Dragons prepare for 19th-ranked Indianapolis

Christian Carter and the Dragons will tangle with Indianapolis in week three.
Christian Carter and the Dragons will tangle with Indianapolis in week three.
Posted: Sep 14, 2022

 

Tiffin University (2-0, 2-0 GMAC) will take on 19th-ranked Indianapolis (1-0) at 7 pm Sept. 17 at Frost Kalnow Stadium.

The Dragons will look to get some national attention with a win over a Top 20 opponent and hopefully vault themselves into Top 20 consideration. 

Tiffin is 1-2 against the Greyhounds in its career, having been outscored 92-49. However, TU got its first win ever last season after not having played Indianapolis since 2009 when they fell 21-17 on the road. In 2008 TU lost at home 54-12 in their first season in the GLIAC. 

Last Time Out

15th-ranked Tiffin University used clutch fourth-quarter defense and a great performance off the bench to pull out a gutsy 20-17 win over 12th-ranked Indianapolis on Sept. 18, 2021. The Dragons, trailing 17-7 late in the third quarter and without starting quarterback Nick Watson due to injury, needed big plays in big moments to rally for the win. 

UIndy Offense

- In week one quarterback Connor Kinnett completed 15-of-25 passes for 182 yards, and four touchdown passes. 
- Harlon Hill candidate Toriano Clinton leads all rushers for the Greyhounds as he had 12 attempts for 151 yards, and one touchdown. Kellen Porter is second in rushing as he rushed 10 times for 52 yards.
- Jeremiah Lee was Kinnett's favorite target as he caught four passes for 36 yards and one touchdown, Frank Bentley led the group as he had two catches for 57 yards and one touchdown, and Kamau Ransom leads the team with two touchdown receptions for 15 yards.

 

UIndy Defense

- Kiave' Guerrier leads UIndy on defense as he tallied five tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and one quarterback hurry. Teammate Jalen Wilson also had five tackles, with 1.0 tackle for loss, 0.5 sacks, and one quarterback hurry. 
- The Greyhound secondary is led by Kivonte Houston who had one pass break up and was third on the team in tackles with four, Brandon Thomas had three tackles, and 0.5 tackles for loss, Michael Brown and Khoreice Crawford round out the secondary as they both registered two tackles, and each had one interception. 
- UIndy brings back numerous All-GLVC selections on the defensive side of the ball including two-time First Team All-GLVC defensive lineman Jacob Jones who registered 23.5 tackles for loss a season ago.

 

Tiffin Offense

- The Dragons' offense has averaged 35 points per game through two games.
- TU is second in the conference in points per game, first in the conference in total yards at 864 for an average of 432 yards per game, are second in the conference in rushing yards with 437, sixth in the conference in passing yards with 427 yards, and tied for second in the conference with ten total touchdowns. 
- Christian Carter is 38-for-59 completing 64.4 percent of his passes for 427 yards, and has thrown for five passing touchdowns. Carter is second on the team in rushing as he has 20 rushes for 104 yards and four rushing touchdowns. 
- Darius Pinnix leads all rushers as he has rushed 33 times for 176 yards and a touchdown. Justin Felder had a great week two as he rushed 10 times for 61 yards, totaling 94 rushing yards this season.
- Anthony Lowe has been unstoppable through two games as he has registered 14 catches for 152 yards and one touchdown. Jalen Thomas has also put up big numbers with nine receptions for 120 yards and two touchdowns, and Josh Lewis rounds out the group with six catches for 82 yards and two touchdowns.

 

Tiffin Defense

- Tiffin's defense stays dominant as they are tied for first in the conference in points allowed at 6.5 per game, third in the conference in total yards allowed at 259.0 yards per game, first in the GMAC in rushing defense only allowing 24.5 rushing yards per game, and fourth in the conference in pass defense allowing 234.5 passing yards per game. 
- Sir Zion Dance leads the defense as he has 15 tackles this season, has one sack, and one block, followed by teammate Barry Brown who has 11 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one sack, and one pass breakup. 
- Jermaine Wimpye is tied for first on the team in interceptions with Chucky Lewis, each with two. Lewis has nine tackles this season, while Wimpye has seven tackles. 
- Montez Kelley leads the team in sacks with three this season along with 4 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery, and Latrell Robinson has nine tackles this year and 0.5 sacks.