Heavenly Blue

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Week 14 Preview: vs UTEP
Current Season Record: 7-4 (6-1)
Previous Game: vs New Mexico State W 38-21
Offense: Air Raid
Defense: 3-3-5

Staff
Head coach: Scotty Walden (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinators: Mark Cala (1st season)/Ryan Stanchek (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinators: Bobby Daly (1st season)/Kelvin Sigler (2nd season)

Offensive Impact Player
#5 Kam Thomas, RS SR (85 OVR) | 5'7" 184 lbs | SPD 91, STR 56, AGI 92, ACC 94, AWR 87, STA 91, BTK 79, COD 91, BCV 84, SPM 85, JKM 89, CAR 68, JMP 88, CTH 85, SRR 86, MRR 85, DRR 76, CIT 83, SPC 86, RLS 71
Defensive Impact Player
#2 SS Xavier Smith, RS JR (87 OVR) | 6'0" 195 LBS | SPD 88, STR 65, AGI 87, ACC 91, AWR 91, STA 95, PRC 89, TAK 84, POW 83, PUR 87, MCV 64, ZCV 68, PRS 55

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Kam Thomas Breaks Down Blue Hens Coverage to Help Miners With Walk Off Touchdown


UTEP #5 Kam Thomas jukes past Delaware #7 KT Seay to set up his team for a 2 point conversion to win the game

Week 14
November 29, 2025 | Delaware Stadium | Newark, DE

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UTEP (8-4) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15|| 36
UD (4-8) | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 || 35
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Scoring Summary

First Quarter
7:17 Malachi Nelson, 3 yd run (UTEP)
3:00 Riley Trujillo, 7 yd run (UD)

Second Quarter
6:36 Riley Trujillo, 12 yd run (UD)
6:22 Kenny Odom 83 yd pass from Malachi Nelson (UTEP)
0:51 Jake Thaw 41 yd pass from Riley Trujillo (UD)

Third Quarter
5:16 Jaden Smith 15 yd pass from Malachi Nelson (UTEP)

Fourth Quarter
11:56 Riley Trujillo, 4 yd run (UD)
6:44 Riley Trujillo, 6 yd run (UD)
4:41 Hahsaun Wilson, 5 yd run (UTEP)
0:21 Kam Thomas 61 yds pass from Malachi Nelson (2 point conversion) (UTEP)

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Game Stats

UTEP		UD
22	First Downs	24
520	Total Offense	467
64	Total Plays	81
122	Rushing Yards	292
402	Passing Yards	175
6/13	3rd Down Conversion	8/17
1	Turnovers	3

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UTEP Miners (8-4, 7-1)
QB Malachi Nelson: 29/42, 402 passing yds, 3 passing TD, 1 INT, 6 rushes, 47 rushing yds, 1 rushing TD
HB Hahsaun Wilson: 16 rushes, 75 rushing yds, 1 rushing TD, 4 receptions, 33 rushing yds
WR Kenny Odom: 4 receptions, 164 receiving yds, 1 receiving TD
WR Kam Thomas: 3 receptions, 86 receiving yds, 1 receiving TD
WR Jaden Smith: 8 receptions, 45 receiving yds, 1 receiving TD
LE Elijah Baldwin: 5 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack
MLB Stratton Shuffelt: 5 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack
DT KD Johnson: 5 tackles, 1 TFL, 0.5 sacks
DT Cole Gustafson: 3 tackles, 2 TFL, 1.5 sacks

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (4-8, 3-5)
QB Riley Trujillo: 16/31, 175 passing yds, 1 passing TD, 28 rushes, 193 rushing yds, 4 rushing TD, 3 fumbles
HB Viron Ellison Jr.: 12 rushes, 58 rushing yds
HB Jo'Nathan Silver: 10 rushes, 41 rushing yds, 1 reception, 4 receiving yds
WR Jake Thaw: 4 receptions, 101 receiving yds, 1 receiving TD
CB Keontae Jenkins: 7 tackles, 1 INT
DT Keyshawn Hunter: 1 tackle, 1 TFL, 1 sack

Next Event: Cry in a Corner

[YaBoyRobRoy]

wow I don't think I've ever seen the CPU go for two in that situation...... the cojones on them.

[redsox907]

wow I don't think I've ever seen the CPU go for two in that situation...... the cojones on them.

I've seen the CPU get within field goal range, run up to the line, then run the ball and kill the rest of the clock so they don't get the FG

[djp73]

Hopefully you can pull in a nice recruiting class and make a big leap next season

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wow I don't think I've ever seen the CPU go for two in that situation...... the cojones on them.

I've seen the CPU get within field goal range, run up to the line, then run the ball and kill the rest of the clock so they don't get the FG

I was fucking sick to my stomach when I saw they actually went for 2. I deserved it though after I gave up that touchdown

Hopefully you can pull in a nice recruiting class and make a big leap next season

Losing a lot of players but we'll see

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Season Stats

Passing
QB Riley Trujillo: 153/202 (54%), 1882 yds, 14 TD, 9 INT, 48 sacks
QB Zach Marker: 54/82 (65%), 439 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT, 9 sacks
QB Nick Minicucci: 5/11 (34%), 84 YDS, 0 TD, 2 INT, 2 sacks

Rushing
QB Riley Trujillo: 185 carries, 1151 yds, 6.2 avg, 12 TD, 17 fumbles
HB Viron Ellison Jr.: 110 carries, 546 yds, 5.0 avg, 7 TD, 2 fumbles
HB Jo'Nathan Silver: 92 carries, 431 yds, 4.7 avg, 4 TD
QB Zach Marker: 4 carries, 27 yds, 2.8 avg, 1 TD, 4 fumbles
HB Saeed St. Fleur: 9 carries, 70 yds, 7.8 avg, 1 TD

Receiving
WR Max Patterson: 35 receptions, 544 yds, 4 TD, 6 drops
WR Jake Thaw: 32 receptions, 481 yds, 4 TD, 5 drops
WR Nicholas Laboy: 37 receptions, 399 yds, 2 TD, 8 drops
TE Elijah Sessoms: 40 receptions, 362 yds, 2 TD, 8 drops
HB Jo'Nathan Silver: 37 receptions, 203 yds, 2 drops
HB Viron Ellison Jr.: 20 receptions, 185 yds, 1 TD, 5 drops
WR Ja'carree Kelly: 4 receptions, 67 yds, 1 TD, 1 drop
WR Kyre Duplessis: 3 receptions, 18 yds, 1 TD, 1 drop

Blocking
RT Fintan Brose: 865 snaps, 6 pancakes, 7 sacks allowed
LT Anwar O'Neal: 790 snaps, 12 pancakes, 6 sacks allowed
C Steven Demboski: 737 snaps, 9 pancakes, 4 sacks allowed
LG Wahkeem Roman: 530 snaps, 4 pancakes, 8 sacks allowed
LG Patrick Shupp: 430 snaps, 15 pancakes, 6 sacks allowed
RT Cole Snyder: 406 snaps, 3 pancakes, 1 sack allowed
RG Anthony Caccese: 210 snaps, 1 pancake, 2 sacks allowed
C Patrick Methlie: 197 snaps, 4 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed

Defense
CB Keontae Jenkins: 105 tackles, 7 TFL, 1 INT, 7 deflections
FS KT Seay: 102 tackles, 9 TFL, 1 INT, 8 deflections
MLB Gavin Moul: 102 tackles, 22 TFL, 2 INT, 1 deflection
FS Hasson Manning Jr.: 98 tackles, 18 TFL, 2 sacks, 5 deflections
CB Kahlil Ali: 92 tackles, 5 TFL, 2 INT, 13 deflections
SS Jason Scott: 83 tackles, 13 TFL, 2 INT, 6 deflections, 2 FR
CB Kshawn Cox Jr.: 58 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 INT, 8 deflections
OLB Dillon Trainer: 57 tackles, 11 TFL, 1 sack
OLB Sam Matthews: 56 tackles, 15 TFL, 2 sacks, 2 FF
CB A'Khoury Lyde: 42 tackles, 2 TFL, 5 deflections, 1 FF, 2 FR, 1 TD
CB Jawarren Corbin: 34 tackles, 8 TFL, 2 deflections
DT Keyshawn Hunter: 23 tackles, 6 TFL, 3 sacks
RE Kion Wright: 8 tackles, 5 TFL, 2.5 sacks
LE Noah Matthews: 6 tackles, 2 TFL, 0.5 sacks

Kicking
K Nate Reed: 5/7 FG, 38/40 XP, 42 FG LNG

Punting
P Josh Cupitt: 51 punts, 36.5 net avg, 16 inside the 20

Returning
WR Donovan Lewis: 36 KR, 708 yds
WR Kyre Duplessis: 26 KR, 483 yds
WR Kyle Thaw: 27 PR, 230 yds

Team Stats
Offense
Points per game: 25.4
Yards per game: 396.0
Passing yards per game: 200.5
Passing touchdowns: 15
Rushing yards per game: 195.5
Rushing touchdowns: 25
First downs per game: 21.3

Defense
Points allowed per game: 32.6
Yards per game allowed: 470.0
Pass yards per game allowed: 291.6
Rush yards per game allowed: 178.4
Sacks: 11
Fumbles: 5
Interceptions: 9

Conversions
3rd down conversion: 39%
4th down conversion: 57%
2 point conversion: 0%
Red zone efficiency: 63%

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Conference USA Standings
1. UTEP: 8-6 (7-1)
2. Liberty: 11-3 (6-2)
3. New Mexico State: 10-3 (6-2)
4. FIU: 8-5 (6-2)
5. Jacksonville State: 9-4 (5-3)
6. Sam Houston: 7-6 (4-4)
7: Missouri State: 5-7 (3-5)
8: Delaware: 4-8 (3-5)
9: Western Kentucky: 4-8 (3-5)
10: Kennesaw State: 4-8 (2-6)
11: Middle Tennessee: 4-8 (2-6)
12: Louisiana Tech: 2-10 (1-7)

Conference Championships
AAC: Navy 14-31 Tulane
ACC: Clemson 20-17 Pitt
Big 12: Texas Tech 14-20 Kansas State
Big Ten: USC 29-27 Indiana
CUSA: Liberty 17-14 UTEP
MAC: Ohio 7-45 Toledo
MWC: San Diego State 17-30 Boise State
SEC: Georgia 27-35 South Carolina
Sun Belt: Texas State 21-35 James Madison

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Season Awards

Heisman: QB John Mateer (Oklahoma)
267/402 (66%), 3125 passing yds, 33 passing TD, 4 INT, 176 carries, 904 rushing yds, 18 rushing TD

Maxwell: QB John Mateer (Oklahoma)
Walter Camp: QB John Mateer (Oklahoma)
Bear Bryant COTY: HC Bob Chesney (James Madison)
Davey O'Brien: QB John Mateer (Oklahoma)
Chuck Bednarik: OLB Rasheem Biles (Pittsburgh)
Bronko Nagurski: OLB Rasheem Biles (Pittsburgh)
Jim Thorpe: CB Jamari Sharpe (Indiana)
Doak Walker: HB Makhi Hughes (Oregon)
Fred Biletnikoff: WR Ryan Williams (Alabama)
Lombardi: DT Peter Woods (Clemson)
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm: QB Cade Klubnik (Clemson)
Ted Hendricks: LE T.J. Parker (Clemson)
Outland: LG Olaivavega Ioane (Penn State)
John Mackey: TE Michael Smith (South Carolina)
Broyles: OC Dean Kennedy (James Madison)
Butkus: OLB Rasheem Biles (Pittsburgh)
Rimington: Peter Brailsford (Alabama)
Lou Groza: K Nico Gramatica (USF)
Ray Guy: P Declan Duley (Central Michigan)
Jet: WR Christian Hamilton (West Virginia)
Shaun Alexander: QB James McCauley (Washington State)

All-Americans
QB John Mateer (Oklahoma)
HB Makhi Hughes (Oregon)
HB Caden Durham (LSU)
WR Ryan Williams (Alabam)
WR Romello Brinson (SMU)
WR Ja'Kobi Lane (USC)
TE Michael Smith (South Carolina)
LT Samson Okunola (Miami)
LG Olaivavega Ioane (Penn State)
C Dylan Barrett (Iowa State)
RG Ar'maj Reed-Adams (Texas A&M)
RT Brian Parker II (Duke)
LE T.J. Parker (Clemson)
RE Rueben Bain Jr. (Miami)
DT Peter Woods (Clemson)
DT Lee Hunter (Texas Tech)
SAM Rasheem Biles (Pittsburgh)
MIKE Tano Letuli (San Diego State)
WILL Kyle Louis (Pittsburgh)
CB Jamari Sharpe (Indiana)
CB D'Angelo Ponds (Indiana)
FS Ahmaad Moses (SMU)
SS Devan Boykins (Indiana)
K Nico Gramatica (USF)
P Declan Duley (Central Michigan)

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