Ex Libertate Veritas | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 18 Oct 2025, 04:14

Scars wrote: ↑
18 Oct 2025, 02:40
backup QB played 1 quarter and threw 3 picks

With how the D's playing, this is Coastal's title to lose

he was trying to show out for coach, but just showed why he was the backup.

I'm really hoping that Clemson doesn't beat A&M. I don't want another rematch with them in the Natty, if we make it past OK State

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 18 Oct 2025, 04:30

2032 College Football Playoff Semifinal

Post by **Caesar** » 18 Oct 2025, 04:57

Oklahoma State being good is wild :dead:

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 18 Oct 2025, 16:46

Caesar wrote: ↑
18 Oct 2025, 04:57
Oklahoma State being good is wild

they've got a very top heavy roster, but I'm just shocked they made it past Nebraska tbh

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 18 Oct 2025, 17:14

Cowboys Run Out of Ammo In New Orleans

BOXSCORE

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Oklahoma State	7	7	0	7	21
Coastal Carolina	14	21	16	7	58

ScoringSummary

Q	Team	Time	Play	Oklahoma State	Coastal Carolina
1st	Coastal Carolina	9:22	Denard Cruise, 64 Yd Pass From Fredrick Meredith	0	7
1st	Oklahoma State	3:00	Matt Zemaitis, 37 Yd Pass From Nate Hwang	7	7
1st	Coastal Carolina	1:28	David Agudosi, 33 Yd Run	7	14
2nd	Oklahoma State	8:55	Gabe Abel, 6 Yd Pass From Nate Hwang	14	14
2nd	Coastal Carolina	6:55	Denard Cruise, 3 Yd Pass From Fredrick Meredith	14	21
2nd	Coastal Carolina	4:35	David Agudosi, 39 Yd Pass From Fredrick Meredith	14	28
2nd	Coastal Carolina	0:57	Jamal Stephen, 4 Yd Pass From Fredrick Meredith	14	35
3rd	Coastal Carolina	7:51	Justice Spear, 30 Yd Run	14	42
3rd	Coastal Carolina	0:58	Safety	14	44
3rd	Coastal Carolina	0:41	Denard Cruise, 87 Yd Pass From Fredrick Meredith	14	51
4th	Coastal Carolina	6:53	Koren Moses, 1 Yd Run	14	58
4th	Oklahoma State	2:17	Gabe Abel, 13 Yd Run	21	58

Coastal Carolina
Passing_Stats

Fredrick Meredith	24/30, 426 Yds, 5 TD
Koren Moses	1/2, 1 Yd

Rushing_Stats

Justice Spear	12 Att, 114 Yds, TD
David Agudosi	8 Att, 86 Yds, TD
Koren Moses	4 Att, 1 Yd, TD
Duke Kryspin	3 Att, 4 Yds
Fredrick Meredith	2 Att, -12 Yds

Receiving_Stats

Tavares Tinker	10 Rec, 159 Yds
David Agudosi	4 Rec, 61 Yds, TD
Denard Cruise	3 Rec, 154 Yds, 3 TD
Jamal Stephen	3 Rec, 12 Yds, TD
Tyler Hagg	3 Rec, 35 Yds
Percy LaRue	1 Rec, 1 Yd
Bernie Bender	1 Rec, 5 Yds

Defensive_Stats

FS AJ Dwumfour	7 Tkl, 3 TFL
MLB Anthony Atogwe	6 Tkl, 4 TFL, 0.5 Sack, Safety
DE Alfonso Smith	5 Tkl, 4 TFL, Sack
LB Manu Filimoeatu	4 Tkl, 2 TFL, 0.5 Sack

Oklahoma State
Passing_Stats

Nate Hwang	13/19, 163 Yds, 2 TD
Gage McBurrows	5/8, 45 Yds

Rushing_Stats

Gage McBurros	8 Att, 14 Yds
John Cesario	8 Att, 10 Yds
Gage Abel	5 Att, 41 Yds
Nate Hwang	4 Att, -9 Yds
Eric Vincent	1 Att, -8 Yds

Receiving_Stats

Brian Bernstine	3 Rec, 35 Yds
Gabe Abel	2 Rec, 29 Yds, TD
Matt Zemaitis	2 Rec, 44 Yds, TD
John Cesario	2 Rec, 28 Yds
Grant Youboty	2 Rec, 21 Yds
DeMetrious Tavares	2 Rec, 22 Yds
Fredrick Dugan	1 Rec, 15 Yds

Defensive_Stats

LB Kaleb Fricke	8 Tkl, 3 TFL, Sack
LB Joshua Batista	7 Tkl, TFL, Sack
CB Emanuel Chavis	6 Tkl, 2 TFL

New Orleans, LA. - After rattling off 14 wins, claiming the Big 12 crown, dispatching Wisconsin in the opening round, and surviving a triple-overtime classic against Nebraska, the Oklahoma State Cowboys simply ran out of bullets in the Sugar Bowl.

“It’s tough when you’re overmatched out there,” Kirk Herbstreit said on the broadcast. “Give credit to Oklahoma State — they fought tooth and nail all season. But when you’ve got to play perfect football every week, it’s not sustainable. They needed a few defensive stops to hang around, and they just couldn’t get them.”

Coastal Carolina wasted no time setting the tone. On the game’s first play from scrimmage, Fredrick Meredith launched a 64-yard strike to Denard Cruise, who torched double coverage and cruised into the end zone untouched.

To their credit, the Cowboys didn’t blink. They answered with back-to-back touchdown drives, knotting the score at 14–14 midway through the first quarter and momentarily silencing a raucous Coastal crowd in New Orleans.

But “perfect football” didn’t last long. A pair of offensive miscues gave Coastal short fields, and the Chanticleers pounced — scoring three straight touchdowns to blow open a 35–14 halftime lead. Coastal finished the first half with touchdowns on five of six drives, the lone miss coming on a hurried possession with under a minute remaining.

Even when Oklahoma State’s defense finally broke through late in the 3rd quarter, standing up 6’7” tight end Jamal Stephen on fourth-and-goal from the two, the celebration was short-lived. On the very next play, MLB Anthony Atogwe knifed through the line and stuffed John Cesario in the end zone for a safety. After the free kick, Meredith needed just one snap to deliver the dagger — an 87-yard bomb to Cruise, his fifth touchdown of the day.

Meredith finished nearly flawless: 24-of-30 for 426 yards and five touchdowns, authoring one of the most efficient postseason performances in program history.

When asked about that final deep shot, Meredith smiled. “That was my call,” he said. “I wanted to end the game the same way we started it — with a Cruise Missile.”

On the postgame podium, Coach Kade Vaughn opened his remarks by praising his opponent.
“Before we get into the questions, round of applause for Oklahoma State,” Vaughn said. “They put together a hell of a season when nobody thought they would. I know what it’s like to come up short in a storybook run. I hope they build on it — and maybe we’ll see them again down the line.”

With the 58–21 victory, Coastal Carolina punched its ticket back to the National Championship Game for the first time since 2028. After last year’s heartbreaking semifinal loss to Georgia, the Chanticleers look every bit like a team on a mission.

Meredith — who kept a photo of his missed tackle on Georgia’s pick-six as his phone wallpaper all season — made his intentions clear afterward.

“We winning this shit,” the sophomore declared to roaring applause.

After his Sugar Bowl performance, few would dare bet against him — or against Kade Vaughn’s scorching-hot Chanticleers — when they take the field at SoFi Stadium in two weeks.

Now, Coastal waits to see who will emerge from the Rose Bowl — and whether fate will once again bring the Clemson Tigers across their path.

Meredith started and ended his Sugar Bowl debut the same way, with a monster touchdown to Denard Cruise as the Chanticleers outgunned the Cowboys from the opening whistle.

Nate Hwang had the Cowboys rolling early but as the pressure mounted, the Cowboys guns ran out of bullets. Needing another touchdown to keep pace, Hwang was sacked by DE Alfonso Smith forcing a punt and opening the floodgates.

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 18 Oct 2025, 20:13

2032 National Championship Preview

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 18 Oct 2025, 23:06

The Last Ride?

Conway, SC. - As the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers prepare for their second National Championship appearance in five years, there’s a familiar electricity pulsing through Conway — and maybe, a quiet understanding that this could be the last ride for one of college football’s great modern teams.

Back in 2028, Coastal claimed its first-ever national title behind two-time Heisman winner Bryce Underwood, surviving seven turnovers in a defensive masterclass that became instant legend. The celebration was euphoric — but short-lived. Underwood was gone to the NFL by spring, and most of that historic roster followed him out the door.

Now, four years later, Kade Vaughn has Coastal back on the biggest stage. And once again, the whispers are growing that this might be the swan song for another generational roster.

Officially, the Chanticleers will graduate 19 seniors after this season. Unofficially, sources close to the program say Vaughn and his staff are preparing for the possibility of losing every starter on both sides of the ball if Coastal captures the crown.

“You’ve got guys like Fred Meredith, Justice Spear, Tavares Tinker, Anthony Atogwe — all redshirt sophomores, all eligible,” one source told The Teal Wave Report. “If they win, there’s not much left to prove. The NFL will come calling.”

Meredith, though, might be the exception. The sophomore quarterback is already 19–1 as a starter, with over 80 touchdowns to his name, but those around him say he’s wired differently. “Fred’s the type who wants to finish the story, not just start it,” said a staffer. “He’s got that fire.”

Still, even with the potential turnover ahead, Vaughn isn’t entertaining any talk of endings.

“This group has been through too much, fought through too many battles to think about tomorrow,” he said earlier this week. “They’re focused on one thing — 60 minutes in SoFi.”

And that’s the beauty of it. Coastal Carolina doesn’t need to think about next year. They’ve already cemented themselves as one of the sport’s defining programs of the decade — a once-unthinkable powerhouse built on swagger, precision, and belief.

If this truly is the end of an era, it’s one the Chanticleers plan to close on their own terms — with confetti falling and a championship trophy back in Conway.

One more game.
One more run.
One more chance to etch this roster of Coastal Carolina Chanticleers into college football immortality.

Deuce2223 · Post by **Deuce2223** » 19 Oct 2025, 00:50

1 more.. I feel like back to back is something worth trying for so hopefully some of the younger guy's stick around and try for another or even go for the 3-peat..

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 20 Oct 2025, 00:01

Deuce2223 wrote: ↑
19 Oct 2025, 00:50
1 more.. I feel like back to back is something worth trying for so hopefully some of the younger guy's stick around and try for another or even go for the 3-peat..

I would agree, but almost all of my starting underclass man are at or above 90, so the odds of them are staying are slim. Meredith might be the only guy who will since QBs have a higher threshold from what I've seen

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 20 Oct 2025, 00:44

And Justice For All.

BOXSCORE

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Coastal Carolina	0	17	0	7	24
Texas A&M	0	10	0	7	17

ScoringSummary

Q	Team	Time	Play	Coastal Carolina	Texas A&M
2nd	Coastal Carolina	9:36	Justice Spear, 1 Yd Run	7	0
2nd	Texas A&M	6:24	Charlie Wall, 51 Yd FG	7	3
2nd	Coastal Carolina	6:06	Justice Spear, 84 Yd Run	14	3
2nd	Coastal Carolina	1:09	Gene Marable, 34 Yd FG	17	3
2nd	Texas A&M	0:38	Sam Session, 24 Yd Pass From Cooper Rossi	17	10
4th	Coastal Carolina	6:20Justice Spear, 14 Yd Run	24	10
4th	Texas A&M	3:22	Cliff Adams, 12 Yd Pass From Cooper Rossi	24	17

Coastal Carolina
Passing_Stats

Fredrick Meredith	22/31, 134 Yds

Rushing_Stats

Justice Spear	23 Att, 252 Yds, 3 TD
Fredrick Meredith	6 Att, 49 Yds
David Agudosi	5 Att, 14 Yds
Duke Kryspin	1 Att, 3 Yds
Jalen Rawls	1 Att, 1 Yd

Receiving_Stats

David Agudosi	8 Rec, 39 Yds
Denard Cruise	5 Rec, 49 Yds
Tyler Hagg	4 Rec, 24 Yds
Justice Spear	2 Rec, 7 Yds
Jamal Stephen	1 Rec, 1 Yd
Tavares Tinker	1 Rec, 6 Yds
David Goedeke	1 Rec, 8 Yds

Defensive_Stats

LB Manu Filimoeatu	8 Tkl, 3 TFL, 3.5 Sacks
CB Mike Momah	8 Tkl, TFL, INT
DE Alfonso Smith	5 Tkl, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks
MLB Anthony Atogwe	3 Tkl, TFL
DT Jermaine Uzomah	3 Tkl, 3 TFL, 2.5 Sacks
DE Ramon Queiro	Tkl, TFL, Sack

Texas A&M
Passing_Stats

Cooper Rossi	21/25, 333 Yds, 2 TD, INT

Rushing_Stats

Cooper Rossi	10 Att, -70 Yds
Ben McCloud	4 Att, 9 Yds
Nick Morales	1 Att, -2 Yds
LaMarcus Sweet	1 Att, 2 Yds
Fetu East	1 Att, 1 Yd

Receiving_Stats

Nate Raji	6 Rec, 96 Yds
Carmelo Tongue	4 Rec, 56 Yds
Hayden Perkins	3 Rec, 39 Yds
LaMarcus Sweet	3 Rec, 57 Yds
Cliff Adams	2 Rec, 51 Yds, TD
Sam Session	1 Rec, 24 Yds, TD
Ben McCloud	1 Rec, 1 Yd
Victor Best	1 Rec, 9 Yds

Defensive_Stats

MLB Antoine Prater	16 Tkl, TFL
SS Anthony Paulo	9 Tkl
LB Garrison Keur	8 Tkl, TFL
DE Javier Hardman	4 Tkl, TFL, Sack

Los Angeles, CA. - All season long, Coach Kade Vaughn called Justice Spear the “unsung hero” of the Chanticleers’ run. After a National Championship record 252 rushing yards vaulted him to the top of both the Coastal Carolina and ACC single season rushing record, that label no longer applies.

“I didn’t mind it — less attention, more room to eat,” Spear laughed afterward when asked if he ever felt overlooked despite finishing second nationally in rushing this season.

Spear was exactly the kind of tone-setter Coastal needed in a defensive, grind-it-out battle against a Texas A&M defense built to erase explosive plays.

The Aggies loaded up to contain the Chanticleers’ downfield passing attack, daring sophomore QB Fredrick Meredith to win with patience. Despite taking several deep shots to Denard Cruise, none connected, and Coastal was held to a season-low 134 passing yards. But Meredith stayed composed.

“I got into trouble earlier this season trying to take what I wanted, not what they gave me,” the quarterback said. “I wasn’t about to lose us the game trying to show off.”

After Coastal’s opening drive stalled on a dropped 4th-and-2 pass by Tavares Tinker, the defense quickly flipped momentum — a sack pushed A&M out of field goal range and forced a punt.

From there, Coastal engineered a 16-play march capped by Spear’s 1-yard dive over the pile on 4th-and-goal. A&M responded with a field goal, but the Chanticleers struck again moments later — this time with thunder.

After another near miss on a deep ball, the Aggies finally bit, abandoning their two-high safety look for a lighter box. Spear made them pay, bursting through a gaping crease for an 84-yard touchdown that electrified the stadium and made it 14–3 Coastal.

“You saw the threat of that deep ball and you could tell it scared the Aggies,” said ESPN’s Jordan Palmer on the broadcast. “They dropped the safeties, played light up front — and Spear had all the daylight in the world.”

A Mike Momah interception later set up a field goal to extend the lead to 17–3, but A&M clawed back before halftime behind WR Sam Session, who reeled in a one-handed grab and sprinted to the end zone to make it 17–10 at the break.

The third quarter belonged to the defenses until Spear capped his night with his third touchdown, a 14-yard cutback run to make it 24–10 early in the fourth.

It looked over after back-to-back sacks by LB Manu Filimoeatu pinned A&M deep at their own 4-yard line, but Aggies QB Cooper Rossi had other ideas. Facing 3rd-and-23, he fired a 39-yard strike to Cliff Adams, then found Nate Raji for 43 more before hitting Adams again for a 12-yard score that cut the lead to 24–17 with 3:22 left.

Coach Billy Napier trusted his defense, kicking deep instead of attempting an onside — but his offense would never touch the ball again.

Behind a steady diet of Spear runs, Coastal bled the clock to midfield. Facing 4th-and-4 from their own 49, Vaughn kept the offense on the field.

“They had momentum and timeouts — I wasn’t about to let them get another miracle bomb and send this thing to overtime,” Vaughn said postgame.

Meredith rolled right, baited the linebackers to step up, and rifled a dart to Cruise on a crossing route. Ball game.

The decision left Napier facing harsh scrutiny afterward, particularly for giving RB Ben McCloud — a 1,677-yard, 33-touchdown rusher — just four carries all night.

“They’ve got the best rushing defense in football,” Napier said tersely. “We felt we had a better opportunity to attack between the numbers.”

When a reporter pressed him on whether sticking with the run might’ve slowed Coastal’s relentless nine-sack pass rush, Napier snapped:

“You want to coach next time?” he barked before moving to the next question.

For Vaughn, the win cements his place among college football’s elite — two national titles in five years, silencing critics who once dismissed his 2028 championship as a portal-fueled fluke.

On ESPN’s postgame set, Vaughn was asked about the future, with several key underclassmen draft-eligible.

“I’ll never fault a guy for doing what’s best for his family,” Vaughn said. “We’ve done as good a job as anyone in recruiting — whoever’s back, we expect to be right here again next year.”

When Kirk Herbstreit pressed him on whether Meredith might return after a “lackluster” passing performance, Vaughn’s answer was pure Kade Vaughn.

“You say lackluster — I say championship. He played smart, took what was there, made no mistakes. What more do you want than mistake-free football and a win?

I don’t know what Fred’s gonna do, but any GM watching — the kid’s legit. Judge him by the body of work, not one game.”

As confetti rained and the teal and black flags waved high, Coastal Carolina — once the underdog darling of the sport — stood tall again as a dynasty in full bloom.

Spear soaring over the defense for the first of his three touchdown in a record setting Championship performance.

Despite nine sacks, the Aggies were right in it after Nate Raji made a spectacular leaping grab over Mike Momah to set up a late touchdown and pull the Aggies within a touchdown.

Cooper Rossi had a strong outing for the Aggies, but after absorbing 9 sacks you have to wonder what the contest could have held if A&M kept their QB up right, or ran the ball at all.

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