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Russell, Goodman lead Campbellsville past Union 37-23 Victory comes before crowd of 1,000 in Barbourville, KY Next: Campbellsville University Football hosts Bluefield (VA) at 11amCT/12pmET, Saturday, September 26, 2015, at Finley Stadium, 204 Tiger Way, Campbellsville, KY. By Jordan Alves News from Campbellsville University Barbourville, KY -- Jacob Russell continued to write his name in the record books while Chantz Goodman and Wade Holtzclaw had career nights, pushing the Tigers past Union (KY), 37-23. "It was a great win for us," said CU coach Perry Thomas. "I've told the guys it wasn't a good win it was a great win. Going back to the St. Xavier (LA) loss last season in the playoffs, we have lost three games that we had a chance to win. Tonight we had that will to win and our aggression was great." Russell only needed one yard to break Nathan Cooper's mark previously set at 3,664 but he got it in a big way. The first pass of the night (second play from scrimmage), Russell hit Jarrod Harrington for a 66-yard touchdown strike. That touchdown pass also tied Joe Don Looney's career-mark of 33 TDs. The Tigers (1-2, 0-0 MSC West) piled up the offense in the first half, racking up 356 yards - 161 through the air and 195 on the ground. Russell finished the first half hitting 14 of his 20 attempts to break the all-time completion record previously set by Cooper (308). He ended the night throwing for 228 yards on 21-of-31 passing and the record now sits at 317. Russell's five touchdowns tonight also wrote his name on another line in the CU records. He now has 37 passing touchdowns for the most in history. The previous record stood for 16 years, as Joe Dan Looney had 33 from 1995-1998. "He's pretty good," said Thomas. "Jake really made a difference tonight in his decision making. Our offensive line gave him time to throw the ball down field and when he has time he will be able to find an open receiver." Goodman and Holtzclaw also stepped up their games with starting running back AJ Strong due to a knee injury. Both finished with career-highs. Goodman ran for 121 yards on 21 carries and averaged 5.5 yards per rush. Holtzclaw ran for 95 yards on 12 carries for an average of 7.9 yards per rush. "Both Wade (Holtzclaw) and Chantz (Goodman) came in and made huge impacts," said Thomas. "We made a few adjustments with our front line and those two running backs really played well. When we are able to run the ball so well, it opens up the throwing game and for Jake (Russell) to make those strikes down the field." The Tigers were hitting on all cylinders in the first half, taking a 34-9 lead at the break. Campbellsville outgained Union 356 to 106 in total yards and ran 26 more plays. CU held Union to 243 total yards with only 106 yards on the ground in 33 attempts (3.2 average). Stephon Tanga led the way defensively with nine tackles. Beau Biller, Bryson Bell and Sylan-Drake Mayes all recorded sacks in the Tigers' win. After the Harrington 66-yard strike, Russell hit freshman Keanu Young for his first-career TD catch - a nine yard hookup - to put CU ahead 13-0 just seven minutes into the game. Campbellsville poured on the offense with its longest drive of the season, going 92 yards on 17 plays for another TD reception - this time to Tyus Alcorn. "That was supposed to be a fade to the back corner to Tyus (Alcorn) but the defensive back was playing that. Jake (Russell) instead threw a rope to the back shoulder to where only our guy can catch the ball. Not many guys at our level can do that." Union (0-2, 0-0 East) was able to find its offense early in the second quarter, as Chandler Whittlesey hit Kyle Keplinger on an 18-yard pass. Campbellsville gave the Bulldogs two more points on its next drive as Cody Ford's snap sailed over the head of punter Eric Krivitsky. With a heads-up play, Krivitsky kicked the ball out of the end zone and Union looked to capture a little momentum. But Goodman put an end to that real quick. With 5:42 left in the first half, Goodman caught a slip screen from Russell and ran through three defenders on his way for his first career Tiger touchdown. After Will Ward's point-after kick, the Tigers led 27-9. Campbellsville scored on its next possession with 1:09 left in the first half, as Russell hit Alcorn for their second hookup of the game and fourth of the season. Coming out of halftime, the Tigers struggled with their offensive production. Campbellsville finished the second frame with 148 yards compared to Union's 137 but the biggest stat came way of the penalties. CU had seven penalties for 82 yards in the second half and finished with 13 flags for 138 yards. That allowed Union to continue drives and to get a little mojo on its sideline. The Bulldogs did not give in and used that momentum in their favor, outscoring Campbellsville 14-3 in the second half. The only CU points came from the right foot of Ward, hitting a 22-yard field goal to put CU ahead, 37-16. Whittlesey gave the Bulldogs more life in the final quarter, running for a 3-yard touchdown with 9:20 left and cutting the lead to just 14 points. The Bulldogs were driving once again with the clock winding down but CU's Marquis Cain put an end to any hope Union had in making a comeback. Cain picked off Whittlesey on third down deep in the red zone for his first interception of the season. "Marquis (Cain) is a special corner," said Thomas. "Going in to tonight's game we didn't think Union's receivers were all that aggressive but they proved us wrong tonight. Their receivers made some huge catches and played physical. That's the reason why we had a few pass interference calls. But we stuck with our game plan and played aggressive. The one thing that helps with our secondary is that we get to face Jake Russell in practice. When we are going up against one of the best quarterbacks in the country during practice, our secondary will get better each and every week." Holtzclaw and Goodman put the Tigers on their backs on the final drive to run the remaining three minutes left off the clock and give CU the opportunity to line up in victory formation for the first time this season. "It's a step forward, it's a victory but now we have to go get the next one," said Thomas. This story was posted on 2015-09-20 04:36:58
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