Previewing StFU

Lost @ Fordham 52-23
Beat Div II Clarion 27-13

Game notes out of StFU shows a standard RB/FB/TE & 2 WR offense and 3-4 defense (which like JMU is a change from last year's game notes, which showed a 4-3 defense).

In those 2 games they have avg 258 yds total offense:
61 yds a game passing (14 of 31). They have also given up 7 sacks. That's about 1 sack for every 4 attempts and 2 completions. If JMU can't get sacks on them, they're not going to sacks on anyone.

197 yds rushing. Their RB avg 196. Against FU he ran for 244. The rest of the team was -38.

What stands out is they have gained 531 yds rushing but lost 136 for a 395 net. 46 of those yards lost were on sacks. The other 90 lost yards were on runs. That is an astounding amount of lost yards on the ground in 2 games.

106 rushing attempts versus 31 passing. They are a running team.

Their stud RB, #1 Khairi Dickson, JR, 6'0"/182.
Versus:
Fordham: 33 carries, 244 yds.
Clarion: 25 carries, 148 yds.

Defensively they have given up 648 yds, 324 per game.
Rushing 377 yds (241 to Fordham and 136 to Clarion).
Passing: 271 yds (186 to Fordham and 85 to Clarion).
http://www.sfuathletics.com/cumestats.as...&year=2014

Game notes out of StFU.
http://www.sfuathletics.com/documents/2014/9/9/JMU.pdf

Light OL (listed avg about 6'3"/277), shorter & lighter than Lehigh.

Their 3-4 DL is shorter than Lehigh's but much heavier.

Add a note - their RB leads all of FCS in rushing yards.
We'll see of Withers eschews the 3-4 for an alignment that stops the run first.

Might just play with an outside linebacker down on the line throughout the whole game. Saw that a good bit already at Maryland and Lehigh.