North Carolina and Rutgers kickoff the college football slate on TV this week. The ESPN Thursday night game is scheduled to start at 7:30 PM from Rutgers Stadium on the Banks of the Old Raritan.
North Carolina's Tarheels come in with a 1-0 record having defeated McNeese State 35-27 back in Week 1. Reciever/returner Brandon Tate lead the Tarheels in that game with an 82-yard return for a TD and a 57-yard catch for a score.
Rutgers enters the contest 0-1 having dropped their opener to Fresno State 24-7. The Scarlet Knights played tough in the 0-0 first half, but could not push the ball across. In fact, seven times Knights' drives started on the Fresno State side of the 50-yard line and the RU squad failed to score on any of them. Life without Ray Rice or Brian Leonard is proving difficult.
RU will bring its A-game to this one. The offensive line will improve in it's run blocking and Kordell Young will have a much better day than his 94 yards on 26 carries. Look for the defense to play more consistently. They were on the field much too long in the second half against Fresno State. That shouldn't be a problem this week. RU wins 31-10.
3 comments:
Go Heels!
And here I thought you grew up in New Jersey.
Go RU!
I did - I even have some friends who attended Rutgers back in the 70's. Partied there a few times, too. But I've been here so long now that they don't even call me "Yankee" any more. So I'm an adopted Tarheel, and you don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
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