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CFB WEEK 7 @INDYBOWL OCTOBER 12-18 INSIDE THE I-BOWL /////////////////////////// OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE INDEPENDENCE BOWL FOUNDATION & RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES INDEPENDENCE BOWL THE OFFICIAL INSIDE THE I-BOWL NEWSLETTER OF CATCHING UP ON CFB I-BOWL WEEKLY RADIO SHOW ////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////// WEEK 6 SCOREBOARD WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14 | 6-7 PM CT GAME OF THE WEEK AP TOP 25 - WEEK 6 #2 #3 Houston - 49, Tulane - 31 Duke - 38, Syracuse - 24 Tune into 1130 The Tiger every Wednesday from 6-7 p.m. 1. Clemson (59) 14. BYU for the official radio show of the Radiance Technologies Georgia Tech - 46, Louisville - 27 Army - 14, The Citadel 9 2. Alabama (2) 15. Auburn Independence Bowl! Director of Media Relations Erik Evenson SAT., OCT. 17 @ 7 PM CT #2 Alabama - 63, Ole Miss - 48 Arkansas State - 50, Central Arkansas - 27 3. Georgia (1) 16. Wisconsin and 2019 I-Bowl Chairman & former Lou Groza Award-winning TUSCALOOSA, Ala. 4. Notre Dame 17. SMU kicker Art Carmody IV get you set for each weekend of college CBS #1 Clemson - 42, #7 Miami - 17 Troy - 37, Texas State - 17 5. North Carolina 18. Tennessee football. They'll update you on all the best games of the #3 Georgia - 44, #14 Tennessee - 21 Boston College - 31, Pittsburgh - 30 (OT) 6. Ohio State 19. Michigan weekend and update on everything you need to know about #21 Texas A&M - 41, #4 Florida - 38 Kansas State - 21, TCU - 14 7. Oklahoma St. 20. Iowa State the 2020 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl! STATS & LEADERS 8. Cincinnati 21. ULL #5 Notre Dame - 42, Florida State - 26 Middle Tennessee - 31, Florida International - 28 3-0 OVERALL RECORD 3-0 9. Penn State 22. Kansas State #8 North Carolina - 56, #19 Virginia Tech - 45 Navy - 31, Temple - 29 GAME OF THE WEEK 10. Florida 23. Virginia Tech 3-0 (SEC) CONFERENCE RECORD 3-0 (SEC) #13 Auburn - 30, Arkansas - 28 East Carolina - 44, South Florida - 24 11. Texas A&M 24. Minnesota FAST FACTS: 43.3 POINTS PER GAME 51.0 #15 BYU - 27, UTSA - 20 Louisiana Tech - 21, UTEP - 17 12. Oregon 25. USC • For the third time in four years, Alabama and Georgia 19.3 PTS. ALLOWED PER GAME 30.3 Missouri - 45, #17 LSU - 41 Marshall - 38, Western Kentucky - 14 13. Miami meet up as top four foes. This game, however, is their 499.0 (266.7/232.3) TOTAL YARDS (PASS/RUSH) 560.3 (385.0/175.3) Oklahoma - 53, #22 Texas - 45 (4OT) Kentucky - 24, Mississippi State - 2 first meeting in the regular season since 2015 - when 377.0 (230.3/146.7) YDS. ALLOWED (PASS/RUSH) 473.0 (322.3/150.7) Alabama won 38-10 in Athens. The teams have not met in #24 Iowa State - 31, Texas Tech - 15 Charlotte - 49, North Texas - 21 Tuscaloosa since 2007, Nick Saban's first year at Alabama. S. Bennett: 689 yds, 5 TD, 0 int PASSING LEADER M. Jones: 1101 yds, 8 TD, 1 int Liberty - 40, UL Monroe - 7 South Carolina - 41, Vanderbilt - 7 The Crimson Tide have not defeated the Bulldogs at Z. White: 54 car, 209 yds, 4 TD RUSHING LEADER N. Harris: 52 car, 347 yds, 10 TD Bryant-Denny Stadium since 1994. UGA HC Kirby Smart K. Jackson: 19 rec, 300 yds, 1 TD RECEIVING LEADER J. Waddle: 19 rec, 396 yds, 3 TD NC State - 38, Virginia - 21 looks to become the first former Saban assistant to defeat the master, as Saban is now 20-0 against former assistants after last week's win over Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss. • As much of the SEC this season, Alabama has struggled on defense. The Tide allowed 647 yards of offense and 48 points against Ole Miss last week - including 268 yards on the ground. The Dawgs will try to ground-and-pound against Alabama - a staple of Kirby Smart-led teams. Georgia has yet to get the ground game going at full force this year, averaging just 172 yards per game rushing. BOWL PROJECTIONS • The best matchup of the game will be the elite UGA defense against an elite Crimson Tide offense. Alabama is averaging 560.3 yards of offense per game, while Georgia's defense is allowing just 236.7 yards per game. The Tide racked up over 700 yards and scored 63 points on Ole Miss last week - including 306 yards on the ground. They had gained less than 115 yards rushing in each of their first two contest and UGA held Tennessee to -1 rushing yards last //////////////////////////////// week, so Alabama's rushing offense vs. Georgia's rushing defense could be a key factor in the matchup. STANFORD WASHINGTON ST. SPECIAL GUEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS ARMYARMY KYLE BONAGURA (ESPN) ARMY STEVE SPURRIER "Head Ball Coach" OREGON ST. WASHINGTON ST. Coached in 2005 and 2014 I-Bowls with South Carolina JERRY PALM (CBS SPORTS) ARMYARMY MARK SCHLABACH (ESPN) ARMY ARIZONA ERICK SMITH (USA TODAY) ARMY STEVE SPURRIER (SOUTH CAROLINA, 2005 I-BOWL) 1 Inside the I-Bowl RadianceTechnologiesIndependenceBowl.com @IndyBowl RadianceTechnologiesIndependenceBowl.com @IndyBowl Inside the I-Bowl 2 THE OFFICIAL INSIDE THE I-BOWL NEWSLETTER OF WHAT TO WATCH FOR I-BOWL ALUMNI IN THE NFL ////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////// Tremaine Edmunds – Buffalo Bills, MLB (Virginia Tech, 2015): 4 solo tackles, 8 total WEEK 7 MATCHUPS TO WATCH THIS WEEKEND tackles, 1 pass deflection vs. Titans #14 BYU (4-0) @ HOUSTON (1-0) | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 @ 8:30 PM CT | ESPN Terrell Edmunds – Pittsburgh Steelers, S (Virginia Tech, 2015): 5 solo tackles, 1 pass FAST FACTS: • BYU was rolling along the first three contests until holding on to defeat UTSA last weekend 27-20. QB Zach Wilson had deflection vs. Eagles another efficient night, going 22/30 for 292 yards and tossing two TD's. BYU • The BYU defense continues to stifle opponents, allowing just 250 yards per game (179.5 passing/71.0 rushing). UH shut Tre Herndon – Jacksonville Jaguars, CB (Vanderbilt, 2016): 6 solo tackles vs. Texans down the UTSA offense for the most part a week ago, holding them to 359 yards of total offense and just 72 rushing yards. • The BYU defense faces a tough matchup against an explosive Houston offense. After having five cancellations, the Cougars Ryan Tannehill – Tennessee Titans, QB (Texas A&M, 2009): 21/28, 185 yards, 3 passing TD; finally played their first game last week and defeated Tulane 49-31. Their offense exploded for 21 points in the third quarter 4 rushes for 42 yards, 1 rushing TD vs. Bills HOUSTON - led by QB Carter Tune, who threw for 319 yards and two TD's. • Houston lost the turnover battle in the game 5-0 against the Green Wave, which shows the explosiveness of their offense. Derrick Nnadi – Kansas City Chiefs, NT (Florida State, 2017): 3 solo tackles, 5 total tackles UH will need to clean up the turnovers to compete against a much tougher BYU opponent. vs. Raiders ARMY (4-1) @ UTSA (3-2) | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 @ 12:30 PM CT | CBSSN Brandon Facyson – Los Angeles Chargers, CB (Virginia Tech, 2015): 4 solo tackles, 7 total MIKE DAVIS (RB, CAROLINA PANTHERS) FAST FACTS (via C-USA): tackles, 1 forced fumble vs. Saints • They are meeting in San Antonio for the second straight year after this game was added to the schedule in August. Last year, Army ran for 340 yards in a 31-13 win. Lowell Narcisse and Sincere McCormick each ran for TD's for UTSA. Mike Davis – Carolina Panthers, RB (South Carolina, 2014): 16 rushes for 89 yards, 9 receptions for 60 yards and 1 TD vs. Falcons • Jr. QB Narcisse came off the bench to throw for 229 yards and two TD's on 17-of-20 passing in UTSA's narrow 27-20 loss at No. 15 BYU last Saturday. He entered the game on the final series of the first half and finished the afternoon with his best performance Brian Burns – Carolina Panthers, LB (Florida State, 2017): 3 solo tackles, 4 total tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble vs. Falcons of the season in a little more than one half of football against the Cougars, who led the FBS in total defense entering the contest. Narcisse tossed a pair of TD passes in the final quarter, one for 32 yards to junior WR Zakhari Franklin early in the period and a ARMY 34-yarder to senior WR Brennon Dingle with 1:17 left to play. John Johnson – Los Angeles Rams, S (Boston College, 2013): 4 solo tackles, 5 total tackles, 1 pass deflection vs. Washington Football Team • UTSA has been nearly perfect in the red zone this season - having reached the opponent’s 20-yard line 21 times through the first five contests and scoring on 20 of those trips with 11 TD's and nine FG's. The only unsuccessful visit to the red zone occurred in the UAB contest when UTSA did not convert on four tries following a first-and-goal from the 2-yard line. • UTSA have come up with 10 total takeaways through the first five contests, which leads C-USA and stands fifth nationally. Seven of UTSA those turnovers have come in the form of an interception, which trails only Syracuse (8) among all FBS teams. • UTSA Sr. K Hunter Duplessis was 2-for-2 in FGA at BYU. He leads the FBS with 11 FG's and has the longest active streak of FG's made with 20. ESPN AGREEMENT • At 4-1, Army is off to its best start since the 1996 team opened 5-0. Among teams that have played multiple games, Army is averaging a nation’s-best 311.0 yards per game rushing with 17 touchdowns on the ground.