Post by Sly Fox on Sept 18, 2005 7:36:16 GMT -5
I know we don't want to relive thecarnage much, but here is Chris' breakdown of our breakdown to thePenguins:
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LU 'trampled by a stampede of bulls'
By Chris Lang
Lynchburg News & Advance
September 18, 2005
There was plenty of confusion at Williams Stadium on Saturday night. That’ll happen when the home team substitutes quarterbacks seemingly on a play-to-play basis.
There was no confusion, however, about this statement, and no disputing it either: Liberty University is far, far away from competing against good Division I-AA programs on a regular basis.
Youngstown State, a program with great tradition but one that nonetheless was picked to finish sixth in the eight-team Gateway Conference this season, thoroughly outclassed the Flames, winning 42-0 in a game that left the Liberty contingent stunned, frustrated and humbled.
“We’ve scored 17 points in three games,” LU quarterback Brock Farrel said. “We’ve almost had three shutouts. I mean, that’s like baseball. … It’s really frustrating. We got trampled tonight by a stampede of bulls. We’ve just got to get up and try to ride it again.”
The Flames talked of Youngstown State as a hurdle, one they needed to clear to progress as a program.
They never even got off the ground.
While Liberty methodically pushed the ball down the field only to falter when it needed a big play, Youngstown State struck quickly.
Known for its ball-control offense, Youngstown instead did much of its damage through the air. Penguins quarterback Tom Zetts, who hadn’t completed a pass longer than 23 yards this season, threw touchdown passes of 66, 43 and 27 yards.
Defensively, LU met its main goal by holding YSU to 28 yards on the ground in the first half when the outcome was still in question. Forced to pass, Zetts picked the Flames’ secondary apart. He completed 10 of 12 passes for 205 yards and tied a school record with four TD passes.
By halftime, the Penguins (3-0) led 28-0 and the game was all but over.
While the secondary was exposed, it wasn’t LU’s biggest fault Saturday night.
Instead, it was the Flames’ offense that looked confused and inept.
LU coach Ken Karcher inserted third-
string quarterback Brock Smith on 3rd-and-14 for his first collegiate play. The Flames drove nine plays on their first drive to the YSU 46 when Rajive Otah was hit hard for a one-yard loss on a failed option pitch. Facing the long third down, Smith wilted under Youngstown State’s pass rush and was sacked for a five-yard loss.
“It’s a play he throws well, and we thought we could get a quick strike,” Karcher said. “That’s on me. I made the call.”
Karcher was unwilling to settle on a quarterback, even when Farrel was throwing effectively (he completed 18-of-28 passes for 164 yards). Freshman Zach Terrell played on first and second downs, and Farrel came in for third-down passing situations. During one stretch in the third quarter, Karcher rotated all three quarterbacks on six straight plays, making it very difficult for the offense to find any consistency.
“We’re trying to find an identity,” Karcher said. “Right now, the lack of a running game, we’re in a situation where we have to try to move the ball. Zach Terrell provides that in many ways. That’s why he got a lot of work tonight.
“But Zach isn’t ready as a true freshman to handle the whole thing. … I don’t want to play three quarterbacks, but until we can put points on the board, we’ve got to try something.”
Terrell looked spectacular at times, running for gains of 17 and 13 yards on LU’s first drive and catching an 11-yard pass from Farrel. He also looked very freshman-like, like when he tried to force a screen pass under heavy pressure. The ball was tipped at the line and Youngstown State’s Codera Jackson picked it and raced 72 yards to put YSU up 14-0.
“Every time we made a little mistake, they capitalized,” Karcher said.
Liberty hasn’t scored since the fourth quarter of its Sept. 3 game against Division II Concord and the Flames were shut out in back-to-back games for the first time since 1977. LU has been outscored 107-17, and it doesn’t figure to get any easier next week when it travels to William & Mary.
“I don’t think we’ll lose the team,” Karcher said. “My staff and I have more character than that. We will help these kids, who are new and many of them young, to understand that there are times in life that you go through tough times, and you need to learn not to quit.”
Youngstown St. 42, Liberty 0
Youngstown St 7 21 7 7-42
Liberty 0 0 0 0- 0
First Quarter
YSU-Peterson 66 pass from Zetts (Palmer kick), 5:47. Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:43. Key play: None.
Second Quarter
YSU-Jackson 72 interception return (Palmer kick), 13:44.
YSU-Wright 43 pass from Zetts (Palmer kick), 3:38. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 2:09. Key play: YSU called for holding on 3rd-and-8, LU accepts penalty, giving YSU another shot.
YSU-Evans 27 pass from Zetts (Palmer kick), :53. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:37. Key play: None.
Third Quarter
YSU-Edgerson 10 pass from Zetts (Palmer kick), 3:25. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:12. Key play: On 2nd-and-12 at LU 28, Gliatta breaks free from two tacklers at line of scrimmage for 17-yard run to LU 11.
Fourth Quarter
YSU-Scott 11 run (Palmer kick) 11:25. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:48. Key play: Perez recovers Smith fumble on LU 14.
A-3,479.
YSU LIB
First downs 15 15
Rushes-yards 32-161 33-57
Passing 205 176
Comp-Att-Int 10-12-0 21-36-2
Return Yards 100 11
Punts-Avg. 2-6 1-11
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 5-1
Penalties-Yards 10-66 6-55
Time of Possession 23:56 36:04
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Youngstown St, Gliatta 5-57, Reams 9-36, Gibson 9-28, Mason 4-18, Scott 4-16, Zetts 1-6. Liberty, Terrell 6-30, Hamilton 16-23, Otah 6-6, Farrel 2-4, Jackson 1-(minus 3), Smith 2-(minus 3).
PASSING-Youngstown St, Zetts 10-12-0-205. Liberty, Farrel 18-28-1-164, Terrell 3-5-1-12, Smith 0-3-0-0.
RECEIVING-Youngstown St, Evans 2-35, Smith 2-33, Ison 2-11, Peterson 1-66, Wright 1-43, Edgerson 1-10, Marshall 1-7. Liberty, Jackson 12-100, Williams 3-34, Turner 3-25, Terrell 1-11, Hamilton 1-3, Luch 1-3.
By Chris Lang
Lynchburg News & Advance
September 18, 2005
There was plenty of confusion at Williams Stadium on Saturday night. That’ll happen when the home team substitutes quarterbacks seemingly on a play-to-play basis.
There was no confusion, however, about this statement, and no disputing it either: Liberty University is far, far away from competing against good Division I-AA programs on a regular basis.
Youngstown State, a program with great tradition but one that nonetheless was picked to finish sixth in the eight-team Gateway Conference this season, thoroughly outclassed the Flames, winning 42-0 in a game that left the Liberty contingent stunned, frustrated and humbled.
“We’ve scored 17 points in three games,” LU quarterback Brock Farrel said. “We’ve almost had three shutouts. I mean, that’s like baseball. … It’s really frustrating. We got trampled tonight by a stampede of bulls. We’ve just got to get up and try to ride it again.”
The Flames talked of Youngstown State as a hurdle, one they needed to clear to progress as a program.
They never even got off the ground.
While Liberty methodically pushed the ball down the field only to falter when it needed a big play, Youngstown State struck quickly.
Known for its ball-control offense, Youngstown instead did much of its damage through the air. Penguins quarterback Tom Zetts, who hadn’t completed a pass longer than 23 yards this season, threw touchdown passes of 66, 43 and 27 yards.
Defensively, LU met its main goal by holding YSU to 28 yards on the ground in the first half when the outcome was still in question. Forced to pass, Zetts picked the Flames’ secondary apart. He completed 10 of 12 passes for 205 yards and tied a school record with four TD passes.
By halftime, the Penguins (3-0) led 28-0 and the game was all but over.
While the secondary was exposed, it wasn’t LU’s biggest fault Saturday night.
Instead, it was the Flames’ offense that looked confused and inept.
LU coach Ken Karcher inserted third-
string quarterback Brock Smith on 3rd-and-14 for his first collegiate play. The Flames drove nine plays on their first drive to the YSU 46 when Rajive Otah was hit hard for a one-yard loss on a failed option pitch. Facing the long third down, Smith wilted under Youngstown State’s pass rush and was sacked for a five-yard loss.
“It’s a play he throws well, and we thought we could get a quick strike,” Karcher said. “That’s on me. I made the call.”
Karcher was unwilling to settle on a quarterback, even when Farrel was throwing effectively (he completed 18-of-28 passes for 164 yards). Freshman Zach Terrell played on first and second downs, and Farrel came in for third-down passing situations. During one stretch in the third quarter, Karcher rotated all three quarterbacks on six straight plays, making it very difficult for the offense to find any consistency.
“We’re trying to find an identity,” Karcher said. “Right now, the lack of a running game, we’re in a situation where we have to try to move the ball. Zach Terrell provides that in many ways. That’s why he got a lot of work tonight.
“But Zach isn’t ready as a true freshman to handle the whole thing. … I don’t want to play three quarterbacks, but until we can put points on the board, we’ve got to try something.”
Terrell looked spectacular at times, running for gains of 17 and 13 yards on LU’s first drive and catching an 11-yard pass from Farrel. He also looked very freshman-like, like when he tried to force a screen pass under heavy pressure. The ball was tipped at the line and Youngstown State’s Codera Jackson picked it and raced 72 yards to put YSU up 14-0.
“Every time we made a little mistake, they capitalized,” Karcher said.
Liberty hasn’t scored since the fourth quarter of its Sept. 3 game against Division II Concord and the Flames were shut out in back-to-back games for the first time since 1977. LU has been outscored 107-17, and it doesn’t figure to get any easier next week when it travels to William & Mary.
“I don’t think we’ll lose the team,” Karcher said. “My staff and I have more character than that. We will help these kids, who are new and many of them young, to understand that there are times in life that you go through tough times, and you need to learn not to quit.”
Youngstown St. 42, Liberty 0
Youngstown St 7 21 7 7-42
Liberty 0 0 0 0- 0
First Quarter
YSU-Peterson 66 pass from Zetts (Palmer kick), 5:47. Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:43. Key play: None.
Second Quarter
YSU-Jackson 72 interception return (Palmer kick), 13:44.
YSU-Wright 43 pass from Zetts (Palmer kick), 3:38. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 2:09. Key play: YSU called for holding on 3rd-and-8, LU accepts penalty, giving YSU another shot.
YSU-Evans 27 pass from Zetts (Palmer kick), :53. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:37. Key play: None.
Third Quarter
YSU-Edgerson 10 pass from Zetts (Palmer kick), 3:25. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:12. Key play: On 2nd-and-12 at LU 28, Gliatta breaks free from two tacklers at line of scrimmage for 17-yard run to LU 11.
Fourth Quarter
YSU-Scott 11 run (Palmer kick) 11:25. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:48. Key play: Perez recovers Smith fumble on LU 14.
A-3,479.
YSU LIB
First downs 15 15
Rushes-yards 32-161 33-57
Passing 205 176
Comp-Att-Int 10-12-0 21-36-2
Return Yards 100 11
Punts-Avg. 2-6 1-11
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 5-1
Penalties-Yards 10-66 6-55
Time of Possession 23:56 36:04
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Youngstown St, Gliatta 5-57, Reams 9-36, Gibson 9-28, Mason 4-18, Scott 4-16, Zetts 1-6. Liberty, Terrell 6-30, Hamilton 16-23, Otah 6-6, Farrel 2-4, Jackson 1-(minus 3), Smith 2-(minus 3).
PASSING-Youngstown St, Zetts 10-12-0-205. Liberty, Farrel 18-28-1-164, Terrell 3-5-1-12, Smith 0-3-0-0.
RECEIVING-Youngstown St, Evans 2-35, Smith 2-33, Ison 2-11, Peterson 1-66, Wright 1-43, Edgerson 1-10, Marshall 1-7. Liberty, Jackson 12-100, Williams 3-34, Turner 3-25, Terrell 1-11, Hamilton 1-3, Luch 1-3.
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