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Did they burn that kids redshirt?
OT: CCSU in FCS Playoffs
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No, they didn't. They were struggling all game with the backup QB Tanner Kingsley (Beacon Falls, Conn.), but IMO no excuse for the coaches to not have a 3rd QB ready to go. What if that injury happened in the first quarter?
Using Drew Jean-Guillaume (Charlton, MA), who had some HS QB experience, behind center was a huge mistake. He wasn't prepared for that and it was a very poor decision by the coaches.
They finally went to Tyshaun James (Middletown, Conn.) at QB in the last series but it was too late by then and he didn't attempt a pass. James is playing WR at Central this year as a Frosh, but was a QB last season in high school.
They didn't burn the redshirt on Frosh QB Edison Galan (Manchester, Conn.). Coach Rossomando is quoted as saying he didn't want to burn the redshirt and Galan "wasn't ready" IMO - poor preparation and planning on the coaches. They basically threw in the towel that 4th quarter because they didn't know what to do. They didn't have a backup plan for the backup.
The team certainly made it fair share of mistakes and penalties, so it is not like they had the game in the bag, but I think the coaches failed with poor decisions late in the game down by just 7 points. Why did they have a 47-yard FG attempt that was well out of the kicker's range? And why use your #2 RB as replacement for the starting QB in the wildcat?