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College football: ODAC notebook
H-SC's offense
reshaped by injury
Hampden-Sydney still has four starters out on offense: WR Chapin George (Douglas Freeman), WR Anthony Mancini (Benedictine), T Tyler White (Atlee) and RB Kirk Rohle (Hanover).
Rohle is the most significant blow to the Tigers' offense because he is "arguably our best player on offense" coach Marty Favret said. Rohle is out for the season. He broke his left leg Sept. 18 against Sewanee.
Favret hopes he can get the rest of his offense back for the Oct. 30 game against Guilford, which follows the Tigers' bye week.
"They're all getting a little better," Favret said.
In Rohle's absence, the Tigers have used a running back-by-committee approach. Sophomore Evan King has gotten most of the carries, rushing for 147 yards and five TDs the past two weeks. Chris Shembo and Regis Craft have also gotten carries for H-SC.
Yellow Jackets slow
ODAC's best back
Emory & Henry running back Caleb Jennings is averaging over 144 yards per game this season. He was named the 2009 ODAC offensive player of the year and still is regarded as the best offensive player in the league.
But in its 34-22 victory over E&H on Saturday, Randolph-Macon held Jennings to only 40 yards.
"The one thing that we went in to that game saying was, 'We are not going to let No. 7 beat us,' " Macon coach Pedro Arruza said.
The Yellow Jackets repeatedly set up their defense to stop the run, forcing Wasps QB Dustin Beck to look skyward. Beck threw for 198 yards and ran for three touchdowns.
"In our program, the offense plays not just second fiddle, but third fiddle to [defense and special teams]," Arruza said.
Macon's offense was a great defense, too. The Yellow Jackets held on to the ball for over 11:34 in the fourth quarter.
- Eric Kolenich
