of the Week nominees:
RB Claude Altenburger - 16 carries, 106 yards, 2 touchdowns
QB Seth Duffy - 12 of 22, 276 yards, 3 TD 2 INT
WR B.J. Durham - 3 catches, 135 yards, 2 touchdowns
Injury Report
CB Terry Clay - pulled quad muscle - questionable - 3 weeks
S ben Davidson - repetitive concussion syndrome - OUT - 60 weeks
WR Kelvin Arnold - torn tricepts mucle - OUT - 25 weeks.
DT Vinny Hoover - torn knee ligament - OUT - 14 weeks
DT Oscar Padilla - bruised shoulder - probable - 1 week
The loss of DT Vinny Hoover really hurts, it now means we have no depth to speak of at DT.
Recruiting
Kicker Marc Langford's decision to go to Army frees up another offer, which is a nice positive spin. We offer that newly-freed scholarship to OLB Karl Bronson. We're very thin at OLB and wouldn't mind a second recruit there.
Local Obligation Scholarships
none this season.
Blue-Chip Recruits
Pending
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:Visiting Rice, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Ohio State, and Oregon. If we can hang with these programs, we're really getting somewhere!
Committed to Rutgers
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: committed to Rutgers in week 7
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!
G Chris Owens - #2 guard, #34 player nationally. scouted 92+
T Ralph Stoughton - #9 tackle, #92 player nationally. scouted 78+
ILB Cornell Lyncy - #36 ILB, #582 player nationally. scouted 52+
OLB Doug Cerda - # 3 OLB, #46 player nationally. scouted 78+
---other scholarship offers---
DT Lee Barnes - #4 DT, #39 player nationally. scouted 94+
CB Todd Nykolaisyn - #3 CB, #29 player nationally. scouted 83+
Safety D.J. Cushenbery - #12 safety, #273 player nationally. scouted 65+
WR Jimmie Hatcher - #43 WR, #564 player nationally. scouted 58++
new offers:
OLB Karl Bronson - #82 OLB, unranked nationally. scouted 61+
Code:
committments new committments in blue
CB Todd Nykolaiszyn Washington, PA
OLB Doug Cerda Guys Mills, PA
G Cris Owens Retsof, NY
QB Ricky Houshmandzadeh Philadelphia, PA
OT Ralph Stoughton Johnstown, PA
RB Juan Weydahl Souderton, PA
ILB Cornell Lynch Hopkinton, MA
rejections new rejections in red
C Fred Bader Northern Illinois
DE Donnie Carlisle Texas-El Paso
G Bernard Manning Connecticut
ILB Brady Donovan Georgia
K Marc Langford Army
WR Jason Reilly Cincinnati
S Tom Bush Navy
ILB Matthew Mayes Pittsburgh
DE Kurt Shepard Pittsburgh
OT Bobby Porcaro Clemson
WR Daniel Burke Arizona State
OT Dana Gaines Ohio State
DT Kirk Joyner Syracuse
DT Harvey Cathey Penn State
Conference Snapshot
Week 10 Results
---------------
Miami 14 at #4 RUTGERS 34 [TV5]
Pitt 0 at #3 SYRACUSE 43 [TV4]
#8 Virginia Tech 13 at BOSTON COLLEGE 23
WEST VIRGINIA 26 at Princeton 20
Code:
Big East Standings
Overall Conference
School W L PF PA W L PF PA Streak
Syracuse 8 0 347 53 4 0 147 27 Won 9
Rutgers 8 0 311 130 4 0 165 77 Won 12
Virginia Tech 6 2 226 110 3 2 120 83 Lost 1
West Virginia 4 3 186 163 2 2 72 96 Won 1
Pittsburgh 4 5 225 197 2 3 110 136 Lost 2
Boston College 5 3 244 187 2 3 140 156 Won 1
Miami Florida 4 4 237 225 1 3 89 97 Lost 1
Princeton 1 8 100 341 0 5 34 205 Lost 5