D-3 Players in the Pros

reality check · September 21, 2009, 12:41:00 AM

And Matt Turk (UWW) is a couple of weeks away from his 1,000th career punt. He's had quite a career as well but is forgotten because he is "just a punter".

Ron Boerger · September 21, 2009, 06:43:20 PM

Great Daily Dose blog post from Pat on all these guys, focusing on Fred Jackson.

Ron Boerger · September 21, 2009, 10:54:41 PM

Garcon has only been targeted once tonight that I can remember but he has been making some great blocks. He made a good play on the one ball thrown his way and caught it, but Manning threw it too far over his right shoulder so he couldn't come down in bounds.

EDIT: Oh hell yeah, a WR screen that went 48 yards for TD as Pierre left the Miami defenders in his dust. His first TD, not his last.

PurpleSuit · September 22, 2009, 10:33:37 PM

Quote from: BoBo on September 20, 2009, 11:38:23 PM
Quote from: Ron Boerger on September 20, 2009, 07:57:48 PM
Fred Jackson (Coe) today: 28 carries, 163 yards; 6 receptions, 25 yards; 1 return, 9 yards; 1 fumble lost. Buffalo defeated Tampa Bay, 33-20.

London Fletcher (John Carroll) had 3 solo tackles + 6 assists today for Washington in their 9-7 win over the Rams. He had 18 tackles (11 solo) last week against the Giants.

Jerheme Urban (Trinity TX) had two catches for 25 yards in the Cards' 31-17 victory against Jacksonville.

Andy Studebaker (Wheaton) did play for the Chiefs in their 13-10 loss to the Raiders and had one special-teams tackle.

Pierre Garcon (Mount Union) will play (against Miami) tomorrow night.

Also, Derek Stanley (UW-Whitewater) had 2 punt returns for 6 yard average for the Rams.

According to the Rams' twitter, the Rams have released Stanley

http://twitter.com/OneRamsWay/status/4297682971

hope he can sign on with someone else, possibly even the UFL

reality check · September 22, 2009, 11:52:47 PM

Go to ESPN.com...

Search for Larry Beavers...

Click his player card...

See where THEY say he went to school.

Great work ESPN.

Toby Taff · September 23, 2009, 02:15:14 AM

Quote from: reality check on September 22, 2009, 11:52:47 PM
Go to ESPN.com...

Search for Larry Beavers...

Click his player card...

See where THEY say he went to school.

Great work ESPN.

its only 2 letters off. You would hope that their people would be better than that

Ron Boerger · September 23, 2009, 10:03:38 AM

Quote from: Toby Taff on September 23, 2009, 02:15:14 AMits only 2 letters off. You would hope that their people would be better than that

LMAO given the attention ESPN has [not] paid to D3 over the years.

That said I was surprised to see ESPN.com have a scoreboard with D3 games last weekend; of course, it was lumped together with D2 (why? how hard could it be to break out just D2 and D3?) and the scores were woefully incomplete.

Toby Taff · September 23, 2009, 10:09:47 AM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on September 23, 2009, 10:03:38 AM
Quote from: Toby Taff on September 23, 2009, 02:15:14 AMits only 2 letters off. You would hope that their people would be better than that

LMAO given the attention ESPN has [not] paid to D3 over the years.

That said I was surprised to see ESPN.com have a scoreboard with D3 games last weekend; of course, it was lumped together with D2 (why? how hard could it be to break out just D2 and D3?) and the scores were woefully incomplete.

Ron, at least there is the occasional mention these days. I suppose you gotta start somewhere.

Pat Coleman · September 23, 2009, 05:13:13 PM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on September 23, 2009, 10:03:38 AM
Quote from: Toby Taff on September 23, 2009, 02:15:14 AMits only 2 letters off. You would hope that their people would be better than that

LMAO given the attention ESPN has [not] paid to D3 over the years.

That said I was surprised to see ESPN.com have a scoreboard with D3 games last weekend; of course, it was lumped together with D2 (why? how hard could it be to break out just D2 and D3?) and the scores were woefully incomplete.

Where was that?

Ron Boerger · September 23, 2009, 05:24:49 PM

It's an option in the regular college FB scoreboard -- where the pulldown is that lets you select top 25 or a conference, pull all the way down and you will see Div II/Div III.

Here is a direct link to last week's scores.

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/scoreboard?confId=35&seasonYear=2009&seasonType=2&weekNumber=3

thewaterboy · September 25, 2009, 10:42:23 PM

I believe that Larry Beavers signed with Winnipeg in the CFL. I dont think that Carolina wanted him. He will hopefully find a place to fit in somewhere in the NFL.

Ron Boerger · September 25, 2009, 11:12:22 PM

Quote from: the waterboy on September 25, 2009, 10:42:23 PM
I believe that Larry Beavers signed with Winnipeg in the CFL. I dont think that Carolina wanted him. He will hopefully find a place to fit in somewhere in the NFL.

Nothing on the Blue Bombers website. According to this article, the Patriots worked him out this week.

PA_wesleyfan · September 25, 2009, 11:21:40 PM

I am confident that if he signs anywhere that it will be posted on the Wesley Football and Athletic sites.

reality check · September 27, 2009, 01:18:33 PM

Jason Trusnik (ONU) nearly beheaded a Titans kick returner, stripped him in the process and recovered the football all in one play for the Jets early in the first quarter. Great start for JT!!!

PurpleSuit · September 28, 2009, 02:15:37 AM

that Garcon guy seems to be doing alright