Hastings got a solid shot, but it seems he is not quite ready. Needs more time to learn how to read the defense and make quicker decisions. Trent sure made a case for giving him a shot. Will be a tough call for Hawkins on who to start next week: Rodrigues, if healthy or Tomkins. The only possible issue with Tomkins is if he is in there all the time, his running could become predictable and the defense could start to shut it down. He didn't throw any passes longer than 15 yards, and a few were a little shaky but made their way to the target. Really hard to keep that guy off the field. I feel good when he is in there and have great confidence that he will make things happen.

Hunter was really off today. McCastles dropped a pass that was right in his gut. Our receivers can’t seem to get open and they don’t seem to know where the first down marker is. Play calling still off. We have to be able to score more often when on the red zone. But all that said, this is a big win. Weber was one fumble away from maybe beating JMU. We are 4-0 with a couple really nice wins and the good news is that we have a lot of room to improve.

Three minutes into the video and you see Tompkins punt return

https://wccsports.com/watch/?sid=466890

I agree. I’m sure the heat kept people away. I went back and forth myself on whether I would go. Ended up leaving after 3 quarters as my friend who lives in SD but did not go to either school, so not a fan, wanted to get out of the heat. Missed TT punt return unfortunately. I knew he would be a good punt returner. Hope they keep him there in future games

I was at the game. Very hot and no shade in the stands. Hunter had a lot of yards but also missed several open receivers. Should get sharper as the year progresses I hope. Lots of UCD fans, more than expected which was pretty cool

What a great win!!

Funny, we are running more than we should and Tulsa is passing more than they should. If Tulsa ran more they might have 5 touchdowns by now. How about Tompkins as our kick returner? Might be able to make something happen.

First touchdown set was great. Everything after that was more like the play calling from last spring. I don’t understand the desire to call so many run plays. Looks like some more pass plays in the last few.

I wish we could improve the video quality. Not sure what that takes. I paid a few bucks to NDSU to watch the game we played at their stadium a year or two ago. The quality of their video feed was great. Definitely more cameras than the one stationary camera we seem to have. Not sure financially how they pay for all that, but seems like it is doable. Aggie fans might be willing to pony up more dough per game watched if the quality was better.

I have no idea how our recruiting and total budget compares to other BWC schools, but at some point the coach just has to do more with what he has. He needs to create an expectation of winning within the program and get recruits excited to come here as we plan on winning the conference. In a way that coach Hawkins has infused excitement into the football program. We might just need to try a new coach. Someone new might have new energy and make something happen. If that didn't work, it can't get much worse.

If you listen to some of his speeches, his goal is to return the HBCU schools back to a stature they previously had. I see that Grambling had a very good recruiting year as well. We will have to see what kind of momentum this has and if it can spread to all the HBCU schools or if it will be just one or two that make a big leap.

Jackson St., where Deion Sanders is now coaching, attracted a lot of 3 star talent and some 4 stars. Several transfers from bigger programs. They could break into the top 25 and surprise people.

https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/Deion-Sanders-Jackson-State-first-signing-class-transfers-2021-recruiting-Isaiah-Bolden-DeJahn-Warren-160397833/#160397833_1

https://247sports.com/college/jackson-state/Season/2021-Football/Commits/

Lots of positives from this short season. We have plenty of depth so they will push each other to get better. Need a little more speed in the secondary. I am looking forward to fall ball.

Weber 50 yard Hail Mary to win the game

Weber down by 1 pt with 8 seconds left

Our offense has gone from Shredville to Flysweepville!

Larison should handle our punt returns

Our offensive play calling is bad. Wasting our best skills. Also, might need to give Tompkins or Hastings a try? Rodrigues is slow to make decisions. A lot of his scrambling could be avoided, including his touchdown run, if he made quicker pass decisions.

We have the talent to win the rest of our games. Our defense is improved over prior years. We just need to figure out our offensive scheme. We have always had a pro style offense I would hate to see us doing a bunch of wildcat run plays.

Seems like they had a nice plan prepared for the first few drives in the first half and decided they would adjust at half time which turned into a bunch of sweep plays to the short side of the field. Rodrigues is good but he throws a little too late often leading to blocked passes. He was getting a lot of hurries, so we needed more shorter routes and not just on 3rd and 6. Our receivers are one of our best assets. We need to use them more and that frees things up for Gilliam and Larison who is nice surprise. This was overall a good game and our team has a ton of potential. If we can figure a few things out, we can make a nice run in the playoffs.