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i t really is incredible, this offensive machine Brian Kelly has built seemingly overnight at the University of Cincinnati.

Kelly, in this third full season at the helm, is 29-6 overall and 9-1 in his last 10 Big East games. A year ago, five different quarterbacks took snaps for the Bearcats and they still finished No. 8 in the nation in scoring, averaging 25.9 points per game, and won their first Big East championship. This season, senior starter Tony Pike, the conference’s leading passer, reinjured his left forearm two games ago and was replaced by sophomore Zach Collaros, and UC hasn’t missed a beat.

The Bearcats, with Pike or Collaros or goodness knows who else behind center, will roll into the Carrier Dome at noon Saturday ranked No. 7 in the nation in total offense, averaging 458.6 yards per game. They are No. 2 in scoring, averaging 40.7 points per game. They are No. 1 in ball security, with only four turnovers. Overall, they are ranked No. 5 in the nation and will be the highest-ranked team to visit the Dome since No. 1 Miami came to town in 2002

(and won 49-7).“They do a great job,” SU coach

Doug Marrone said. …

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SYRACUSE QUARTERBACK Greg Paulus congratulates running back Delone Carter after he scored his third touchdwon against Akron Oct. 24.

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2009TEAM STATISTICS

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Running backsUC’s Jacob Ramsey (big) and Isaiah Pead (fast) are productive (6.5 ypc). SU’s Delone Carter and Antwon Bailey are just as good.

Receivers SU’s Mike Williams and UC’s Mardy Gilyard are two of the nation’s best, but overall the Bearcats are deeper and more talented.

Offensive line SU’s much-maligned group made a step forward last week, but UC’s group paves the way for 458.6 yards of offense per game.

Defensive line UC’s 3-4 alignment is great at stopping the run (118 ypg allowed) and pressure (29 sacks). SU’s front four is equally effective.

Linebackers SU’s Derrell Smith has blossomed into one of the nation’s best linebackers. UC, led by Andre Revels (61 tackles), is solid.

Quarterbacks UC’s Tony Pike and Zach Collaros have Brian Kelly’s up-tempo spread down pat. SU’s Greg Paulus was tentative last week.

Secondary UC replaced three starters from 2008 and still has allowed only 5 TD passes all season. SU has allowed three times as many.

Special teams Mardy Gilyard is one of the nation’s most dangerous return men on punts and kicks. SU’s coverage has been poor lately.

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UC SU Avg. points/game 40.7 23.7Turnovers 4 18Fumbles lost 0 8Interceptions thrown 4 10

First downs 148 124Rushing 54 43Passing 89 69Penalty 5 12

3rd-down conv. % 43.2 25.04th-down conv. % 50.0 50.0Avg. YPg 458.6 316.9Offensive plays 448 435Average gain 7.2 5.1

Rushing YPg 151.9 110.9Rushes 205 226Average gain 5.2 3.4

Passing YPg 306.7 206.0Comp/attempts 160/243 131/209Avg. gain/attempt 8.8 6.9

Sacks 29 19Penalties 34 42Punts/avg. yards 28/39.7 38/41.8 Punts blocked 0 0 Punt returns/avg. 10/14.9 12/6.6Kickoff returns/avg. 20/27.1 34/23.6

Passing Comp. Att. YPG int. Paulus 120 186 184.6 10Nassib 11 22 30.0 0Rushing no. Yds. Lg. Carter 130 530 53Bailey 30 150 18Receiving no. Yds. Lg. Williams 45 712 66Bailey 14 71 16Davis 13 133 24Lemon 13 83 19Sales 12 142 24Field goals Made Att. Lg. Lichtenstein 9 11 43Punting no. Avg. Lg. Long 36 42.6 59Kickoff returns no. Avg. Lg. M. Jones 29 24.3 79Punt returns no. Avg. Lg. Davis 9 7.8 17Tackles Solo Ast. Total Smith 46 17 63Suter 38 19 57Holmes 28 14 42Hogue 23 17 40N. Scott 17 5 22S. Thomas 17 4 21

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51 Andrew LewisSr. 6-3, 273

41 Ryan gillumJr. 5-11, 216

25 Derrell Smith Jr. 6-1, 236

90 Jared Kimmel Sr. 6-6, 252

54 Mikhail MarinovichSo. 6-4, 234

35 Mike Holmes Jr. 5-11, 184

97 Arthur JonesSr. 6-4, 293

32 Doug Hogue Jr. 6-2, 223

26 Kevyn ScottSo. 5-11, 195

24 Max Suter Sr. 6-0, 201

6 Da’Mon Merkerson Jr. 6-1, 183

80 Armon BinnsJr. 6-4, 200

20 Jacob RamseySr. 6-0, 216

1 Mardy gilyardSr. 6-1, 187

19 Ben guidugli Jr. 6-0, 237

12 Zach CollarosSo. 6-0, 209

66 Samuel griffinJr. 6-4, 275

59 Alex HoffmanSo. 6-5, 293

71 Jeff LinkenbachSr. 6-6, 311

56 Chris Jurek Sr. 6-2, 286

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17 Aaron Webster Sr. 6-2, 211

9 Dominique Battle So. 6-4, 184

4 Alex Daniels Sr. 6-4, 259

50 Andre RevelsSo. 6-5, 302

37 JK SchafferSo. 6-1, 223

98 Curtis Young Sr. 6-1, 269

90 Ricardo Mathews Sr. 6-3, 294

25 Brad Jones Sr. 6-1, 202

1 Mike Williams Jr. 6-2, 211

78 Josh WhiteJr. 6-5, 272

2 greg Paulus Sr. 6-1, 195

3 Delone CarterJr. 5-10, 215

71 Adam RosnerSr. 6-6, 305

70 Ryan Bartholomew Jr. 6-3, 288

73 Jonathan MeldrumJr. 6-5, 314

85 Mike OwenSr. 6-4, 255

5 Marcus SalesSo. 6-0, 177

15 Alec LemonFr. 6-1, 193

26 Drew Frey Fr. 6-4, 205

66 Andrew TillerJr. 6-6, 382

95 Derek WolfeSo. 6-5, 302

2009TEAMROSTERS

1 Mike Williams WR

2 Greg Paulus QB

3 Delone Carter RB

4 Cameron Dantley QB

5 Marcus Sales WR

6 Da’Mon Merkerson WR

7 Donte Davis WR

8 Cody Catalina TE

9 Andrew Robinson TE

10 Dorian Graham FS

11 Lavar Lobdell WR

12 Ryan Nassib QB

13 Phillip Thomas SS

14 Grant Mayes CB

15 Alec Lemon WR

16 James Jarrett QB

17 Charley Loeb QB

18 John Mark Henderson CB

19 Ryan Lichtenstein K

20 Randy McKinnon SS

22 Torian Phillips WR

24 Max Suter SS

25 Derrell Smith LB

26 Kevyn Scott CB

27 Averin Collier RB

28 Nico Scott CB

29 Antwon Bailey RB

30 Rishard Anderson FS

32 Doug Hogue LB

33 Dan Vaughan LB

34 Earl Carter Jr. LB

35 Michael Holmes FS

36 George Mayes CB

37 Mike Jones RB

38 Ryan Ahern FS

39 Lonnie Johnson DB

40 Jake Smith K

41 Ryan Gillum LB

43 Shamarko Thomas CB

46 Robert Nieves FB

47 Rob Long P

48 Carl Cutler TE

49 Adam Harris LB

51 Andrew Lewis DT

52 Ollie Haney NT

53 Chad Battles DE

54 Mikhail Marinovich DE

55 Anthony Perkins DT

56 Cory Boatman DT

57 Maximilian Leo LS

58 Mike Stenclik LB

60 Jim McKenzie C

62 Andrew Phillips OT

66 Andrew Tiller OT

68 Justin Pugh OG

70 Ryan Bartholomew OG

71 Adam Rosner OG

72 Nick Lepak C

73 Jonathan Meldrum OT

74 Nick Speller OT

75 Zack Chibane C

76 Ian Allport OT

77 Tucker Baumbach OT

78 Josh White OT

79 Dalton Phillips LS

80 Nick Provo TE

81 Cody Morgan WR

82 Van Chew WR

83 Ollie Taylor WR

84 Michael Acchione WR

85 Mike Owen TE

86 David Stevens LB

89 Thomas Trendowski TE

90 Jared Kimmel DE

91 Brandon Sharpe DE

92 Shane Kimmel LB

93 Jarel Lowery NT

94 Bud Tribbey DT

95 Torrey Ball DE

97 Arthur Jones NT

99 Chandler Jones DE

81 Cody Morgan WR

82 Van Chew WR

83 Ollie Taylor WR

84 Michael Acchione WR

85 Mike Owen TE

86 David Stevens TE

89 Thomas Trendowski TE

90 Jared Kimmel DE

91 Brandon Sharpe LB

92 Shane Kimmel LB

93 Jarel Lowery DT

94 Bud Tribbey DT

95 Torrey Ball DE

97 Arthur Jones DT

99 Chandler Jones DE

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No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos.1 Mardy Gilyard WR 2 Demetrius Jones LB 2 Darrin Williams RB 3 DJ Woods WR 4 Alex Daniels DL 4 Vidal Hazelton WR 5 Reuben Johnson DB 6 Jamar Howard WR 7 Craig Carey LB 8 Kazeem Alli TE 9 Dominique Battle DB 10 Romel Dismuke DB 11 Brendon Kay QB 11 Collin McCafferty LB 12 Zach Collaros QB 13 Pat Lambert DB 14 Chazz Anderson QB 14 Chris Williams DB 15 Tony Pike QB 16 Will Saddler DB 17 Aaron Webster DB 18 Travis Kelce TE 19 Ben Guidugli TE 20 Jacob Ramsey RB 21 Camerron Cheatham DB 22 John Goebel RB 23 Rueben Haley DB 23 Isaiah Pead RB 24 Wesley Richardson DB 25 Brad Jones DB 26 Drew Frey DB 31 Quentin Hines RB 31 Bruce Horner DB 32 George Winn RB 34 Patrick O’Donnell P 35 Marcus Waugh LB 36 Quincy Quetant DB 37 JK Schaffer LB 38 Brent Black DB 39 Alex Delisi LB 40 John Hughes DL 41 Michael Cooke P 41 Jared Rains DB 42 Dorian Davis LB 43 Robby Armstrong LB 44 Rick Harris DL 45 Rob Trigg DE 46 Scott Johnson RB 46 Mitch Meador DL 47 Colin Lozier FB 48 Maalik Bomar LB 49 Sean McClellan DL 50 Andre Revels LB 51 Alex Apyan LS 51 Brady Slusher LB 52 Ricardo Thompson LB

53 Randy Martinez OL 54 Walter Stewart DL 55 Austin Cook LB 56 Chris Jurek OL 57 Obadiah Cheatham LB 58 Brandon Mills DL 59 Steve Hancock DL 59 Alex Hoffman OL 60 Jason Kelce OL 61 Jonathan Simmons K 63 Dan Sprague OL 64 Mitch Kessel OL 65 TJ Franklin OL 66 Samuel Griffin OL 67 Doug Pike OL 68 Craig Parmenter OL 69 Frank Becker OL 70 CJ Cobb OL 71 Jeff Linkenbach OL 72 Evan Davis OL 76 Austen Bujnoch OL 77 Sean Hooey OL 79 Andre Cureton OL 80 Armon Binns WR 81 Tomaz Hilton WR 82 Lynell Payne WR 83 Danny Milligan WR 84 Orion Woodard WR 85 Marcus Barnett WR/DB 86 Blake Annen TE 86 Bryan Logsdon FB/TE 87 Charley Howard WR 87 Cody Nutter LS 88 Adrien Robinson TE 88 Tyler Rader FB/TE 88 Reggie Rembert WR 89 Tyler Urban FB/TE 90 Ricardo Mathews DL 90 Chris Neild DL 91 Ryan Paxson DL 91 Chris Palmer DL 91 Jorge Wright DL 92 Michael Hilty DL 92 Larry Ford DE 93 Mike Windt LS 93 Scooter Berry DL 94 Jordan Stepp DL 94 Josh Taylor DL 95 Derek Wolfe DL 96 Tom DeTemple LS 96 Citrine Warren DE 97 Jacob Rogers K 98 Curtis Young DE 97 Julian Miller DL 98 Curtis Feigt DL 99 Dan Giordano DL

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