By Nick Rubek
World-Herald Staff Writer
World-Herald Staff Writer
Scouting the Beef: Omaha (3-5) fell behind 28-3 and never recovered
in a 49-37 loss at home to unbeaten Sioux Falls last week. The Storm
racked up 322 yards of total offense behind quarterback Chris Dixon's
six touchdowns (5 passing, 1 rushing). The 49 points were the fewest
Sioux Falls has scored this season.
Omaha went to quarterback Martevius
Young late in the first half, and the backup signal-caller responded. In
his first significant action since an injury early in the season, Young
threw for a touchdown, ran for another and accounted for 173 total
yards. Tory Harrison (Leesburg High School, Leesburg Florida) tallied only 24 total yards combined on seven
carries and five receptions, but he found the end zone three times on
the ground as the Beef rushed for 134 yards.
Omaha enters the weekend
one game out of the final playoff spot in the United Conference.
Scouting
the Wild: After losing its first four games of the season, Wichita
(3-5) has come away with victories in three of its last four. Last
week's game was the Wild's biggest win of the season, a 55-54 triumph
against an Allen team that was second in the Intense Conference entering
play Friday. Running back Tywon Hubbard was named the league's special
teams player of the week. Hubbard scored on a 53-yard return for
Wichita's first points, part of a four-touchdown night. He leads the IFL
in all-purpose yards (945). Marcus Jackson completed nine passes in
replacing starter Phil Staback, who threw a pair of costly first-half
interceptions. The win put Wichita in a tie with Nebraska for the fourth
and final playoff spot in the Intense Conference.
Plenty of
changes: Omaha will go with a new offensive line and a pair of
coordinators as co-head coaches. It plans on playing Young plenty at
quarterback. Not your average week. The team announced Thursday it
reached an agreement with first-year coach Bruce Cowdrey to part ways.
Director of Football Operations Todd Walkenhorst called it a “budgetary
decision.” On Friday, Walkenhorst said assistants Andy Yost and James
Kerwin, Omaha's previous two head coaches, would co-coach Saturday. When
asked what the plan going forward was, Walkenhorst responded: “That's
an interesting question and kind of complicated.” Walkenhorst said the
team signed three offensive linemen this week, as well, all with indoor
experience.
Scouting the Beef: Omaha (3-5) fell behind 28-3 and never recovered
in a 49-37 loss at home to unbeaten Sioux Falls last week. The Storm
racked up 322 yards of total offense behind quarterback Chris Dixon's
six touchdowns (5 passing, 1 rushing). The 49 points were the fewest
Sioux Falls has scored this season. Omaha went to quarterback Martevius
Young late in the first half, and the backup signal-caller responded. In
his first significant action since an injury early in the season, Young
threw for a touchdown, ran for another and accounted for 173 total
yards. Tory Harrison tallied only 24 total yards combined on seven
carries and five receptions, but he found the end zone three times on
the ground as the Beef rushed for 134 yards.
Omaha enters the weekend
one game out of the final playoff spot in the United Conference.
Scouting
the Wild: After losing its first four games of the season, Wichita
(3-5) has come away with victories in three of its last four. Last
week's game was the Wild's biggest win of the season, a 55-54 triumph
against an Allen team that was second in the Intense Conference entering
play Friday. Running back Tywon Hubbard was named the league's special
teams player of the week. Hubbard scored on a 53-yard return for
Wichita's first points, part of a four-touchdown night. He leads the IFL
in all-purpose yards (945). Marcus Jackson completed nine passes in
replacing starter Phil Staback, who threw a pair of costly first-half
interceptions. The win put Wichita in a tie with Nebraska for the fourth
and final playoff spot in the Intense Conference.
Plenty of
changes: Omaha will go with a new offensive line and a pair of
coordinators as co-head coaches. It plans on playing Young plenty at
quarterback. Not your average week. The team announced Thursday it
reached an agreement with first-year coach Bruce Cowdrey to part ways.
Director of Football Operations Todd Walkenhorst called it a “budgetary
decision.” On Friday, Walkenhorst said assistants Andy Yost and James
Kerwin, Omaha's previous two head coaches, would co-coach Saturday. When
asked what the plan going forward was, Walkenhorst responded: “That's
an interesting question and kind of complicated.” Walkenhorst said the
team signed three offensive linemen this week, as well, all with indoor
experience.
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