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Edelman ties Cribbs by rushing 1,000 yards in season
By Stephanie Storm
Beacon Journal sports writer
Published on Thursday, Nov 13, 2008
KENT: Julian Edelman did just about everything except for intercept a pass Wednesday night against visiting Temple. Of course, if they would have let him line up on defense, he might have done that, too.
But the energizer bunny that is the Kent State quarterback settled for rushing 22 times for 144 yards and three scores. He also racked up 232 yards in the air on 18-for-26 passing and adding another touchdown to lead the Golden Flashes to a 41-38 victory in front of a sparse crowd at Dix Stadium.
The win marked Kent State's first at home over a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent since 2006, and Edelman joined former Flashes quarterback and current Browns return-man extraordinaire Josh Cribbs as the second player in KSU history to rush and pass for 1,000 yards in a season.
''It just confirms what a great player Julian Edelman is to be in the same company with a player of Joshua Cribbs' stature,'' Kent State coach Doug Martin said. ''It's an amazing accomplishment.''
A big part of Edelman and running back Eugene Jarvis' success Wednesday came by successfully running the option.
''That was the joker in the deck of cards as Coach always says,'' Edelman said. ''They're a huge cover-two team. And with third-and-short, we knew they were going to go to man blitz and we had great angles.''
Edelman, who entered the night's action needing just 49 rushing yards to join Cribbs, appeared to have an added spring in his step from the get-go.
He led the Flashes to three first-half scores, including two 1-yard rushing touchdowns on two quarterback keepers to give KSU an early 21-3 lead. In the second half, he punched in another rushing score, this one a 2-yard jaunt that tied the bow on his first career game with three running scores.
Hungry for some action in between, Edelman returned a few punts a la Cribbs.
Yet for all he did to give KSU a quick start, it was an Edelman tipped pass that was intercepted late in the second quarter that let the visiting Owls in the game.
Temple freshman running back Kee-ayre Griffin had put the Owls on the board after he sprinted 21 yards untouched off the left tackle with 9:20 left in the second quarter.
With the interception putting the ball back in Temple quarterback Adam DiMichele's hands, he threw a 32-yard pass to senior receiver Bruce Francis, who became Temple's all-time leader in receiving touchdowns with his 19th.
Sparked by the momentum from the closing minute of the first half, Owls return man Travis Shelton promptly opened the third quarter with a 92-yard return down the Temple sideline for a touchdown that gave the Owls their first lead.
Edelman's third running touchdown put the Flashes up again temporarily, but DiMichele found receiver Jason Harper on a 35-yard touchdown pass to put Temple back on top. Harper, who entered the game with 157 receiving yards, finished the night with 209 yards and two touchdowns on 10 catches.
But Edelman answered with a 7-yard touchdown pass of his own to Sam Kirkland, and kicker Nate Reed nailed a 21-yard field goal with 12:35 to go in the fourth quarter for a 38-31 lead.
DiMichele whipped a 51-yard touchdown pass to Harper, tying the game 38-all with just over 10 minutes to play. But Reed, embattled much of the season, was on the mark again on a 26-yarder with 6:12 to go for the game's winning margin.
With 2:05 left, Kent State's defense kept Temple receiver Marquise Liverpool just short on fourth down. And with one final shot with 19 seconds left to get within field-goal range, the Owls' hook-and-ladder trick play failed, allowing Kent State to seal the game on a interception.
''Our defense struggled at times, but at the end of the game they made stops and secured the win for us,'' Martin said.
Stephanie Storm can be reached at sstorm@thebeaconjournal.com.
KENT: Julian Edelman did just about everything except for intercept a pass Wednesday night against visiting Temple. Of course, if they would have let him line up on defense, he might have done that, too.
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Ravenna, OH
Posted 12:28 PM, 11/13/2008
They put on an awesome fireworks display.
