In Reno Saturday VAI TAUA rushed for a personal best 71 yards in Nevada’s 52-17 runaway victory over Nicholls State. In the biggest day of his career Taua, still only a redshirt freshman, carried the ball nine times and gained 71 yards. His best run went for 20 yards, the longest of any of eight Wolfpack running backs. Taua remains the No. 2 RB as starter Luke Lippincott totaled 127 yards and a TD. Taua is pictured here in a photo by his Cabrillo coach DON CROSS.
LYDELL
In State College, Pennsylvania, starting cornerback LYDELL SARGEANT made a solo tackle and an assist Saturday in Penn State’s blowout 45-24 victory over Buffalo. After three games Sargeant ranks No. 4 in tackles for the Nittany Lions. He has posted seven solo tackles and four assists for 11, behind only the three PSU starting linebackers.
MATT
In Salt Lake City Saturday Utah tight end MATT SIMS saw playing time but was not in the starting lineup as Utah surprised UCLA 44-6. He made no receptions. Sims made regular starts last season but has not been given a start during 2007.
SLAUGHTER
In Fayette, Iowa, Saturday MIKE SLAUGHTER was in the starting lineup for the second straight week at defensive end but Upper Iowa fell to Wayne State 34-28. Slaughter was No. 2 in tackles with eight—three solo and five assists. He led all of the D-line in that category. Offensive tackle JUSTICE CLEGG saw no action after starting the Peacocks’ first two games.
DONALD
In Arkadelphia, Arkansas, starting left cornerback DONALD WHITE registered five solo tackles and two assists Saturday in Ouachita Baptist’s 31-10 victory over Arkansas-Monticello in the Gulf South Conference opener. White’s total of seven followed only the totals of two linebackers. After three games White ranks No. 3 in tackles with 17—10 solo and seven assists. He also has registered two breakups. OBU is now 3-0 for the first time in more than 25 years.
BOO
In California commun ity college action El Camino’s 38-14 victory over Riverside Saturday night, was covered by Torrance Daily Breeze reporter David Saunders. Saunders wrote that El Camino quarterback BOO JACKSON had a relatively easy night—
“With so many of its drives starting on a shortened field, El Camino favored the running game more than the pass. Why not? The team used 11 different rushers and gained 285 yards on 42 carries for an average of more than 6.8 yards per touch.
"Our plan was to come out and run the ball to open up the pass," quarterback Boo Jackson said. "We started pounding the ball up the middle and we started getting 10-yard gains, 15-yard gains, 20-yard gains and we never went away from it."
Though Jackson threw touchdown passes of 32 yards to Verran Tucker and 40 yards to Harry Deberry and rushed for another score, he had one of his lightest nights of his El Camino career in terms of workload. Jackson had season lows in completions (9), attempts (16) and yards (140).
"Running the ball like that takes a lot off of my shoulders. I don't need to keep throwing the ball," Jackson said."
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