Post by DiamondThief on Dec 11, 2016 11:27:29 GMT -8
Welcome to SCtoC's presentation of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
We're in the Semifinals with the Youngstown St. Penguins visiting the Eastern Washington Eagles. The game will be televised, and we have provided links to the audio streaming broadcasts for both teams. 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.
YOUNGSTOWN ST. PENQUINS at
EASTERN WASHINGTON EAGLES
Date: Saturday, December 17, 2016.
Time: 3:30 p.m. (PST).
Place: Roos Field; Cheney, Washington.
Television: ESPNU.
Radio: Youngstown St. - 570 WKBN. Eastern Washington - 700 ESPN.
Stream: ESPN3.
Head Coaches: Youngstown St. - Bo Pelini (2nd year, 14-9). Eastern Washington - Beau Baldwin (9th year, 84-31).
Note: The winner of this game will play either North Dakota St. or James Madison in the FCS Championship Game, which will be held Jan. 7 in Frisco, Texas.
Youngstown St Penguins
The Bears are 11-3 and finished 6-2 (third) in the Missouri Valley Conference. They are coming off a 30-23 double-overtime win over the Wofford Terriers in the Quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs on Dec. 10.
Passing Leaders: Hunter Wells 91/145, 1,199 yards, 7 TDs, 4 interceptions; Ricky Davis 55/106, 864 yards, 5 TDs, 5 interceptions.
Rushing Leader: Jody Webb 191 rush, 1,200 yards, 6 TDs; Martin Ruiz 209 rush, 1,159 yards, 12 TDs; Tevin McCaster 98 rush, 475 yards; 83 rush, 340 yards.
Receiving Leader: Darien Townsend 32 rec, 525 yards, 4 TDs; Damoun Patterson 18 rec, 461 yards, 2 TDs; Alvin Bailey 34 rec, 371 yards, 4 TDs; Jody Webb 25 rec, 303 yards; Kevin Rader 13 rec, 222 yards, 1 TD.
Kicking Leader: Zak Kennedy 17/27 FG (long 46 yards).
Eastern Washington Eagles
The Eagles are 21-1 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 368/537, 4,807 yards, 45 TDs 12 interceptions; Reilly Hennessey 23/31, 244 yards, 3 TDs.
Rushing Leaders: Gage Gubrud 125 rush, 558 yards, 5 TDs; Antoine Custer 94 rush, 408 yards, 5 TDs; Jabari Wilson 67 rush, 325 yards, 2 TD; Tamarick Pierce 34 rush, 132 yards, 7 TDs.
Receiving Leaders: Cooper Kupp 107 rec, 1,520 yards, 15 TDs; Shaq Hill 75 rec, 1,112 yards, 16 TDs; Kendrick Bourne 76 rec, 1082 yards, 6 TDs; Nic Sblendorio 32 rec, 394 yards, 3 TDs; Stu Stiles 25 rec, 342 yards, 2 TDs.
Kicking leader: Roldan Alcobendas 8/14 FG (Long 48 yards).
Notes
Youngstown St.'s Jody Webb rushed for 213 yards in the quarterfinal game against Wofford. The Penguins have four national championships at the NCAA Division I-AA/FCS level to their credit. Eastern Washington WR Cooper Kupp is the all-time FCS leader in receiving yards. Eastern Washington University and head coach Beau Baldwin have recently agreed on a five-year contract extension. The temperature for this game, as of forecasts on Dec. 11, are predicted to be a high of 4 degrees and a low of minus-7 degrees.
Links
Youngstown St. Official Roster
Youngstown St. Twitter
Eastern Washington Official Roster
Eastern Washington Twitter
How They Got Here
Youngstown St.
First Round - Defeated Samford, 38-24
Second Round - Defeated Jacksonville St., 40-24
Quarterfinals - Defeated Wofford, 30-23 (2OT)
Eastern Washington
First Round - Bye
Second Round - Defeated Central Arkansas, 31-14
Quarterfinals - Defeated Richmond, 38-0
Elsewhere
In the other FCS Semifinal, the North Dakota St. Bison are looking to earn their sixth straight FCS championship as they host the James Madison Dukes at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota on Dec. 16 at 4 p.m. (PST) The game will be televised on ESPN2. Both the Bison and the Dukes stand at 12-1 on the season heading into the game.
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