Ex Libertate Veritas | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

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70 to 10

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Hopefully the last couple games gave the defense the momentum they need for the playoffs

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70 to 10

it ain't a rivalry, its a pick me up game for the boys

Hopefully the last couple games gave the defense the momentum they need for the playoffs

I don't take much hope from the beat down over Liberty - they ass

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Jesus Answers The Call


Jesus Mendez drilled the 44 yard FG to keep the Chants title defense running for another week in a wild 55-52 win over Washington.

BOXSCORE

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Washington	10	14	14	14	52
Coastal Carolina	7	24	7	17	55

ScoringSummary

Q	Team	Time	Play	Washington	Coastal Carolina
1st	Washington	5:42	Nick Pena, 41 Yd FG	3	0
1st	Coastal Carolina	4:30	Trishtin Glass, 58 Yd Pass From Mason Kelsay	3	7
1st	Washington	0:42	Daunte Kalis, 6 Yd Run	10	7
2nd	Washington	11:18	Trevor Moncrief, 57 Yd Pass From Eli Corbin	17	7
2nd	Coastal Carolina	9:00	Trishtin Glass, 6 Yd Pass From Mason Kelsay	17	14
2nd	Coastal Carolina	6:13	Dimitri Shakir, 13 Yd Pass From Mason Kelsay	17	21
2nd	Coastal Carolina	2:48	Jesus Mendez, 28 Yd FG	17	24
2nd	Washington	1:44	Darryl Gilliam, 58 Yd Pass From Eli Corbin	24	24
2nd	Coastal Carolina	0:19	George Rabe, 6 Yd Pass From Mason Kelsay	24	31
3rd	Coastal Carolina	6:48	Sidney Barkow, 3 Yd Pass From Mason Kelsay	24	38
3rd	Washington	6:14	Daunte Kalis, 81 Yd Run	31	38
3rd	Washington	5:18	Eli Corbin, 30 Yd Run	38	38
4th	Coastal Carolina	11:56	Mason Kelsay, 5 Yd Run	38	45
4th	Coastal Carolina	7:58	Carl Kopp, 3 Yd Pass From Mason Kelsay	38	52
4th	Washington	1:40	Trevor Moncrief, 72 Yd Pass From Eli Corbin	45	52
4th	Washington	1:09	Jonathan Epperson Jr, Returned Interception 89 Yds	52	52
4th	Coastal Carolina	0:00	Jesus Mendez, 44 Yd FG	52	55

Coastal Carolina
Passing_Stats

Mason Kelsay	38/58, 466 Yds, 6 TD, 2 INT

Rushing_Stats

Sidney Barkow	25 Att, 166 Yds
Mason Kelsay	7 Att, 49 Yds, TD
Jason Toppins	1 Att, -3 Yds

Receiving_Stats

Trishtin Glass	10 Rec, 230 Yds, 2 TD
Carl Kopp	8 Rec, 40 Yds, TD
Sidney Barkow	6 Rec, 24 Yds, TD
Terrence Rugamba	6 Rec, 63 Yds
George Rabe	4 Rec, 29 Yds
Dimitri Shakir	3 Rec, 48 Yds, TD
David Goedeke	1 Rec, 33 Yds

Defensive_Stats

SS Dalton Dexter	10 Tkl, 3 TFL, 0.5 Sack
MLB Walt Reyna	8 Tkl, 4 TFL, 0.5 Sack
LB Juan Acker	7 Tkl, 5 TFL, 3 Sacks
DT Mitch Dora	2 Tkl, TFL, Sack

Washington
Passing_Stats

Eli Corbin	17/34, 387 Yds, 3 TD

Rushing_Stats

Daunte Kalis	14 Att, 138 Yds, 2 TD
Eli Corbin	7 Att, -4 Yds, TD
Skyy Priestley	1 Att, 6 Yds

Receiving_Stats

Jamie Atwood	6 Rec, 130 Yds
Trevor Moncrieff	5 Rec, 164 Yds, 2 TD
Darryl Gilliam	3 Rec, 79 Yds, TD
Skyy Priestley	1 Rec, -5 Yds
Darnell Burnette	1 Rec, 0 Yd
Daunte Kalis	1 Rec, 19 Yds

Defensive_Stats

MLB Ofisa Nix	19 Tkl, 3 TFL
CB Tremaine Addade	13 Tkl, 2 TFL
LB Jonathan Epperson Jr	10 Tkl, TFL, 0.5 Sack, 2 INT, TD
SS Jacari Fant	9 Tkl, 2 TFL, FR
LB Jermaine Bethel	8 Tkl, 2 TFL, 2 FF
DE Devin Free	3 Tkl, TFL, 0.5 Sack

Conway, SC.- In the wildest game of this year’s College Football Playoff first round, Coastal Carolina barely escaped with its season intact, surviving a furious Washington comeback to edge the Huskies 55-52 in Conway. Twice the visitors erased two-score deficits, the second time tying the game on a late pick-six. But instead of overtime, Mason Kelsay shook off the blunder, drove his team into range, and watched Jesus Mendez split the uprights from 44 yards as time expired to send the defending champs to the Orange Bowl.

“You definitely don’t like blowing two-score leads, especially twice in the same half,” admitted Kade Vaughn afterward. “But the boys showed fight, and that’s all you can ask for this late in the season. Hats off to Mason. A lot of lesser QBs would’ve folded after that pick-six. He brushed himself off and went right back to work. We don’t win this game without his composure.”

For most of the night, Kelsay had looked like a man on a mission. He piled up more than 400 passing yards and six touchdowns, setting a new Coastal Carolina single game passing record en route to carving up Washington’s secondary. When the Huskies attempted an onside kick late in the fourth, trailing 52-45, and Coastal recovered, the game felt sealed. But after two stuffs by the Huskies’ front, Vaughn put the ball back in his quarterback’s hands on third down. The pass to Carl Kopp was off target, sailing behind him, and Huskies LB Jonathan Epperson Jr. snatched it and sprinted 89 yards the other way. In an instant, the Brooks Stadium crowd went silent: 52-52.

Kelsay answered with ice in his veins. He hit Trishtin Glass for 33 yards, then Terrence Rugamba for 20, marching Coastal just inside long field goal range. Facing a 50-yarder with seven seconds left, Vaughn gambled on one more play. Kelsay zipped a quick in-route to Kopp for seven precious yards, called timeout, and set up Mendez. The senior kicker drilled it — no doubt, no drama.

“Senior quarterback, seasoned kicker. That’s what you dream of in those moments,” Vaughn said. “Mason knew the drill: quick yards, timeout, give Jesus the cushion he needed.”

In a game that featured 14 touchdowns and more than 1,200 yards of offense, it was a simple, steady kick that made the difference. Coastal advances, but the takeaway was clear: if the Chanticleers want to topple undefeated Georgia in the Orange Bowl, the defense and late-game execution have to tighten up in a hurry.

Epperson came up clutch on the errant throw by Kelsay, hauling it in and turning into a running back with the 89 yard return.


Kelsay carved up the Huskies defense all night, but a late miscue nearly sent Coastal home.


Big plays continued to plague the Chanticleers defense who blew a pair of double digit leads in the 2nd half.

1st Round CFP Results
31 #12 SMU (11-3) @ #5 Nebraska (10-3) 20
37 #11 Clemson (10-3) @ #6 Notre Dame (10-3) 20
38 #9 Ohio State (12-2) @ #8 Oregon (12-2) 34

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Jeremiah Johnson Officially Out At Coastal

Conway, SC. - The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers’ defense has been on a roller coaster ride all season, and when Washington lit them up again in the first round of the College Football Playoff, fans inside Brooks Stadium weren’t exactly shocked.

What did shock them, however, was the absence of long-time DC Jeremiah Johnson on the sideline. That mystery didn’t last long.

“Jeremiah was fired prior to the first round of the playoff, but out of respect for his contributions to the program it wasn’t announced at the time,” revealed head coach Kade Vaughn. “JJ had a number of interviews lined up and didn’t want negative press hanging over him. While he was interviewing for his next move, we were also conducting our own interviews behind the scenes.”

The program admitted they’d been transparent with candidates, explaining that Johnson and the school had already agreed he would not return for a sixth season. That openness paved the way for a surprising hire: veteran defensive coordinator Tony White.

“That’s why I came here,” White said. “Coastal is heading into the ACC next season, the exposure is only going to grow, and I felt like it was the right move to strengthen my résumé and show I can coach at the highest level.”

White spent the last four years as Memphis’ head coach, going 34-19, but despite solid success he never landed the Power Five opportunity he coveted. After interviewing with West Virginia and ultimately being passed over, he decided it was time to find a bigger challenge. Enter Coastal.

While new hire Tony White will contribute to the game plan and practices leading up to the Orange Bowl, defensive line coach Jacori Greer will handle play-calling duties on game day, according to Vaughn.

“White’s knowledge and experience are going to be huge for us in prep, but asking him to run the sideline less than a week into his tenure would be unfair,” Vaughn explained. “Next year will be his time to put his stamp on this defense. For now, we just need his help getting us through the finish line.”

Meanwhile, former coordinator Jeremiah Johnson quickly found his next opportunity, officially announced as the new defensive coordinator at Kansas State under recently hired head coach Eliah Drinkwitz.

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Jeremiah Johnson Officially Out At Coastal

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2029 - College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Preview

#7 Coastal Carolina (10-3)
Offensive Scheme: Veer and Shoot
Defensive Scheme: 3-3-5
Offensive Points Per Game: 49.2 (1st)
Defensive Points Per Game: 28.6 (74th)
Offensive Rankings: 572.6 (1st)
Defensive Rankings: 445.2 (122nd)

#2 Georgia Bulldogs (13-0)
91 Overall // 91 Offense // 91 Defense
Head Coach: Kirby Smart
Offensive Scheme: Multiple Offense
Defensive Scheme: 3-3-5 Tite
Offensive Points Per Game: 41.8 (6th)
Defensive Points Per Game: 23.1 (23rd)
Offensive Rankings: 430.5 (35th)
Defensive Rankings: 345.3 (15th)

Georgia Bulldogs 2029 Results
Week 1 | Florida State (9-5) | W 38-10
Week 2 | @ Clemson (10-3) | W 41-38
Week 3 | Kansas State (2-10) | W 49-21
Week 4 | @ Alabama (10-2) | W 23-20
Week 5 | @ Texas A&M (2-1) | W 35-28
Week 6 | Arkansas (6-6) | W 52-21
Week 7 | Mississippi State (6-7) | W 70-33
Week 8 | Ole Miss (9-3) | W 35-32
Week 9 | Missouri (5-7) | W 45-21
Week 10 | Florida (9-3) | W 35-32
Week 12 | @ Auburn (7-6) | W 42-21
Week 13 | @ Georgia Tech (4-8) | W 45-10
CCG | Tennessee (10-4) | W 34-13

Coastal Carolina Injury Report
N/A

Georgia Bulldogs Injury Report
MLB Mike Wile (90) | Torn Tricep (4 Weeks)
G Erik Lobato (84) | Fractured Hip (10 Weeks)
DT Khalid Bhargava (78) | Complete MCL Tear (34 Weeks)

Georgia Bulldogs Top Performers
JR(RS) QB Garrison Lemon (89) | 312/423 (73%), 4,052 Yds, 33 TD, 7 INT
JR(RS) HB Trent Fallin (87) | 163 Att, 691 Yds, 20 TD
SR(RS) WR CJ Wiley (86) | 81 Rec, 1,163 Yds, 8 TD
JR CB Connor Wiggins (94) | 71 Tkl, 2 TFL, 0.5 Sack, 4 INT
SO(RS) DE Dalton Dogg (87) | 28 Tkl, 12 TFL, 4.5 Sacks
FR(RS) MLB Jabari Kashama (85) | 20 Tkl, 10 TFL, 5 Sacks
JR(RS) FS Moses Wentz (88) | 50 Tkl, 3 INT

Other CFP Matchups
#9 Ohio State (12-2) @ #1 Louisville (13-0)
#12 SMU (11-3) @ #4 Alabama (10-2)
#11 Clemson (10-3) @ #3 Michigan (12-1)

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Dawg Food

BOXSCORE

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Coastal Carolina	14	7	6	0	27
Georgia	10	35	0	3	48

ScoringSummary

Q	Team	Time	Play	Coastal Carolina	Georgia
1st	Georgia	9:40	Stephen Hackett, 28 Yd Pass From Garrison Lemon	0	7
1st	Coastal Carolina	6:48	Trishtin Glass, 10 Yd Pass From Mason Kelsay	7	7
1st	Georgia	1:42	Shamir Jerman, 24 Yd FG	7	10
1st	Coastal Carolina	0:00	Carter Smith, 9 Yd Run	14	10
2nd	Georgia	10:06	Dalvin Childers, 24 Yd Pass From Garrison Lemon	14	17
2nd	Georgia	7:45	Trent Fallin, 19 Yd run	14	24
2nd	Georgia	3:57	Trent Fallin, 3 Yd Run	14	31
2nd	Coastal Carolina	1:41	Carl Kopp, 7 Yd Pass From Carter Smith	21	31
2nd	Georgia	1:03	Connor Wiggins, Returned Interception 70 Yds	21	38
2nd	Georgia	0:26	Marcus Gentry, 21 Yd Pass From Garrison Lemon	21	45
3rd	Coastal Carolina	3:42	Trishtin Glass, 41 Yd Pass From Neal Kennedy (Failed 2PT)	27	45
4th	Georgia	11:48	Shamir Jerman, 27 Yd FG	27	48

Coastal Carolina
Passing_Stats

Mason Kelsay	5/8, 63 Yds, TD
Carter Smith	9/22, 143 Yds, TD, 3 INT
Neal Kennedy	13/27, 224 Yds, TD, 3 INT

Rushing_Stats

Sidney Barkow	16 Att, 87 Yds
Neal Kennedy	6 Att, -22 Yds
Carter Smith	4 Att, 50 Yds, TD
Mason Kelsay	2 Att, 9 Yds, 2 FMB
Jason Toppins	1 Att, 7 Yds

Receiving_Stats

Carl Kopp	9 Rec, 96 Yds, TD
Trishtin Glass	8 Rec, 175 Yds, 2 TD
Terrence Rugamba	6 Rec, 88 Yds
Sidney Barkow	2 Rec, 43 Yds
George Rabe	1 Rec, 12 Yds
Matthew Hape	1 Rec, 16 Yds

Defensive_Stats

FS Nick Rudd-Johnson	8 Tkl, 4 TFL
CB Jason Ramsay	7 Tkl, TFL, INT
MLB Walt Reyna	7 Tkl, 2 TFL, Sack
DT Don Vasher	5 Tkl, 5 TFL

Georgia
Passing_Stats

Garrison Lemon	21/36, 364 Yds, 3 TD, INT

Rushing_Stats

Trent Fallin	20 Att, 55 Yds, 2 TD
Denzel Bagent	8 Att, 2 Yds
Garrison Lemon	3 Att, 10 Yds

Receiving_Stats

Marcus Gentry	6 Rec, 102 Yds, TD
George Mayo	6 Rec, 76 Yds
Stephen Hackett	4 Rec, 61 Yds, TD
CJ Wiley	3 Rec, 97 Yds
Dalvin Childers	1 Rec, 24 Yds, TD
Trent Fallin	1 Rec, 4 Yds

Defensive_Stats

MLB Alex Shapiro	15 Tkl, TFL, 0.5 Sack, FF
FS Max Herr	11 Tkl, FF
LB James Board	9 Tkl, tFL, Sack
SS Ahmad Lasco	7 Tkl, 2 INT, FR
CB Connor Wiggins	3 Tkl, 4 INT, FR, TD

Miami, FL. - It would be easy to pin Coastal Carolina’s Orange Bowl collapse on quarterback Mason Kelsay, who left midway through the first quarter with broken ribs. But even before the injury, Kelsay had coughed up two turnovers in his first three drives, setting a troubling tone.

The real unraveling came in the second quarter. Georgia flipped a 14–10 deficit into a commanding 45–21 halftime lead, fueled by three interceptions from Carter Smith in relief of Kelsay — one of them a pick-six — that opened the floodgates for the Bulldogs’ offense.

“In a snapshot, the defense played well,” rationalized head coach Kade Vaughn afterward. “Big plays hurt us in spots, but when you’re constantly getting rushed back onto the field after turnovers, it’s hard to keep from wearing down.”

Eight turnovers in total doomed the Chanticleers, and unlike last year’s national title game, there was no “Big Game Bryce” Underwood to pull off the rescue act. Smith led a pair of scoring drives before completely unraveling, and when Neal Kennedy entered after halftime, the bleeding didn’t stop. Kennedy tossed three more interceptions as Georgia coasted, their offense throttled only by Coastal’s defense stiffening late once the game was well out of reach.

“Losing Kelsay hurt them for sure, but you can’t put this entirely on that,” Kirk Herbstreit warned during the broadcast. “This is also on Kade Vaughn and Dave Patenaude. At some point, you have to adjust — and they didn’t.”

Despite the quarterback carousel, the Chanticleers still managed 561 yards of total offense. But turnovers crippled their chances, leaving only a meaningless late touchdown in the 3rd quarter as consolation.

Georgia now advances to a semifinal showdown with hated rival Clemson, who dispatched Big Ten champion Michigan 38–24 in the Peach Bowl, with a spot in the National Championship hanging in the balance.

Connor Wiggins single handedly took control of the game in the 2nd Q with three straight drive killing interceptions including this pick-six.


Mason Kelsay sandwiched a scoring drive in between a pair of fumbles, including this one that left the senior signal caller on the sideline with broken ribs, ending his campaign.

Other CFP Results
18 #9 Ohio State (12-3) @ #1 Louisville (14-0) 34
42 #12 SMU (12-3) @ #4 Alabama (10-3) 17
38 #11 Clemson (11-3) @ #3 Michigan (12-2) 24

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Louisville Captures 1st National Championship Behind Bryce Baker's 4 TDs