Ex Libertate Veritas | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

[YaBoyRobRoy]

Time to slap soapy’s canes again. Going to be a great rematch, hoping it’s a good one

[The JZA]

Vaughn vs the powers that be

[redsox907]

Late trip to Los Angeles? Welcome to USC Coach Vaughn!

I've seen this one before.

Vaughn flying the coop! These hoes ain't loyal!

One could argue that leadership isn't loyal to the man that took the program from a cheeky underdog to a legit National Champion.

Time to slap soapy’s canes again. Going to be a great rematch, hoping it’s a good one

they may still be alive if he ain't gas em up

Vaughn vs the powers that be

Vaughn just wants to win his way. Its worked for nine years, but now the suits want to get stiff

[redsox907]

Hurricanes, Raising Caine's, No Gains - Coastal By 41

BOXSCORE

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
#6 Miami	0	6	0	3	9
#1 Coastal Carolina	21	10	21	0	52

ScoringSummary

Q	Team	Time	Play	Miami	Coastal Carolina
1st	Coastal Carolina	6:16	Cornell Jennings, 14 Yd Run	0	7
1st	Coastal Carolina	4:02	Bernie Bender, 5 Yd Pass From Fredrick Meredith	0	14
1st	Coastal Carolina	1:43	Dorian Allen, 3 Yd Pass From Fredrick Meredith	0	21
2nd	Coastal Carolina	9:45	Fredrick McCallum, Returned Punt 61 Yds	0	28
2nd	Miami	7:53	Jose Bavaro, 29 Yd FG	3	28
2nd	Miami	1:03	Jose Bavaro, 43 Yd FG	6	28
2nd	Coastal Carolina	0:00	Gene Marable, 49 Yd FG	6	31
3rd	Coastal Carolina	7:14	Keke Allotey, Returned Interception 42 Yds	6	38
3rd	Coastal Carolina	6:01	Dorian Allen, 1 Yd Pass From Fredrick Meredith	6	45
3rd	Coastal Carolina	3:28	Cornell Jennings, 29 Yd run	6	52
4th	Miami	3:32	Jose Bavaro, 31 Yd FG	9	52

Coastal Carolina                                            Miami

Passing           | Stats                                   Passing            | Stats
------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------
Fredrick Meredith | 18/25, 202 Yds, 3 TD                    Alfonso Kamara     | 16/31, 283 Yds, 4 INT

Rushing           | Stats                                   Rushing            | Stats
------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------
Fredrick McCallum | 15 Att, 101 Yds                         Alfonso Kamara     | 7 Att, -27 Yds
Cornell Jennings  | 8 Att, 73 Yds, 2 TD                     Lorenzo Harris     | 7 Att, 5 Yds
Fredrick Meredith | 3 Att, 11 Yds                           Antoine Cox        | 2 Att, 37 Yds

Receiving         | Stats                                   Receiving          | Stats
------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------
Dorian Allen      | 6 Rec, 61 Yds, 2 TD                     Enrique Kugbila    | 8 Rec, 131 Yds
Bernie Bender     | 3 Rec, 24 Yds, TD                       Ben Ellington      | 3 Rec, 35 Yds
Fredrick McCallum | 2 Rec, 25 Yds                           Antonie Cox        | 3 Rec, 16 Yds
Jamal Stephen     | 2 Rec, 17 Yds                           Quincy Butt        | 2 Rec, 71 Yds
Tyler Hagg        | 2 Rec, 11 Yds                           Brian Haskins      | 1 Rec, 34 Yds
Tavares Tinker    | 2 Rec, 56 Yds                   

Defensive         | Stats                                   Defensive          | Stats
------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------
SS Ian Ojulari    | 6 Tkl, 2 TFL, Sack, INT, FF             MLB Jeff Turpin    | 10 Tkl, TFL
SS Randy Granger  | 5 Tkl, 2 TFL, Sack, INT                 DE Leon Morris     | 7 Tkl, 2 TFL, Sack
MLB Anthony Atogwe| 5 Tkl, INT, FR.                         DT Denzel Fina     | 1 Tkl, TFL, Sack
FS Keke Allotey   | 3 Tkl, INT, TD                  
DE Alfonso Smith  | 2 Tkl, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks               

Charlotte, NC. - This wasn’t the shootout fans expected. The last time these two met, Coastal needed a pair of second-half interceptions to pull away in a 49–35 thriller. This time, the drama was over before it started.

The Chanticleers defense forced two first-half turnovers, added a punt return touchdown, and sprinted to a 28–0 lead barely a minute into the second quarter. Miami finally showed some life with a pair of long connections to TE Quincy Butt, but both drives fizzled into field goals. Coastal then rubbed it in before halftime; Fredrick Meredith led a flawless no-timeout drive in the final minute, setting up a field goal to take a commanding 31–6 lead into the break.

Any hopes of a Hurricane comeback vanished on their first drive of the second half. QB Alfonso Kamara was crushed by Jermaine Uzomah as he wound up for a deep throw, and the ball floated right into the waiting arms of Keke Allotey, who took it 49 yards to the house. On the next possession, reserve safety Ian Ojulari added another interception, setting up Meredith’s third touchdown pass of the night. A final pick by Randy Granger set up Cornell Jennings’ second rushing score before the backups finished things off with a late field goal.

“It’s like the second half of their last meeting never ended,” remarked Jesse Palmer on the broadcast. “Interceptions doomed them in Week 11, and Kamara’s doing it again tonight. Four picks and a fumble — that’s a self-inflicted collapse.”

Meredith quietly continued his late-season redemption arc, throwing three touchdowns without a turnover. Jennings, meanwhile, didn’t get his expected Heisman moment, held to 73 yards on eight carries as Miami stacked the box, but still found the end zone twice.

“If you ask him, he’ll tell you his Heisman moment already happened,” Coach Kade Vaughn said postgame. “Scoring on Senior Night for his grandpa; that’s what mattered to him.”

Coastal’s defense, though, stole the spotlight. DE Alfonso Smith recorded two of the team’s five sacks, moving to 43.5 for his career — just 1.5 shy of tying the NCAA all-time record.

Now 13–0 and riding a 29-game win streak, the Chanticleers await Selection Sunday to learn who they’ll host in the 2033 Quarterfinals as their title defense rolls on.

Kamara getting leveled on the crippling interception to Keke Allotey.


Keke got an unsportsman like conduct penalty for taunting the Canes with the ball, but stated the fine was well worth it.

Conference Championship Results
C-USA: 33 Liberty (10-3) vs #24 UTEP (11-2) 7
Pac-12: 31 #9 Oregon (12-1) vs #15 UCLA (10-3) 3
Mountain West: 14 Air Force (9-4) vs #20 San Jose State (11-2) 38
Big 12: 28 #12 SMU (11-2) vs Baylor (9-4) 20
MAC: 37 Kent State (11-2) @ Buffalo (12-1) 29
Sun Belt: 20 Appalachian State (10-3) vs Troy (11-2) 17
SEC: 38 #5 Alabama (11-2) @ #2 Georgia (13-0) 45
AAC: 27 #23 Memphis (11-2) vs #19 Tulane (11-2) 24
Big Ten: 21 #14 Nebraska (10-3) vs #3 Penn State (11-2) 24
ACC: 9 #9 Miami (10-3) vs #1 Coastal Carolina (13-0) 52