UAlbany vs. Idaho: 2023 FCS playoffs quarterfinal highlights

we close out the quarterfinal round in the FCS playoffs with the four seed and the five seed Idaho from the Big Sky you Albany champions from the CAA Germaine Jackson who turned the game last week with a punt return for a touchdown is back deep for the bandal and here he comes Jackson the 6ear senior finding a crease and Jackson is past Midfield Germaine Jackson sparking Idaho again a 56 yd return to open things up the Idaho coach has told us we got to get some explosive plays I don't know if we can drive consistently against this defense McCoy hits to Ron Ivy Jr the explosive tight end and Wheeling into U Albany territory Nick Romano is in at running back McCoy airs it out for Jordan wire it's a touchdown a bullet from javanni McCoy and the vandals lead the red shirt freshman putting his fingerprints in this quarterfinal matchup in Moscow Odell the offensive Rookie of the Year in the ca this season hen Barker Wings it deep he wants Bren Easton he's got him it's a touchdown a rocket from reys puffen Parker 64 yards having to work to his left airs this out unbelievable play and concentration for brevan East the last quarterfinal here in the FCS Playoffs today winner to play South Dakota State McCoy to Germaine Jackson and another explosive play for the vandals offense in inside the great D's 40 pressure look here from you all and he we'll see if they bring it or bail out and it's a run for Woods he's got the first down and woods to the 20 yd line a stiff bar for Walker 14 yds for the leading rusher in the Big Sky this season and they're in another one here in the FCS quarterfinals start the second with reys poffenberger and Brevin Easton who has the touchdown for the Great Danes Easton Out of Bounds at the 3 five will pass Dua kick to [Music] Jackson here he goes he's returned punch for touchdowns the last two games the field opens up again for Germaine Jackson gets a block inside the 20 and he's tripped up just short of the 10 wild cat for Woods here direct snap to the running back and Anthony Woods slices in for the touchdown got to be better in the tight Red Zone Anthony Woods does it himself Anthony Woods meets Michael Lucien the lead here at the kiyome Anthony Woods first team all Big Sky he's visited the end zone plenty this season offen barer staying upright Wings it to the end zone for the touchdown it's Bren Easton again a kiss to the sky a 39 yd score and the Great Danes are within three Bender turned loose off of his left side makes the first one miss watch the spin move right there keeps his eyes downfield delivers a strike that's an unbelievable individual effort Patton at the bottom of your picture matched up against air Hall on the ground Woods has the first down across the 25 Brad eki rides him down clock stops momentarily with the first down after a pickup of 14 who had the game winner last week in overtime against Southern Illinois second and 10 McCoy complete and a first down right near the target line for Chavez so Idaho takes over at the 24 [Applause] McCoy lets it Fly it's Jackson got behind air hall Jackson down at the 40 of U alany it's a gain of 36 here they're going forward on fourth down and this part of the field woodell renders that question move oh he lost the football after picking up the first down and it's scoped up by mvin Kenny in the safety first turnover of the game goes to the Idaho vandals who could very well be an NFL draft pick he says he still hasn't decided if he'll foro his last year of Eligibility McCoy to Hatton again did he get the foot down he sure did inside the 40 of U Albany 19 yds and a first don't have one tonight Woods breaks a tackle Anthony Woods to the second level and tug down inside the 10 first and goal for the vandals after a 29 yd burst you here in the second half couple of three and outs and a turnover Rees poppen barer is dragged down Dallas Offa lava the second Team all conference this year and a finalist for FCS offensive player of the year second and 10 lets it go Easton made the catch but out of bounds got behind Marcus Harris but couldn't go to foot down sharp angle but opalco knocks it through the semifinals in the FCS Championship awaiting the winner hoffen Barker on the roll out off his back foot there's Easton and it's a touchdown a hatrick for puffenberger and Easton tonight 30 yards and U alany is on top brev East is going to run under this delayed roll Brevin east's turned back looking over the right shoulder McCoy looks hatton's way looking that way again on first down hit by June caj scooped up by Elijah Hills and finally the U Albany pass rush has come through and woodell seals it [Applause] touchdown it is academic in Moscow Griffin woodell ties the ribbon on this FCS quarterfinal Point Idaho must s One play because his helmet came off without a foul Griffin woodell splits the defense the Great Danes are headed to the FCS semifinals for the first time ever as they come to the Kibby Dome and knock off Idaho