The Reclamation Initiative | The Coaching Career of Nico Augustine

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Walker White, more like Walter White the way he cooked you up.

[Captain Canada]

Walker White, more like Walter White the way he cooked you up.

A Breaking Bad pun in my darkest hour? Let me write that down.

[Captain Canada]

Week 4 Top Stories
Miami comes close to dethroning the Tigers, but Clemson escapes in Death Valley with 24-21 victory
Florida continues their slow ascension up the Top 25 with SEC victory over Missouri, 29-25
Texas bats the Hell out of the Crimson Tide in SEC play, with a strong 38-15 showing
Arkansas State pulls off the tremendous upset, downing #20 Tennessee with a 43-39 win

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Week 4 ACC Results
North Carolina 37 | 42 West Virginia
#19 Miami 21 | 24 #2 Clemson
NC State 27 | 34 Syracuse
Boston College 41 | 35 Virginia Tech
Louisville 45 | 21 Georgia Tech
Stanford 10 | 13 Duke
Tulane 23 | 31 #5 Pittsburgh

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Week 5 ACC Matchups
#2 Clemson (3-0, 2-0) at Duke (2-2, 1-0)
Syracuse (3-1, 2-0) at North Carolina (4-1, 0-1)
California (3-1, 1-0) at NC State (2-3, 0-2)
#5 Pittsburgh (4-0, 2-0) at Virginia (0-4, 0-2)
Wake Forest (1-3, 0-1) at Memphis (1-3, 0-1)
Virginia Tech (1-3, 0-1) at #19 Miami (2-2, 0-1)
Florida State (2-1, 1-0) at Boston College (2-2, 1-0)
SMU (2-2, 1-1) at Tulane (3-2, 1-1)
West Virginia (3-1, 1-0) at Stanford (1-3, 0-2)

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ACC Standings
#2 Clemson (3-0, 2-0)
#5 Pittsburgh (4-0, 2-0)
Syracuse (3-1, 2-0)
California (3-1, 1-0)
Duke (2-2, 1-0)
West Virginia (3-1, 1-0)
Florida State (2-1, 1-0)
Boston College (2-2, 1-0)
SMU (2-2, 1-1)
Tulane (3-2, 1-1)
Georgia Tech (2-1, 1-1)
Louisville (3-2, 1-1)
#19 Miami (2-2, 0-1)
North Carolina (4-1, 0-1)
NC State (2-3, 0-2)
Virginia Tech (1-3, 0-1)
Wake Forest (1-3, 0-1)
Stanford (1-3, 0-2)
Memphis (1-3, 0-1)
Virginia (0-4, 0-2)

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Heisman Watchlist
QB Eli Holstein, Rs Sr » 30-51, 343 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, interception, 12 carries, 38 rushing yards (W 31-23 vs Tulane)
WR Jamie Ffrench, Rs So » 4 catches, 70 receiving yards, touchdown (W 47-39 vs Wisconsin)
QB Tavien St. Clair, Rs So » 27-40, 390 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, 12 carries, 71 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns (W 55-27 vs FCS West)
QB Keelon Russell, Rs So » 20-33, 259 passing yards, 3 interceptions, 13 carries, 76 rushing yards (L 38-15 vs #9 Texas)
QB Dylan Lonergan Rs Sr » 22-35, 351 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, 12 carries, 89 rushing yards, touchdown

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Players of the Week
HB Gabe Winowich (Western Michigan): 23 carries, 124 rushing yards, 4 touchdowns, 4 catches, 33 receiving yards
CB Antonio Cotman Jr. (Charlotte): 4 tackles, interception, 2 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles, 4 fumble recoveries
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WR Mylan Graham (Louisville): 11 catches, 126 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns
SS Jaiden Patterson (North Carolina): 7 tackles, interception, 3 pass breakups

[redsox907]

Walker White, more like Walter White the way he cooked you up.

Walker White, more like Walter White the way he cooked you up.

A Breaking Bad pun in my darkest hour? Let me write that down.

they did you like ol Hank

[Captain Canada]

Coach Augustine lambasts defense, calls for "swift changes"
Written by Veronica Downs | SMU Daily

After two unfortunate upset losses to Georgia Tech and Arkansas, head coach Nico Augustine has torn into his defense, namely the secondary. It all begun with his post-game press conference after SMU's frustrating 45-31 loss to the Razorbacks.

"I've never seen a group of men who have decided to dedicate themselves to playing college football play so soft in my life," he began. "We can't get off the goddamn field on third-and-long situations because we can't make a damn tackle? You've got to be kidding me. These guys are genuinely scared to make physical contact. It terrifies me."

This comes after Arkansas quarterback Walker White threw for an astonishing 482 passing yards and five touchdowns through the air. Number one wide receiver Courtney Crutchfield had 206 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns while Andy Jean had 10 catches and his own 100+ receiving yard day himself.

"These guys were talking big during camp, about how 'the ACC didn't respect them' and 'we deserved to have some Pre-season All-ACC guys', and to tell the truth - I haven't seen a single one this season. It's an embarrassment to the work we put in. It's an embarrassment to our culture. It's an embarrassment to me."

Number one cornerback Marcellus Barnes Jr. didn't shy away from commenting about his head coach's comments on his position group. "I get it. We've been bigging ourselves up all season and we were the ones that lost our Top 25 ranking. We did that. The offense did their job and we didn't. We have to take a long, hard look at ourselves in the morning."

The team is expecting to sit William Nettles in favour of redshirt junior Grant Griffin after Nettles was thoroughly beaten all throughout the game. Nettles opted not to comment, instead storming out after the game ended.

"Grant gives us a new look," said defensive coordinator Kerry Abraham, who has been seen as hot and cold due to his impressive blitz packages that leads the ACC in sacks but statistically, the worst defense in the conference by far. "William is still very much in the picture, but he will be the first to admit he had a pretty tough outing. He'll earn his role back and excel in any role we give him going forward."

The team travels to New Orleans this upcoming weekend for an ACC matchup against Tulane.

[Captain Canada]

Saturday, October 2, 2027 | Yulman Stadium (New Orleans, LA)

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Week 5 Preview: at Tulane (3-2, 1-1)

SMU Team Stats
Points: 36.3
Points Allowed: 33.3
Total Sacks: 16
Red Zone Conv.: 46%
Turnover Diff.: +2

Tulane Team Stats
Points: 33.4
Points Allowed: 18.4
Total Sacks: 6
Red Zone Conv.: 58%
Turnover Diff.: +2

SMU Impactful Players
QB Ryder Burton (Rs Sr) • 1,469 passing yards | 11 touchdowns, 3 interceptions | 67% completion percentage | sacked six times
HB Jeremy Payne (Sr) • 77 carries | 528 rushing yards | 6.9 AVG | 5 touchdowns
WR J.J. Harrell (Rs Jr) • 25 catches | 334 receiving yards | 13.4 AVG | 2 touchdowns
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CB William Nettles (Rs Jr) • 36 tackles | tackle for loss | interception | 3 pass breakups | forced fumble
WILL Zakye Barker (Rs Sr) • 32 tackles | 4 tackles for loss | 0.5 sack | interception | pass breakup
MIKE Kevin Lockridge (So) • 35 tackles | 12 tackles for loss | 2 pass breakups

Tulane Impactful Players
QB Kadim Semonza (Rs Sr) • 1,236 passing yards | 7 touchdowns, 2 interceptions | 62% completion percentage | sacked two times
HB Harlem Berry (Jr) • 97 carries | 483 rushing yards | 5.0 AVG | 8 touchdowns
WR Miles Coleman (Rs Sr) • 22 catches | 317 receiving yards | 14.4 AVG | touchdown
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MIKE Dickson Agu (Rs Sr) • 33 tackles | 2 tackles for loss | 2 interceptions | 3 pass breakups
WILL Warren Roberts Jr. (Jr) • 22 tackles | 5 tackles for loss | sack | pass breakup
CB Michael Igbinoghene (Rs So) • 18 tackles | interception | pass breakup

Injury Report
SMU: OT Trevor Goosby (Dislocated Elbow) - 2 weeks
Tulane: WR Kellen Tasby (Dislocated Ankle) - 3 weeks

Key Matchup
MIKE Kevin Lockridge vs HB Harlem Berry

[redsox907]

Tulane a good team to get the rebound dub and get the defense back on track

Semonza was a killer for me in 25, but doesn't have the same ratings in 26. Should be light work

[Captain Canada]

Tulane a good team to get the rebound dub and get the defense back on track

Semonza was a killer for me in 25, but doesn't have the same ratings in 26. Should be light work

Should be light work but the secondary is just THAT bad.

[Captain Canada]

(2-2, 1-1 ACC) @(3-2, 1-1 ACC)

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SMU exorcises demons, lays a 70-burger on Tulane, including impressive 42-point 1st Quarter


‣ SMU returner Jeremiah McClellan found a crease and it was daylight from then on. 97 yards to the crib.

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Scoring Summary

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
SMU	42	7	14	9	72
Tulane	14	6	3	0	23

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1st Quarter
(11:46) Jeremy Payne, 84-yard run (Sam Keltner kick) [SMU 7 - 0 TUL]
(9:44) Jeremy Payne, 65-yard run (Sam Keltner kick) [SMU 14 - 0 TUL]
(6:54) Jeremy Payne, 54-yard pass from Ryder Burton (Sam Keltner kick) [SMU 21 - 0 TUL]
(1:48) Jeremy Payne, 46-yard pass from Ryder Burton (Sam Keltner kick) [SMU 28 - 0 TUL]
(1:38) Harlem Berry, 75-yard run (Patrick Durkin kick) [SMU 28 - 7 TUL]
(1:25) Jeremy Payne, 77-yard run (Sam Keltner kick) [SMU 35 - 7 TUL]
(0:58) Miles Coleman, 85-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Patrick Durkin kick) [SMU 35 - 14 TUL]
(0:48) Jeremiah McClellan, 97-yard returned kickoff (Sam Keltner kick) [SMU 42 - 14 TUL]

2nd Quarter
(10:09) Patrick Durkin, 53-yard field goal [SMU 42 - 17 TUL]
(1:55) Patrick Durkin, 36-yard field goal [SMU 42 - 20 TUL]
(0:14) J.J. Harrell, 12-yard pass from Ryder Burton (Sam Keltner kick) [SMU 49 - 20 TUL]

3rd Quarter
(10:06) Patrick Durkin, 46-yard field goal [SMU 49 - 23 TUL]
(5:36) Jeremiah McClellan, 3-yard pass from Ryder Burton (Sam Keltner kick) [SMU 56 - 23 TUL]
(1:46) Tripp Riordan, 2-yard pass from Skyler Williams (Sam Keltner kick) [SMU 63 - 23 TUL]

4th Quarter
(4:20) Team Safety [SMU 65 - 23 TUL]
(1:46) William Nettles, 32-yard returned interception (Sam Keltner kick) [SMU 72 - 23 TUL]

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Team Statistics
QB Ryder Burton: 10-17, 196 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, interception
QB Skyler Williams: 7-10, 100 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, interception, 2 carries, 13 rushing yards
QB Kadin Semonza: 13-18, 151 passing yards, touchdown, 5 carries, 42 rushing yards
QB Zachery Jennings: 7-11, 84 passing yards, interception

HB Jeremy Payne: 10 carries, 265 rushing yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 catches, 100 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns
HB Landan Brown: 11 carries, 30 rushing yards
HB Kyan Berry-Johnson: 8 carries, 65 rushing yards, 3 catches, 33 receiving yards
HB Harlem Berry: 18 carries, 186 rushing yards, touchdown

WR Jeremiah McClellan: 3 catches, 43 receiving yards, touchdown
WR J.J. Harrell: 3 catches, 33 receiving yards, touchdown
TE Tripp Riordan: 2 catches, 22 receiving yards, touchdown
WR Miles Coleman: 4 catches, 102 receiving yards, touchdown
TE Dashone Neal: 3 catches, 17 receiving yards
WR Bubba Hampton: 3 catches, 18 receiving yards

MIKE Kevin Lockridge: 9 tackles, 3 tackles for loss
DT Vincent Carroll-Jackson: 3 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, sack
FS Abdul Muhammad: 8 tackles, tackle for loss, pass breakup
MIKE Dallas Winner-Johnson: 9 tackles, tackle for loss
CB Jayden Lewis: 5 tackles, interception
SS Tyler Shields: 7 tackles, interception, pass breakup

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Jeremy Payne single handedly bringing back the Pony Express

outside of those two big plays in the 1st Q ya'll man handled em