KNOW THE FOE: Five South Dakota players to watch on Saturday against ISU

[The Rob Gray]

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Sep 7, 2024; Madison, Wisconsin, USA; South Dakota Coyotes quarterback Aidan Bouman (2) hands the football off to running back Charles Pierre Jr. (3) during the third quarter against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Iowa State head coach...

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[RagingCloner]

KNOW THE FOE: Five South Dakota players to watch on Saturday against ISU - Cyclone Fanatic

Sep 7, 2024; Madison, Wisconsin, USA; South Dakota Coyotes quarterback Aidan Bouman (2) hands the football off to running back Charles Pierre Jr. (3) during the third quarter against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Iowa State head coach...

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Worth noting, Keondray Jones-Logan tore his ACL during the spring. Decent loss for them

 

[Thomasrickj]

Charles Pierre Jr. has some insane numbers, and against similar competition to us last year against Wisconsin (saying based purely on being a P4 school as Wisconsin was not very good last year), he averaged almost 7 yards per carry but only had 12 carries. That seems odd to me that if a guy is averaging close to 7 per carry you only run him 12 times. Bouman also struggled against Wisconsin only completing 12/23. Don't see this being a very difficult game for us, but who knows what could end up going their way on Saturday.

 

[Cycsk]

I love these articles by Rob Gray. They are so informative and help me to be a much more intelligent observer of the game.

Thanks @The Rob Gray

 

[Pope]

Worth noting, Keondray Jones-Logan tore his ACL during the spring. Decent loss for them

Rob said running back/kick returner Jones-Logan is 5'7" and 275 pounds. That's gotta be a typo. If not, it's no wonder he tore his ACL!

 

[cytor]

Rob said running back/kick returner Jones-Logan is 5'7" and 275 pounds. That's gotta be a typo. If not, it's no wonder he tore his ACL!

That's quite a frame that kid has!

 

[ZorkClone]

Looking at USD's rushing stats from last year are kind of nuts. Every rusher with more than 10 attempts has above a 6 YPC. Bouman is the lone exception.

#	Player	GP	ATT	Gain	Loss	Net	AVG	TD	Long	AVG/G
3	Pierre Jr., Charles	14	167	1258	14	1244	7.4	16	83	88.86
5	Theis, Travis	13	187	1194	22	1172	6.3	19	55	90.15
7	Jones-Logan, Keyondray	14	36	248	0	248	6.9	2	35	17.71
24	Phillips Jr., L.J.	14	29	180	4	176	6.1	2	32	12.57
13	Cremascoli, Nevan	12	11	133	0	133	12.1	1	74	11.08
4	Adams, Quaron	14	3	100	0	100	33.3	1	70	7.14
14	Bell, Carter	14	10	71	4	67	6.7	1	22	4.79
12	Synek, Jarrett	1	2	20	0	20	10.0	0	16	20.00
85	Boze, Tysen	13	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.00
2	Bouman, Aidan	14	23	53	110	-57	-2.5	0	12	-4.07
	Team	14	30	0	80	-80	-2.7	0	0	-5.71
	Total	14	498	3257	234	3023	6.1	42	83	215.93
	Opponents	14	491	1893	268	1625	3.3	15	51	116.07

 

[cyyote15]

Charles Pierre Jr. has some insane numbers, and against similar competition to us last year against Wisconsin (saying based purely on being a P4 school as Wisconsin was not very good last year), he averaged almost 7 yards per carry but only had 12 carries. That seems odd to me that if a guy is averaging close to 7 per carry you only run him 12 times. Bouman also struggled against Wisconsin only completing 12/23. Don't see this being a very difficult game for us, but who knows what could end up going their way on Saturday.

CPJ is a stud RB for South Dakota, but it was a split back field last season. USD also had Travis Theis, who went over 1000 yards, as well. Theis is consider a Mount Rushmore player for the history of USD. He was a major reason for USDs turn around and the coaches had the trust in him.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Rob said running back/kick returner Jones-Logan is 5'7" and 275 pounds. That's gotta be a typo. If not, it's no wonder he tore his ACL!

Fast and elusive too. Now I am scared.

 

[Pope]

USD has one of the better QB/RB duos we will face all season. That said, they have only 1 returning starter on their Oline and only 1 returning starter on their entire defence. But they have a boatload of incoming transfers from schools like Texas, KState and West Virginia.

This is one of those teams that will be a lot better the second half of the season. Glad we're their opening game.

 

[SolterraCyclone]

Charles Pierre Jr. has some insane numbers, and against similar competition to us last year against Wisconsin (saying based purely on being a P4 school as Wisconsin was not very good last year), he averaged almost 7 yards per carry but only had 12 carries. That seems odd to me that if a guy is averaging close to 7 per carry you only run him 12 times. Bouman also struggled against Wisconsin only completing 12/23. Don't see this being a very difficult game for us, but who knows what could end up going their way on Saturday.

I’ve seen us lose to enough FCS teams that I’ll never utter those words in these games