Tahoe
12-08-2007, 03:14 AM
in the Football Championship Subdivision or something.
IBAPSTDIOT
http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/7539710
BOONE, N.C. (AP) - Appalachian State began the season by stunning Michigan and will end it playing for a record third straight national championship.
The Mountaineers can thank their elusive and versatile quarterback for their latest victory.
Armanti Edwards rushed for 313 yards and four touchdowns and threw for 182 yards and three more scores as Appalachian State advanced to the Football Championship Subdivision title game with a 55-35 win over Richmond Friday night.
Edwards dominated on the ground as the Mountaineers built a 21-point lead. After Richmond rallied to tie, Edwards went to the air to put it away.
His 29-yard TD pass to tight end Nic Cardwell with 10 minutes left made it 49-35. His 13-yard TD pass to Cardwell with 5:27 left iced it.
Edwards' yards rushing were the most by a quarterback in FCS - formerly Division I-AA - history, and 20 shy of the playoff rushing record. He also completed 14 of 16 passes in a nearly flawless performance that ended with the fans tearing down the goal posts, the same way they did when the Mountaineers won 34-32 at Michigan in the first week of the season.
Behind Edwards' shiftiness and bursts of speed, Appalachian State (12-2) won its fifth straight game and will play the winner of Saturday's Delaware-Southern Illinois game for the title Friday in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Eric Ward threw for 208 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two more scores for Richmond (12-3), which had its eight-game winning streak snapped in its first FCS semifinal appearance.
Spiders career-rushing leader Tim Hightower shook off a slow start to finish with 95 yards on 22 carries, but was no match for the record-breaking Edwards.
Richmond rallied from a 35-14 second-quarter deficit to tie the game on two quick scores to start the second half. Ward's 17-yard run made it 35-28 and Richmond got the ball back when Max Prokell ripped it away from CoCo Hillary on the kickoff return. Five plays later, Ward's 5-yard run tied it at 35 with 9:02 left.
Then Edwards went to work again. His 44-yard run set up Kevin Richardson's 3-yard TD run to put Appalachian ahead to stay.
Edwards, the left-handed sophomore, made life miserable for the Spiders. With 10:36 left in the first half, Edwards had 200 yards rushing and four touchdowns and had thrown for a fifth score.
Richmond put some pressure on Edwards early, but he continually avoided the rush and blew by the Spiders' linebackers and defensive backs.
About the only mistake Edwards made was when he was called for a 15-yard penalty for excessive celebration for doing a somersault after reaching the end zone on his 36-yard run to make it 28-7 early in the second quarter. The 15-yard penalty on the kickoff set up Ward's 26-yard TD pass to Kevin Grayson to cut Appalachian's lead to 28-14.
(http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/7539710?print=true)Edwards then reeled off runs of 37, 9 and 19 yards on the next possession before his 3-yard run made it 35-14.
The Spiders got within two touchdowns on Ward's 37-yard scramble with 21 seconds left in the first half. Hightower, who came in averaging more than 140 yard a game, managed only 10 yard on his first seven carries before heating up in the second half.
IBAPSTDIOT
http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/7539710
BOONE, N.C. (AP) - Appalachian State began the season by stunning Michigan and will end it playing for a record third straight national championship.
The Mountaineers can thank their elusive and versatile quarterback for their latest victory.
Armanti Edwards rushed for 313 yards and four touchdowns and threw for 182 yards and three more scores as Appalachian State advanced to the Football Championship Subdivision title game with a 55-35 win over Richmond Friday night.
Edwards dominated on the ground as the Mountaineers built a 21-point lead. After Richmond rallied to tie, Edwards went to the air to put it away.
His 29-yard TD pass to tight end Nic Cardwell with 10 minutes left made it 49-35. His 13-yard TD pass to Cardwell with 5:27 left iced it.
Edwards' yards rushing were the most by a quarterback in FCS - formerly Division I-AA - history, and 20 shy of the playoff rushing record. He also completed 14 of 16 passes in a nearly flawless performance that ended with the fans tearing down the goal posts, the same way they did when the Mountaineers won 34-32 at Michigan in the first week of the season.
Behind Edwards' shiftiness and bursts of speed, Appalachian State (12-2) won its fifth straight game and will play the winner of Saturday's Delaware-Southern Illinois game for the title Friday in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Eric Ward threw for 208 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two more scores for Richmond (12-3), which had its eight-game winning streak snapped in its first FCS semifinal appearance.
Spiders career-rushing leader Tim Hightower shook off a slow start to finish with 95 yards on 22 carries, but was no match for the record-breaking Edwards.
Richmond rallied from a 35-14 second-quarter deficit to tie the game on two quick scores to start the second half. Ward's 17-yard run made it 35-28 and Richmond got the ball back when Max Prokell ripped it away from CoCo Hillary on the kickoff return. Five plays later, Ward's 5-yard run tied it at 35 with 9:02 left.
Then Edwards went to work again. His 44-yard run set up Kevin Richardson's 3-yard TD run to put Appalachian ahead to stay.
Edwards, the left-handed sophomore, made life miserable for the Spiders. With 10:36 left in the first half, Edwards had 200 yards rushing and four touchdowns and had thrown for a fifth score.
Richmond put some pressure on Edwards early, but he continually avoided the rush and blew by the Spiders' linebackers and defensive backs.
About the only mistake Edwards made was when he was called for a 15-yard penalty for excessive celebration for doing a somersault after reaching the end zone on his 36-yard run to make it 28-7 early in the second quarter. The 15-yard penalty on the kickoff set up Ward's 26-yard TD pass to Kevin Grayson to cut Appalachian's lead to 28-14.
(http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/7539710?print=true)Edwards then reeled off runs of 37, 9 and 19 yards on the next possession before his 3-yard run made it 35-14.
The Spiders got within two touchdowns on Ward's 37-yard scramble with 21 seconds left in the first half. Hightower, who came in averaging more than 140 yard a game, managed only 10 yard on his first seven carries before heating up in the second half.