11/06/09 - Austin Pettis, Jr/2011, Boise State, 6-3, 202 (DS#10 WR) Kellen Moore threw for 354 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 5 Boise State survived a brief scare on the road with a 45-35 victory over upstart Louisiana Tech on Friday night. Tech had pulled within 30-28 early in the fourth quarter on Dennis Morris’ leaping catch in the corner of the end zone. The Broncos defense buckled down long enough after that for Boise State to pull away with touchdowns on consecutive drives, the second score coming on Jeremy Avery’s 44-yard touchdown run. Avery finished with 146 yards rushing, while Titus Young caught eight passes for 110 yards and a touchdown for Boise State (9-0, 4-0 Western Athletic Conference). - AP Sports
11/06/09 - Kyle Wilson, rSr/2010, Boise State, 5-10, 186 (DS#8 CB) SCOUTING THE DEFENSE: The Broncos have shut out seven of eight opponents in the first quarter and have allowed just one touchdown in each of the past two games. The group ranks between 10th and 12th in the nation in total defense, scoring defense, rush defense and pass-efficiency defense. The Broncos allow 274.3 yards and 13.6 points per game. Only one opponent has generated more than 307 yards. PLAYERS TO WATCH: CB Kyle Wilson, the WAC Special Teams Player of the Week grabbed his first interception of the season last week and returned it for a touchdown. Opponents have been avoiding him most of the year.
11/06/09 - D'Anthony Smith, Sr/2010, Louisiana Tech, 6-2, 300 (DS#7 DT) SCOUTING THE DEFENSE: Injuries seem to have hit both sides of the ball equally hard in total numbers, but the big playmakers on defense are still playing, just not getting the results expected of them. Veteran leadership and game experience is crucial in reacting on the fly to the 100 or so different looks the Boise State Broncos will throw at the Bulldogs, so players like S Antonio Baker and DT D'Anthony Smith will need to be on top of their games.
11/06/09 - Antonio Baker, Sr/2010, Louisiana Tech, 5-11, 210 (DS#22 FS) PLAYERS TO WATCH: Safety Antonio Baker picked off his 10th career pass last week against Idaho. For Louisiana Tech to have a shot at the upset against Boise State, it will need turnovers. Unfortunately, Boise State QB Kellen Moore completes more than 67 percent of his passes and has thrown just two interceptions this season in 227 attempts.
11/06/09 - Kellen Moore, rSo/2012, Boise State, 6-0, 187 (DS#16 QB) THIS WEEK'S GAME: Boise State at Louisiana Tech, Nov. 6 The Bulldogs have given the Broncos all kinds of problems in Ruston over the years. However, the Bulldogs have some significant injury issues that could lower their chances. Most notably, running back Daniel Porter and receiver/returner Phillip Livas were knocked out of last week's game. KEYS TO THE GAME: The Broncos have never led at halftime in a WAC game in Ruston. They have taken charge of most of their games in the first half this season. Another fast start, particularly against a Bulldogs team that isn't explosive on offense, should allow the Broncos to roll. PLAYERS TO WATCH: The Broncos have won 10 straight road games, tying a school record. The Broncos received a first-place vote this week in the Harris poll, believed to be their first first-place vote in any major poll. Quarterback Kellen Moore leads the nation in pass efficiency and is second in touchdowns with 24. He also leads the nation in touchdown-to-interception ratio at 12:1. Moore has built a Heisman resume with six games with three touchdown passes or more and the nation's most efficient performance. He has thrown one pick in the past six games and two all season.
11/06/09 - Daniel Porter, Sr/2010, Louisiana Tech, 5-09, 190 (DS#27 RB) THIS WEEK'S GAME: Boise State at Louisiana Tech, Nov. 6 Louisiana Tech gets its third nationally televised game of the season thanks to the weekly Boise State/BCS Buster watch at ESPN. After Louisiana Tech won the first four in the series from 1973-2001, the Broncos have won seven straight and haven't scored fewer than 30 points in any of those wins. KEYS TO THE GAME: The good news is Louisiana Tech is 3-0 at home this year. The bad news is Boise State wins no matter where they play. For Louisiana Tech to have a shot, the defense will likely have to force some turnovers and the offense will have to find a way to keep the Broncos offense off the field. PLAYERS TO WATCH: RB Daniel Porter may or may not play. If he does, it gives Louisiana Tech a shot at controlling the clock and keeping the Broncos offense off the field. If he doesn't play, back up RBs Myke Compton, D.J. Morrow and Tyrone Duplessis won't likely be able to sustain the Bulldogs run game. Porter and WR Phillip Livas arguably the Bulldogs No. 1 and No. 2 big play threats on offense both left last week's game at Idaho with injuries. In his weekly media teleconference on Monday, Dooley said their status for Friday's Boise State game would not be determined until game day.
11/06/09 - Doug Martin, rSo/2012, Boise State, 5-09, 201 (DS#35 RB) SCOUTING THE OFFENSE: The Broncos have scored 99 points in their past two games. Earlier this year, they scored 100 points in a two-game span. They haven't been able to score consistently yet this year, so a third straight outburst would be a step in the right direction. Much of the inconsistency stems from the ground game, which has produced four 100-yard rushers but a couple of less-than-stellar performances against underwhelming competition. PLAYERS TO WATCH: TB Doug Martin has missed most of the past two games with a leg injury. He is expected to be back in his full role this week.
11/06/09 - Ross Jenkins, rJr/2011, Louisiana Tech, 6-3, 212 (DS#56 QB) SCOUTING THE OFFENSE: Head coach Derek Dooley said his offense may have played its best game of the 2009 season in the Idaho loss, and that included arguably the best half of play in the college career of QB Ross Jenkins. Still, Jenkins was benched in the second half for redshirt freshman Colby Cameron, who Dooley said has earned a shot with his play in practice over the past month and Cameron could see plenty of action down the stretch. "Ross is still our quarterback," Dooley said. "But we're not afraid to put in Colby if we need to."
11/06/09 - Trevard Lindley, rSr/2010, Kentucky, 5-11, 180 (DS#5 CB) This wasn't how Trevard Lindley's senior season was supposed to go. Lindley bypassed the NFL Draft, where he was projected as a second-round pick, to return to Kentucky in 2009. He received pre-season accolades as an All-Southeastern Conference and All-America candidate. Lindley got off to a nice start with an interception-return touchdown in the season opener against Miami (Ohio). But he suffered a high-ankle sprain in the fourth game against Alabama and has been a spectator ever since. "It's been frustrating," Lindley said. "When they've played away I've had to sit and watch at my house, and when they're home, I'm just there on the sidelines. It's my last year, and I really want to be out there playing. I've just been rehabbing and trying to get better." Lindley will finally get back on the field Saturday against Eastern Kentucky and will be in the starting lineup. While he's not 100 percent, his presence should be a big boost to a defensive unit still smarting from a 31-24 loss to Mississippi State last week. "If he's well it makes a major, major difference in our defense because you usually don't have to worry about the guy he's covering," UK Coach Rich Brooks said. "That makes a pretty significant difference, and if you think back at a few games that we played, it might have made a major difference." Lindley said he really doesn't know what to expect when he gets on the field. "I can't press or do some of the things I did before I got hurt, but I've been slowly trying to get back into it during practice," he said. "We'll just have to see how it goes in the game. It's just a matter of seeing what I can and can't do." - Chip Cosby, Lexington Herald-Leader
11/06/09 - Clinton Snyder, rSr/2010, Stanford, 6-4, 240 (DS#25 ILB) The Stanford Cardinal will be without top linebacker Clinton Snyder for the rest of the season. The school announced Friday that Snyder is sidelined with a knee injury sustained in practice on Tuesday. Snyder leads the team with 61 tackles and has started 42 of 44 games in his career. The injury comes at a bad time for the Cardinal, who need one more win to become bowl eligible for the first time in eight years. Stanford hosts No. 7 Oregon on Saturday and also has games remaining with No. 12 USC, No. 23 California and No. 19 Notre Dame. Fullback Owen Marecic is expected to take Snyder’s place in the lineup, playing both offense and defense. - AP Sports
11/06/09 - Darius Powell, rJr/2011, Fayetteville State, 6-2, 235 (DS#71 OLB) 2009 ALL-CIAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: DL Darius Powell, Fayetteville State, JR, 6'3, 240, Waldorf, MD, has been selected Second Team All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the 2009 college football season as voted by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association. Powell's 8.5 sacks, which lead Fayetteville State, rank second in the CIAA. - Fayetteville State football
11/06/09 - Jamaal Dixon, Fr/2013, Fayetteville State, 6-5, 276 (DS#61 DE) 2009 CIAA FOOTBALL ALL-ROOKIE TEAM: Jamal Dixon, Fayetteville State, Defensive Line, 6-6, 278, Gatesville, NC/Gates County HS, has been selected to the 2009 All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Rookie Team for the 2009 college football season as voted by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association. - Fayetteville State football
11/06/09 - Marcos Esquivel, Sr/2010, Fayetteville State, 6-1, 228 (DS#77 ILB) 2009 ALL-CIAA FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: LB Marcos Esquivel, Fayetteville State, SR, 6'2, 235, Mesa, AZ, has been selected First Team All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the 2009 college football season as voted by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association. A native of Kearny, Az., Esquivel led the Broncos and ranked second in the CIAA in tackles (88) and tackles for loss (19). - Fayetteville State football
11/06/09 - Austin Turner, So/2012, Fayetteville State, 6-0, 247 (DS#999 P) 2009 ALL-CIAA FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: K Austin Turner, Fayetteville State, SO, 6'2, 240, San Diego, CA, has been selected First Team All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the 2009 college football season as voted by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association. - Fayetteville State football
11/06/09 - Dillon Kestner, Jr/2011, Fayetteville State, 6-2, 292 (DS#999 C) 2009 ALL-CIAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: OL Dillon Kestner, Fayetteville State, JR, 6'2, 275, Durham, NC, has been selected Second Team All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the 2009 college football season as voted by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association. Kestner and the offensive line have paved the way for FSU's rushing attack, which features two of the top eight rushers in the conference. - Fayetteville State football
11/06/09 - Tyshon Gurley, Sr/2010, Fayetteville State, 6-3, 267 (DS#999 TE) 2009 ALL-CIAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: TE Tyson Gurley, Fayetteville State, SR, 6'2, 265, Newark, NJ, has been selected Second Team All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the 2009 college football season as voted by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association. Over its last five games, the Broncos' offense is averaging 36.6 points per game. Gurley and RB Calvin Harris have combined for seven touchdowns during that span. - Fayetteville State football
11/06/09 - Jeff Gowdy, Sr/2010, Fayetteville State, 5-11, 185 (DS#72 FS) 2009 ALL-CIAA FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: DB Jeff Gowdy, Fayetteville State, SR, 5'10, 175, Jacksonville, NC, has been selected First Team All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the 2009 college football season as voted by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association. Gowdy had six interceptions this season and earned all-conference honors for the third consecutive season. His 16 career interceptions are tied for the most in school history with Jermel Johnson (1998-2001) and Walt Williams (2003-04). While he's excited about the honor, Gowdy is focused on something else. "This is the first championship game I've gotten a chance to play in," he said on Saturday. "It's almost surreal, because our only goal is to get to the championship game and we finally get a chance to do it." Esquivel was named to the all-conference first team for the second straight season. - Fayetteville State football
11/06/09 - Joseph Brown, Sr/2010, Fayetteville State, 6-0, 220 (DS#999 OLB) 2009 ALL-CIAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: LB Joe Brown, Fayetteville State, SR, 6'0, 220, New Bern, NC, has been selected Second Team All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the 2009 college football season as voted by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association. Brown has 73 tackles on the season. - Fayetteville State football
11/06/09 - Calvin Harris, Sr/2010, Fayetteville State, 5-07, 200 (DS#999 RB) 2009 ALL-CIAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: RB Calvin Harris, Fayetteville State, SR, 5'8, 190, Zebulon, NC, has been selected Second Team All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the 2009 college football season as voted by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association. - Fayetteville State football
11/06/09 - Austin Turner, So/2012, Fayetteville State, 6-0, 247 (DS#999 P) 2009 ALL-CIAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: P Austin Turner, Fayetteville State, SO, 6'2, 235, San Diego, CA, has been selected Second Team All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the 2009 college football season as voted by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association. - Fayetteville State football
11/06/09 - Dez Bryant, Jr/2011, Oklahoma State, 6-2, 220 (DS#1 WR) Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant is headed to the NFL. Bryant told ESPN.com that he plans to enter the 2010 NFL Draft, disclosing his intentions late Thursday after the NCAA rejected a final appeal by the school to reinstate the junior All-American who lied about contact with former NFL player Deion Sanders. Bryant sat out five games while the NCAA investigated his offseason meeting with Sanders at a Texas athletic center. Bryant admitted that he lied to an NCAA investigator about the meeting and later apologized. Bryant told ESPN.com that entering the draft is "the best decision for me" and that he will start training for the NFL combine next week in Florida. "This year didn't go the way I wanted it to," Bryant said. "It was so hard. And to be honest, I had my head down at times. But the NCAA has made their decision. And I respect that. And now I've made mine." Bryant caught 87 passes for 1,480 yards and 19 touchdowns last season while also scoring twice on punt returns. He was the only one of three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award left in school this year. In a letter to the NCAA that accompanied his request for reinstatement, Bryant had asked to be allowed to play again this season for the 18th-ranked Cowboys (6-2, 3-1 Big 12). The NCAA decided last week that Bryant should be suspended until next September, OSU appealed and the final word came Thursday from the NCAA's Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee. Bryant told ESPN.com he hopes to live up to the NFL production of receivers including Randy Moss and Anquan Boldin. "When I talk to the NFL, I'm going to be truthful with them about what happened," he said. "It will be what I'm supposed to tell them, which is the truth." - CBSSports.com wire reports
11/06/09 - James Hardaway, Sr/2010, Bowie State, 6-3, 295 (DS#128 OG) 2009 ALL-CIAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: OL James Hardaway, Bowie State, SR, 6'3, 295, Clinton, MD, has been selected Second Team All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the 2009 college football season as voted by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association. - CIAA football
11/06/09 - Rodney Webb, Jr/2011, Bowie State, 5-09, 208 (DS#88 RB) 2009 ALL-CIAA FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: RB Rodney Webb, Bowie State, JR, 5'9, 208, Baltimore, MD, has been selected First Team All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the 2009 college football season as voted by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association. - CIAA football
11/06/09 - Terence Peete, Jr/2011, Bowie State, 6-3, 228 (DS#52 FS) 2009 ALL-CIAA FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: DB Terence Peete, Jr., Bowie State, JR, 6'4, 237, Memphis, TN, has been selected First Team All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the 2009 college football season as voted by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association. - CIAA football
11/06/09 - Yusef Dorman-El, Sr/2010, Bowie State, 6-4, 240 (DS#121 DE) 2009 ALL-CIAA FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: DL Yusef Dorman-El, Bowie State, SR, 6'5, 240, Baltimore, MD, has been selected First Team All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the 2009 college football season as voted by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association. - CIAA football
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