James Madison vs Sam Houston State | 2021 FCS Playoffs| Semifinal Highlights

he'll go out of the pistol here with johnson see if cm houston brings some heat and 32 sacks on the year johnson aren't hit and he overthrew scott gracie it'll be fourth down so a three it out on the first possession for jmu as ezra who is one of the more dangerous weapons for sam houston and looks like that hit the back of one of the sam houston players goes out of bounds inside the five yard line a blocker back towards the punter and forced a lo what was going to be a low punt into the personal protector here is coach keeler yeah going forward on fourth down looked like schmidt had two guys open in the back of the end zone there so on fourth and goal schmidt in trouble rolling out gets hit and the pass is incomplete nj hampton with a huge hit and so despite that block punt sam houston comes up with nothing ellie hunting from the back of his end zone this is a short kick not as short as the last one though fair caught at the 39 so sam houston again will have good field position so third down and two they stack the box schmidt will throw it again in trouble looks to run and picks up the first down and more able to slip past the tackler inside the 20. and down near the 15-yard line out of empty four-man rush and it looks like a design quarterback running schmidt is bottled up at the 12. oh if that was a mistake by eric schmidt or that was the call here's the short field goal try which is good from true freshman seth morgan down and four from the 26 yard line for james madison down three nothing just outside two minutes to go in the opening quarter here's cole johnson facing pressure getting out of there johnson keeping it and dropped at the 24-yard line for a sack it'll be fourth down good job by jalen thomas a cornerback keeping his eyes on the quarterback paul johnson and making the play well you have to avoid momentum plays sometimes and what i mean by that is momentum plays for the defense here throw the ball away live and punt the football away he knew played in the fcs playoffs at that school back in 2018. and here's a pass that's picked off it was a screen and a diving play made by ozanoma to get the interception on schmidt he got things where he just kind of gets his hands on on a screen intended for noah smith and that's going to set up the best field position of the day for james madison schmidt you'll have a junior quarterback who was the player of the year in his conference here's johnson off the play action taking off and he gets drilled at the 46-yard line huge hit by quentin brown the teams are kicking themselves partner play fake here johnson first down fires over the middle receiver wide open inside the 30-yard line sims inside the 15 and pushed out of bounds josh sims who's pickers in the fcs and ethan ratkee well they're going to fake it here they they split red tea out and now maybe they jumped and if they did that would be a first down for james madison did sam houston come into the neutral zone outside defense number 95 apparently he's half addition to the goal results in the first day to get in nice hard count and he is set to fire off and made a hole just a field goal here he's going to take a shot throwing a fade to the corner he was going for antoine wells but that was well covered by jalen thomas missed perfect and extra points perfect on field goals and he remains perfect with a 26 yarder you're gonna have to throw your way into a running game second down in 14. they are going to run it hamilton's got room though the first down and more he hurdles a defender and finally caught from behind at the 40-yard line by a defensive lineman johnson here comes a trick play a flea flicker johnson throwing it deep got a man it's caught inside the 10. down to the five yard line is the tight end clayton cheatham behind him on fourth down and goal [Applause] and johnson will keep it he gets a push from behind and he's into the end zone touchdown jmu on fourth down sarkeesian coming back are now the head coach there so he's got a lot of parts to work with johnson on first down has a completion to antoine wells the outstanding true freshman in this game but the ball starting to be spread around by jmu plenty of time here to run the ball they do look at ashay oba say dragging defenders with him to hang around and gain some confidence starting the show and another good run for jay obasay close to a first down earlier that run game starting to spark johnson deep ball well overthrown going for wells but a flag as it as jalen thomas was impeding the progress there of the receivers so it's going to be interference mixing things up now with the run game and through the air johnson as a completion inside the 30-yard line to noah turner down to the 20 stays in bounds at the 10 breaking tackles to the five and finally they get her the ground inside the two what a run after the catch by noah turner maybe the defense for sam houston starting to wear down a little bit play fake johnson quick throw wells touchdown james madison grabs full control of this game late in the first half a brilliant drive in just about two minutes time the length of the field still be making the call he was so wide open third down and ten james madison rushes three they still force schmidt to leave the pocket throws it downfield into traffic and is it picked off it is intercepted greg ross makes the play giving james madison the ball in sam houston territory with a minute eight seconds to go totally frustrated and seeing things that maybe just aren't there but it's a nice break on the football on the back end and plenty of time for james madison ross got the interception and was in bounds first down johnson going deep here and it's well's making the grab inside the 15-yard line up and he's slipping and getting uh third down yards johnson here looking goes back to the right for a touchdown he hits clayton cheatham how about james madison here at the end of the second quarter pulling away from sam houston this drive alive and getting to jmu territory as the pocket breaks down schmidt rolling out throws back across the middle of the field and it's caught for a first down at the 40-yard line by crest a wobbly throw that was behind crest able to make the catch and meanwhile some extracurricular activity over on the sam houston bench and there's a penalty flag down a huge penalty big opportunity here for the bearcats to screen today's free inside the 15 down to about the seven yard line for two in the red zone including a failed fourth down conversion on the first possession they run it here jefferson is in touchdown ramon jefferson closer in this game they've been pretty good defensively on third down today james madison will run it first down it's hamilton they finally get the right personnel johnson hands it off and it's another first down pickup for hamilton boy he's fearless [Applause] instead they rush four johnson does get it away quickly and they're gonna get about four or five yards noah turner takes it to the 30. again redkey with the wind that is back from 48 yards away and it hooks but it's good [Applause] schmidt's going to throw it and zips are complete who's loose in the secondary at the 40. the race is out of the 25. cuts it back and turns the defender around and takes it into the end zone more than touchdown [Applause] as we're all confidence zion a first-team all-conference player with tristan being second team all-conference the punt with the wind at the back as a line drive here's ezra who just hit the big play offensively and here he goes on the punt return past the 40-yard line he's at the 30. he's gonna score again touchdown sam houston 21 points and they've got a ton of time left in this one right at the the the first possession they decided to go for them for the goal that's a lie it's loose at the 30-yard line sam houston recovers at the 32 he got caught up in the wind and ryan humphries jumps on it james madison they territory up a punk return for a touchdown last week a kickoff return for a touchdown last week for sam houston to get him back in the game complete 180 from last week [Music] [Applause] they're just going to keep it on the ground here schmidt inside the 10 schmidt touchdown okay that's a good update though to hear this uh he's moving and conscious here's cole johnson pass picked off along the sideline zion mccullum with the interception the momentum continues to favor sam houston she's got great feet and the coaches as i mentioned earlier they think he's got an nfl future second down and 13. schmidt will keep it has running room first down as he slides near the 16-yard line as he's got him at the 18-yard line now after that run of 12 jefferson straight ahead slips a tackle lowers the shoulder and down to the eight close to another first down oh gain of eight on the play second down and goal schmidt will keep it got a ton of room walks in touchdown sam houston [Applause] [Music] again with room first down sheds a defender and finally spun to the ground this guy he's made of something a little bit different another carry 72nd in the last three games to this running game johnson's going to throw it here pump fake throws a deep ball got a receiver pulled in touchdown scott bracey backfield trying to make it a three-point game johnson trying for the shovel pass it's not there so he takes off and he's in for two points took a shot game not yet with seven minutes punt it away and rely on your defense but let's shot at it here and johnson has a completion why not go to antoine wells your best receiver well on the 40 sorry line of jmu to play fake johnson's pass is pulled in it's wells again and he's inside the 40 of sam houston for a first down we understand them going forward play action how about gage maloney the backup quarterbacks on the field the pass is incomplete you have to wonder now there's a flag but is cole johnson injured give james madison first round [Applause] we just as soon as we came back from commercials saw maloney the backup quarterback under center they sam houston brings pressure again they go empty that's van horse leaving the backfield maloney is sacked and now out of field goal range at the 45-yard line a huge play by joseph wallace he's gonna have to throw the ball 51-yard field goal try radke hasn't missed until now this isn't close out of his range kicking into the wind and actually that was conor madden their kind off guy on and win it third and seven it's going to be a jet sweep and a day tackled inbound so the clock will take us down to about 135 before fourth down for sam houston with a three-point lead one step and hit it but hit it as far as you can right now amu trying to time it perfectly mcrobert gets it away and the wind at the back of the punter so thornton has to run back and fair catch it around the 10. there is a penalty flag down with 26 seconds to go personal foul receiving team number 42 leaping the shield 15-yard penalty automatic first down no that's gonna be it sam houston will get a first down take a knee and win the game because of will johnson trying to jump the shield there championship game the last time they were there 2012 against north dakota state they lost that game but they have an opportunity to win their first title they'll face south dakota state next sunday in frisco after a remarkable five minutes where they turned a 17-point deficit into an 11-point win lead and eventually a win for the bearcats

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Length: 14min 6sec (846 seconds)

Published: Sat May 08 2021