Second Round Results

The playoffs are getting interesting. Most things went according to plan, with one section being totally out of whack.

Appy State put down Western Illinois without trouble. Appy plays last year's champ Villanova, who destroyed Stephen F. Austin. Villanova looks as good as they have all year, and they know how to win in the playoffs. It is going to be a great game.

Eastern Washington won by a surprisingly large margin over SE Missouri State. E Washington will now take on North Dakota State, who upset Montana State. in fact, they really put the boots to Montana State. The first real big upset. This prevents a Big Sky show down, and sets up a winnable game for Eastern Washington. They get a second home game out of this deal.

Delaware won 42-20 over Leigh. So my pick to win it all is still in the game. Delaware will face the next surprise winner, New Hampshire. New Hampshire beat Bethune-Cookman by a 45-20 total. This is a CAA match up. The two did not play this year. Delaware ought to win this one as well.

The section that was the surprise is this one. It started with Wofford beating Jacksonville State. This was really the only good game as Wofford hung on to win 17-14. The big play (usually a big run) hurt Jacksonville State, and Wofford pulled the upset. They will face Georgia Southern, who had the biggest upset of the weekend by beating William and Mary. In fact, the 31-15 beat down of William and Mary makes Wofford get a home game. Wofford beat Georgia Southern at Georgia Southern earlier this year, but the game was a barn burner. Wofford kept Georgia Southern close Georgia Southern got a safety and recovered another fumble in the end zone to get 9 points without any offense. Add in some kicking game miscues and that is why the game was so close. But since then Georgia Southern defeated Appy, so they are ready to go.

The games march on and some of them start tomorrow, so keep an eye out for scores.