Jacksonville State vs Coastal Carolina GAME 1st |NCAAF 2024 season | NCAAF today |Highlights Today

lined up right now bres set of downs at the 31 the hand off to Lewis and he has stood up getting in there was will witson the seconde player out of JC that has been a key force of this defensive line Rich Rodriguez is someone that will run the same play twice and he lines up a second and eight Here Andrew Paul the transfer from Georgia the running back now in the game no flag they're going to Chuck it to the outside and that is batted down on the perimeter Matthew MC Doom able to get a PA on it they thought they had a free play there they thought they had off sides they can just throw it up they didn't get it put it up mcdom is a guy who can win one-on-one I'm going be speaking a lot about him tonight not only because his last name is super cool but he is their best corner he can play on an island he can defend manto man this guy has a potential to play on Sundays as well I'm about to say MC Doom's a little bit more intimidating than Ryan as a last name in that secondary they're not saying Legion of Ryan Legion of mcdoom he's got it patent if he want it third and eight for Jack State Smothers in the shotgun Paul to his left Smothers has time in the pocket dancing forward but doesn't make a decision in time Ripa as they like to say Let It Ripa as he tries to put jack State on the board for the first time this season the kick is up that is right in the middle of the Fairway so Jacksonville stake gets a champ field designed run for Vasco he lowers the shoulder picks up five impressive yards on the opening carry and now you're seeing both quarterbacks here Logan not afraid to run immediately after the snap I think their legs are their strength right we think about a quarterback obviously their arm needs to come to account but they both want to run the ball Braden Bennett is their biggest back a blocking back a lead back a running back as well so he's in the game now I think they can be a little more versatile with him in the game second and four six yards on the Vasco carry this time Basco rolling out lot of his options covered up has to just dump it off late to Bennett Bennett able to get the catch spins forward and a split second decision by Vasco helps him pick up the first down so a new set of downs for the Shanta CLE just under 5 minutes left here in the first quarter they've dominated the time of possession as well much more slower and deliberate on their drives than Jacksonville State the handoff Bennett going around The Tackle Box keeps his footing scampers forward brought down at the 46 yd line so Bennett showing the balance to go with the size 25 a typical frame for a back we get the carry again this time busting through the middle tackled near the logo and here comes Coastal Carolina getting into that Groove with their running game Bryson Bennett was a guy highlighted coming in and now you're seeing why he can run it outside he can catch the ball he can run it downhill the more you give him the ball the better day you're going to have on [Applause] offense Bennett will check out Simkins will come back into the game who did most of the heavy carrying the first two drives Basco keeps it the stiff arm and is just leveled at the 50 yd line coming down in coverage Derek Carter laying the lumber yeah Jack state has all all 11 Defenders within 10 yards to your point just 16 combined passing yards before this drive started in this game as a defense I imagine you're trying to load the Box you're going to be thinking run more than anything else look at all these DBS right here lined up under 10 yards I mean they're playing aggressively the pitch to the outside Simkins trying to get to the edge Simkins dragging a few Defenders fights his way forward gain of five and here's where we get to the third down right this rock Swain on the line right now he was their most disruptive Defender last year here's the snap third and five Vasco trying to throw it to the outside able to haul it in high degree of difficulty Jameson Tucker the captain keeps the chains moving Vasco has shown some impressive composure here in the first quarter Vasco this time eying it downfield left wide open an easy pitch and catch for the touchdown Trey Taylor 36 yards as Coastal Carolina punches it in the end zone I have been hinting at this the last couple snaps they are baiting you to throw it deep we saw that they saw the pressure was coming Basco changes the play Ethan Vasco the patience and the delivery the extra point is good Coastal Carolina leads 10 to three D AA in to hop on the sticks here here's Smothers Smothers Logan Gets smothered coughs up the football Coastal Carolina trying to punch this in and how about this the defense coming up huge will witson the initial hit will witson you came up with two of my keys right there buddy I I thank you for making me look so great in the booth one we created a takeaway sacks aren't good enough we need to get the ball we need to steal possessions and number two we need to score touchdowns in the red area not only do you get the sack you get the sack fumble and it's a defensive touchdown there's no bigger play in football than that Trifecta right there clev Luben Dawn the cape has the sword and all of a sudden Coastal Carolina has seized complete control of this game so they're going to take one more look because we did see the ball come out as Luben was crossing the goal [Applause] line but that's almost as bad as a kickoff return fumble which is just a back breaker for any team to try and deal with and now some early season adversity for Jacksonville State so it looks like the officials might see if job by witson of stri is raking for the ball and he ra that outed touchdown so the first turn over of the Season forced by Coastal Carolina lubben the rard sophomore from suffer New York a highlight he will always remember extra point is good 173 lead for Coastal Carolina backto back touchdowns and under Huff who they feel is just as capable H the handoff that's going to be the reverse faked by Lewis Lewis gets to the corner scampers out of bounds but not before picking up 11 yards in the first down [Music] yeah Tyler Huff the firman transfer not just just the firman transfer the Southern Conference player of the year he can ball too Logan Smothers has not been taking care of the ball obviously we saw the turnover so this is why I think we see the change to Huff and huff is actually the better passer downfield so this opens up their offense a little bit Trey Stewart now the back in the game the senior from Winston Salem North Carolina a stable of running backs here for Jackson State the toss and a miscommunication intercepted on the sidelines it is Matthew mcdoom and back to back possessions with backto back turnovers for Jacksonville State mck Doom get your Air Time air time I previewed you you can play on Sundays he's a great cover Corner Huff thought he had the one-on-one there and just threw it up and he was sleeping on mcdom and mcdom made him pay what was he wearing right there that was like a house of a dragon uh thing on his back there either way I know it's really hot right now having that on as we go ahead and see Braden Bennett back into the game for the Shanta CLE and he has a nice 5yd gain it is just everything turning up for Coastal Carolina at this moment it's all Shanta clear's right now and they're running it they're taking care of the ball and honestly they made less mistakes in the first half an explosive first half defense