The Scarlet Knights are 10-2 with their losses coming at Cincinnati (in a game they trailed in early and often) and in triple OT to West Virginia yesterday.
QB Mike Teel is completing 55% of his passes for 1,867 yards (156 yards/game) and 10 TD's. He has also thrown 13 INT's. He threw 3 INT's vs. Ohio and 4 INT's at Cincinnati. His biggest passing day was yesterday at West Virginia when he threw for 278 yards.
RB Ray Rice has rushed for 1,624 yards (5.2 yards/carry). His best game came at Pittsburgh when he carried for 225 yards (5.8 yards/carry). He rushed for at least 100 yards 9 times and rushed for 200+ yards 3 times. They've got another good back in FB Brian Leonard who has rushed for 379 yards (4.6 yards/carry). His best game came against Syracuse when he rushed for 106 yards (5.6 yards/carry). He also caught 36 passes for 288 yards (8.0 yards/catch). He had 3 games (Ohio, Connecticut and Louisville) where he averaged double digit yards/catch.
Leonard and WR Kenny Britt average 8.0 and 14.8 yards/catch respectively. Britt had 4 games where he averaged double digit yards/catch including 41 yards/catch (even though it was only 2 catches) vs. Louisville. Britt caught 2 TD passes vs. Syracuse. TE Clark Harris, WR Tiquan Underwood, WR Dennis Campbell, WR James Townsend, WR Tim Brown, WR Shawn Tucker, RB Kordell Young and TE Sam Johnson all average double digit yards/catch.
The offensive line is lead by tackles Pedro Sosa and Jeremy Zuttah. The rest of the offensive line is veteran with G Mike Fladell, C Darnell Stapleton and G Cameron Stephenson.
Defensively, the Knights are lead by DT Ramel Meekins on the defensive line. The LB corps is experienced with Chenry Lewis and Quintero Frierson. Devraun Thompson is a tackling machine. Three of the four secondary positions are solid with S Ron Girault and S Courtney Greene. Derrick Roberson is the only returning CB. It's a defense that can give up alot of points. The Knights gave up 25 and 39 points to Louisville and West Virginia respectively.
Once again it's not very often I talk about kickers but they've got a great one in Jeremy "The Judge" Ito. He was 19-24 (79%) in FG kicking with a long of 53 at South Florida. He also had a 51 yarder against Connecticut. He kicked a 28 yarder to beat Louisville.
WR Willie Foster averaged 24.5 yards/return while returning kickoffs in 2005.
