Rhode Island College Football Preview - October 15, 2016
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Rhode Island College Football Preview - October 15, 2016
Here is this weeks Rhode Island College Football preview.
Bryant at Saint Francis, 12 p.m.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe (2-3) Bulldogs are coming off their only bye week of the season last week and historically that has been a good thing. Bryant is 9-0 after a bye week in the last eight years.
Bryant will be led by quarterback Dalton Easton who needs one passing touchdown to pass Charlie Granatell for the most in program history. They are both tied at 56.
The rest of the offense will be carried by senior Taylor Barthelette and junior Matt Sewall. The two have scored ten of Bryant’s 21 touchdowns so far this season.
On the defensive side of the ball, freshman linebacker Jesse Nemerowicz has set a Bryant freshman record for the most tackles in a single game in program history in week five against Maine.
Saint Francis
The Red Flash are led by safety Lorenzo Jerome who leads all of Division I with six interceptions in six games.
Saint Francis averages 26 points per game, 156 rushing yards per game and only allows just 300 yards of total offense.
Brown at Princeton, 3 p.m.
After a tough loss to Stetson last week, the (1-3, 0-1 Ivy) Bears hit the road to face Ivy League rival (3-1, 1-0) Princeton.
On offense, the Bears are led by wide receiver Alex Jette, who ranks 24th in the country with 6.3 catches per game.
Quarterback Kyle Moreno ranks 21st in the country for “points responsible for” as he has been responsible for an average of 15.5 points per game for Brown.
On the defensive side of the ball, defensive back Jordan Ferguson ranks 16th in the country in passes defended with an average of 1.5 per game. Meanwhile, Dewey Jarvis ranks 22nd in the country with 1.6 tackles for loss per game.
The Brown defense ranks 4th best in the country in pass efficiency.
Princeton
The Tigers are coming off a 31-17 win over Georgetown last week, giving them their third win of the season.
In the game, Princeton was led by quarterback John Lovett who ran 13 times for 44 yards and three touchdowns, while quarterback Chad Kanoff completed 18 of 37 passes for 168 yards.
URI at Stony Brook, 4 p.m.
The Rams (1-5) will look for their first road win of the season on Saturday when they visit Stony Brook. The meeting will be the fourth all-time meeting between the two programs, the Seawolves have won the previous three.
On the defensive side of the ball, senior Adam Parker leads the team with 45 tackles in six games, including eight last week.
On the offensive side of the ball, URI will look for Harold Cooper to continue his strong play out of the back field.
Last week against Villanova, Cooper racked up his 13th career 100 all-purpose yards game.
Stony Brook
The Seawolves come into the game after defeating Towson 27-20 last week. Prior to that they defeated current #6 Richmond .