FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Ron Boerger]

Decent preview of the HPU-Trinity game (from the HPU perspective) in the Brownwood paper - limits you to three free articles/month before registering:

http://www.brownwoodtx.com/sports/college/football/article_4d8f3a6d-e989-58ee-9792-2f6e5c19bc11.html

Based on the fact that he's already talking about injuries and holding players out of a scrimmage to prevent more, I'll take Trinity over HPU, comfortably. 
TLU over Sul Ross, comfortably.
Rhodes over Austin, close.
HSU over Southwestern. comfortably.

All SCAC teams are at home with only Austin playing in the heat of the afternoon.   Scattered rain in the forecast for the three southern teams, not sure about Sherman.

Also, the here's the SCAC season prospectus for anyone who hasn't seen it:  http://scacsports.com/sports/fball/2014-15/releases/14_football_prospectus

[jekelish]

Ron - at last check, 30% chance of rain in Sherman tomorrow. Possibly a thunderstorm in the afternoon. Which makes sense, since the last time AC beat Rhodes was in 2010 when the game started on Saturday and had to be finished on Sunday due to severe weather.

[Ron Boerger]

Page 666, indeed.   Not sure anything else would account for the *nine* Trinity fumbles last night; although they didn't lose all of them they lost enough (four) to cost them the chance to win the game.    One fumble was deep in HPU territory (inside the five) after a long reception, but the most costly was the last, which occurred on the first play after Matt Kennemer's return had put TU in business 40 yards from what could have been the winning TD with ~2:30 left to play.

HPU ran the no-huddle offense and were able to get receivers open pretty much all night.  HPU QB  Richard Young aired it out 51 times, completing 36 for 365 yards, 2 TDs, and 1 INT late.   For their part, Trinity showed a decent running game when they did hold on to the ball (Travis Williams had 137 yards on 25 carries) and QB Mason Blaschke ended up over 200 yards after a slow start (15-24 for 208, 2TDs, no INT).     

The road doesn't get any easier next week, with a road game at Willamette - at least it won't be 99 at game time as it was yesterday.     

[ksclegal]

TLU shook off the first game jitters and opened their new on campus stadium with an impressive 61-15 win over Sul Ross .Game of the South on October 25th when the Cru travel to Seguin to take on TLU.

[Kelly Boggs]

If I were TLU I would not look past Louisiana College.

[ksclegal]

La College? Hell the only game their concerned about is the next one.

[Ron Boerger]

I figured the relative lack of activity on the three boards and national irrelevance of anyone other than UMHB meant we wouldn't have a South Region column this year, but looks like we will starting next week - see http://d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/south/index .   Thanks, guys!

[jekelish]

Glad to hear it, Ron. Looking forward to seeing his work.

[ksclegal]

TLU 7 HSU 0 in the 1st

[ksclegal]

TLU 14 HSU 7 end of 1st

[ksclegal]

TLU 21-HSU 7 at the half

[ksclegal]

TLU gets a historic win in Abilene knocking off a game HSU team 37-14. First win ever in Abilene for TLU. Now we can talk about La College!

[DFWCrufan]

Way to go Southwestern....Enjoyed watching your game...

[Ron Boerger]

Trinity never gets the passing game untracked and loses to Willamette 34-10.

[ksclegal]

Congrats to Southwestern on a nice win.