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Post by **djp73** » 06 Sep 2025, 15:32

COLLEGE FOOTBALL WRAP-UP

CONFERENCE USA REPORT

CUSA Week 2 Scores
Delaware 23, Vanderbilt 10
Florida International 24, Buffalo 17
Middle Tennessee 48, Marshall 10
Kennesaw State 41, Georgia State 39
Georgia 49, Western Kentucky 3
Kent State 24, Missouri State 14
Louisiana Tech 48, FCS Southeast 17
Hawai’i 24, New Mexico State 0

CUSA Players of the Week
Defensive: Will Kendricks, CB #21 Delaware | W 23–10 at Vanderbilt | 4 Tkl 1 Int 2 PBU
Offensive: Bryan Jackson, HB #21 Louisiana Tech | W 48–17 vs FCS Southeast | 15 Car 136 Yds 3 TD

CUSA Week 3 Schedule
Florida International at Florida Atlantic – Sat, Sep 19 – 12:00 PM
Sam Houston at #12 Texas Tech – Sat, Sep 19 – 12:00 PM
Delaware at Middle Tennessee – Sat, Sep 19 – 2:00 PM
Kennesaw State at #16 Indiana – Sat, Sep 19 – 3:00 PM
Ball State at Liberty – Sat, Sep 19 – 3:30 PM
Marshall at Missouri State – Sat, Sep 19 – 3:30 PM
Georgia Southern at Jacksonville State – Sat, Sep 19 – 3:30 PM
Louisiana Tech at Arkansas – Sat, Sep 19 – 7:00 PM
Western Kentucky at New Mexico State – Sat, Sep 19 – 9:15 PM

Post by **djp73** » 06 Sep 2025, 15:58

COLLEGE FOOTBALL WRAP-UP

NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT

Top 25 Media Poll

Rank	LW	Team	W–L	Last Week	This Week
1	1	Miami (39)	3–0	W 56–0 vs FCS Southeast	at 11 Notre Dame
2	2	Oregon (23)	1–0	---	FCS Northwest
3	3	Clemson (7)	2–0	W 35–17 vs Georgia Southern	---
4	4	Georgia	2–0	W 49–3 vs Western Kentucky	at Oklahoma
5	5	Tennessee	1–0	---	at 10 Auburn
6	6	Penn State	3–0	W 47–28 at Temple	---
7	7	Michigan	3–0	W 38–26 vs Oklahoma	---
8	8	Duke	2–0	W 43–28 at Illinois	UConn
9	9	Texas	3–0	W 35–27 vs Ohio State	UTSA
10	10	Auburn	2–0	W 52–21 vs Southern Mississippi	5 Tennessee
11	11	Notre Dame	3–0	W 35–27 at Florida State	1 Miami
12	12	Texas Tech	2–0	W 59–0 at Oregon State	Sam Houston
13	13	Missouri	3–0	W 47–44 at Kansas	at LSU
14	14	Iowa State	3–0	W 55–28 at Iowa	---
15	15	BYU	2–0	W 18–13 vs California	at Colorado State
16	16	Indiana	1–0	---	Kennesaw State
17	17	Virginia Tech	2–0	W 31–28 vs Old Dominion	at Maryland
18	18	UCLA	2–0	W 31–20 vs San Diego State	at Minnesota
19	20	USC	2–0	W 49–14 vs Washington	Syracuse
20	21	Boston College	2–0	W 42–6 vs Syracuse	FCS East
21	23	Florida	2–0	W 63–7 vs FCS Southeast	East Carolina
22	22	Baylor	1–1	W 42–14 vs FCS Midwest	at Arizona State
23	25	Alabama	2–0	W 45–24 vs USF	Florida State
24	NR	Kentucky	2–0	---	Texas A&M
25	NR	Navy	1–0	---	at North Texas

Others receiving votes: Mississippi State 115, Utah 55, Ohio State 54, SMU 54, Tulane 42, North Texas 13, LSU 7, Nebraska 7, Illinois 3, TCU 1
Dropped from Rankings: Utah (was #19), Ohio State (was #24)

National Players of the Week
Defensive: Chance Rucker, CB # 25 Michigan State | W 43-20 at Rutgers | 11 Tkl 1 Int 1 PBU 1 TD
Offensive: Carson Hansen, RB Nebraska | W 59-9 vs Bowling Green | 19 Car 127 Yds 4 TD, 5 Rec 33 Yds 1TD

Post by **djp73** » 06 Sep 2025, 16:20

GAME PREVIEW
Delaware 3-0 AT Middle Tennessee 2-0
Saturday September 19, 2026 | Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium - Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 2:00 PM

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 W 28-24
Sat Sep 12 12:00pm at Vanderbilt W 23-10
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

Top Players
QB Mason Kelsay | 68/103 66% 635 Yds 4 TD 4 Int, 23 car 133 Yds 5.8 Avg 1 TD
RB Darrion Dupree | 53 Car 207 Yds 3.9 Avg 1 TD
RB Luke Brown | 31 Car 144 Yds 4.6 Avg 2 TD, 9 Rec 87 Yds 9.7 Avg
WR Thomas Amankwaa | 23 Rec 244 Yds 10.6 Yds 2 TD
DT Francis Brewu | 13 Tkl 6 TFL 2.0 Sck
WILL Collin Gill | 9 Tkl 1 TFL 1.0 Sck 2 FF 2 FR
SS KT Seay | 15 Tkl 1 TFL 0.5 Sck

Injury Report
CB Kahlil Ali | Broken Collarbone | 6 Weeks

MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE BLUE RAIDERS
Season Schedule and Results
Sat Sep 5 vs FCS Southeast W 28–7
Sat Sep 12 at Marshall W 48–10
Sat Sep 19 vs Delaware
Sat Sep 26 at Western Kentucky
Sat Oct 3 vs Nevada
Sat Oct 10 vs Missouri State
Sat Oct 24 at Kansas
Sat Oct 31 vs Louisiana Tech
Sat Nov 7 at Florida International
Wed Nov 11 vs Jacksonville State
Sat Nov 21 vs Liberty
Sat Nov 28 at Sam Houston

Injury Report
WR Iverson Hooks | Back

Coach Porter's Notes
They have some bulk in the middle of the defensive line and a bit of speed off the edge, nobody jumps off the page but we need to account for them all.
Linebackers aren't overly talented but they do have some speed as well.
Corners are below average, safeties are decent.
Would really like to see a big game for us on the ground.

Post by **djp73** » 06 Sep 2025, 20:20

TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT

Delaware needs stop on last play of the game to secure win over Middle Tennessee

Saturday September 19, 2026 | Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium - Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 2:00 PM

Murfreesboro, Tennessee - With seven seconds left in the game MTSU had the ball at the Delaware ten yard line after a spike stopped the clock. Quarterback Lincoln Kienholz took the snap then lobbed a pass into the back of the endzone toward 6'4” freshman wide receiver Roy Allen. Delaware's Will Kendricks, Kingsley Royal and Nyair Domnie converged on the ball and Royal made contact just as Allen got his hands on the ball. Kendricks watched as the ball fell harmlessly to the turf then pumped his fist in celebration of Delaware's 16-12 win that seemed harder than it needed to be for the Hens.

“We moved the ball well.” OC DJ Porter explained after the game. “We're happy from that standpoint. Most times 16 points isn't going to win you a game so we're grateful for Coach Rojas and his guys bailing us out in this one. We'll look at the tape and make adjustments and get ready for New Mexico State.”

Middle Tennessee got on the board first, sacking Mason Kelsay in the endzone to secure a safety midway through the first quarter.

Delaware would take the lead early in the second quarter when Skyler Sholder connected on a 22 yard field goal.

Middle Tennessee didn't waste much time with Kienholz calling his own number and scampering for a 51 yard touchdown 90 seconds later.

The Delaware offense responded, putting together a long drive and capping it with a 24 yard Kelsay touchdown pass to Donovan Lewis to put them on top 10-9 just before halftime.

Defense was the story in the second half with only field goals being put on the board after the break.

Sholder hit from 40 yards and 21 yards with MTSU's Robby lamp connecting from 51 yards out in between.

Sholder's final field goal came with 28 seconds left.

Kienholz completed three deep passes to set up the final play of the game at the Delaware ten yard line.

Delaware Head Coach Tony Sanchez, who has primarily let his coordinators speak after games, did chime in after this one. “We found a way to win and that's the most important takeaway from this one. We have things to improve but, like I said, we found a way to win.”

Scoring Summary
First Quarter
(MTSU) Team Safety, 6:02 — MTSU leads 2–0
Second Quarter
(DEL) Skyler Sholder 22-yard field goal, 9:54 — DEL leads 3–2
(MTSU) Lincoln Kienholz 51-yard run (Robby Lamp kick), 8:14 — MTSU leads 9–3
(DEL) Donovan Lewis 24-yard pass from Mason Kelsay (Skyler Sholder kick), 1:08 — DEL leads 10–9
Third Quarter
No scoring
Fourth Quarter
(DEL) Skyler Sholder 40-yard field goal, 9:48 — DEL leads 13–9
(MTSU) Robby Lamp 51-yard field goal, 8:18 — DEL leads 13–12
(DEL) Skyler Sholder 21-yard field goal, 0:28 — DEL leads 16–12

Delaware Stat Leaders
Passing
M. Kelsay – 26/41 255 Yds 1 TD

Rushing
D. Dupree – 22 Car 115 Yds 5.2 Avg
M. Kelsay – 7 Car 33 Yds 4.7 Avg
L. Brown – 7 Car 27 Yds 3.9 Avg

Receiving
D. Lewis – 6 Rec 65 Yds 10.8 Avg 1 TD
Y. Smith – 6 Rec 63 Yds 10.5 Avg
J. Kelly – 2 Rec 48 Yds 24.0 Avg
T. Amankwaa – 5 Rec 41 Yds 8.2 Avg

Defense
W. Kendricks – 7 Tkl 1 Int
C. Gill – 6 Tkl
F. Brewu – 5 Tkl 2 TFL 1.0 Sck
T. Scott – 1 Tkl 1 TFL 1.0 Sck

Middle Tennessee Stat Leaders
Passing
L. Kienholz – 14/28 167 Yds

Rushing
J. Credle – 13 Car 66 Yds 5.1 Avg
L. Kienholz – 7 Car 44 Yds 6.3 Avg 1 TD

Receiving
T. Galloway – 4 Rec 59 Yds 14.8 Avg
T. Patterson – 4 Rec 46 Yds 11.5 Avg
B. Blueitt – 3 Rec 25 Yds 8.3 Avg

Defense
L. Reddick – 15 Tkl 1 TFL 1 FF
T. Ferrell – 9 Tkl
N. Clayton – 8 Tkl 2 TFL 1.0 Sck
M. Jung – 8 Tkl 1 FR
M. Pettis – 6 Tkl 1 FF
O. Staples – 5 Tkl 3 TFL 1.0 Sck

Team Stats Comparison

Category	Delaware	MTSU
Score	16	12
First Downs	23	11
Total Offense	427	277
Total Plays	78	48
Yards Per Play	5.5	5.8
Rush\|Yards\|TD	37\|172\|0	20\|110\|1
Yards Per Rush	4.6	5.5
Comp\|Att\|TD	26\|41\|1	14\|28\|0
Yards Per Pass	6.2	6.0
Passing Yards	255	167
3rd Down Conv.	10\|18 (55%)	2\|11 (18%)
4th Down Conv.	0\|0 (0%)	0\|0 (0%)
Red Zone TD\|FG\|%	0\|2\|100%	0\|0\|0%
Turnovers	1 (-1)	0 (+1)
Fumbles Lost	1	0
Interceptions	0	0
PR Yards	0	14
KR Yards	21	61
Total Yards	461	352

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 06 Sep 2025, 20:25

way to pull out the ugly win. Defense has looked legit, but offense still sus

Post by **djp73** » 06 Sep 2025, 20:28

redsox907 wrote: ↑
06 Sep 2025, 20:25
way to pull out the ugly win. Defense has looked legit, but offense still sus

we keep this up and Porter's gonna be coaching overseas

Post by **djp73** » 06 Sep 2025, 20:53

BLUE HEN REPORT

News and notes from Delaware's latest game

Delaware 16 – Middle Tennessee 12

Trending Up
QB Mason Kelsay | Despite the low point output Kelsay and the offense did do a decent job of moving the ball. Kelsay also did not turn the ball over.
RB Darrion Dupree | Over 100 yards for the first time this season, Dupree ground out some hard yards and averaged over five yards per carry. He dd lose the ball on a fumble, something we hope won't become a trend.
WRs Yannick Smith and Donovan Lewis | Smith and Lewis both recorded their highest number of receptions and yardage on the season against MTSU, giving Kelsay more options when he dropped back to pass.
TE Jake Bredell | Bredell saw more playing time as Riley Williams dealt with an injury. Bredell caught five passes, albeit for only 27 yards. He was a reliable security blanket for Kelsay.

Trending Down
The OL | Kelsay found himself under more pressure than you would expect from the MTSU front seven and the running lanes were less than ideal. OC DJ Porter has mentioned the potential for some adjustments to the lineup and according to sources this looks to be the week where changes are made.

Quotables
HC Tony Sanchez | “We found a way to win and that's the most important takeaway from this one. We have things to improve but, like I said, we found a way to win.”

Injury Notes
The OL | At one point Delaware had three offensive linesmen out of the game with injuries. All of them have been medically cleared and should be available for the game against New Mexico State.
TE Riley Williams | Williams missed more than half of the game with an elbow injury, he has been medically cleared.

News
Porter and Rodgers rework offensive line | “As important as cohesion and stability are for an offensive line we felt like we needed to shuffle some things around and try some different combinations to see what may help us get a little bit better play up front.” OC DJ Porter explained. They have aggressively shuffled the lineup with Sam Secrest, who had transitioned to LT over the offseason, moving back to center. Noah Rosahac will replace him at left tackle. Also, Josh Janowski replaces Amos Talalele at left guard.

Next Up
Delaware (4-0|1-0) hosts New Mexico State (1-2|0-1).

Post by **djp73** » 06 Sep 2025, 21:05

COLLEGE FOOTBALL WRAP-UP

CONFERENCE USA REPORT

CUSA Standings

Team	W–L	Conf	PF	PA	Diff	MOV	Streak
Delaware	4–0	1–0	87	63	+24	+6.0	W4
Western Kentucky	2–2	1–0	78	127	-49	-12.3	W1
Liberty	3–0	0–0	131	51	+80	+26.7	W3
Middle Tennessee	2–1	0–1	88	33	+55	+18.3	L1
Jacksonville State	1–1	0–0	52	36	+16	+8.0	L1
Florida International	2–1	0–0	94	92	+2	+0.7	L1
Sam Houston	1–2	0–0	75	124	-49	-16.3	L1
Kennesaw State	1–2	0–0	82	115	-33	-11.0	L1
New Mexico State	1–2	0–1	52	78	-26	-8.7	L2
Louisiana Tech	2–1	0–1	106	81	+25	+8.3	L1
Missouri State	0–4	0–2	65	141	-76	-19.0	L4

CUSA Week 3 Scores
Delaware 16, Middle Tennessee 12
Florida Atlantic 41, Florida International 28
Texas Tech 55, Sam Houston 7
Indiana 45, Kennesaw State 20
Liberty 41, Ball State 27
Marshall 45, Missouri State 24
Georgia Southern 27, Jacksonville State 14
Louisiana Tech 38, Arkansas 36
Western Kentucky 34, New Mexico State 26

CUSA Players of the Week
Defensive: Deuce Spurlock II, WLB #9 Jacksonville State | L 14–27 vs Georgia Southern | 9 Tkl 1 Sack 1 TFL 3 PBU
Offensive: Bryan Jackson, HB #21 Louisiana Tech | W 38–36 at Arkansas | 19 Car 111 Yds 3 TD, 1 Rec 10 Yds

CUSA Week 4 Schedule
Kennesaw State at Arkansas State – Sat, Sep 26 – 12:00 PM
Louisiana at Louisiana Tech – Sat, Sep 26 – 12:00 PM
New Mexico State at Delaware – Sat, Sep 26 – 2:00 PM
Liberty at Coastal Carolina – Sat, Sep 26 – 3:30 PM
Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky – Sat, Sep 26 – 5:00 PM
Jacksonville State at #4 Auburn – Sat, Sep 26 – 6:00 PM
Tulane at Florida International – Sat, Sep 26 – 7:00 PM

Post by **djp73** » 06 Sep 2025, 21:14

COLLEGE FOOTBALL WRAP-UP

NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT

Top 25 Media Poll

Rank	LW	Team	W–L	Last Week	This Week
1	1	Miami (41)	4–0	W 29–27 at 17 Notre Dame	20 Boston College
2	2	Oregon (2)	2–0	W 31–7 vs FCS Northwest	16 UCLA
3	3	Clemson (2)	2–0	---	Georgia Tech
4	10	Auburn	3–0	W 42–14 vs 13 Tennessee	Jacksonville State
5	6	Penn State	3–0	---	18 USC
6	7	Michigan	3–0	W 21–7 vs UConn	FCS East
7	8	Duke	3–0	---	---
8	9	Texas	4–0	W 38–17 vs UTSA	at South Carolina
9	12	Texas Tech	3–0	W 55–7 vs Sam Houston	at Colorado
10	13	Missouri	4–0	W 40–34 at LSU	at Illinois
11	14	Iowa State	3–0	---	---
12	15	BYU	3–0	W 21–13 at Colorado State	22 Baylor
13	5	Tennessee	1–1	L 42–14 at 4 Auburn	at Boise State
14	16	Indiana	2–0	W 45–20 vs Kennesaw State	at UConn
15	4	Georgia	2–1	L 28–22 at Oklahoma	at Vanderbilt
16	18	UCLA	3–0	W 52–14 at Minnesota	at 2 Oregon
17	11	Notre Dame	3–1	L 29–27 vs 1 Miami	at Purdue
18	19	USC	3–0	W 31–10 vs Syracuse	at 5 Penn State
19	20	Boston College	3–0	W 13–10 vs FCS East	at 1 Miami
20	21	Florida	3–0	W 45–27 vs East Carolina	at 23 Alabama
21	23	Alabama	3–0	W 34–24 vs Florida State	20 Florida
22	22	Baylor	2–1	W 44–23 at Arizona State	at 12 BYU
23	NR	Mississippi State	2–0	---	Troy
24	NR	Ohio State	2–1	---	---
25	NR	SMU	2–0	---	California

Others receiving votes: North Texas 196, Virginia Tech 160, Nebraska 100, TCU 47, Illinois 47, Kentucky 46, Navy 42
Dropped from Rankings: Virginia Tech (was #17), Kentucky (was #24), Navy (was #25)

National Players of the Week
Defensive: Jimmy Scott, LB #44 Pitt | W 25–14 at Wisconsin | 7 Tkl, 2 Sacks, 5 TFL, 1 FF, 2 FR
Offensive: Coy Eakin, WR #3 Texas Tech | W 55–7 vs Sam Houston | 8 Rec, 144 Yds, 4 TD

Heisman Watch
John Mateer, QB Oklahoma | W 28–22 vs 15 Georgia | 18/28 188 Yds 3 TD
Isaac Brown, HB Texas | W 38–17 vs UTSA | 18 Car 130 Yds 2 TD, 2 Rec 11 Yds
Carson Hansen, HB Nebraska | W 65-6 vs FCS Midwest | 24 Car 124 Yds 5 TD, 2 Rec 23 Yds
Bryce Underwood, QB Michigan | No Game Last Week | ---
Sam Leavitt, QB Arizona State | L 23-44 vs Baylor | 19/33 288 Yds 1 TD

Post by **djp73** » 06 Sep 2025, 21:55

GAME PREVIEW
New Mexico State 1-2(0-1) AT Delaware 4-0(1-0)
Saturday September 26, 2026 | Delaware Stadium – Newark, Delaware | 2:00 PM

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 W 28-24
Sat Sep 12 12:00pm at Vanderbilt W 23-10
Sat Sep 19 2:00pm at Middle Tennessee W 16-12
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

Top Players
QB Mason Kelsay | 94/144 65% 890 Yds 5 TD 4 Int, 30 car 166 Yds 5.5 Avg 1 TD
RB Darrion Dupree | 75 Car 322 Yds 4.3 Avg 2 TD, 1 Rec 3 Yds 3.0 Avg
RB Luke Brown | 38 Car 171 Yds 4.5 Avg 2 TD, 9 Rec 87 Yds 9.7 Avg
WR Thomas Amankwaa | 28 Rec 285 Yds 10.2 Yds 2 TD
DT Francis Brewu | 18 Tkl 8 TFL 3.0 Sck
WILL Collin Gill | 15 Tkl 1 TFL 1.0 Sck 2 FF 2 FR
SS KT Seay | 16 Tkl 1 TFL 0.5 Sck

Injury Report
CB Kahlil Ali | Broken Collarbone | 5 Weeks

NEW MEXICO STATE AGGIES
Season Schedule and Results
Sat Sep 5 vs Central Michigan W 26–20
Sat Sep 12 at Hawai'i L 0–24
Sat Sep 19 vs Western Kentucky L 26–34
Sat Sep 26 at Delaware 2:00 PM
Sat Oct 3 vs New Mexico 2:00 PM
Sat Oct 17 vs 19 Boston College 5:45 PM
Sat Oct 24 at Louisiana Tech 9:00 PM
Sat Oct 31 vs Florida International 1:30 PM
Sat Nov 7 vs Jacksonville State 5:45 PM
Sat Nov 14 vs Liberty 10:00 PM
Sat Nov 21 at Missouri State 2:30 PM
Sat Nov 28 vs Kennesaw State 5:45 PM

Top Players (2025 Stats)
QB Parker Awad | 36/140 45% 731 Yds 2 TD 3 Int, 34 Car 101 Yds 3.0 Avg 1 TD
RB Devin Roche | 55 Car 243 Yds 4.4 Avg 1 TD, 5 Rec 65 Yds 13.0 Avg
WR Gavin Freeman | 19 Rec 266 Yds 14.0 Avg 1 TD
LE Santana Hopper | 16 Tkl 4 TFL 1.5 Sck
OLB Bryce Grays | 23 Tkl 1 TFL 0.5 Sck 1 FF
FS Wesley Miller | 11 Tkl

Injury Report
LG JR Hecklinski | Knee
RG Madison Schaub | Ankle

Coach Porter's Notes
It's time to assert ourselves in the running game. Last week was a bit closer to what we're looking for but we have not been able to lean on the run game consistently. We're hopeful that the personnel changes we have made up front will help.
Defensive line is decent, LE Hopper (#94) is the best of that group. Good strength and reads plays pretty well.
OLBs are pretty good. Grays (#26) is all over the field.
Defensive backs are, in general, a vulnerability. Miller (#11), the deep safety, is the exception. He is the best player on the team.

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