Cornell Jennings & Defense Continue To Pave the Way For Coastal
As one follower would say, run the dang ball. Coastal did just that after Meredith once again struggled, with Jennings churning out 182 yards and five tuddies in the win.
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Louisville | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Coastal Carolina | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Q | Team | Time | Play | Louisville | Coastal Carolina |
| 1st | Louisville | 9:11 | Malachi Scruggs, 54 Yd FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1st | Coastal Carolina | 4:47 | Cornell Jennings, 2 Yd Run | 3 | 7 |
| 2nd | Coastal Carolina | 3:15 | Cornell Jennings, 2 Yd Run | 3 | 14 |
| 2nd | Louisville | 0:01 | Malachi Scruggs, 28 Yd FG | 6 | 14 |
| 3rd | Louisville | 7:22 | Juan Maze, 24 Yd Run (2PT | 14 | 14 |
| 3rd | Coastal Carolina | 2:49 | Cornell Jennings, 2 Yd Run | 14 | 21 |
| 3rd | Coastal Carolina | 1:26 | Cornell Jennings, 5 Yd Run | 14 | 28 |
| 4th | Coastal Carolina | 9:54 | Tavares Tinker, 54 Yd Pass From Fredrick Meredith | 14 | 35 |
| 4th | Coastal Carolina | 7:00 | Cornell Jennings, 1 Yd Run | 14 | 42 |
Louisville Coastal Carolina Passing | Stats Passing | Stats -------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------ Sheldon Priester | 11/20, 114 Yds, 3 INT Fredrick Meredith | 24/35, 220 Yds, TD, 3 INT Rushing | Stats Rushing | Stats -------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------ Juan Maze | 11 Att, 47 Yds, TD Cornell Jennings | 26 Att, 182 Yds, 5 TD Sheldon Priester | 8 Att, -50 Yds Fredrick McCallum |6 Att, 17 Yds Dante Yusaf | 3 Att, 11 Yds Fredrick Meredith | 5 Att, 8 Yds Receiving | Stats Receiving | Stats -------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------ Andrew Marvin | 5 Rec, 52 Yds Tavares Tinker | 6 Rec, 61 Yds, TD Tim Gossett | 4 Rec, 35 Yds Dorian Allen | 6 Rec, 77 Yds Ramon Mond | 2 Rec, 27 Yds Fredrick McCallum | 4 Rec, 17 Yds Tyler Hagg | 2 Rec, 9 Yds Jamal Stephen | 2 Rec, 25 Yds Cornell Jennings |2 Rec, 7 Yds Duke Kryspin | 1 Rec, 8 Yds Bernie Bender | 1 Rec, 16 Yds Defensive | Stats Defensive | Stats -------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------ FS Cortney Hall | 13 Tkl, TFL, INT MLB Anthony Atogwe | 7 Tkl, TFL, INT MLB Malachi Winbush| 12 Tkl, TFL DE Alfonso Smith | 6 Tkl, 5 TFL, 3.5 Sacks CB Darren McNary | 7 Tkl, INT CB Robert Elling | 4 Tkl, TFL, 0.5 Sack, INT DE Troy Offier | 5 Tkl, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks CB Emmanuel Abrams | 4 Tkl, TFL, INT DT Mohammed Gash | 5 Tkl, 3 TFL, Sack LB Carl Urbik | 2 Tkl, 2 TFL, Sack CB Carmelo Baker | 10 Tkl, TFL, INT DE Ramon Queiro | 2 Tkl, 2 TFL, Sack
Conway, SC. - The formula remains the same, and it keeps working.
For the 21st straight time, Coastal Carolina walked off the field a winner, this time behind another second-half surge and a career day from star running back Cordell Jennings. The Chanticleers rolled to a 42–14 win over No. 14 Louisville, improving to 6–0 and extending their unbeaten streak to 22 games.
Early on, though, it didn’t look easy. Louisville managed just 122 yards of offense all afternoon, but Coastal’s own mistakes, including three interceptions from quarterback Fredrick Meredith, kept things close. The Cardinals opened with a field goal after a long kick return, then capitalized on another Meredith misfire late in the half to make it 14–6 at the break despite being thoroughly outgained.
The second half opened with more of the same with another Meredith interception that Louisville quickly turned into a game-tying touchdown run and two-point conversion. From there, Coastal simply flipped the switch.
Jennings powered in three straight scores, finishing with five touchdowns on the day, while Meredith finally settled down to hit Tavares Tinker for a deep touchdown that blew the game open.
Defensively, Alfonso Smith and the “Teal Wall” made life miserable for Louisville quarterback C.J. Priester, forcing three interceptions, one fumble, and piling up eight sacks. Smith’s 3.5 sacks gave him 18 on the season and pushed him past the program’s all-time record with 32 career sacks ; a milestone the senior didn’t downplay.
“There’s been some ferocious pass rushers to come through here,” Smith said, grinning. “But I’m ready to take this record and put it in the stratosphere.”
Head coach Kade Vaughn kept quarterback Meredith away from postgame interviews, but defended his veteran signal-caller when pressed about his struggles.
“Fred’s led this team to a 36–1 record the last two and a half years,” Vaughn said. “He’s earned the right to figure out what’s going on. That’s all I’m going to say on Meredith.”
Coastal’s defensive front continues to look championship-caliber, but the question remains whether Meredith, who now has 10 touchdowns and 8 interceptions on the year, can steady the offense for the stretch run.
The Chanticleers return home next week to face Georgia Tech (2–3) as Smith continues his assault on the record books and Coastal eyes a 7–0 start.
At some point, someone has to start doubling Smith, right? The senior DE tallied his sixth straight game with multiple sacks as he increased his season total to 18.
Meredith continues to look like a shell of the QB that lead the Chanticleers to a 30-1 record over the last three years, with three more interceptions pushing his season total to 8 already.
With Louisville chirping after tying the game early in the 3rd, Coastal's Teal Wall silenced the noise and only allowed 30 more yards through the contest.
ACC Week Six Results
34 NC State (4-2) @ East Carolina (2-4)
36 Duke (2-4) @ Wake Forest (1-5) 21
29 Boston College (2-5) @ Virginia Tech (3-3) 35
38 #6 Miami (5-1) @ West Virginia (3-3) 13
31 Pittsburgh (5-2) @ UConn (3-2) 14
25 Virginia (1-4) @ Georgia Tech (2-3) 27
45 #5 Nebraska (5-0) @ Clemson (2-4) 27
48 Arkansas (3-2) @ North Carolina (2-4) 27
56 Syracuse (6-0) @ Ball State (0-5) 20
Notable Week Six Results
24 #24 Texas A&M (3-3) @ #4 Ole Miss (6-0) 27
21 #10 Oklahoma (6-0) @ Texas (4-2) 19
26 USC (3-2) @ #13 Washington (6-0) 34
20 Purdue (2-4) @ #25 Penn State (4-2) 37
26 #18 Missouri (5-1) @ Florida (2-3) 34
56 #2 Ohio State (5-0) @ #15 Wisconsin (4-1) 35
