What is the status of the Spider's RB's for the upcoming year? Will this be a weak spot in the Spider lineup?
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Agreed. I still think that Jay Palmer is the guy that grows into the 'feature back' role but some good competition this fall.
Does anybody remember Collins game at Ill. State? He had a nice one handed grab out of the backfield and then tight roped down the sideline. He also had a really good kickoff return in the second half. I think we will be fine at running back.
So Collins is an option at RB. The play referenced about certainly looked impressive. From what I understand, Sparky Woods was instrumental in coaching Jacoby Green last season. Will Woods be coaching the RB's again?
NCAA DIVISION I FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
RichmondSpiders
10-3, 4-3 Away
39
Final
ESPN3 1 2 3 4 T
RICH 10 9 6 14 39
ILST 0 7 7 13 27
27
Illinois StateRedbirds
10-3, 6-1 Home
Richmond, Green eliminate Illinois State in FCS quarters
play
Dec 12, 2015
(STATS) -- So much of the early, and negative, talk surrounding the FCS playoffs was centered on all five Missouri Valley Conference qualifiers being placed in one half of the bracket.
Perhaps that stood out to the Richmond Spiders, who on Friday night proved it's much more than just a Missouri Valley party.
The No. 7-seeded Spiders ended No. 2 seed Illinois State's FCS-best 19-game home winning streak as Jacobi Green rushed for 137 yards and scored four touchdowns in a 39-27 quarterfinal-round victory before 5,356 at Hancock Stadium.
Richmond (10-3), the automatic qualifier from the Colonial Athletic Association -- which was considered the top FCS conference before the MVC's recent dominance -- is back in the semifinals for the first time since its 2008 team captured the national title.
Coach Danny Rocco and the Spiders will learn Saturday which Valley team they'll face next with either a trip to No. 3 seed North Dakota State or a home matchup against Northern Iowa next weekend.
"We just made one more play than them each time," sophomore quarterback Kyle Lauletta said. "It just seemed like when we needed to make the plays and keep the ball ... we kept making that play when we needed to."
The Spiders won their first meeting against MVC co-champion Illinois State with an aggressive game plan. Lauletta consistently burned the Redbirds with downfield passes, completing 18 of 30 attempts for 369 yards, and the Spiders defense held running back Marshaun Coprich, the nation's second-leading rusher, to 30 yards on 14 carries -- although he scored on both a run and a reception.
Trailing 32-14 midway through the fourth quarter, Illinois State scored two touchdowns to close within 32-27 with 3:23 left, but Green answered on Richmond's next drive with a clinching, 28-yard touchdown run at the 2:19 mark.
Green had clutch touchdowns all game. Richmond was nursing a 19-14 lead late in the third quarter when the senior turned a screen pass from Lauletta into a 35-yard score and 25-14 lead with 2:53 remaining in the third quarter.
Illinois State had a touchdown pass nullified by a penalty on its next drive. On the ensuing play, Richmond linebacker Omar Howardintercepted Redbirds quarterback Tre Roberson just outside the Spiders' end zone. They converted the turnover into Green's 27-yard touchdown run with 10 minutes left.
Green's first TD capped perhaps the game's pivotal possession late in the first half. Ahead 13-7, Richmond started a drive at its 13 with 2:08 left, but wasn't conservative as Lauletta completed five passes for 83 yards and set up Green for a 2-yard run, which provided a 19-7 lead just before halftime.
Lauletta was knocked briefly from the game during the Spiders' second possession of the game, but backup quarterback David Broadusfinished off the drive with a 13-yard touchdown run, increasing their lead to 10-0 with 4:33 left in the first quarter.
Not surprising, Lauletta attacked the Illinois State secondary with his favorite receivers. Brian Brown caught five passes for 141 yards and Reggie Diggs added five receptions for 80 yards. The Spiders finished with 556 offensive yards.
"Our playmakers stepped up and made plays when they needed to, (especially on) a couple of huge third-down conversions," Lauletta said. "It was just one on one, giving (Brown and Diggs) a chance."
Roberson passed for 370 yards, while Anthony Warrum had nine receptions for 152 yards and a touchdown.
Coprich fell short in his bid for a second straight season with over 2,000 rushing yards. He finished with 1,967 yards this season.
RichmondSpiders
10-3, 4-3 Away
39
Final
ESPN3 1 2 3 4 T
RICH 10 9 6 14 39
ILST 0 7 7 13 27
27
Illinois StateRedbirds
10-3, 6-1 Home
Richmond, Green eliminate Illinois State in FCS quarters
Dec 12, 2015
(STATS) -- So much of the early, and negative, talk surrounding the FCS playoffs was centered on all five Missouri Valley Conference qualifiers being placed in one half of the bracket.
Perhaps that stood out to the Richmond Spiders, who on Friday night proved it's much more than just a Missouri Valley party.
The No. 7-seeded Spiders ended No. 2 seed Illinois State's FCS-best 19-game home winning streak as Jacobi Green rushed for 137 yards and scored four touchdowns in a 39-27 quarterfinal-round victory before 5,356 at Hancock Stadium.
Richmond (10-3), the automatic qualifier from the Colonial Athletic Association -- which was considered the top FCS conference before the MVC's recent dominance -- is back in the semifinals for the first time since its 2008 team captured the national title.
Coach Danny Rocco and the Spiders will learn Saturday which Valley team they'll face next with either a trip to No. 3 seed North Dakota State or a home matchup against Northern Iowa next weekend.
"We just made one more play than them each time," sophomore quarterback Kyle Lauletta said. "It just seemed like when we needed to make the plays and keep the ball ... we kept making that play when we needed to."
The Spiders won their first meeting against MVC co-champion Illinois State with an aggressive game plan. Lauletta consistently burned the Redbirds with downfield passes, completing 18 of 30 attempts for 369 yards, and the Spiders defense held running back Marshaun Coprich, the nation's second-leading rusher, to 30 yards on 14 carries -- although he scored on both a run and a reception.
Trailing 32-14 midway through the fourth quarter, Illinois State scored two touchdowns to close within 32-27 with 3:23 left, but Green answered on Richmond's next drive with a clinching, 28-yard touchdown run at the 2:19 mark.
Green had clutch touchdowns all game. Richmond was nursing a 19-14 lead late in the third quarter when the senior turned a screen pass from Lauletta into a 35-yard score and 25-14 lead with 2:53 remaining in the third quarter.
Illinois State had a touchdown pass nullified by a penalty on its next drive. On the ensuing play, Richmond linebacker Omar Howardintercepted Redbirds quarterback Tre Roberson just outside the Spiders' end zone. They converted the turnover into Green's 27-yard touchdown run with 10 minutes left.
Green's first TD capped perhaps the game's pivotal possession late in the first half. Ahead 13-7, Richmond started a drive at its 13 with 2:08 left, but wasn't conservative as Lauletta completed five passes for 83 yards and set up Green for a 2-yard run, which provided a 19-7 lead just before halftime.
Lauletta was knocked briefly from the game during the Spiders' second possession of the game, but backup quarterback David Broadusfinished off the drive with a 13-yard touchdown run, increasing their lead to 10-0 with 4:33 left in the first quarter.
Not surprising, Lauletta attacked the Illinois State secondary with his favorite receivers. Brian Brown caught five passes for 141 yards and Reggie Diggs added five receptions for 80 yards. The Spiders finished with 556 offensive yards.
"Our playmakers stepped up and made plays when they needed to, (especially on) a couple of huge third-down conversions," Lauletta said. "It was just one on one, giving (Brown and Diggs) a chance."
Roberson passed for 370 yards, while Anthony Warrum had nine receptions for 152 yards and a touchdown.
Coprich fell short in his bid for a second straight season with over 2,000 rushing yards. He finished with 1,967 yards this season.
No doubt that Jacobi had a great night but credit goes to our Oline that wore down the Illinois State D.Jacobi had a great 4th quarter with some breakaway runs.
Credit goes to our entire D for shutting down their heralded run game of Coprich and Roberson.We kept their big WR Warrum bottled up in the 1st half but he found openings in the 2nd half which got them back in the game.
Lauretta was on fire with pinpoint passing accuracy to Brown and Diggs.Broadus did a terrific job when Kyle went out injured and even ran in for a TD.
Yoder's kickoffs were perfectly placed to minimize any runbacks.
Collins' contributions,while few,were critical and were a big lift for our continuing momentum.
This win was a terrific team win.
Credit goes to our entire D for shutting down their heralded run game of Coprich and Roberson.We kept their big WR Warrum bottled up in the 1st half but he found openings in the 2nd half which got them back in the game.
Lauretta was on fire with pinpoint passing accuracy to Brown and Diggs.Broadus did a terrific job when Kyle went out injured and even ran in for a TD.
Yoder's kickoffs were perfectly placed to minimize any runbacks.
Collins' contributions,while few,were critical and were a big lift for our continuing momentum.
This win was a terrific team win.
It sounds like we have a lot of our O-line back this year. Who are the other RB prospects the Spiders can count on?
Incoming Class:
Xavier Goodall, RB 5'9" 181 lb Henrico HS, Richmond, VA
AJ Hines, RB/LB. 6'1" 210; lbs, Fike HS, Wilson, NC
Trent Williams RB 6'0" 190lb Thomas Dale, Hopewell, VA
walk-ons:
Joshua Hulbert-LB/FB,6-2 215
Devin Campbell-DB/RB,5-10 190
Existing roster :
Deontez Thompson 6-0,190
Jay Palmer 6-0,198
James Pavik 6-1,227
Gordon Collins 5-10,211
Ganon Hingst 5-7,199
Xavier Goodall, RB 5'9" 181 lb Henrico HS, Richmond, VA
AJ Hines, RB/LB. 6'1" 210; lbs, Fike HS, Wilson, NC
Trent Williams RB 6'0" 190lb Thomas Dale, Hopewell, VA
walk-ons:
Joshua Hulbert-LB/FB,6-2 215
Devin Campbell-DB/RB,5-10 190
Existing roster :
Deontez Thompson 6-0,190
Jay Palmer 6-0,198
James Pavik 6-1,227
Gordon Collins 5-10,211
Ganon Hingst 5-7,199
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thanks for the roster 32...I believe the offensive line will make stars out of some of these guys...
I'm going into the season believing the RB cupboard is not bare...
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With this above stable of running backs and WR end arounds/reverses along with our very capable QB's and OLine,our offense should be in good hands under the leadership of John Garrett.
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