Porter's Playbook | The Coaching Career of DJ Porter

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Szn is nigh! Leggo!

we ready!

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Traitor Tracker
2026 Outgoing Transfers | Where are they now?
QB EJ Archield Jr | Washington | QB5
QB Braden Streeter | Utah State | QB3
RB Saeed St. Fleur | San Jose State | HB4
WR Sean Wilson | N/A
OT Anwar O'neal | Northern Illinois | LT1
OG Cade Wentworth | Maryland | LG3
EDGE Noah Matthews | Temple | LEDG1
EDGE Carson Shockley | Vanderbilt | LEDG2
OLB Anthony Crenshaw Jr | New Mexico State | SAM3
MLB Chris Collot | N/A
CB Jason McBurrows | N/A

lmfaooooo

EA does need to fix backups leaving to be backups

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Traitor Tracker
2026 Outgoing Transfers | Where are they now?
QB EJ Archield Jr | Washington | QB5
QB Braden Streeter | Utah State | QB3
RB Saeed St. Fleur | San Jose State | HB4
WR Sean Wilson | N/A
OT Anwar O'neal | Northern Illinois | LT1
OG Cade Wentworth | Maryland | LG3
EDGE Noah Matthews | Temple | LEDG1
EDGE Carson Shockley | Vanderbilt | LEDG2
OLB Anthony Crenshaw Jr | New Mexico State | SAM3
MLB Chris Collot | N/A
CB Jason McBurrows | N/A

lmfaooooo

EA does need to fix backups leaving to be backups

Last year I had my like WR6 leave and he went to Florida State to be WR12 or something

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OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT

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Delaware overcomes late turnover, Sholder's kick secures the win

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Saturday August 29, 2026 | Scott Stadium – Charlottesville, Virginia | 12:00 PM

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Charlotesville, Virginia - Delaware offensive coordinator DJ Porter could be seen on the sideline encouraging quarterback Mason Kelsay to keep his head up after a late interception gave Virginia tech the ball back with under two minutes left in a 17-17 game.

“I just felt like we would get a chance and we needed Mason to be ready to deliver. We did get the ball back and Mason got it done for us.”

Delaware's defense held strong and forced a Virginia three and out. Kelsay then completed passes of 23 and 12 yards to Luke Brown and Ja'Carree Kelly to set up Skyler Sholder's 27 yard field goal, which split the uprights.

Kelsay battled a strong pass rush and a number of dropped passes on the day, completing 28 of 44 pass attempts for 257 yards along with a touchdown and an interception.

“We've got to do better up front and we've got to secure those catchable balls.” Porter said when talking about the offensive performance.

Senior Thomas Amankwaa, who's strong spring and fall camp performances earned him a starting role, led the team with 105 yards on 11 receptions. He also secured a touchdown on a diving catch in the third quarter.

Darrion Dupree ran for 49 yards on 13 attempts and Luke Brown, the sophmore wide receiver turned runningback, ran eight times for 40 yards while also catching five passes for 56 yards. Dupree struggled to find space to run for much of the game, picking up 20 of his 49 yards on the game's final drive. He also lost a fumble.

Virginia's last second heave down the sideline was batted down by Kahlil Ali, securing the Hens' win.

KT Seay led the team with nine tackles and assisted Collins Acheampong with a sack. Acheampong finished with four tackles, 1.5 sacks and two tackles for loss. Linebacker Collin Gill forced and recovered a pair of fumbles.

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Scoring Summary
First Quarter
(UVA) Marlion Jackson 22-yard pass from Conner Harrell (Sean Simonson kick) – 5:07
Second Quarter
(DEL) Luke Brown 7-yard run (Skyler Sholder kick) – 9:57
(UVA) Chris Dawn Jr. 10-yard pass from Conner Harrell (Sean Simonson kick) – 3:49
Third Quarter
(DEL) Skyler Sholder 39-yard field goal – 5:01
(DEL) Thomas Amankwaa 2-yard pass from Mason Kelsay (Skyler Sholder kick) – 2:10
Fourth Quarter
(UVA) Sean Simonson 36-yard field goal – 6:02
(DEL) Skyler Sholder 27-yard field goal – 0:05

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Delaware Stat Leaders
Passing
M. Kelsay – 28/44 257 Yds 1 TD 1 Int

Rushing
D. Dupree – 13 Car 49 yds 3.7 Avg
L. Brown – 8 Car 40 Yds 5.0 Avg

Receiving
T. Amankwaa – 11 Rec 105 Yds 9.5 Avg 1 TD
L. Brown – 5 Rec 56 Yds 11.2 Avg
J. Kelly – 5 Rec 40 Yds 8.0 Avg
D. Lewis – 4 rec 30 Yds 7.5 Avg

Defense
K. Seay – 9 Tkl 1 TFL 0.5 Sck
K. Ali – 6 Tkl
F. Brewu – 6 Tkl 3 TFL
C. Acheampong – 4 Tkl 2 TFL 1.5 Sck
C. Gill – 4 Tkl 2 FF 2 FR

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Virginia Stat Leaders
Passing
C. Harrell – 16/31 175Yds 2 TD

Rushing
B. Reed – 16 Car 39 Yds 2.4 Avg

Receiving
M. Jackson – 5 Rec 76 Yds 15.2 Avg 1 TD
C. Dawn Jr – 5 Rec 41 Yds 8.2 Avg 1 TD

Defense
J. Morris – 16 Tkl 2 TFL
K. Robinson – 9 Tkl 2 TFL 1.0 Sck
J. Robinson – 8 Tkl 1 Int
M. Cunningham – 3 Tkl 3 TFL 1.5 Sck 1 FF
A. Britton – 1 Tkl 1 FR

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Team Stats Comparison

Category	Delaware	Virginia
First Downs	22	13
Total Offense	362	243
Rush|Yds|TD	31|105|1	29|68|0
Comp|Att|TD	28|44|1	16|31|2
Passing Yards	257	175
3rd Down Conv.	3/14 (21%)	5/14 (35%)
4th Down Conv.	0/0	0/0
Turnovers	2	1
Fumbles Lost	1	0
Interceptions	1	1
Penalties|Yards	3|28	0|0
Punt Ret. Yds	0	21
Kick Ret. Yds	52	120
Total Yards	414	384

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Gill bailed you boys out

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BLUE HEN REPORT

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News and notes from Delaware's latest game

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Delaware 20 – 17 Virginia

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Player of the Game | WR Thomas Amankwaa

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Trending Up
RB Luke Brown | Brown racked up over 100 all purpose yards (40 rushing 56 receiving) and scored a rushing touchdown.
WR Thomas Amankwaa | Amankwaa set out to prove his performances in the offseason were no fluke, he led the team with 105 receiving yards and made a great diving catch for a touchdown.
K Skyler Sholder | Sholder went 2 for 2 on extra points and 2 for 2 on field goals, including the game winner.

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Trending Down
RB Darrion Dupree | Dupree struggled to find space for most of the game and lost a fumble. He did have a pair of big runs late in the fourth quarter.
WRs Ja'Carree Kelly and Yannick Smith | Two of the Hens' top receivers combined for five drops. Kelly made up for it, catching five passes total, including one that help set up the game winning field goal. Smith only caught one pass on the day.

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Quotables
OC DJ Porter | “We've got to do better up front and we've got to secure those catchable balls.”

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Injury Notes
Delaware does not have any new injuries to report following the win at Virginia.

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Next Up
Delaware (1-0) hosts Coastal Carolina (0-0).

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Gill bailed you boys out

certainly did. cant win without the ball

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WRAP-UP

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CONFERENCE USA REPORT

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CUSA Week 0 Scores
Delaware 20, Virginia 17
SMU 51, Missouri State 13
Western Kentucky 16, FCS Southeast 13
Liberty 41, James Madison 17
Southern Mississippi 28, Louisiana Tech 20
Tulsa 34, Sam Houston 31

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CUSA Players of the Week
Defensive: Nazir Ward (Western Kentucky, WILL #6) vs FCS East (W 16–13) – 12 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 INT, 1 PBU
Offensive: Jamari Person (Liberty, WR #3) at James Madison (W 41–17) – 10 receptions, 171 yards, 17.1 avg, 1 TD

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CUSA Week 1 Schedule
Coastal Carolina at Delaware
FCS Southeast at Liberty
Missouri State at Texas A&M
FCS East at Kennesaw State
FCS West at Jacksonville State
FCS Southeast at Middle Tennessee
Western Kentucky at Nevada
Central Michigan at New Mexico State
Florida International at USF
Sam Houston at Troy

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NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT

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Top 25 Media Poll

Rank	LW	Team	W–L	Last Week	This Week
1	1	Miami	1–0	W 58–7 vs Central Michigan	at South Carolina
2	2	Oregon	0–0	---	Boise State
3	3	Clemson	0–0	---	at LSU
4	4	Georgia	0–0	---	at #19 Florida State
5	5	Tennessee	1–0	W 48–21 vs Buffalo	FCS Southeast
6	6	Penn State	1–0	W 48–21 vs Buffalo	Marshall
7	7	Michigan	1–0	W 42–6 vs UTEP	Western Michigan
8	8	Duke	0–0	---	Tulane
9	9	Texas	1–0	W 44–0 vs Army	Texas State
10	10	Auburn	0–0	---	#13 Baylor
11	11	Notre Dame	1–0	W 49–33 vs Michigan State	Wisconsin
12	12	Texas Tech	0–0	---	FCS Midwest
13	13	Baylor	0–0	---	at #10 Auburn
14	14	Missouri	1–0	W 42–24 vs Troy	FCS Southeast
15	15	Iowa State	1–0	W 42–14 vs Bowling Green	FCS Midwest
16	16	BYU	0–0	---	FCS West
17	17	Indiana	0–0	---	Colorado State
18	18	Virginia Tech	0–0	---	FCS East
19	19	Florida State	0–0	---	#4 Georgia
20	20	UCLA	0–0	---	at California
21	21	Utah	0–0	---	FCS Northwest
22	22	USC	0–0	---	Fresno State
23	23	Boston College	1–0	W 27–17 vs Rutgers	at Cincinnati
24	24	Florida	0–0	---	at Virginia
25	25	Ohio State	1–0	W 24–14 vs Kent State	Ball State

Others receiving votes: Tulane 218, LSU 203, Alabama 179, UConn 50, Boise State 43, Kentucky 1
Dropped from Rankings: None

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National Players of the Week
Defensive: Ja'Maric Morris, CB Virginia | L 20–17 vs Delaware | 16 TKL, 2 TFL, 5 PBU
Offensive: Zion Steptoe, WR Tulsa | W 34–31 at Sam Houston | 10 REC, 143 REC YDS, 14.3 AVG, 3 REC TD

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Heisman Watch
Ryan Williams, WR Alabama | No Game | ---
Jeremiah Smith, WR Ohio State | W 24-14 vs Kent State | 3 Rec 56 Yds
John Mateer, QB Oklahoma | No Game | ---
DJ Lagway, QB Florida | No Game | ---
Isaac Brown, HB Texas | NW 44-0 vs Army | 20 Car 116 Yds, 2 Rec 37 Yds 1 Rec TD

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GAME PREVIEW
Coastal Carolina 0-0 AT Delaware 1-0
Thursday September 3, 2026 | Delaware Stadium – Newark, Delaware | 7:30 PM

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DELAWARE BLUE HENS
Season Schedule and Results
Sat Aug 29 12:00pm at Virginia W 20-17
Thu Sep 3 7:30pm vs Coastal Carolina
Sat Sep 12 12:00pm at Vanderbilt
Sat Sep 19 2:00pm at Middle Tennessee
Sat Sep 26 2:00pm vs New Mexico State
Sat Oct 3 3:15pm vs Liberty
Sat Oct 10 7:30pm at Jacksonville State
Sat Oct 17 2:30pm at Louisiana Tech
Sat Oct 24 1:00pm vs Kennesaw State
Sat Oct 31 12:00pm vs Rutgers
Sat Nov 7 7:30pm at Sam Houston
Sat Nov 28 3:00pm vs Missouri State

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Top Players (2025 Stats)
QB Mason Kelsay | N/A (Texas)
RB Darrion Dupree | 189 Car 828 Yds 13 TD (Wisconsin)
WR Ja'Carree Kelly | 63 Rec 571 Yds 2 TD
TE Riley Williams | 24 Rec 249 Yds (Oregon State)
DT Francis Brewu | 18 Tkl 2.0 Sck (Pitt)
WILL Collin Gill | 60 Tkl 1 Int (Charlotte)
SS KT Seay | 46 Tkl 1 Int

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Injury Report
N/A

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COASTAL CAROLINA CHANTICLEERS
Season Schedule and Results
Thu Sep 3 7:30pm at Delaware
Sat Sep 12 12:00pm vs FCS East
Sat Sep 19 12:00pm vs Temple
Sat Sep 26 3:30pm vs Liberty
Sat Oct 10 1:00pm vs UL Monroe
Sat Oct 17 3:00pm at Louisiana
Sat Oct 24 1:30pm vs Arkansas State
Sat Oct 31 2:30pm at Appalachian State
Sat Nov 7 7:30pm vs Old Dominion
Sat Nov 14 3:30pm vs Marshall
Sat Nov 21 5:45pm at Georgia Southern
Sat Nov 28 1:30pm vs Georgia State

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Top Players (2025 Stats)
QB Roquan Barber | 262/469 55% 3,196 Yds 23 TD 7 Int, 160 Car 390 Yds 2 TD
RB Jeremiah Cobb | 37 Car 109 Yds 2 TD, 12 Rec 87 Yds (Auburn)
WR Ja'Marion Wayne | 56 rec 744 Yds 6 TD
MLB Luke Murphy | 103 Tkl 1.0 Sck
MLB Wyatt Gedeon | 66 Tkl 0.5 Sck 1 Int
CB Robby Washington | 31 Tkl 1 Int

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Injury Report
N/A

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Coach Porter's Notes
One of our main goals for this game will be to get the running game going. We're not looking to be slinging the ball 40 plus times like we did last week.
Their defensive line is vulnerable so we will need our guys up front to set the tone and make holes I could run through.
They have some solid inside linebackers so we will need to make sure we're getting to that second level and getting a hat on those guys.
Decent corners, including a former NC State guy, safeties don't worry me too much.

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