CFB WEEK 8 @INDYBOWL OCTOBER 19-25 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 7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21 | 6-7 PM CT GAME OF THE WEEK #16 Coastal Carolina - 30, #21 ULL - 27 Temple - 39, South Florida - 27 Tune into 1130 The Tiger every Wednesday from #9 AP TOP 25 - WEEK 7 6-7 p.m. for the official radio show of the Radiance Arkansas State - 59, Georgia State - 52 Liberty - 38, Syracuse - 21 SAT., OCT. 24 @ 8 PM CT Technologies Independence Bowl! Director of Media DALLAS, Texas #14 BYU - 43, Houston - 26 West Virginia - 38, Kansas - 17 1. Clemson (54) T-14. Wisconsin Relations Erik Evenson and 2019 I-Bowl Chairman & ESPN2 #17 SMU - 37, Tulane - 34 Army - 28, UTSA - 16 2. Alabama (8) T-14. North Carolina former Lou Groza Award-winning kicker Art Carmody IV 3. Notre Dame 16. SMU get you set for each weekend of college football. They'll #2 Alabama - 41, #3 Georgia - 24 NC State - 31, Duke - 20 4.Georgia 17. Iowa State update you on all the best games of the weekend and STATS & LEADERS #1 Clemson - 73, Georgia Tech - 7 Memphis - 50, UCF - 49 5. Ohio State 18. Michigan update on everything you need to know about the 2020 #4 Notre Dame - 12, Louisville - 7 Arkansas - 33, Ole Miss - 21 6. Oklahoma St. 19. Virginia Tech Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl! 3-0 OVERALL RECORD 5-0 7. Texas A&M 20. Kansas State 1-0 (AAC) CONFERENCE RECORD 2-0 (AAC) Florida State - 31, #5 North Carolina - 28 Troy - 31, Eastern Kentucky - 29 8. Penn State 21. Minnesota 35.7 POINTS PER GAME 42.6 #11 Texas A&M - 28, Mississippi State - 14 Georgia Southern - 41, UMass - 0 9. Cincinnati 22. Marshall GAME OF THE WEEK 12.3 PTS. ALLOWED PER GAME 25.4 #13 Miami - 31, Pittsburgh - 19 Wake Forest - 40, Virginia - 23 10. Florida 23. NC State 11. Miami 24. USC FAST FACTS: 396.0 (218.0/178.0) TOTAL YARDS (PASS/RUSH) 563.2 (359.2/204.0) South Carolina - 30, #15 Auburn - 22 North Texas - 52, Middle Tennessee - 35 12. BYU 25. Coastal Carolina • This game is one of the three ranked matchups of 306.0 (171.7/135.0) YDS. ALLOWED (PASS/RUSH) 407.4 (237.0/170.4) Kentucky - 34, #18 Tennessee - 7 Marshall - 35, Louisiana Tech - 17 13. Oregon the weekend, with the other two being No. 23 NC D. Ridder: 597 yds, 6 TD, 4 int PASSING LEADER S. Buechele: 1710 yds, 12 TD, 2 int State at No. 14 North Carolina and No. 17 Iowa State #23 Virginia Tech - 40, Boston College - 14 South Alabama - 30, Texas State - 20 G. Doaks: 42 car, 145 yds, 4 TD RUSHING LEADER U. Bentley IV: 74 car, 506 yds, 8 TD *Denotes 2020 I-Bowl partner at No. 6 Oklahoma State. Despite being the higher- J. Jackson: 8 rec, 132 yds, 0 TD RECEIVING LEADER R. Roberson Jr.: 22 rec, 474 yds, 5 TD Navy - 27, East Carolina - 23 Navy bold italics denote I-Bowl partner 2020-25 ranked team, Cincinnati are 2.5-point underdogs on the road in Dallas. The Bearcats have played just three game this season, and this will be the toughest test on their young season, as their three victories have come over Austin Peay, No. 22 Army and South Florida. SMU has a pair of impressive victories the last couple of weeks over No. 25 Memphis and Tulane in overtime. 2020 I-BOWL MATCHUP • The matchup in this game is of contrasting styles, as SMU - led by HC Sonny Dykes and QB Shane Buechele - love to air it out. The Mustangs BOWL PROJECTIONS ARMY vs. PAC-12 are averaging 359.2 yards per game through the air, 563.2 total yards per game and 42.6 points per game. Cincinnati is built on defense, as they are allowing just 12.3 points per game and just over 300 total yards per contest. //////////////////////////////// • To put their defense in the best situations against the high-flying SMU offense, Bearcats QB Desmond Ridder will have to take better care of the ball. The junior QB has thrown four interceptions in just three games, while averaging less than 200 yards per game through the air. WASHINGTON ST. • The Cincinnati defense is allowing just 218 passing yards per game, and they will need to slow down the Mustangs, as they are not built to STANFORD get into a shootout - the game of choice for the home team in this contest. COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS ARMYARMY KYLE BONAGURA (ESPN) ARMY OREGON ST. WASHINGTON ST. JERRY PALM (CBS SPORTS) ARMYARMY MARK SCHLABACH (ESPN) ARMY ARIZONA ERICK SMITH (USA TODAY) ARMY 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 ////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////// WEEK 8 MATCHUPS TO WATCH THIS WEEKEND Tremaine Edmunds – Buffalo Bills, MLB (Virginia Tech, 2015): 8 solo tackles, 12 combined tackles vs. Chiefs MERCER (0-1) @ ARMY (5-1) | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 @ 11 PM CT | CBSSN FAST FACTS: Jimmy Smith – Baltimore Ravens, CB (Colorado, 2007): 1 solo MERCER • Army's offense got back on track on Saturday against UTSA. Despite being with their top three QB's due to injury, the Black Knights rushed for 305 yards against the Roadrunners - just shy of their season average for rushing yards. QB Christian Anderson missed his tackle, 1 pass deflection, 1 fumble recovery vs. Eagles second consecutive game; backup QB Jabari Laws is still unavailable following a late-season knee injury in 2019; and third string QB Jemel Jones was injured against The Citadel, so fourth and fifth string QB's Tyhier Tyler and Cade Ballard led the offense. • Army's offense has posted at least 28 points in four of their six contests. The only games in which the Black Knights have not scored Giovani Bernard – Cincinnati Bengals, RB (North Carolina, 2011): 8 ARMY 28 or more were the 24-10 loss to now No. 9 Cincinnati and a 14-19 win over The Citadel. carries for 15 yards and 1 TD; 3 receptions for 13 yards vs. Colts • FCS Mercer has played just one game this season - a 34-28 loss to Jacksonville State on Oct. 10. HOUSTON (1-1) @ NAVY (3-2) | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 @ 2:30 PM CT | CBSSN A.J. Green – Cincinnati Bengals, WR (Georgia, 2009): 8 receptions FAST FACTS: for 96 yards (both season-highs) vs. Colts • Houston played No. 14 BYU tough last Friday, as they led the Cougars 26-21 entering the fourth quarter. BYU hit their stride in the HOUSTON final frame, as they scored on three of their last four drives to win 43-26. Sheldon Richardson – Cleveland Browns, DT (Missouri, 2011): 1 • Clayton Tune played well once again, posting an efficient 310 yards and 2 TD's. The offense runs through him, as the Cougars TREMAINE EDMUNDS (LB, BUFFALO BILLS) averaged just 2.9 yards per rush against a stingy BYU defense. solo tackles, 4 total tackles vs. Steelers • Navy's triple option attack is averaging just 190.4 yards rushing per game and 271.4 total yards per game. The Midshipmen have now won two games in a row against East Carolina and Temple and averaged 269.5 yards on the ground in those two contests. They NAVY face a Houston defense that just limited BYU to 78 yards on the ground on 24 carries. Josh Jones – Jacksonville Jaguars, S (NC State, 2016): 8 solo tackles, 9 total tackles vs. Lions (33 solo tackles, 47 total tackles • The Midshipmen are allowing 273.8 rushing yards per game, but Houston rushes for just 142.5 yards per game. It will be an interesting matchup to see if the Cougars stick to the air attack or try to exploit the leaky Navy rush defense. this season) LOUISIANA TECH (3-2) @ UTSA (3-3) | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 @ 7 PM CT | ESPNU Ryan Tannehill – Tennessee Titans, QB (Texas A&M, 2009): 30/41, 364 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT vs. Texans (69.9% completion FAST FACTS (via C-USA): percentage, 1368 yards, 13 TD, 2 INT this season) • LA Tech QB Luke Anthony has passed for 11 TD's this season to rank 10th in the nation. He is responsible for 72 points this season, which ranks 14th nationally. • Five LA Tech skill players have recorded multiple TD's in a single game this season in Jr. WR Griffin Hebert (2 at USM), So. WR Wayne Toussant (2 vs. HBU), Sr. WR Isaiah Graham (2 vs. HBU), So. WR Smoke Harris (2 at No. 22 BYU) and Sr. RB Israel Tucker (2 vs. UTEP). Bradley Chubb – Denver Broncos, OLB (NC State, 2016): 1 solo tackle, 4 total tackles, 1 QB hit, 1 forced fumble vs. Patriots • Bulldogs So. WR's Smoke Harris and Isaiah Graham have each caught three touchdown receptions this season to tie for 32nd in the nation. • Fr. LB Tyler Grubbs leads the Bulldogs in tackles with 51 this season. Grubbs led LA Tech in tackles in back-to-back games to open the 2020 season, totaling 28 tackles through the first two contests. Grubbs currently ranks 16th in the nation in total tackles with 10.2 per game. • The Bulldogs have forced a turnover in 35 of their last 37 games. Since joining the league in 2013, LA Tech leads C-USA with 191 forced turnovers.