Week 12: UC Davis (6-4) at Sac State (10-0) I can't remember a Causeway Classic with this much meaning in recent memory at least. One team going for an undefeated season in one of the toughest conferences in FCS while the other pretty much has to win in order to make the playoffs.
Skattebo is going to do damage as he has against pretty much every single opponent this season, but I think the key to this game is going to be limiting Asher O'Hara. I would say that we've done... just okay... against really mobile QBs. We can't completely sell out and stack the box against him every play because he can still get you with his arm, but we have to be diligent in making sure that we're at the very least spying him. If we can do that we might be able to keep Dunniway in the game for more snaps and while I wouldn't call him a bad QB or anything he is in the bottom half of the conference in completion percentage and interceptions thrown.
Speaking of interceptions thrown, turnovers in general could play a huge role in this game. Davis is one of the best teams in the country in terms of turnover margin sitting at +12 while Sac is mediocre at best in margin at -1. Not saying they can't force turnovers or anything, but they also aren't the best team in terms of ball security. Hastings has really improved his ball security this season which has definitely been a factor in our play in the 2nd half of the season.