Ex Libertate Veritas | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 23 Aug 2025, 20:15

Conference Championship Results

Conference USA
37 FIU (8-5) vs Louisiana Tech (8-5) 24

Pac-12
24 #14 Colorado (11-2) vs #6 Oregon (6-0) 45

Mountain West
34 #25 New Mexico (10-3) vs Air Force (8-5) 14

MAC
29 Akron (10-3) vs #11 Kent State (11-2) 35

Big 12
45 #10 SMU (10-3) vs #16 Houston (10-3) 14

Sun Belt
22 #12 Southern Miss (12-1) vs Marshall (10-3) 15

SEC
34 #8 Auburn (11-2) vs Oklahoma (8-5) 29

American
28 Memphis (9-4) vs UCF (8-5) 24

**Editors note - Due to technical difficulties somehow both the ACC and Big Ten did not host Conference Championship Games. This will be addressed next season. Thank you for your understanding.

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 23 Aug 2025, 21:01

Bryce Underwood Secures Landmark Heisman

Bryce Underwood doesn’t lead the nation in passing yards, touchdowns, or rushing totals like he did during his landmark 2027 campaign. But when the ballots were tallied in New York, none of that mattered. The Coastal Carolina star was awarded the 2028 Nissan Heisman Memorial Trophy, edging Kent State running back Taevion Swint in one of the tighter races in recent memory.

The win places Underwood in historic company. He becomes just the second player ever to win the Heisman twice, joining Archie Griffin — who was on hand to greet him, posing alongside Underwood with the trophy in the iconic Heisman stance.

Asked why he believed voters rewarded him again, Underwood was blunt:

“I think the voters saw the quarterback of the No. 1 team in the nation and the leader of the No. 1 offense in the nation. Last year I piled up stats in a weak league. This year? I lined up against the best, every week, and won. The numbers don’t pop like 2027, but the results do. And results win.”

The decision didn’t sit well with everyone.

“Not even top five in any statistical category?! #ThisIsYourHeisman??” one fan posted on X.

Another went for the jugular: “Did Vaughn buy this the way he bought Underwood to Conway???”

But no matter the noise online, the fact stands: outside of Columbus, no other program has ever produced a two-time Heisman winner. For Coastal Carolina, a program that joined the FBS just over a decade ago, it’s another milestone in a meteoric rise.

Underwood didn’t walk away with just the Heisman. He also claimed the Maxwell, Walter Camp, Davey O’Brien, and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Awards, sweeping nearly every major quarterback honor.

And he wasn’t the only Chanticleer to shine:

Walt Reyna, the sophomore linebacker and defensive heartbeat of Coastal, became just the third player in college football history to win both the Chuck Bednarik and Bronko Nagurski trophies in back-to-back years, while also collecting his second straight Butkus Award. Dareon Doctson finished runner-up for the Doak Walker Award, falling only to Heisman runner-up Swint and Trishtin Glass, Coastal’s do-it-all tight end, also came up just short in Mackey Award voting.

It was, by any measure, one of the most decorated nights in Chanticleer history.

The glitter of awards season now gives way to the pressure of the College Football Playoff. With Underwood’s place in history secure and hardware stacked high in Conway, the only question left is whether Coastal can mount one more trophy — the one that matters most — in Tampa.

Bryce_Underwood_2028_Stats

Category	Stats
Passing	329/455 (72%), 3,376 Yds, 30 TD, 7 INT
Rushing	121 Att, 972 Yds, 15 TD

2028_Season_Awards

Award	Player	School
Heisman	QB Bryce Underwood	Coastal Carolina
Maxwell	QB Bryce Underwood	Coastal Carolina
Walter Camp	QB Bryce Underwood	Coastal Carolina
Bear Bryant Coach of the Year	Jonathan Smith	Akron
Davey O'Brien	QB Bryce Underwood	Coastal Carolina
Chuck Bednarik	MLB Walt Reyna	Coastal Carolina
Bronko Nagurski	MLB Walt Reyna	Coastal Carolina
Jim Thrope	FS Gage Drummond	Coastal Carolina
Doak Walker	HB Taevion Swint	Kent State
Fred Biletnikoff	WR Jesse Gamez	LSU
Lombardi	DE Devon Baxter	Michigan
Unitas Golden Arm	QB Bryce Underwood	Coastal Carolina
Edge Rusher of the Year	DE Devon Baxter	Michigan
Outland	G David Soroh	Oklahoma
John Mackey	TE Andrew Barker	Indiana
Broyles	DC Jason Semore	Southern Miss
Dick Butkus	MLB Walt Reyna	Coastal Carolina
Rimington	C Maurice Uwaezuoke	Miami
Lou Groze	K Calvin Goode	Michigan
Ray Guy	P James Lambert	Old Dominion
Jet Award	WR Chase Farrell	Oklahoma
Shaun Alexander	QB Angel Goodwell	Pittsburgh

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 23 Aug 2025, 22:10

The Road to Tampa Bay

Perfect Season. Check.
Back-to-Back Heismans. Check.
Now It’s Time for Coastal Carolina to Chase the Only Trophy Left.

The College Football Playoff bracket is set, and for the first time in program history, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers enter the postseason as the No. 1 overall seed. After storming through a brutal independent schedule at 12-0, the Heisman-led Chants know their path to Tampa Bay — but it won’t be easy.

Coastal will headline the Orange Bowl, where they’ll await the winner of an SEC quarterfinal clash between No. 8 Auburn and No. 9 Ole Miss.

On ESPN’s selection show, Nick Saban laid out the challenge:

“Coastal’s proven they can beat SEC teams — Florida, South Carolina, Texas in the Playoff last year. But they did that with the underdog label. This year they’re the big dog. Everybody expects them to win. The question is, how do they handle being the hunted?”

Pat McAfee wasn’t buying the skepticism.

“Coach, no disrespect, but these boys already answered that all year. Look at the gauntlet they went through — their opponents combined for 100 wins and only 45 losses. That’s insane. And they didn’t just survive, they thrived. My bigger concern is this: it’s rematches everywhere. Miami wants that lick back. Michigan wants that lick back. Shoot, even Southern Miss might come calling for the whole Sun Belt if they sneak through. Coastal’s got targets on targets.”

Here is the full breakdown of the upcoming Playoff schedule:

#24 Southern Miss will travel to Miami to face the 5th ranked Hurricanes, who dominated the Golden Eagles 55-14 two years ago in the same position. The winner advances to the Sugar Bowl to face 4th ranked Michigan.

#9 Ole Miss will travel to Auburn to face the 8th ranked Tigers with the winner advancing to the Orange Bowl and #1 overall seed Coastal Carolina.

22nd ranked Kent State will travel west to Eugene to try and stun the 6th ranked Oregon Ducks. The winner moves to the Cotton Bowl to face 3rd ranked Clemson.

Lastly, 13th ranked SMU travels east to Louisville to face the 7th ranked Cardinals. The winner will head to the West Coast where #2 Penn State awaits in the Rose Bowl.

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 23 Aug 2025, 22:37

2028 College Football Playoff Quarterfinals

#1 Coastal Carolina (12-0)
Offensive Scheme: Veer and Shoot
Defensive Scheme: 3-3-5
Offensive Points Per Game: 45.7 (2nd)
Defensive Points Per Game: 21.9 (18th)
Offensive Rankings: 556.6 (1st)
Defensive Rankings: 366.0 (41st)

#9 Ole Miss Rebels (11-2)
86 Overall // 86 Offense // 86 Defense
Head Coach: Lincoln Riley (23-5)
Offensive Scheme: Air Raid
Defensive Scheme: 3-4 Multiple
Offensive Points Per Game: 40.2 (7th)
Defensive Points Per Game: 15.4 (1st)
Offensive Rankings: 439.6 (21st)
Defensive Rankings: 291.7 YPGA

Ole Miss Rebels 2028 Results
Week 1 | South Alabama (5-7) | W 42-3
Week 2 | FCS | W 73-0
Week 4 | Texas (5-7) | W 38-28
Week 5 | @ LSU (8-4) | W 37-17
Week 6 | Tennessee (7-6) | W 52-10
Week 7 | Louisiana-Lafayette (9-4) | W 45-14
Week 8 | @ Georgia (9-4) | L 31-22
Week 9 | Kentucky (4-8) | W 13-6
Week 10 | @ Alabama (9-3) | L 34-30
Week 11 | @ Missouri (6-7) | W 53-17
Week 12 | UConn (5-7) | W 48-10
Week 13 | Mississippi State (5-7) | W 45-20
CFP 1st Round | Auburn (11-3) | W 24-10

Coastal Carolina Injury Report
G Sua Faalele (86) | Torn Pec (17 Weeks)

Ole Miss Rebels Injury Report
DT Jeffery Rush (85) | Broken Fibula (6 Weeks)

Ole Miss Rebels Top Performers
JR(RS) AJ Maddox (77) | 327/529 (61%), 4,060 Yds, 37 TD, 5 INT
SR(RS) HB Tyeshawn King (88) | 119 Att, 703 Yds, 18 TD
SO(RS) Paul Carreon (90) | 95 Rec, 1,278 Yds, 15 TD
JB LB Ben Hernandez (89) | 61 Tkl, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks, INT
SR(RS) LB Joe Phillips (90) | 48 Tkl, 23 TFL, 15.5 Sacks
SR(RS) DT Jeffery Rush (85) | 40 Tkl, 14 TFL, 9.5 Sacks
JR(RS) CB Derrion Horsley (87) | 46 Tkl, 2 TFL, 0.5 Sack, 5 INT

1st Round Results
21 #12 Southern Miss (12-2) @ #5 Miami (11-2) 40
24 #11 Kent State (11-3) @ #6 Oregon (14-0) 56
38 #10 SMU (11-3) @ #7 Louisville (10-3) 28
28 #9 Ole Miss (11-2) @ #8 Auburn (11-3) 10

Quarterfinal Matchups
Cotton Bowl - #6 Oregon (14-0) vs #3 Clemson (11-1)
Rose Bowl - #10 SMU (11-3) vs #2 Penn State (10-2)
Sugar Bowl - #5 Miami (11-2) vs #4 Michigan (11-1)

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 23 Aug 2025, 22:43

David Stone Prepared To Return In Orange Bowl

Conway, SC. - The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers thought they were getting a defensive line anchor when they landed David Stone, the former Oklahoma five-star, in the 2027 transfer portal. Instead, fans barely got a glimpse of him. A fractured shoulder blade in the season opener sidelined the 6’5”, 305-pound wrecking ball before he could leave his mark.

Now, just in time for the College Football Playoff, Stone is back.

“All gas, no brakes baby! Been sitting all season and I’m READY,” the senior posted on X after receiving medical clearance for the upcoming Orange Bowl.

Stone’s late-season return comes with an intriguing twist. Having played in only one game before the injury, he remains eligible to redshirt. If Coastal reaches the National Championship, that appearance would mark just his fourth game — meaning Stone could potentially return in 2029 should he choose to use the extra year.

Pressed about the future, Stone was blunt: “Haven’t thought about it. Just focused on the playoffs.”

Head coach Kade Vaughn quickly echoed the sentiment, cutting off any speculation. “Same here. We haven’t had one conversation about next season. We’ve got one more prize to chase this year. Next year can wait.”

That prize begins with the No. 1 Chanticleers defending their seed against the ninth-ranked Ole Miss Rebels in the Orange Bowl — and with Stone back in the trenches, Vaughn’s “trophy hunters” just got a massive boost to their arsenal.

Post by **djp73** » 23 Aug 2025, 22:45

Kent State in the playoffs :blessed:

YaBoyRobRoy · Post by **YaBoyRobRoy** » 24 Aug 2025, 00:52

Solid season bro. Good luck in the playoffs!!! Glad to see underwood go back to back

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 24 Aug 2025, 01:56

djp73 wrote: ↑
23 Aug 2025, 22:45
Kent State in the playoffs

They may have made it since it takes 5 conference champions - and with me screwing up and the ACC and Big Ten not having CCG both the MAC and Sun Belt had their conference champions in.... :dunkface:

YaBoyRobRoy wrote: ↑
24 Aug 2025, 00:52
Solid season bro. Good luck in the playoffs!!! Glad to see underwood go back to back

Thanks man! I'm conflicted about Underwood - I don't think he deserved it. Wasn't top 10 in passing yards or touchdowns, or rushing yards or touchdowns. He did lead all QBs in rushing totals, but wasn't a combined touchdown leader either. But he was the #1 player on the #1 team in the country so :yeshrug:

redsox907 · Post by **redsox907** » 24 Aug 2025, 02:33

Orange Season In Conway

BOXSCORE

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
#9 Ole Miss	10	10	7	0	27
#1 Coastal Carolina	21	21	14	10	66

ScoringSummary

Q	Team	Time	Play	Ole Miss	Coastal Carolina
1st	Ole Miss	10:42	Paul Carreon, 69 Yd Pass From AJ Maddox	7	0
1st	Ole Miss	8:39	Eric Coker, 40 Yd FG	10	0
1st	Coastal Carolina	4:27	Bryce Underwood, 1 Yd Run	10	7
1st	Coastal Carolina	2:37	Gage Drummond, Returned Fumble 41 Yds	10	14
1st	Coastal Carolina	2:31	George Rabe, Returned Fumble 14 Yds	10	21
2nd	Coastal Carolina	9:58	Trishtin Glass, 8 Yd Pass From Bryce Underwood	10	28
2nd	Ole Miss	6:34	Tyeshawn King, 54 Yd Run	17	28
2nd	Coastal Carolina	4:57	Talyn Taylor, 53 Yd Pass From Bryce Underwood	17	35
2nd	Coastal Carolina	0:42	Eric Coker, 53 Yd FG	20	35
2nd	Coastal Carolina	0:02	Dareon Doctson, 10 Yd Pass From Bryce Underwood	20	42
3rd	Coastal Carolina	7:59	Bryce Underwood, 13 Yd Run	20	49
3rd	Coastal Carolina	0:23	Bryce Underwood, 11 Yd Run	20	56
3rd	Ole Miss	0:03	Hayden Bradley, 69 Yd Pass From AJ Maddox	27	56
4th	Coastal Carolina	6:01	Jesus Mendez, 26 Yd FG	27	59
4th	Coastal Carolina	2:23	Dareon Doctson, 6 Yd Run	27	66

Coastal Carolina
Passing_Stats

Bryce Underwood	29/38, 346 Yds, 3 TD

Rushing_Stats

Dareon Doctson	19 Att, 148 Yds, TD
Bryce Underwood	10 Att, 84 Yds, 3 TD
Michael Allen	6 Att, 4 Yds
Jalen Likely	1 Att, 5 Yds

Receiving_Stats

Jeremiah McClellan	7 Rec, 83 Yds
Talyn Taylor	5 Rec, 61 Yds, TD
Michael Allen	4 Rec, 25 Yds
Trishtin Glass	4 Rec, 20 Yds, TD
Matthew Hape	4 Rec, 30 Yds
Dareon Doctson	3 Rec, 37 Yds, TD
George Rabe	2 Rec, 90 Yds

Defensive_Stats

FS Gage Drummond	10 Tkl, FR, TD
DE Charlie Collins	6 Tkl, 3 TFL, 1.5 Sacks
LB Juan Acker	4 Tkl, 3 TFL
MLB Walt Reyna	4 Tkl, 2 TFL
DT Kevin Stone	3 Tkl, 3 TFL, Sack, FF
DE Darrion Hammer	Tkl, TFL, 0.5 Sack

Ole Miss
Passing_Stats

AJ Maddox	14/22, 320 Yds, 2 TD
Gideon Stick	3/7, 28 Yds

Rushing_Stats

Viliami Quick	8 Att, 20 Yds
Tyeshawn King	7 Att, 60 Yds, TD
AJ Maddox	6 Att, 21 Yds
Gideon Stick	1 Att, -10 Yds
Malik Atwood	1 Att, -2 Yds

Receiving_Stats

Malik Atwood	4 Rec, 27 Yds
Hayden Bradley	4 Rec, 137 Yds, TD
Paul Carreon	3 Rec, 77 Yds, TD
Winston Watkins Jr	2 Rec, 26 Yds
Tyeshawn King	2 Rec, 61 Yds
Carl Jenkins Jr	1 Rec, 13 Yds
Sam Clinton	1 Rec, 7 Yds

Defensive_Stats

MLB Joseph Hamrick	16 Tkl
CB TJ Banks	8 Tkl
DE Greg Felix	7 Tkl, 2 TFL
LB Ben Hernandez	5 Tkl, TFL, FF
LB Joe Phillips	4 Tkl, 2 TFL, 0.5 Sack, FR
DT Andrew Maddox	4 Tkl, 2 TFL, 0.5 Sack

Miami, FL. - For the second straight game, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers found themselves trailing early. A month ago, Duke jumped out to a 20-3 lead before Coastal roared back. In the Orange Bowl, it was Ole Miss delivering the first punch — a Paul Carreon catch-and-run followed by a Bryce Underwood fumble that set up a short field goal for a quick 10-0 Rebel advantage.

Then the Teal Wave hit.

Underwood answered with a one-yard dive over the pile to put Coastal on the board. On the next possession, defensive tackle David Stone — finally healthy after missing nearly the entire year — stripped Ole Miss back Tyeshawn King, and safety Gage Drummond scooped the ball for a touchdown. Moments later, the Rebels coughed up the kickoff after a hit stick by Jalen Likely, with freshman George Rabe racing it into the end zone.

In the span of six minutes, Ole Miss went from up 10-0 to down 21-10.

“That’s how quick elite teams can flip a script,” said Kirk Herbstreit on the ESPN broadcast.

Coastal piled on with another Underwood strike to Trishtin Glass, pushing the margin to 28-10 before Ole Miss found daylight again with a bruising 54-yard touchdown from King. From that point on, every Rebel rally was met with an even bigger Chanticleer response.

The Rebels crept within 15 on a 53-yard field goal with under a minute left in the half, but Underwood crushed their momentum with a ruthless two-minute drill. Using a quick short passes to Rabe and two well-timed scrambles, he marched Coastal into the red zone. With 10 seconds left, Vaughn burned a timeout. Many expected a field goal — instead, Underwood returned to the huddle and found Dareon Doctson on a swing pass for the back-breaking touchdown.

“We didn’t want to leave any doubt. This is our game,” Underwood said afterward, punctuating the big 1st half with a throat-slash gesture as he jogged off the field.

Ole Miss added a 69-yard touchdown on busted coverage in the third quarter, but by then the tide was permanent. Coastal’s offense rolled up nearly 600 yards, their defense forced a pair of turnovers, and the 66-27 victory delivered the program its first major bowl win in history.

The win sets up a grudge match in the semifinal. Coastal now faces Michigan — Underwood’s former school — after the Wolverines escaped Miami 26-24. Underwood prevailed over his former school in Week 12, but now the Wolverines will look to get revenge while aiming to keep Underwood from reaching the National Championship at their expense.

430 total yards and six combined touchdowns - this is why Big Game Bryce was your 2028 Heisman Trophy winner.

Paul Carreon's quick touchdown came just 17 seconds into the game, but the Rebels momentum quickly faltered.

David Stone was back in a real way - returning after missing all but one game of the regular season and notching a sack, forced fumble, and three TFLs.

Playoff Results
Cotton Bowl - 28 #6 Oregon (14-1) vs #3 Clemson (12-1) 47
Rose Bowl - 28 #10 SMU (11-4) vs #2 Penn State (11-2) 30
Sugar Bowl - 24 #5 Miami (11-3) vs #4 Michigan (12-1) 26

Chanticleers' Trophy Wall

Post by **The JZA** » 24 Aug 2025, 04:27

We've claimed the orange bowl, job well done. The plan is nearly complete, we're hairs away from the goal #Natty66

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