Full Game Notes

CAL U (4-2, 2-1) @ GANNON (2-4, 1-2)
• When: Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019
• Where: Erie, Pa.
• Stadium: McConnell Family Stadium (2,500)
• Kickoff: 12 p.m.
• Live Video: CUTVSports1 (YouTube) I Stretch (Gannon Feed)
• Live Radio: WCAL (91.9 FM) I WJET (1400 AM)
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SERIES BREAKDOWN
• All-Time Series: Gannon leads 9-1 I History
• First Meeting: Oct. 18, 2008 @ Gannon – Cal U won 42-24 I Recap I Box Score
• Last Meeting: Oct. 13, 2018 @ Cal U – Gannon won 29-15 | Recap | Box Score I Video Highlights
• Streak: Gannon +1

NOTES
• Cal U makes another trip to Erie County this weekend when it faces Gannon on Saturday. The Vulcans posted a 35-20 Homecoming victory over Clarion last weekend. Meanwhile, the Golden Knights suffered a 25-21 loss at Seton Hill after allowing two scores in the final 48 seconds.
 
• Behind four touchdown passes by sophomore Noah Mitchell, Cal U earned a 35-20 victory over Clarion last week on Homecoming. Mitchell finished with a season-high 331 passing yards while tying his career high with four touchdowns, including three to sophomore wide receiver Derrick Caraway. The Vulcans allowed only 51 rushing yards on 21 carries to the league's top-ranked rushing offense in the win. Redshirt freshman Noah Dillow led the team and set a career high with 11 tackles and senior Jordan Scarbrough finished with six stops and 2.5 TFL.
 
• The Vulcans won all nine meetings against the Golden Knights before last year when Gannon posted a 29-15 win at Adamson Stadium on Homecoming. Cal U has scored at least 34 points in all five road meetings in the series.
 
• A 13-year veteran of the program, Brad Rzyczycki is in his eighth season as head coach at Gannon. He has posted a 37-45 overall record with the Golden Knights and led the program to a share of the PSAC West title in 2014, while tying the school record for wins in a season. Rzyczycki served as the defensive coordinator at Gannon for five years before being appointed head coach in 2012.
 
• Gannon enters play having lost four of its last five games, including the last two weeks by a combined five points. The Golden Knights feature a new offensive coordinator this season while returning sophomore quarterback Jimmy Keefe. He has posted a pair of 300-yard passing games over the last three weeks and tied a school record with five touchdown passes on only 11 completions against Clarion. Senior wide receiver Joey Cox leads the team with 432 receiving yards behind a pair of 100-yard games over the last three weeks. Cox also paces Gannon with 26 receptions and a career-high five touchdowns this season. In addition to Cox, six different players have made at least one touchdown reception in 2019. Sophomore Melvin Blanks has posted a team-high 322 rushing yards this year with the majority of the total coming in three games. The Golden Knights rank third in the PSAC with 14 turnovers forced this season behind 11 interceptions. Sophomore linebacker Aaron Webb leads the team with 52 tackles and has made at least seven stops in every game this season. Senior defensive back A.J. Satcher and freshman defensive back Jayden Ashby are tied for the team lead with three interceptions and Satcher ranks second on the team with 47 tackles this year. On special teams, redshirt freshman Eric Scarpino has made three-of-four field goals this year with a long of 41 yards and freshman Isaac West is averaging just 32.1 yards per punt with six punts placed inside the 20-yard line.
 
• Last week, sophomore Derrick Caraway became the first player with three receiving touchdowns in a game since Garry Brown in Week 9 of the 2016 season. Caraway set a career high with six receptions for 47 yards against Clarion. He entered the game with only two touchdowns in 14 career games and has already eclipsed his reception and yardage total from last season.
 
• The Vulcans lead NCAA Division II and rank second among all NCAA divisions this season in rushing defense, allowing just 32.5 yards per game. Cal U has yielded a combined 195 rushing yards and just one touchdown on 152 carries this season. Brockport (N.Y.), a NCAA Division III program, leads the entire country in rushing defense at 24.3 yards per game.
 
• Former Cal U standout Craig McCorkle was selected by the Seattle Dragons in Phase 2 (offensive line) of the XFL Draft this week. He started 30 games for the Vulcans from 2016-18 and was a three-time All-PSAC West selection. Last season, McCorkle was named a Second-Team All-American by multiple organizations. He was one of four former PSAC players chosen in the XFL Draft.
 
• Cal U extended its streak of at least one interception to six games last week when it recorded an interception on Clarion's final drive of the game. The Vulcans previously registered a streak of eight-straight contests with at least one interception in 2017. Cal U is tied for the lead in NCAA Division II with 12 interceptions this year.
 
• Senior wide receiver Jordan Dandridge established a career high last week with 10 receptions, marking the first time a Cal U player totaled double-digit receptions since Luke Smorey in Week 11 of the 2017 season. Dandridge also finished with 125 receiving yards and one touchdown against Clarion while eclipsing the century mark for the sixth time in his career.
 
• Last week, redshirt freshman linebacker Noah Dillow set a career high with 11 tackles, plus recorded 1.0 TFL and one pass break-up, against Clarion. He then became the second Cal U player this season to be named the PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week on Monday. Dillow ranks third on the team with 28 tackles (16 solo) this fall after playing just two games last year due to a season-ending injury.
 
• Sophomore quarterback Noah Mitchell tied his career with four touchdown passes in last week's win over Clarion. He finished with a season-high 331 passing yards while completing over 70 percent (24-of-34) of his passes for the first time this season. Mitchell, who has five career 300-yard games, ranks fourth in the PSAC this year with 15 passing touchdowns and is also fifth with 1,479 passing yards.
 
• The Vulcans are tied for fifth in the country with a plus-nine turnover margin through six games. Cal U has forced 18 turnovers, which are tied for the third-most in the nation, and is tied for the lead in NCAA Division II with 12 interceptions. Sophomore defensive back Jermal Martin, Jr. leads the team with three interceptions this year, while eight different players have recorded at least one interception.
 
• Cal U leads the PSAC and ranks third in the country in red zone defense at 55.6 percent (10-of-18). The Vulcans have only allowed five touchdowns on 18 trips by opponents inside the red zone. Additionally, Cal U has halted opponents' drives inside the 20-yard line with a pair of fumble recoveries and interceptions, plus a turnover on downs.
 
• In last week's win, senior running back Nelson Brown set a season high with 144 all-purpose yards versus Clarion. He finished with 80 rushing yards and one touchdown on 18 carries and added 53 receiving yards on two catches. Brown ranks ninth among active players in NCAA Division II with 4,280 all-purpose yards behind 549 receiving yards. He also sits third among active players with 43 career rushing touchdowns.
 
• The Gannon coaching staff features a pair of former Cal U offensive linemen in Zach Morehead and Taylor Nikithser. Morehead, who was a three-year starter for the Vulcans, is in his third year on staff with the Golden Knights and serves as the offensive line coach. An AFCA All-American center, Nikithser joined the Gannon staff this year as the running backs coach after serving last season at Ohio Wesleyan.
 
• Redshirt senior linebacker Julian Cox is tied for third in the PSAC with a team-leading 9.5 TFL this season. He also paces the team with 40 tackles (25 solo) this year after making at least five stops in five games. Cox has recorded at least 1.0 TFL in each of the last five weeks, including a season-high 3.0 TFL against Kutztown in Week 2. As a team, the Vulcans rank third in the league with 18.0 sacks this season.