Claw to the Top | A University of Vermont Catamounts Dynasty
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So Vermont has the ball at Syracuse's 49 with a minute-forty-seven left in the game leading twenty to seventeen; just a few
first downs should give them the win here in Syracuse in a game that they should have put away already if not for all the
turnovers and injuries.
Heres the snap, and Matthews hands it off to Johnson…for a gain of two. Syracuse calls a time out. Johnson's in for
Coleman who got hurt the last drive and has been sitting down since.
One-forty-three left…heres the snap…its a counter left..Johnson's wrapped him up in backfield…and the ball is loose!
Syracuse has it! Bennett got the ball and is down at UVM's 44! Its been haunting Vermont all day and here it is again! A
fumble gives Syracuse new life in UVM territory. Oh what a horrible break for Vermont!
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Syracuse ball now, with one-thirty-eight left at Vermont's 44. Syracuse is in the shotgun, three-wide…Brown drops back…
fires to Johnson across the middle, breaks a tackle, and is down at Vermont's 27! They're already in range to tie the game
with a field goal.
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One-twenty-seven left, Vermont's obviously trying to hold them to a field goal, but has gotta hope if they score a touchdown
they do it quickly.
Brown now under center, one back and three wide…gets the ball, drops back…and hits Reed on the post…slips a tackle…
and is down at Vermont's three! Catamount fans have got to be worried as the time ticks off the clock and the Orange look
poised to score.
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Brown in shotgun…gets the snap…hands it off to Ross, who doesn't make it far…flag on the play, looks like holding. That'll
set them back ten yards.
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A minute left in the game, at UVM's ten, its second and goal. Brown with the cadence…and Sisk jumped offsides! toppling
the lineman, that'll get five yards back for Syracuse.
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Still a minute left, after the defensive penalty at Vermont's five now…Brown under center, two out wide left, one right…heres
the snap…takes a step back, fires right…touchdown syracuse! He hit Reed on the slant to the right in the end-zone,
Syracuse takes the four point lead with less than a minute left! What a horrible day for the Catamounts!
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Chuck Jones had a decent return to Vermont's own 30, but they still have a ways to go with fifty-one seconds left in the
game.
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Matthews back in the shotgun on first & ten…gets the snap…drops back…surveys the field…scrambles right…throws!…
incomplete. He was looking for Jones running across the middle.
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Matthews still in shotgun on second & ten…receives the snap…here comes the pressure…leaves the pocket…running,
running…and he's forced to throw it away with no one open and the defense bearing down.
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Leaves Vermont with a third & ten, although they will surely go for it on fourth if they have to. Matthews still in shotgun with
three wide…gets the snap from Carter…drops back…waits…runs left…steps back….fires! Caught way downfield by Jason
Williams! He's down at Syracuse's 36! What a connection! Vermont calls a timeout, their second. And Vermont has a
chance in this game still!
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Vermont has a first down with 28 seconds left in the game at their 36…Matthews gets the snap…and he's taking off! Got
room to run! He's at the forty! Thirty! Twenty! And he's taken down in bounds near the sideline at the 16 yard line! Vermont
does not call time out and here comes the hurry up!
Vermont in the shotgun…heres the snap…Matthews drops…throws! Its caught! Touchd-- No! Its not! He dropped it! No
catch! Xavier White had the ball in the end-zone but just plain dropped the ball! Oh no! He, his team and all Vermont fans
can't believe it!
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Eight seconds left in this game, Vermont still at the Orange 16, second down and the distance doesn't matter, they need a
touchdown. Matthews in the gun…has the snap…looks, looks…throws…and its incomplete. Nugent was close to making
the catch, but never really had the ball as he was hit as he tried.
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Vermont is running out of downs and time here, with four seconds left this is probably the last and deciding play of the game.
Matthews in the gun, with four wide and one back. And here's the snap…he drops back…throws…incomplete. But there's
still a second left in the game! Vermont has one more chance! The pass intended for Jones was deflected and sailed out of
bounds.
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So this for sure will be the last play of the game, with one second left, on fourth down. Vermont has three out wide to the
right, with Jones by himself to the left...
And here's the snap..Matthews drop back..he's got a man…Newsome makes the
catch…at the goal-line…TOUCHDOWN! TOUCHDOWN VERMONT! WHAT A PLAY! He caught it on the post, picked up a tackler and forced his way into the end-zone! Vermont wins! What a game!
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SS Franklin Winston says "no!" in the first quarter.
Brian Coleman thread his way through a bunch of people to score in the second.
"The Beast" Chris Hart picks off Syracuse at the end of the first half, ruining their fun.
TE Jason Williams makes the grab in the end-zone to tie the game at 17 in the third, and the hurdles for a while before disappearing in the stands.
Williams catches the 50-yard pass (34 yard gain) on Vermont's one-minute drill in the fourth.
Jon Matthews scrambles for a gain of 20.
Tyrone Newsome scores on fourth down with no time left to win the game.
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HB Joe Johnson fights his way into the end-zone for the TD in the first.
Joe Jones jumps in front of Harvey's pass for the pick six.
Jared Cook returns the kickoff 88 yards for the score in the second.
Nick Nolan picks off the pass over the middle in the second.
Franklin Winston goes up to make the interception leading to more points for Vermont at the end of the half.
Russel Wright kicks the ball real far (53 yards).
James Lee, in coverage, also makes an interception in the foruth.
Smooth Jason, smooth.
Dwight Henley says, "I can get interceptions too."
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Nick Nolan catches the errant Rutgers' pass over his shoulder for the pick in the first.
Brian Coleman runs it in from two yards out for the score in the first.
Nick Nolan jumps up for his second pick of the day, still in the first.
James Lee catches the weak pass after Eaton avoids the safety and runs it in four yards for the TD.
Tyrone Newsome brings in the pass and dodges a tackle on his way to the end-zone for a fluke touchdown late in the second quarter.
Scott Sisk hits Brown hard, knocking the ball loose, which UVM's James Jones would recover in the fourth.
Jon Matthews hits an open Chuck Jones for the 47-yard touchdown in the fourth.
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