Football:
Before I cover any individual statistics, I'd like to point this out:
2010 Overall FBS Rankings:
Passing Yards-111th
Rushing Yards-102nd
Points For-117th
Points Againts-111th
And that, folks, is why we are 0-11. I'm not ready to throw in the towel with Rob Ianello (although I still believe that firing J.D. Brookhart was an awful, awful idea). I think that a coach should be able to bring in at least three recruiting classes before he is evaluated for a firing, but holy cow, this could be a long three years of Akron football.
Passing:
Patrick Nicely-153/312 (49.0%), 1560 YDS, 7 TD, 13 INT, 90.1 RAT
Matt Rodgers-7/11 (63.6%), 95 YDS, 2 TD, INT, 178.0 RAT
While Patrick Nicely has been solidifying his spot as the worst starting quarterback in the FBS, Matt Rodgers has mysteriously suffered a number of "injuries", the latest being listed under "concussion" on Thursday. Say what?
It's obvious that Ianello is in love with Nicely, which may explain why he took him out of his comfort zone (shotgun offense) to allow him to utterly fail in the pro-style offense. Well, no. It doesn't. The good news is, Nicely's only a sophomore; so that for the next two years, he can continue to utterly fail in the pro-style offense. A new generation of Akron football, folks!
Rushing:
Alex Allen-154 CAR, 771 YDS, 5.0 AVG, 8 TD
Nate Burney-105 CAR, 443 YDS, 4.2 AVG
The rushing attack has leaned on Alex Allen more and more throughout the season, which is great, as he himself has just 1 less touchdown than our ENTIRE PASSING GAME. Man, do I miss the days of Chris Jacquemain and Dennis Kennedy.
Receiving:
Jeremy LaFrance-37 REC, 469 YDS, 12.7 AVG, 5 TD
Jalil Carter-25 REC, 303 YDS, 12.1 AVG, TD
Antoine Russell-13 REC, 221 YDS, 17.0 AVG, TD
Gary Pride-21 REC, 167 YDS, 8.0 AVG
Richard Hall-16 REC, 149 YDS, 9.3 AVG, TD
Alex Allen-17 REC, 115 YDS, 6.8 AVG
Keith Sconiers-8 REC, 71 YDS, 8.9 AVG
Austin Bailey-7 REC, 51 YDS, 7.3 AVG, TD
Nate Burney-7 REC, 33 YDS, 4.7 AVG
The receiving corps has been injury-plagued this year, but are improving as the weeks go by (especially former defensive back Jalil Carter and Gary Pride). The bad news is, LaFrance and Carter are seniors, and Pride is a junior. This leaves freshmen Antoine Russell, whose 17.0 AVG is a bit misleading thanks to a 56 yard reception, and Keith Sconiers, alongside sophomore Anthony Meriwether, who has been suffering from an achilles injury. Meriwether, you may remember, had his redshirt burned last year as a running back. The good news is, we have a coach that is infamous for successful position-switching...oh, that's right. We fired him.
Kicking:
The Ever Dependable Igor Iveljic-17/19 XP, 9/14 FG
Branko Rogovic-1/1 XP
Thank goodness these guys are both seniors. I don't know how many more botched extra points and shanked short field goals I can take. At least Rogovic has done a decent job with kickoff duty this year. Interesting stat for The Ever Dependable Igor Iveljic...he's 5/7 from 40-49 yards; while he has gone 2/5 from 30-39 yards. Say what?
The next game is against the 2-8 Buffalo Bulls, who play the 1-9 Eastern Michigan Eagles today. We have no reason not to win this game. Buffalo will have a short week of practice before coming to Akron for a Friday game, and we will have had a week and then some to warm up (and rest some injuries) for this one. I'd be ecstatic to see Matt Rodgers get the start, even though that's some serious wishful thinking. I was critical of him to begin the year, but he's proven in the games he's been in this year that he's the better quarterback. Patrick Nicely has 0-12 written all over him.
In basketball news:
If, like me, you were wondering why Brett McKnight didn't make an appearance in the loss to Dayton, it's because he's been indefinitely suspended for a "violation of university policy". According to the article, he had also been suspended for 30 days in the preseason, which may explain why he didn't play in the exhibition and his lackluster performance against Millikin.
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