Week 12: UC Davis (6-4) at Sac State (10-0) I'm going to piggyback of CA Forever's great write up, as I've been typing this for a while and don't want to give it up, sorry for repeat information.
Watching Sac play, they are very impressive. Rigorous tempo on offense, with senior QB Dunniway making good throws and good decisions, and typically doesn't have to wait 4 seconds to do it. They've got a nice WR in #84 Pierre Williams, also a senior. Other weapons come out of the backfield, sophomore #4 Cameron Skattebo, the Big Sky's leading rusher by 12 yards ahead of Ulonzo Gilliam, Skattebo averages 7.7 yards per rush and has put up those numbers with 33 less carries than Gilliam. Also a huge weapon in the red zone and beyond is QB2 #10 Asher O'Hara, an Illinois native and transfer from Middle Tennessee State, this is O'Hara's last season of college football. The Hornets average 43 points per game this year, a narrow second behind Montana State. Sac has only punted the football 23 times all season.
Defensively, they get it done. The Hornets are the 4th ranked defense in the Big Sky giving up 21.9 pts/game just behind UC Davis at 21.2 points per game. I've noticed this Texas transfer Linebacker #46 Ayodele Adeoye. A product of St. Louis, and the Longhorn system, but has also been ejected from two games this season. Most notably for knocking out Montana QB Lucas Johnson three weeks ago in a tightly contested home game vs. the Griz. Sac has 8 picks on the year to UC Davis' 12, but, like the Aggies, they've returned 2 of those picks for touchdowns.
I think this will be a good game. It should be a huge crowd, I bought a ticket in hopes I can break away from my Saturday commitment, which will get more and more likely as the end of the week approaches ;-) - but the general admission tickets are being sold off by 3rd parties for $35 as of right now. The setup reminds me of when I was going to school at Davis, and the big showdown with Sac at the end of the year was must see stuff. In 2022, this game is must see stuff and will no doubt be broadcast locally in the Sac/Yolo Valley.
Complete Sac @ Portland State game from yesterday:
Montana @ Sac game:
Sac @ Weber State last week:
Idaho @ Sac: