FOOTBALL: LeFevour sickens Cardinals defense
Central Michigan QB out-duels Nate Davis with 506 total yards
Levin Black
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Round one took place last year in Central Michigan. The Chippewas won 18-7, on the legs of their quarterback. LeFevour had 75 rushing yards in the 2006 match up, including two touchdowns on the ground.
It was the same story in this year's match up. Central Michigan won 58-38, and LeFevour had 146 rushing yards.
"That's not something you plan for," LeFevour said. "It's more something that you react to because you don't want to be thinking when you're dropping back, 'I'm going to run the ball if they drop into coverage.' You have to go through your reads."
By consistently scrambling for big gains, LeFevour negated good coverage by the Cardinals' secondary. When the Cardinals had Central Michigan wide receivers covered down field, LeFevour tucked and ran for the first downs. Starting Ball State cornerback B. J. Hill said LeFevour's scrambling was aggravating.
"It's definitely frustrating when you got good coverage on the back end and he starts taking off running," Hill said. "It gets to the point where you know he's going to get the first down but you got to get to him and get the tackle and play the next down."
The difference between round one and round two is the passing of LeFevour. In 2006 LeFevour completed 18-of-30 passes, for fewer than 200 yards, one interception and zero touchdowns. On Saturday, while he had one interception off a tipped pass, he completed 30-of-38 passes for 360 yards and a career-high five touchdowns.
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CardFan12
BSU Football
posted 10/08/07 @ 8:54 AM EST
I guess if Nate makes it to the NFL, he'd better hope that Miami, Tampa Bay or Jacksonville do not draft him.
If the sweaty glove bothered him on Saturday, it'll definitely bother him in those cities. (Continued…)
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