Post by DiamondThief on Dec 5, 2016 18:11:46 GMT -8
Welcome to SCtoC's presentation of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
We're in the Quarterfinals with the Richmond Spiders visiting the Eastern Washington Eagles. The game will not be televised , so we have provided a link to the audio streaming broadcasts for the home broadcast of Eastern Washington. There also is a link in the preview to stream the game on ESPN3.
SCtoC will cover Eastern Washington throughout the playoffs. We also will feature previews and game threads for the respective bowl games coming up involving the Stanford Cardinal and Boise St. Broncos.
RICHMOND SPIDERS at
EASTERN WASHINGTON EAGLES
Date: Saturday, December 10, 2016.
Time: 1 p.m. (PT).
Place: Roos Field; Cheney, Washington.
Television: None
Radio: Eastern Washington - 700 ESPN.
Stream: ESPN3.
Head Coaches: Central Arkansas - Danny Rocco (5th year, 43-21). Eastern Washington - Beau Baldwin (9th year, 83-31).
Note: The winner of this game will play either Youngstown St. or Wofford in the Semifinals.
Richmond
The Bears are 10-3 and finished 5-3 (fourth) in the Colonial Athletic Association. They are coming off a 27-24 road win over the North Dakota Fighting Hawks in the second round of the FCS playoffs on Dec. 3.
Passing Leaders: Kyle Lauletta 220/349, 3,022 yards, 24 TDs, 8 interceptions; Kevin Johnson 30/45, 604 yards, 3 TDs, 0 interceptions.
Rushing Leader: Deontez Thompson 167 rush, 927 yards, 9 TDs; Xavier Goodall 75 rush, 394 yards, 2 TDs; David Broadus 56 rush, 198 yards, 2 TDs; Gordon Collins 18 rush, 130 yards, 1 TD.
Receiving Leader: Brian Brown 77 rec, 1,441 yards, 11 TDs; Tyler Wilkins 38 rec, 549 yards, 4 TDs; Jarmel Bevels 31 rec, 448, 1 TD; Garrett Hudson 29 rec, 509 yards, 5 TDs, Deontez Thompson 24 rec, 211 yards, 2 TDs.
Kicking Leader: Griffin Trau 23/26 FG (long 45 yards).
Eastern Washington
The Eagles are 11-1 overall and finished 8-0 (first) in the Big Sky Conference. They are coming off a 31-14 home win over the Central Arkansas Bears in the second round of the FCS playoffs on Dec. 3.
Passing Leader: Gage Gubrud 347/505, 4,520 yards, 42 TDs 11 interceptions.
Rushing Leaders: Gage Gubrud 122 rush, 531 yards, 5 TDs; Antoine Custer 84 rush, 358 yards, 4 TDs; Jabari Wilson 65 rush, 292 yards, 1 TD; Tamarick Pierce 49 rush, 187 yards, 7 TDs.
Receiving Leaders: Cooper Kupp 101 rec, 1,392 yards, 14 TDs; Shaq Hill 72 rec, 1,077 yards, 15 TDs; Kendrick Bourne 74 rec, 1051 yards, 6 TDs; Nic Sblendorio 26 rec, 303 yards, 3 TDs; Stu Stiles 23 rec, 325 yards, 2 TDs.
Kicking leader: Roldan Alcobendas 7/13 FG (Long 48 yards).
Notes
The teams won two of the three FCS titles prior to North Dakota State's current five-year run; Richmond in 2008 and Eastern Washington in 2010. Rocco is considered a candidate for the coaching position at Delaware and Baldwin interviewed with Nevada this week. Baldwin has agreed to a contract extension with Eastern Washington. Richmond, from CAA Football, is making its second long trip of the FCS playoffs, totaling 4,131 miles of travel between North Dakota and Eastern Washington, the two Big Sky Conference co-champs. Spiders' QB Kevin Johnson replaces the injured Kyle Lauletta. Eagles WR Cooper Kupp is nursing a sore shoulder, but is expected to play.
Links
Richmond Official Roster
Eastern Washington Official Roster
FCS Quarterfinals Bracket
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