The McAlary Effect

[djp73]

So I'm thinking my format will be the following:

Game Preview

Game Report

Conference Summary (once we get into conference play)

Coach McAlary's Game notes (any Game related questions you have will be answered there)

Recruiting Summary (every few weeks)

Team News (when applicable)

Any other suggestions?

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MAC FOOTBALL
MAC Football Results
Scores, Players of the Week and other news and notes from around the conference
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | September 1, 2024, 9:19am EDT

MAC Scores
FCS East 0 - 19 Bowling Green
FCS East 17 - 14 Buffalo
FCS Midwest 22 - 41 Central Michigan
FCS Midwest 33 - 45 Toledo
Miami (OH) 28 - 20 Northwestern
Ohio 23 - 38 Syracuse
Western Michigan 27 - 41 Wisconsin
Kent State 23 - 31 Pitt
Akron 14 - 42 Ohio State
Eastern Michigan 27 - 21 UMass
FCS Midwest 14 - 24 Northern Illinois

MAC Players of the Week
Northern Illinois DE Cam Crowell 9Tkl, 1Sck
Toledo WR Larry Stephens 9Rec 240Yds 4TD

MAC News and Notes
N/A

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MAC FOOTBALL KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES PITT PANTHERS
Coaches Corner
Offensive Coordinator Jordan McAlary
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | September 3, 2024, 11:09am EDT

Each week in the days following Kent State's game I will spend a few moments chatting with members of the coaching staff. I'll share some key points in this column.

This morning I spoke with offensive coordinator Jordan McAlary following Kent State's 31-23 loss at Pitt this past Saturday.

What are some of the things the team did well to help stay competitive on the road against an ACC team?
I'd say on the whole we executed well. We put up over over 100 yards in the running game and we were efficient there. Did pretty well cashing in on the red zone opportunities. Found the open man and took what they gave us. We did well sustaining drives and had a bit of an advantage in possession time.

What went wrong?
Obviously you can't turn the ball over four times and expect to beat a talented team. We'll take a close look at the turnovers and try to figure out what needs to happen to try and limit those going forward. Also not great on third down, I think we got 6 of 13 there so we need a little more success there. That comes down to putting ourselves in a good position on first and second down, making those third downs a bit easier and giving us a bit more freedom in playcalling.

Can you give us a player of the week?
Gavin Garcia. Ran hard. Contributed well in the passing game. Did well in pass protection when we asked him to. Bounced back after the fumble.

What are some points of emphasis heading into this week's game against St. Francis?
Ball security for sure, that's at the top of our list. A little better results on first and second down so we're looking at more manageable third downs and a bit more playcalling freedom.

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MAC FOOTBALL KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES PITT PANTHERS
Kent State Game Preview
St. Francis
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | September 5, 2024, 2:17pm EDT

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Saturday September 7th 2:30 PM ET
Location: Kent, Ohio | Dix Stadium
2023 Record: 4-6 (FCS)
2023 Result: N/A
Series: N/A
Head Coach (Record/@School): Chris Villareal (56-79/56-79)

[Agent]

there's only 1 Don Knotts

[Caesar]

Gotta get one back against the FCS oppo

[djp73]

Yeah, hopefully that's a bright spot in these first four games. Tennessee and Penn State I'm expecting ugliness

[The JZA]

Digging the little interview section. Next game should be a confidence builder

[djp73]

Digging the little interview section. Next game should be a confidence builder

Thanks, good spot to add anything behind the scenes that wouldn't be in the article.

And yeah, hoping to get things rolling against FCS

[djp73]

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