Week 3 Review
#18 North Carolina State (1-0) at #19 Indiana Hoosiers (1-0)
coaches poll: Indiana #19, N.C. State #18
the betting man says: Indiana by 9
attendance: 35,500 (52,400)
weather: 65 degrees and rainy
TV coverage: TV4
the game
We made "the switch" after last week's horrible first half showing by QB Devin Spellman.
We received the opening kickoff, and took over at our own 19 yard line. B.J. Konrad picked up where he left off last week, and flew around left end for 10 yards and a quick first down. Junior QB Allen Salinas then prepared for his first pass attempt as starter. Salinas found B.J. Konrad on an out pattern, and we had 13 yards and a first down! Allen Salinas would put together an amazing opening drive, going 6-for-7 and tossing a 22 yard touchdown to TE Norman DeLay! The Indiana faithfull were going nuts, and the QB switch looked to be the right move!
After our opening score, the game immediately turned defensive. A field position game that found N.C. State pinned deep a majority of the time ate up the rest of the first quarter.
After being stopped a few times just past the 50 yard line in the 2nd quarter, we kept punting. N.C. State finally got past the 50 yard line late in the second quarter, as soon as they could see the endzone, they went for it. A 37 yard touchdown pass made the game 7-7 at the half.
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N.C. State took their opening posession of the second half down to our 13 yard line before fumbling. Luckily we recovered, but N.C. State cleary had the momentum of the game firmly on their side.
Even thought they punted, N.C. State would be the next to score. On our next play from scrimmage, an Allen Salinas pass was returned 61 yards for a touchdown! N.C. State led 14-7.
We immediately bounced back. Finally finding some consistent holes, RB B.J. Konrad did his best running of the game, and Allen Salinas again provided accurate passing. Salinas eventually hit WR Jimmy Parr for an 8 yard touchdown! It would remain 14-14 at the end of the 3rd quarter.
After forcing N.C. State 3 and our, our offense again went back to work. On a drive that was almost entirely Allen Salinas, he found Russell Sailer for a 14 yard gain, Jimmy Parr for 23 on a 3rd and long play, and eventually B.J. Konrad for a 7 yard touchdown! With 8 minutes to go we were up 21-14.
Just when it looked like we would turn out the lights, on 3rd and 10, NC State tossed a 60 yard touchdown pass! It was 21-21 with 6:41 remaining.
Our defense would hold off one last frantic drive by NC State, and the game went to
OVERTIME!
We started on Offense. Here's the play by play:
1st and 10: Salinas to Lyle for 14.
1st and 10: Illegal formation penaltly.
1st and 15: Salinas to Lyle for 9.
2nd and 6: Salinas to Blades, 7 yad touchdown!
We felt very confident our defense could end this thing immediately...
NC State quickly made us think differently though. They opened with completions of 13 and 10 yards, and on 3 attempts, pund the ball in from the 2 yard line. To double-overtime we went.
NC State was now on OFFENSE.
1st and 10: sacked by Shanahan for loss of 7!
2nd and 17: Sacked by Humpherey and Slay for loss of 6!
3rd and 23: completion for 8 yards.
4th and 15: we jumped offsides.
4th and 10: 42 yard field goal atemmpt is up and.... wide right, no good!
Could we put the game away?
1st and 10: Salinas sacked for -5.
2nd and 15: Salinas to Sailer for 15 yards!
1st and 10: B.J. Konrad runs for 2.
2nd and 8: incomplete pass, under pressure
3rd and 8: Salinas to Jimmy Parr for 11.
1st and goal: incomplete.
2nd and goal: B.J. Konrad for 1.
3rd and goal: Salinas to Konrad for a 1 yard touchdown!!! game over!!!!
Final Score: Indiana 34, N.C. State 28 (2OT)
Stat Rundown
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
20 Konrad 22 69 3.1 19 0 8 0
3 Salinas 7 -27 -3.8 7 0 0 5
5 Sailer 1 42 42.0 42 0 0 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Salinas 43 27 319 7.4 30 5 2
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
39 Lyle 6 42 7.0 31 14 0
84 Parr 5 92 18.4 38 30 1
20 Konrad 5 37 7.4 38 13 2
5 Sailer 4 68 17.0 34 21 0
86 DeLay 4 62 15.5 22 22 1
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
56 Shanahan 8 0 1.0 0 0 0
77 Humphrey 7 2 2.5 0 0 0
48 Fuller 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
31 Nellums 5 2 0.0 1 10 0
71 Nason 4 3 0.5 0 0 0
34 Jarvis 4 4 0.0 0 0 0
43 Graham 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
58 Fleming 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
95 Slay 2 4 1.0 0 0 0
Player of the Week Nominees
QB Allen Salinas, 27-for-43, 319 yards, 5 touchdowns, 2 interceptions.
Injury Report
RB B.J. Konrad strained quadricepts probable 2 weeks.
Recruiting
We spent a lot of time dealing with Wisconsin high schoolers this week, and offered 2 more scholarships to previously contacted players. I continue to feel a bit uneasy during recruiting, as we don't have any obvious strengths to offer most players. I haven't found too many superstars hell-bent on staying close to home. Also, recruiting of defensive backs is not coming along well, and this is an area of great focus.
QB Kurt Vallery - #2 QB, #2 player nationally. scouted 99-
6'1" 193 lbs from Suffolk, VA. Considered a bit of a finesse passer, the short passing game is his strengh. I don't see why he couldn't excel in a 'west coast style' pro set offense. Favors Academics and Distance. Through 6 games: 63% completion, 2110 yards, 10 touchdowns, 1 int. 23 runs for 203 yards and 3 touchdowns.
DT Vince Amaya - #16 DT, #195 player nationally. scouted 93+
6'4" 244 lbs from Chagrin Falls, Ohio. While his strenth is run defense, he looks to be a pretty solid all-around player. With his size, he could be a real force in the middle. Favors Academics and Distcance. Through 6 games: 71 tackles, 5.5 sacks.
FB Desmond McConell - #1 FB, #41 player nationally. scouted 89-
5'10" 214 lbs from North Olmsted, Oh. A devestating run-blocker, and a guy with great hands. Favors Distance and Academics. Through 6 games: 403 yards rushing (6.4 average), 3 touchdowns. 35 catches, 620 yards, 7 touchdowns receiving.
OLB Robert Jeans - #20 OLB, #363 player nationally. scouted 75-
6'1" 200 lbs from Burlington, Ill. A big time run-stopper best suited to man-to-man defense. He gets lost in pass coverage when playing the zone. Favors Academics and Distance. Through 6 games: 67 tackles, 7 sacks, 2 interceptions.
Week 3 Results
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#3 WISCONSIN 59, San Diego State 3
#7 NORTHWESTERN 50, Duke 35
#13 NOTRE DAME 49, Purdue 23
#19 INDIANA 34, #18 N.C. State 28
#22 BAYLOR 45, Minnesota 7
#24 California 31, ILLINOIS 0
Michigan 42, FAIRBANKS 35
OHIO STATE 28, Wyoming 3
MICHIGAN STATE 51, New Mexico 10
So far, so good for Northwestern and Wisconsin. Conference standings will be listed as soon as conference play begins.
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My thoughts on the first 2 weeks
The QB switch appears to be the right move, as Salinas completed a much larger percentage of passes, and only threw 1 interception of consequence (the other was an end-of-the-half hail mary attempt). I'll still be watching Salinas' performance closely.
RB B.J. Konrad is probably going to have a hard time putting up great numbers against good run defenses. Subsequently, we're going to have to pass the ball more on first down. We've been getting ourselves into a lot of 2nd and long situations, and our penalty problems have compounded it.
Our offensive line is having a hard time pass blocking, I'll work on identifying the culprits, and see if there are any real alternatives.
Defensively, we're looking alright, but a tad prone to let big plays kill us.