Apparently, NCA&T has lost its starting QB as well. They rely mostly on their run game and they have suffered from a substantial number of injuries.
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just finished listening to Coach Rocco's weekly media conference...as you might expect, he made A&T sound like the Patriots are coming to The Brick House Saturday...
he also mentioned how well coached they are by someone named Broadway...this couldn't be the famous Rod Broadway who some Spiders fans thought should be considered for our job, or could it?
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he also mentioned how well coached they are by someone named Broadway...this couldn't be the famous Rod Broadway who some Spiders fans thought should be considered for our job, or could it?
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Aggies' linemen will challenge Spiders, believes NSU coach Latrell Scott
By JOHN O'CONNOR Richmond Times-Dispatch|Yesterday
Latrell Scott may be as qualified as anyone to break down Saturday's North Carolina A&T-Richmond encounter in the first round of the FCS playoffs at Robins Stadium at 2 p.m. He projects a very competitive game.
Scott, UR's coach in 2010, is Norfolk State's coach, and his Spartans played the Spiders and Aggies this season. NSU lost 34-0 at Richmond on Sept. 10 and 35-0 at N.C. A&T on Oct. 6. Teams from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, to which N.C. A&T and NSU belong, have lost 18 consecutive FCS tournament games and are 6-23 in the playoffs.
But Scott said he sees the Aggies (9-2) as "one of the few teams in (the MEAC) that's built" to compete with a CAA playoff opponent. That's the case because of the size and talent of N.C. A&T's linemen, Scott said. Scott said the Aggies will make running difficult for Richmond (8-3) and may be able to create space for 5-foot-6 Tarik Cohen, who averages 138 rushing yards (third in the FCS) and 7.63 yards per carry (second in the FCS).
"When you get these (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) teams vs. CAA teams, the game is usually lost up front," said Scott, a Lee-Davis High graduate. "I think (N.C. A&T's linemen) are good enough to manage. I think Richmond has got its hands full. (The Aggies) are a lot like Richmond. They ought to be able to match up with Richmond up front."
N.C. A&T's offensive line coach is former Virginia all-ACC offensive lineman Ron Mattes, who played seven years in the NFL as a 6-6 310-pounder and made stops as an assistant at U.Va., James Madison and VMI. Mattes directs a group of starting blockers who check in at: 6-7, 279 pounds; 6-3, 330 pounds; 6-2, 293 pounds; 6-3, 315 pounds; and 6-6, 335 pounds.
The Aggies, coached by Rod Broadway, rank eighth nationally in rushing defense (94.4 ypg).
"They play a physical brand of football," UR coach Danny Rocco said. "This is a team that would probably prefer to just win the line of scrimmage and control the football, as opposed to a team that's going to sit back there and throw it all over the yard. There's a mental toughness that they bring and we've got to recognize that."
Both teams will be without the quarterbacks who drove them for most of the season. Richmond junior Kyle Lauletta suffered a season-ending knee injury Saturday in a 34-13 loss at William & Mary.
"I think if Richmond had Lauletta, they would beat (N.C. A&T) throwing the football," Scott said. "But if Richmond can't throw the football, it's going to be a long day."
N.C. A&T lost sophomore starter Lamar Raynard in early November when he suffered a chest injury. At UR, the Aggies will start fifth-year senior Oluwafemi Bamiro, who has been the team's QB the past two weeks.
N.C. A&T, which won at FBS member Kent State in September, is the MEAC runner-up. The league champion, N.C. Central, advanced to the Celebration Bowl and will meet the Southwestern Athletic Conference champion on Dec. 17 in Atlanta.
By JOHN O'CONNOR Richmond Times-Dispatch|Yesterday
Latrell Scott may be as qualified as anyone to break down Saturday's North Carolina A&T-Richmond encounter in the first round of the FCS playoffs at Robins Stadium at 2 p.m. He projects a very competitive game.
Scott, UR's coach in 2010, is Norfolk State's coach, and his Spartans played the Spiders and Aggies this season. NSU lost 34-0 at Richmond on Sept. 10 and 35-0 at N.C. A&T on Oct. 6. Teams from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, to which N.C. A&T and NSU belong, have lost 18 consecutive FCS tournament games and are 6-23 in the playoffs.
But Scott said he sees the Aggies (9-2) as "one of the few teams in (the MEAC) that's built" to compete with a CAA playoff opponent. That's the case because of the size and talent of N.C. A&T's linemen, Scott said. Scott said the Aggies will make running difficult for Richmond (8-3) and may be able to create space for 5-foot-6 Tarik Cohen, who averages 138 rushing yards (third in the FCS) and 7.63 yards per carry (second in the FCS).
"When you get these (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) teams vs. CAA teams, the game is usually lost up front," said Scott, a Lee-Davis High graduate. "I think (N.C. A&T's linemen) are good enough to manage. I think Richmond has got its hands full. (The Aggies) are a lot like Richmond. They ought to be able to match up with Richmond up front."
N.C. A&T's offensive line coach is former Virginia all-ACC offensive lineman Ron Mattes, who played seven years in the NFL as a 6-6 310-pounder and made stops as an assistant at U.Va., James Madison and VMI. Mattes directs a group of starting blockers who check in at: 6-7, 279 pounds; 6-3, 330 pounds; 6-2, 293 pounds; 6-3, 315 pounds; and 6-6, 335 pounds.
The Aggies, coached by Rod Broadway, rank eighth nationally in rushing defense (94.4 ypg).
"They play a physical brand of football," UR coach Danny Rocco said. "This is a team that would probably prefer to just win the line of scrimmage and control the football, as opposed to a team that's going to sit back there and throw it all over the yard. There's a mental toughness that they bring and we've got to recognize that."
Both teams will be without the quarterbacks who drove them for most of the season. Richmond junior Kyle Lauletta suffered a season-ending knee injury Saturday in a 34-13 loss at William & Mary.
"I think if Richmond had Lauletta, they would beat (N.C. A&T) throwing the football," Scott said. "But if Richmond can't throw the football, it's going to be a long day."
N.C. A&T lost sophomore starter Lamar Raynard in early November when he suffered a chest injury. At UR, the Aggies will start fifth-year senior Oluwafemi Bamiro, who has been the team's QB the past two weeks.
N.C. A&T, which won at FBS member Kent State in September, is the MEAC runner-up. The league champion, N.C. Central, advanced to the Celebration Bowl and will meet the Southwestern Athletic Conference champion on Dec. 17 in Atlanta.
at this time of the year all of the teams are good, some better than others, but all good. We'll need to play hard and get a few breaks with a "new" QB. I expect our guys to play hard, that's all I can ask. I'll be there cheering them on.
the ticket office says sale are good but couldn't tell me who (UR or NCAT) was buying them.
This game will come down to QB play and the offensive line. If o-line can handle NCAT defensive front, it will give breathing room for Thompson and protection for Clise.
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