2008 Woodie Awards
Get the 'heck' outta here
Husky running game steals show behind brilliant performances from Josh Heck and Jamar Brittingham
Joe Arleth
Issue date: 11/8/07 Section: sports
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Bloomsburg parents put in a lot of mileage Saturday to attend the University's "Parents Weekend", but those distances were nothing compared to the ground covered by the Husky running back corps.
When all was said and done, seven Husky players combined to fall just short of the 400 yard rushing mark. The group's production was outshined only by its efficiency, managing to score eight touchdowns along with the 386 yards. This performance gave the parents quite the show and the student body quite the discount at the University Store Tuesday.
Leading the way was the usual suspect Jamar Brittingham, who continued his pursuit of the record books with a 167-yard and three-touchdown day. But Jamar's day will have to wait another week as he stands 79 yards short of the PSAC rushing record, heading into this weekends season finale against IUP.
So while Brittingham waits, Saturday belonged to his backfield mate. Josh Heck stole the show with a 101 yard two touchdown explosion. Heck only had eight touches during the game, but made the most of each opportunity averaging over 12 yards a carry. His best run of the day occurred early in the second quarter as Heck scampered 45 yards to the end zone to put the Huskies up 27 on the helpless Cheyney squad.
Rounding up the Bloomsburg's offensive totals were Stefan Adams, Alex Landis, and James Sweeting who all scored a touchdown.
As impressive as the Huskies' running game was, the BU defense deserves all the credit in the world for shutting down the Cheyney offense and providing Coach Hale's offense with superb field position all day long.
The Huskies started their first two drives of the game inside Cheyney 40-yard line as Bloomsburg forced two of their four turnovers.
The first turnover came on a Rob Biernat interception which he returned to the Cheyney 27-yard line. Six plays later the Huskies were on the board and never looked back.
After tossing the pick on a third and ten situation the previous drive, Cheyney again faced a similar dilemma. Once again, backed up in their own territory, they faced a third and 12. Once again, the Huskies took advantage of the situation, forcing a fumble that Stevie Draper was able to recover.
When all was said and done, seven Husky players combined to fall just short of the 400 yard rushing mark. The group's production was outshined only by its efficiency, managing to score eight touchdowns along with the 386 yards. This performance gave the parents quite the show and the student body quite the discount at the University Store Tuesday.
Leading the way was the usual suspect Jamar Brittingham, who continued his pursuit of the record books with a 167-yard and three-touchdown day. But Jamar's day will have to wait another week as he stands 79 yards short of the PSAC rushing record, heading into this weekends season finale against IUP.
So while Brittingham waits, Saturday belonged to his backfield mate. Josh Heck stole the show with a 101 yard two touchdown explosion. Heck only had eight touches during the game, but made the most of each opportunity averaging over 12 yards a carry. His best run of the day occurred early in the second quarter as Heck scampered 45 yards to the end zone to put the Huskies up 27 on the helpless Cheyney squad.
Rounding up the Bloomsburg's offensive totals were Stefan Adams, Alex Landis, and James Sweeting who all scored a touchdown.
As impressive as the Huskies' running game was, the BU defense deserves all the credit in the world for shutting down the Cheyney offense and providing Coach Hale's offense with superb field position all day long.
The Huskies started their first two drives of the game inside Cheyney 40-yard line as Bloomsburg forced two of their four turnovers.
The first turnover came on a Rob Biernat interception which he returned to the Cheyney 27-yard line. Six plays later the Huskies were on the board and never looked back.
After tossing the pick on a third and ten situation the previous drive, Cheyney again faced a similar dilemma. Once again, backed up in their own territory, they faced a third and 12. Once again, the Huskies took advantage of the situation, forcing a fumble that Stevie Draper was able to recover.