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College pregame notes

Washington & Jefferson

The Presidents had two weeks to prepare for last week's game against Saint Vincent, but it was obvious their hearts and minds were somewhere else, most likely thinking about a showdown against Thomas More Oct. 31 W&J did not play well on a mud-soaked Chuck Noll Field, needing a defensive score to put the Bearcats away in the fourth quarter. It's the first time this season the Presidents appeared vulnerable.

But we can cut them some slack. It's difficult to be emotionally stoked for a winless team. Westminster is more talented and can turn another poor performance by W&J into a devastating loss. The Presidents' defense played well and the muddy field conditions hurt the offense. Look for the Presidents to play better against the Titans, even if Thomas More is still in their thoughts.

Opponent: Westminster
When: 1:30 p.m., Saturday
Where: Burry Stadium in New Wilmington
Records: W&J is 6-0, 2-0 in the PAC. Westminster is 3-4, 2-2 in the PAC.
On the air: WJPA-AM 1450
Television: None
Games remaining: at Westminster, Thomas More, at Bethany, Waynesburg

California

The Vulcans are coming off their most impressive showing of the season, a 38-14 victory over Edinboro. Tailback Windell Brown (ankle sprain) returned to the form he showed last season by rushing for a career-best 148 yards and scoring two touchdowns against the Fighting Scots. Quarterback Josh Portis continues his strong showing, and seems to be understanding his role in the offense better each week.

But the best part about the win over Edinboro was the strong play of the defense, which gave up a combined 59 points against Clarion and Indiana. Slippery Rock doesn't present the type of problems Edinboro does. The Rock's quarterback Rocco Colavecchio has passed for a lot of yards but has more interceptions than touchdowns. Slippery Rock's defense has given up 78 points over the last two games, both losses.

Cal has a chance to right the ship after opening the season with two losses and playing a poor first half before rallying to beat West Chester.

Opponent: Slippery Rock
When: 1 p.m., Saturday
Where: Thompson Stadium in Slippery Rock
Records: Cal is 6-2, 5-0 in the PSAC. Slippery Rock is 5-3, 2-3 in the PSAC.
On the air: WCAL-FM 91.9
Television: None
Games remaining: at Slippery Rock, Mercyhurst, PSAC game

Waynesburg

Unfortunately for the Yellow Jackets, the defense is as bad as the offense is good. That's why they are a .500 team heading into a game against Bethany. The defense is giving up a whopping 416 yards per game, which is why the Yellow Jackets have lost two of the last three games. Injuries have been a problem, but every team has injuries at this point.

The frustrating part for Waynesburg is that the defensive failures leave little room for error from the offense. Quarterback Brad Dawson is having a strong year but even though he is helping the Yellow Jackets score 36 points per game, the defense is allowing 31.

Opponent: Bethany
When: 1:30 p.m., Saturday
Where: Wiley Stadium in Waynesburg
Records: Waynesburg is 3-3, 0-2 in the PAC. Bethany is 2-4, 1-3 in the PAC.
On the air: WCYJ-FM 88.9
Television: None
Games remaining: Bethany, at Grove City, Thiel, at W&J

Officiating crew almost cost bettors

Big East Conference officials working last Saturday's Louisville-Connecticut football game wrongly allowed the Cardinals to attempt an extra-point kick with no time left on the clock. The move nearly proved costly to bettors in Las Vegas who were backing the Huskies.

Connecticut was 12 1/2-point favorite at kickoff and covering the spread after Jordan Todman scored on a two-yard run with 3:13 remaining, giving the Huskies a 38-19 lead.

Louisville drove down the field on its final possession and scored on a four-yard pass from Adam Froman to Blayne Donnell as time expired, cutting Connecticut's lead to 13 points at 38-25.

The officiating crew then wrongly allowed Ryan Payne to attempt the conversion kick. Much to the relief of those backing Connecticut, Payne missed the extra point, keeping the Huskies a pointspread winner.

Payne should not have been given the opportunity to kick because of Rule 8-3-2a:

If a touchdown is scored during a down in which time in the fourth period expires, the try shall not be attempted unless the point(s) would affect the outcome of the game.

Mid-season analysis

With the football season at the midway point, it's time to take a look at the three area football teams, how they've done and where they're going:

California

What most fans remember about this season is the opening two losses, the first to Saginaw Valley State and the following week against Bloomsburg. In those games, quarterback Josh Portis did not play well and tailback Windell Brown was lost with a sprained ankle.
Since the loss to Bloomsburg, Portis has played great, he has not thrown an interception in his last 120 attempts, a span covering 19 quarters. He has 19 touchdowns, four interceptions and 1,425 yards. Cal has won five in a row and appears to be headed back to the playoffs, except . . .
The West Division of the PSAC appears to be weak this year. Indiana is down and even Edinboro, with a 6-1 record, has not really dominated.
Somewhat lost with the offensive problems is the defense not playing up to expectations. The loss of nose tackle Sam Fikaris a few weeks ago hurt but the secondary has beem scorched for 184 yards per game and opposing quarterbacks are completing nearly 60 percent of the passes.
Brown needs to stay healthy because backup Freddy Bacco is a good complementary runner but not effective enough to carry the running game.
Cal will get a chance to play Bloomsburg again.

Opponent: Edinboro
When: 3:30 p.m., Saturday
Where: Adamson Stadium in California
Records: California is 5-2, 4-0 in the PSAC. Edinboro is 6-1, 4-0 in the PSAC.
On the air: WCAL-FM 91.9
Television: FSN
Games remaining: Edinboro, at Slippery Rock, Mercyhurst, PSAC game.


Washington & Jefferson

One might think that a team that has a rotation system at tailback and quarterback would struggle on offense. But that hasn't been the case for the Presidents. Gino Rometo and Steven Shumaker have made a very good 1-2 punch at quarterback. The Presidents are only fourth in the PAC in passing at 247 yards per game. But that stat is misleading because W&J is tied with Thomas More for the rushing lead at 184 per game.
Terrence McAllister, Derek Taylor and Brian Baldrige have combined for 791 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Almost lost in those numbers is how well the defense has played. Maybe the best game came two weeks ago when Grove City record-setting quarterback Dave DiDonato was held without a touchdown and intercepted twice. Defensive end Jacob Bloomhuff is having an outstanding season with nine quarterback sacks and seven tackles for losses. The secondary has produced seven interceptions.
Everything comes down to an Oct. 31 home game against Thomas More, which beat W&J last year to win the PAC title.
The Presidents can get into the NCAA Division III playoffs with one loss, as they did last season. The PAC is not especially strong and an emotional home game against Waynesburg is probably all that stands in the way of the Presidents and an undefeated season if they beat Thomas More.


Opponent: Saint Vincent
When: 1 p.m., Saturday
Where: Saint Vincent
Records: W&J is 5-0, 2-0 in the PAC. Saint Vincent is 0-6.
On the air: WJPA-AM 1450
Television: None
Games remaining: at Saint Vincent, at Westminster, Thomas More, at Bethany, Waynesburg


Waynesburg University

Just when you thought Waynesburg was ready to make a big move up in the PAC, a game like last week's loss to Westminster popped up. The kickoff was pushed back 30 minutes because Waynesburg arrived late because of construction on the interstate.
It went downhill from there.
The Yellow Jackets' defense gave up 562 yards against the Titans, 220 more than Westminster had averaged through the season. Waynesburg's pass defense is last in the conference, scoring defense is eighth out of nine, and run defense is sixth. Opponents are gaining an average of nearly six yards per play.
Quarterback Brad Dawson is having an outstanding season, completing 57 percent of his passes for 1,529 yards and 14 touchdowns. He's been intercepted just three times. If it weren't for him, Waynesburg would be a sub-.500 team.
The backfield rotation of Jamelle Bowers, Justin Falcon and Billy Becker gives different looks but none is averaging more than 49 yards per game.
Josh Fisher is having a great year at wide receiver with six touchdown catches and Ray Hightower is one of the most underrated receivers in the conference.
Offense isn't the problem. The defense is. And if it continues to allow yardage at this rate, more games such as Westminster might be ahead.


Opponent: Geneva
When: 1:30 p.m., Saturday
Where: Wiley Stadium in Waynesburg
Records: Waynesburg is 3-2, 0-2 in the PAC. Geneva is 4-1.
On the air: WCYJ-FM 88.9
Television: None
Games remaining: Geneva, Bethany, at Grove City, Thiel, at W&J

Time to knock out the whiteouts

Maybe I'm just too old-school, but I've seen enough of the whiteouts, blackouts, gold rushes and every other scheme concocted to get college football fans to dress alike. It's time to deliver a knockout to the fad.

It seems like every nationally televised game has these stupid gimmicks. It was neat when for the first time you saw 100,000 fans at Penn State's Beaver Stadium, pictured, wearing white t-shirts. But after you've seen it 10 or 15 times, the whiteout loses its visual impact. It might impress recruits but it doesn't add anything to the game.

In a recent six-day stretch, college football viewers witnessed a whiteout at Penn State and a gold rush at West Virginia. Then, one day later, Louisville encouraged their fans to shop at the Johnny Cash outlet and dress in all-black for a game against Pitt. It was an attempt to create an intimidating atmosphere. The Panthers were hardly intimidated, though they might have momentarily thought they slipped into a Darth Vader fan convention.

The trend of trying to get a game’s audience unified in a single color is hardly new. Heck, the craze wasn't even started in the United States. The old Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League are credited with starting the whiteout craze back in 1987.

But let's call these gimmicks what they are: a way of getting the fans to buy more school-related merchandise. Have a whiteout, sell more jerseys. You don't even need to have the color be one of your primary uniform colors. Georgia and Florida State each started having blackouts several years ago, though black jerseys were not worn by their football teams until the blackouts started. Jersey sells then skyrocketd at both schools.

When Florida State's Bobby Bowden was asked why the Seminoles were donning black jerseys for the first time, the veteran coach gave an honest answer: "Really, we're doing it for Nike."

What is Doug Lesmerises watching?

Sometimes I've wondered how people in the Associated Press college football poll become voters. And some of those voters make me wonder if they've ever watched a football game.

For example, Doug Lesmerises of the Cleveland Plain Dealer has been roundly criticized - and rightfully so - for his ballot this season. This week, Lesmerises ranked undefeated defending national champion Florida No. 5. OK, so maybe Florida wasn't overly impressive Saturday against Tennessee and played two rent-a-wins to start the season. But among the five teams Lesmerises ranked ahead of Florida were Houston (!) and Cincinnati (double !). Lesmerises also has once-beaten Ohio State ranked ahead of once-beaten USC, although USC won at Ohio State two weeks ago.

Here is Lesmerises' ballot for Week 4:

1. Alabama
2. Miami (Fla.)
3. Houston
4. Cincinnati
5. Florida
6. Boise State
7. Texas
8. LSU
9. California
10. Michigan
11. Auburn
12. UCLA
13. Virginia Tech
14. Florida State
15. Penn State
16. Missouri
17. North Carolina
18. TCU
19. Oklahoma State
20. BYU
21. Oklahoma
22. Ohio State
23. Iowa
24. Mississippi
25. USC

Waynesburg

Opponent: Thomas More
When: 1:30 p.m., Saturday
Where: Bank of Kentucky Field
Records: Waynesburg is 1-0 overall and Thomas More 1-0. This is the PAC opener for both teams.
Television: None
On the air: WCYJ-FM 88.7
Noteworthy: Waynesburg will get a good idea about its chances of winning the Presidents’ Athletic Conference when the Yellow Jackets take on Thomas More. The Saints are the defending PAC champions. … Waynesburg is coming off a 49-21 victory over Hanover in a game that saw the Yellow Jackets score four touchdowns in the third quarter. … Junior quarterback Brad Dawson needs 73 yards to pass Tres Cobb (2002-2006) for eighth place on the school’s all-time career passing yards list (2,459). … Junior wide receiver Ray Hightower needs 10 catches to pass Noah Leibhart (1995-1998) for eighth place on the Waynesburg career receptions list with 90. … Thomas More is coming off a bye week. The Saints’ last game was a 14-7 victory over John Carroll Sept. 5. They are led by quarterback Trevor Stellman, who has completed 11 of 23 passes for 166 yards. He has yet to throw a touchdown or be intercepted.

Small college wrapup, Week 1

If California University's football team wasn't facing a must-win against Bloomsburg, it certainly is this Saturday when the Vulcans play at West Chester. Cal is 0-2 after falling to Bloomsburg, 17-10, and a loss to West Chester would probably end any chance of making the playoffs, short of winning out. While that is a possibility, only the most blinded fan would think that will happen.

This is a team that has many problems, and not just at quarterback. The running game has been ineffective in the first two games, the offensive line has had trouble picking up blitzes, and the defense has had problems making crucial stops. Bloomsburg drove 61 yards in four plays and needed just 33 seconds to score the winning touchdown in the final minute of the game. In a season-opening loss to Saginaw Valley, Cal turned the ball over in two crucial situations and missed a field goal.

Josh Portis has struggled in his first two games at quarterback for Cal. He isn't the thrower Kevin McCabe or Joe Ruggiero were and the Vulcans need to give him more help. Portis should be much better as the season goes on.

If Cal falls to West Chester, it's still possible for the Vulcans to win the the PSAC West Division and State Game. Only then would a playoff berth come. But you will have a hard time finding anyone willing to bet money on that.

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Just minutes after Saturday night's 35-9 victory by Washington & Jefferson over Oberlin, head coach Mike Sirianni uttered the phrase that is the bane of all coaches: quarterback controversy. Junior Steven Shumaker had a decent game in his first start, completing 17 of 28 passes for 181 yards and a touchdown. He had a meaningless interception on a Hail Mary pass in the end zone as time ran out in the first half.

It wasn't what Shumaker did, but what Gino Rometo did when he came in with just over seven minutes to play that has Sirianni wondering. Rometo, a junior transfer from Clarion, completed all four passes for 51 yards. But it was the way he ran the offense, sharp, crisp and in time with the line and wide receivers that was impressive.

It's hard to have a quarterback controversy when Shumaker and Rometo have so little experience. Using both might be a good idea, considering the two are in the same class and injuries are always possible. That's not a bad problem for Sirianni.

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It's always better to win a game, no matter how a team plays. But the players on Waynesburg University's team have to have mixed feelings about the wild, season-opening 42-39 victory at Wooster.

Waynesburg scored 29-second half points – good – but gave up 28 - bad. The Yellow Jackets rolled up 521 total yards - good - but surrendered 500 - bad. The defense gave up a four-play, 66-yard drive in less than a minute that gave Wooster a 39-35 lead with 1:03 to play - bad - but the offense needed just one play, after Troy Garove returned the ensuing kickoff to the Wooster 25, to score the game-winner - again, good.

Waynesburg didn't turn the ball over but committed 12 penalties for 99 yards. And ... well, you get the idea. Still, a win is a win and practice will be easier to take this week because of Waynesburg's victory.

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Andrew DiDonato had one of the best games of his career at any level in Grove City's 52-47 loss to Dickinson. DiDonato, a senior quarterback from South Fayette, accounted for 400 of the Wolverines' 449 total yards, passing for 291 and rushing for 109.

Ben Jennings rushed for 149 yards and scored a touchdown in Mercyhurst's 45-15 victory over Cheyney. In two games, Jennings, a graduate of Trinity High School, has three touchdowns and is averaging 4.6 yards per carry.

Two Canon-McMillan graduates – placekicker Robert Mamula and linebacker Ben Maund - are off to strong starts at Clarion. Mamula has made all four field goal attempts in Clarions first two games and Maund has 13 tackles and two quarterback sacks.

Football Pregame Notes

College Football
Waynesburg University
Opponent: Wooster
When: 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 5
Where: John Papp Stadium in Wooster
Records: Season-opener for both teams
Television: None
On the air: WCYJ-FM 88.7
Webcast: www.waynesburgsports.com
Noteworthy: Rick Shepas begins his fifth season at Waynesburg with a 23-18 record. He is 1-2 against Wooster. Shepas’ next victory will tie him with Jeff Hand for sixth place on Waynesburg’s career list. Mike Shmitz has been head coach at Wooster for 10 seasons. … The visiting team has won the past three games. … Junior quarterback Brad Dawson needs just 53 yards to pass Jack Becker for 10th place on the school’s career passing yardage list (1,792). … Junior wide receiver Ray Hightower needs just five catches to tie Jarred Plisko for 10th place on the school’s career receptions list (73). … Wooster returns senior quarterback Austin Holter, who set a school record last season with 2,712 total yards. He passed for 13 touchdowns and ran for nine. … Sophomore Justin Falcon is No. 1 on the depth chart at running back for Waynesburg and junior Billy Becker is second. Becker (521 yards, 4.8 Ave., 6 TDs) and Falcon (534, 4.1, 5) had nearly identical rushing numbers last season.

College Football
Washington & Jefferson
Opponent: Oberlin
When: 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 5
Where: Cameron Stadium in Washington
Records: Season-opener for both teams
Television: None
On the air: WJPA-AM 1450
Noteworthy: This game marks the first start for Steven Shumaker at quarterback for the Presidents. Shumaker steps in for the graduated Bobby Swallow. Shumaker is a 6-2 junior who handled most of the practice session in the second half of last year when Swallow was nursing an injury. Brian Dawson, Chris Edwards and Swallow own all 29 school passing or total offense records and have combined for 27,850 passing yards and 287 touchdowns. … Mike Sirianni enters his seventh season as the head coach at W&J with a 61-10 (.859) record. Sirianni is third among all active NCAA head coaches in winning percentage (minimum five years). Jeff Ramsey is in his 11th season with Oberlin and has a 26-74 (.260) record. … W&J was picked second in the preseason PAC poll and Oberlin was seventh in the North Coast Athletic Conference preseason poll. … W&J recorded its 25th straight winning season after going 11-2 last year. The last time W&J did not end the season with a winning record was during the 1983 season (3-5-1).

College football
California University
Opponent: Bloomsburg
When: 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 5
Where: Hepner-Bailey Field in California
Records: California is 0-1 overall; Bloomsburg is 1-0
Television: FSN
On the air: WCAL-FM 91.9
Noteworthy: The Vulcans are coming off a stinging 23-17 loss to Saginaw Valley State in the season-opener last Thursday. The game marked the start of Josh Portis at quarterback for the Vulcans. Portis, cousing of Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis, completed 14 of 31 passes for 140 yards. He was intercepted twice on deflections. ... Cal running back Windell Brown injured his ankle in the first quarter against Saginaw Valley and is not expected to play against Bloomsburg. But he is expected back for the Sept. 12 game at West Chester. Freddie Bacco will start and Dane Conwell will spell Bacco in the backfield. ... Cal's first three non-conference opponents - Saginaw Valley, Bloomsburg and West Chester - are ranked in the AFCA Top 25 poll. Cal is 18th, Saginaw Valley is 24th, Bloomsburg is sixth and West Chester 14... California defensive nose tackle Sam Fikaris started his 28th straight game since winning the position as a freshman. He had a career-best 10 tackles against Saginaw Valley. ... Counting last season's loss to Minnesota-Duluth in the NCAA Division II national semifinals, Cal has lost two straight games for the first time since October of 2004.

Big East preseason rankings

1. Rutgers
Th Scarlet Knight finished tied for second with Pitt and West Virginia last year and they won their final six games, including the PapaJohns.com Bowl. All-time leading passer Mike Teel and receivers Kenny Britt and Tiquan Underwood are gone but it's not outlandish to say Rutgers still has the most talent in the conference. All five starters on the offensive line return and left tackle Anthony Davis is one of the best in college football.

Rutgers opens its season versus Cincinnati on Monday, Sept. 7 at home. Pitt, South Florida and West Virginia all play at Rutgers. That's what makes them the favorite.

2. Pitt
Media selected the Panthers as conference favorites in a preseason poll and it's understandable. The Panthers won nine games a year ago – the first time that's happened at Pitt since 1982. Four starters return on the offensive line and the defense should be the best in the Big East. Questions at quarterback and on special teams could cost the Panthers a spot in the BCS.

3. West Virginia
Wouldn't be shocked if West Virginia won the conference or turned into the league's biggest disappointment. Running back Noel Devine is the Big East's most dynamic offensive player and quarterback Jarrett Brown is a capable replacement for Pat White. The Mountaineers need playmakers on defense. Don't see many there.

4. Cincinnati
The Bearcats represented the Big East in the BCS last year, losing to Virginia Tech at the Orange Bowl and looking overmatched in the process. Quarterback Tony Pike is back and, with all apologies to South Florida's Matt Grothe, the league's best at the position. No doubt Cincinnati is improving under head coach Brian Kelly but it lost too many top players to repeat last year's performance.

5. South Florida
Sure, the Bulls have quarterback Matt Grothe and All-American defensive end George Selvie, but this team plays its best football in September. There's no reason to believe South Florida breaks the trend.

6. Connecticut
If there's a team in the second half of these rankings which could make a major move upward, it's the Huskies. All-American running back Donald Brown is with the Indianapolis Colts but senior Andre Dixon rushed for 828 yards in 2007. Trinity High School graduate Cody Endres is the Huskies' No. 2 quarterback.

7. Louisville
The Cardinals went from emerging national power – they won the Orange Bowl three years ago – to Big East stepping stone the minute current Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino left campus for the Atlanta Falcons. Head coach Steve Kragthorpe is on the hot seat.

8. Syracuse
The Big East's worst team made its biggest headline during the offseason when former Duke point guard Greg Paulus joined the Orange for one year of football. He's the starting quarterback and was once considered one of the top high school players in the country.

Taste for cupcakes

Remember back in 2006 when the NCAA approved the addition of a 12th football game for Division I-A schools? Fans thought it was great. Coaches and athletic directors, however, thought of something else: $$$$$$$$.

The 12th game has been a scam of the fans. While paying customers were hoping for great interconference matchups (OK, so we did get USC-Ohio State), the coaches and ADs rushed to schedule more cupcakes. Contract a home game with Our Lady of Consecutive Defeats, get an easy victory, make millions of dollars for the athletic department. If you can play four cupcakes in non-conference games, then all you have to do is go 2-6 in league play to be eligible for a bowl game. Nothing like a trip to Shreveport, La., or Boise or Birmingham to keep the alums happy.

And what makes it bad is the idiots behind the BCS formula don't penalize schools for playing games against I-AA opponents. There is no meaningful strength of schedule criteria in the formula. So why not schedule TWO games against I-AA teams? Line up Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, Liberty, Youngstown State, Furman, James Madison and hand out checks for renting a win. The fans will still show up and pay top dollar for tickets, even if the game is a glorified scrimmage. Aren't you, the fans, tired of paying high prices for tickets and getting less?

In Week 1 of the season, there are 74 games involving Division I-A teams. Thirty-eight (51.4 percent) are against Division I-AA creampuffs, er, opponents. Many of them are laughable, including Florida as a 73-point favorite over Charleston Southern. If you're going to be a 73-point favorite, do you really need to schedule this game?

Since the NCAA went to the two-division format for Division I programs in 1978, only four schools have not scheduled a game against I-AA opponents. The four are Notre Dame, USC, UCLA and Washington. Good for them.

Football is supposed to be a man's sport. It's time the coaches and athletic directors starting act like one and play somebody. Florida hasn't played an out-of-state regular-season non-conference game since 1991. The Gators last played a regular-season game west of the Mississippi in 1983. Big 12 teams will play 48 non-conference games this year, but only 11 of them are against BCS schools. Only Baylor, which plays Wake Forest and UConn, plays two BCS teams. Texas Tech and Texas aren't playing a single non-league game against opponents from BCS conferences.

That's shameful.

By the way, Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News gives us his five softest schedules for the 2009 season. For the second year in a row, a Big Ten school wont he award for biggest creampuff schedule.

5 easiest schedules.

No Big East in BCS?

Tim Cowlishaw of the Dallas Morning News has five ideas for improving the Bowl Championship Series. At the top of Cowlishaw's list is dumping the Big East champion's automatic berth and giving it to the Mountain West champion. He writes "But the conference headed by Utah, TCU and Brigham Young is currently more competitive than the one West Virginia has mostly owned for the last five years."

It's amazing what one bowl win can do for the image of a conference. After Utah upset Alabama in the Suagr Bowl last year, everyone jumped on the Mountain West bandwagon, saying the conference is a major player in college football. Nobody was saying as much only a year earlier when Mountain West champion BYU limped to a one-point win over a 6-6 UCLA team in the Las Vegas Bowl. No conference that has Wyoming, UNLV, San Diego State, New Mexico, Colorado State and Air Force among its members can be considered a major player in college football. Utah is good. TCU can beat most teams on any given day but the rest of the conference is simply isn't very good.

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