Whereas the passing game averages 181 yards per game, the running game is just as valuable, averaging 186 yards per game. The primary running back is Justin Billings (47-274-2) who averages 5.8 yards per carry. In addition to Anderson getting it done on the ground, UAPB can also rely on Dennis Jenkins (42-256-1) and John Toney (18-97-1).
If the game came down to a field goal, kicker Tyler Strickland, who is 4-of-8 on the season, has made a 50-yarder.
Where the UAPB offense is balanced, the TSU offense is less balanced but more explosive. Running back Trabis Ward, the Boxtorow National Player of the Week, ran for 153 yards and two touchdowns against Bethune-Cookman. The Tigers used more of a two-back set last year with Ward and Dante Thomas, Ward has shouldered much of the load this season, carrying the ball 98 times for 445 yards and seven touchdowns, averaging 4.5 yards per carry. If the former four-star recruit needs a breather, Telvin Hooks is not much of a drop off averaging six yards per carry himself
Sophomore quarterback Michael German has done exactly what head coach Rod Reed and the coaching staff has asked of him. He is completing 62 percent of his passes for 975 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions. Two weeks ago against Austin Peay, he had a career day, completing 27-of-36 passes for 318 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions.
