2013 Capital University Football Game Notes
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2013 CAPITAL UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Chris Lindeke, Sports Information Director -- Office: (614) 236-6174 -- Cell: (920) 841-0568 E-mail: [email protected] -- Twitter: @CapCrusaders -- facebook.com/capitaluniversityathletics -- youtube.com/CapCrusaders -- Instagram: CapitalU athletics.capital.edu GAME INFORMATION GAME 4 UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OHIO (DON SHULA STADIUM) Date/Time: Sat., Oct. 5 / 7 p.m. EST Site: Bernlohr Stadium (3,000), Columbus, Ohio CAPITAL UNIVERSITY CRUSADERS (1-2, 1-1 OAC) Video: jcusports.com/live Audio: www.wjcu.org/listen Head Coach: Craig Candeto (Navy ‘04) Live Stats: Career Record: 1-2 (1st season), Record at Capital: 1-2 (1st season) www.sidearmstats.com/jcu/football Twitter Updates: twitter.com/CapCrusaders All-Time Series: John Carroll leads, 17-9-1 VS First Meeting: 1966 - John Carroll, 13-6 Last Meeting: 9/29/12 - John Carroll, 37-10 JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY BLUE STREAKS (3-0, 2-0 OAC) Candeto vs. John Carroll: 0-0 Head Coach: Tom Arth (John Carroll ‘03) SCHEDULE/RESULTS Career Record: 3-0 (1st season), Record at John Carroll: 3-0 (1st season) Date Opponent Location Time Sept. 7 Thomas More (Ky.) Home L, 20-0 STORY LINES Sept. 21 at Marietta* Away W 42-13 • The Crusaders begin a stretch of playing four of their next five games on the road at John Carroll Sept. 28 Ohio Northern*# Home L, 38-24 in an Ohio Athletic Conference showdown. Oct. 5 at John Carroll* Away 7:00 • The Blue Streaks own a 17-9-1 advantage in the all-time series and have won three straight and Oct. 12 at Heidelberg* Away 1:30 four of the last five meetings between the two teams. Oct. 19 Mount Union* Home 1:30 • Capital leads the OAC in rushing offense (250.7 yards per game), quarterback sacks against (2 for Oct. 26 at Baldwin Wallace* Away 1:30 17 yards) and time of possession (34:52 per game). • John Carroll made its first appearance in the D3football.com Top 25 since 2007, making its debut Nov. 2 at Otterbein* Away 1:30 at No. 24 in this week’s rankings. Nov. 9 Muskingum* Home 1:30 • The Blue Streaks lead the nation in scoring defense (2.3 points per game) and top the league in Nov. 16 Wilmington*^ Home 1:30 pass offense (353.7 yards per game) and pass defense (98.7 yards per game). • The Crusaders were defeated 38-24 against Ohio Northern on Homecoming Saturday at Bernlohr * indicates Ohio Athletic Conference game Stadium. Capital trailed by just a touchdown after a 38-yard pass from freshman quarterback # Capital University Homecoming Chase Longwell to sophomore b-back Bo Hardy just over 10 seconds into the fourth quarter. On ^ Senior Day the ensuing drive, the Crusaders forced the Polar Bears to punt, but a penalty for running into the kicker extended the drive and ONU capped a 14-play, 74-yard drive with a touchdown. Capital then drove into Ohio Northern territory but was held on fourth and long. • Longwell and sophomore wide receiver Zak Wirick led the offense. Longwell finished with 86 rush- STATISTICAL LEADERS ing yards and a touchdown and 138 passing yards and two scores, while Wirick registered four OFFENSIVE LEADERS receptions for 67 yards and a touchdown. Rushing • Junior defensive lineman Gene Rucker, senior linebacker Kyle Shaeffer, junior linebacker TJ Langer- Brent Walton ............25 att., 200 yds., 8.0 avg. meier and freshman defensive lineman Luke Scott and led the Crusaders defensively with seven Chase Longwell .............58 att., 200 yds., 2 TD Alex Coleman ...................16 att., 112 yds., TD tackles apiece. Scott posted the lone sack in the contest for Capital. Receiving • Capital was ranked or was receiving votes in the D3football.com Top 25 for eight straight seasons Zak Wirick .......................... 4 rec., 67 yds., TD from 2003-10. The Crusaders peaked in the rankings at No. 3 to finish the 2006 season, when Jacob Batcho ...................... 3 rec., 61 yds., TD they reached the NCAA quarterfinals. Passing • Scouting the Blue Streaks: John Carroll has outscored its first three opponents, which were a com- Chase Longwell ...... 16-28, 288 yds., 4 TD, INT Alex Nydza ................................... 2-8, 21 yds. bined 23-8 in 2012, by a 96-7 score ... the Blue Streaks defeated Otterbein 28-0 last Saturday in University Heights ... DaQuan Grobsmith leads JCU in rushing with 192 yards and three touch- DEFENSIVE LEADERS downs ... quarterback Mark Myers has thrown for 1,010 yards and seven touchdowns against just Tackles Domenic Hebebrand ........24 tkls (12 solo), TFL two interceptions ... Aramis Greenwood (19-275, 2 TDs) and Marshall Howell (18-387, 3 TDs) TJ Langermeier .............................19 tkls, TFL lead the receiving corps ... Mitch Krotz leads the defense with 31 tackles, including 4.0 for a loss Gene Rucker ............................18 tkls., 1 sack Interceptions Bryant Bokovitz ......................... 1 INT, 20 yds. CAPITAL PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Gene Rucker ............................... 1 INT, 0 yds. Sacks Coach Craig CANDETO ................can-DEE-toe Anthony CICIONE .................... cha-CHO-nee Luke Scott ................................2 sacks, 3 yds. Travis BOSANAC.....................buh-SAH-nick Oliver ROUCH .....................................ROW Gene Rucker ............................ 1 sack, 11 yds. Domenic HEBEBRAND .......... HEH-buh-brand GUILLEBALDO Cepeda ....... gui-yah-BALL-doh For the latest news Capital at John Carroll - Saturday, Oct. 5 http://athletics.capital.edu Don Shula Stadium - University Heights, Ohio www.oac.org Capital’s Record When: GAME NOTES Overall Record ......................... 1-2 MEN IN THE MIDDLE Capital coach Craig Candeto pointed to the particularly strong play of sophomore defensive tackles Vince Austin and Isaac Livengood through three contests in the season. Day Games .............................. 0-2 Night Games (7 p.m. or later) ... 1-0 Livengood finished with three tackles against Ohio Northern while Austin didn’t record a stop, but their impact has gone beyond statistics. Top 25 Opponents ................... 0-0 Scoring First ........................... 0-1 “Vince and Isaac are both undersized, but they’ve been pretty stout inside,” Candeto said. Opponent Scores First .............. 1-1 Both first-year starters, Austin and Livengood have combined for 13 tackles and a pair of tackles for loss Leading at the Half .................. 0-0 through three games. Trailing at the Half ................... 1-2 HIGH “WIRE” ACT Tied at the Half ....................... 0-0 Sophomore wide receiver Zak Wirick enjoyed a breakout game last Saturday against Ohio Northern. He caught four passes for 67 yards, including an acrobatic 24-yard touchdown catch from freshman quarter- Leading After Third Quarter ...... 1-0 back Chase Longwell to put the Crusaders ahead 7-0 with 5:20 to play in the first quarter. Trailing After Third Quarter ....... 0-2 On second-and-four from the Ohio Northern 24-yard line, Longwell dropped back and lofted the ball to the Tied after Third Quarter ............ 0-0 right side of the end zone. Wirick, going up between two defenders, trapped the ball against his body with Overtime Games ...................... 0-0 one hand and held it in tight with his left coming down to give Capital the early lead. “Zak had a nice game,” Candeto said. “He went up and made some plays in the air when the ball was up Scoring < 20 Points ................. 0-1 there. That’s the type of stuff we need on offense. Chase’s throws weren’t perfect, and Zak went up and made plays on two different occasions.” Scoring 20+ Points .................. 1-1 Scoring 30+ Points .................. 1-0 OAC LEADERS ABOUND Several Crusaders rank among the leaders in the Ohio Athletic Conference in several statistical categories. Scoring 40+ Points .................. 1-0 Allowing 10 Points or Less ....... 0-0 Senior slot back Alex Coleman leads the conference with 135.3 all-purpose yards per game. A Columbus native, Coleman has at least 50 yards rushing (112), receiving (51), returning punts (51) and returning Allowing 20 Points or Less ....... 1-1 kicks (192) for the season. Longwell and freshman b-back Brent Walton are tied for fourth in the league Allowing 21+ Points ................. 0-0 with 200 rushing yards apiece. Longwell currently ranks sixth in the league with 488 yards of total offense and second in the OAC in passing efficiency (183.5). Allowing 30+Points .................. 0-1 Defensively, senior defensive back Domenic Hebebrand is tied for ninth in the league with 24 tackles. Junior linebacker TJ Langermeier is tied for 19th in the same category with 19 stops for the year. Senior defensive Rushing for < 100 Yards .......... 0-0 back Andre Cousin ranks tied for fourth with three passes defended. Rushing for Over 100 Yards ...... 0-2 Junior punter Joey Riley stands fifth in punting, averaging 39.1 yards per kick. Rushing for Over 200 Yards ...... 1-0 Rushing for Over 300 Yards ...... 1-0 KEYS TO VICTORY Playing against a talented team on both sides of the ball, Candeto stressed the importance of execution Passing for < 200 Yards ........... 1-2 and mistake-free football in all three phases of the game - offense, defense and special teams. Passing for 200+ Yards ............ 0-0 “They’ve got a very good offense that we’ve got to stop,” Candeto said. “Their quarterback is a very good Passing for 300+ Yards ............ 0-0 player, and they throw it around a lot. We need to be able to get some pressure on the quarterback and play great coverage as well. Totaling < 300 Yards Total Off. .. 0-1 “Offensively, we need to take care of the football. They’re a very athletic and very quick defense. They’ve 300+ Yards of Total Offense ..... 1-1 got two shutouts this year, so we need to keep our defense off the field and try to sustain drives.” 400+ Yards of Total Offense ..... 1-0 STATISTICAL COMPARISON 500+ Yards of Total Offense ....