Brown Football Returns To Ivy League Play at Princeton

Saturday, October 13

Princeton, N.J.

1:00 pm

Brown University

Princeton

Photo by: David Silverman Photography

Brown Football Returns To Ivy League Play at Princeton

10/11/2018 11:38:00 AM | Football

FB Game Notes Princeton 10 13 18

Providence, R.I. - Brown returns to Ivy League play looking to even its league record against Princeton, one of the nation's most powerful scoring teams. The Bears and Tigers will meet at Princeton Stadium on Saturday, October 13, starting at 1:00 pm. The game can be viewed on ESPN+, or can be heard on WPRV-AM 790 with Scott Cordischi calling the play and John Anderson providing the analysis.

The Records: Brown (1-3, 0-1 Ivy) ran into a buzz-saw in nationally 17^th-ranked Rhode Island Saturday afternoon, falling to the surging Rams, 48-0, in the 103^rdGovernor's Cup football game at Meade Stadium.  21^stranked Princeton (4-0, 1-0 Ivy), the nation's leader in scoring (53.0 ppg), cruised to a 66-7 win over Lehigh last Saturday. The Tigers also rank second nationally in scoring defense (8.3 ppg). The Bears will be playing a ranked team for the second straight week.

Brown vs. Princeton – 85^thMeeting:Brown and Princeton have met 84 times, dating back to 1898, with the Tigers holding a 57-27-0 series advantage. Last year, Princeton built a 36-0 lead at the half on its way to a 53-0 win over the Bears in Providence.   Brown's last win over the Tigers came in 2015 when the Bears earned a 38-31 victory over the Tigers at Brown Stadium.

Bear Facts:  Sophomore safety Chima Amushie (Richmond, TX) ranks fifth in the nation with 6.8 solo tackles per game. He made nine tackles vs. URI…. Freshman kicker Dylan Brady (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) has booted 4-of-5 field goals on the season… Senior cornerback Sebastian Dovi (Newark, DE) and senior safety Jorquel Condomina (Naples, FL) have each intercepted two passes for the Bears. Both rank 14^thnationally with 0.5 interceptions per game… Brown senior tri-captain Christian Montano (Orange, CT) is among 179 football student-athletes, including seven other Ivy League standouts, to be named semifinalists for the 2018 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments®. The award recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation. ..Senior linebacker Daniel Aidman (Austin, TX) leads the Bears with 36 total tackles. He had 12 tackles vs. URI.

McGovern Runs The Offense:Sophomore Michael McGovern (St. Louis, MO), who had a terrific spring and fall pre-season, took over as Brown's starting quarterback in the Bears' opener vs. Cal Poly and has shown continued improvement in every game.  McGovern ranks 20th nationally in completions with 20.25 per game. He passed for 268 yards and a touchdown, completing 23-of-42 passes, and rushed for 53 yards and a TD vs. Georgetown. He completed 22-of-43 passes for 293 yards vs. Harvard including his first two career touchdown passes of four and 29 yards. McGovern threw for 312 yards against Cal Poly, completing 25-of-50 passes, while rushing for 23 yards.  He's be backed-up by senior Nick Duncan(St. Louis, MO), who opened last season by leading the Bears to a victory over Bryant before suffering an injury the following week at Harvard.  Last year, Duncan completed 51-of-103 passes for 463 yards and two touchdowns.

Hoecht Leads Defensive Front:Defensive coordinator Mike Kelleher's unit is led by junior captain DE Michael Hoecht (Oakwood, OH), who had 45 tackles, including 10 tackles for a loss and five QB sacks last season. He leads the Bears' defensive linemen  and ranks third on the team with 31 tackles, including 2.5 quarterback sacks. Hoecht had an impressive start vs. Cal Poly with 14 total tackles and made six tackles vs. #17 Rhode Island.

More Defensive Frontliners: Senior defensive tackle Daryle Banfield (Bronx, NY) made 18 tackles last year, including six for a loss and a QB sack. He registered eight tackles vs. Cal Poly and three vs. Harvard and Georgetown. Senior Zach Genaway (Medford, NY) made nine tackles vs. Cal Poly and four against both Harvard and Georgetown after making 10 tackles all of last season.

Offensive Line:Senior Toby Okwara (Charlotte, NC) will play a key role at center. Senior LG Logan Winders (Springfield, IL) and junior RG  Nicholas Allsop (North Easton, MA) are also mainstays of the offensive line along with junior RT Phil Lynch (Milton, MA), sophomore LT Chad Broom-Webster (Orlando, FL) and junior Jay Carnevale (North Andover, MA).

Aidman to the Rescue:Senior linebacker Daniel Aidman (Austin, TX), Brown's top returning player with 45 tackles, including 5.5 for a loss, came up with a big outing vs. Cal Poly with 14 total tackles, including six solo stops. He also made six stops, including a tackle for loss vs. Harvard and had four tackles vs. Georgetown. Aidman, who leads the Bears with 36 tackles, registered 12 tackles vs. #17 Rhode Island.

Secondary to None:  In the secondary, senior defensive back Sebastian Dovi (Newark, DE) had a terrific sophomore season (37 tackles, two interceptions), but missed nine games last year due to injury. Dovi intercepted his second pass of the season vs. Georgetown and ranks 14th nationally in interceptions (0.5 per game).  He returned to the lineup vs. Cal Poly and registered seven tackles, and came back with seven tackles and an interception vs. Harvard. His 22 tackles are fifth on the Brown team. Senior DB Jorquel Condomina (Naples, FL), who made two tackles vs. Cal Poly and five tackles with an interception vs. Harvard,  had an impressive 2017 season with 27 tackles, an interception and two tackles for loss.  He intercepted his second pass of the season vs. #17 URI. Sophomore  Izayah Powell (Bronx, NY) made six tackles against Cal Poly and led the Bears with eight tackles, including five solo stops vs. Harvard. He has 17 tackles for the season.

Bears Elect Captains:Senior tight end Anton Casey (Bethesda, MD), senior center Christian Montano (Orange, CT)  and junior defensive end Michael Hoecht (Oakwood, OH) have been named captains of the 2018 Brown football team.

Amushie 6th Nationally In Solo Tackles:Sophomore defensive back Chima Amushie (Richmond, TX) had a career high nine tackles vs. Cal Poly and added seven solo stops vs. Harvard.  He paced the Bears with eight solo hits vs. Georgetown  and had nine tackles, including six solo stops vs. #17 Rhode Island. Amushie ranks sixth in the nation  with 6.8 solo hits per game.

Brady Delivers:The kick-off and place kicking duties are being handled by freshman Dylan Brady (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA), who ranks 23^rd in the nation in field goal percentage, converting four of five field goal attempts. He booted a 27 yard field goal vs. Harvard after connecting on all three of his field goals vs. Cal Poly on boots of 29, 23 and 30 yards.

Kopec Handles Punting Duties: Brown's punting duties will be handled by senior Ryan Kopec (Alpharetta, GA), who averaged 39.7 yards per punt last season. He nailed a 67-yard punt vs. #17 Rhode Island, averaging 43.1 yards per punt on eight punts.  Kopec punted for a 40.7 yards per punt average vs. Cal Poly and 40.1 yards per punt vs. Georgetown. Overall, Kopec is punting at a 40.9 yards per punt average.

Running Downfield: Sophomore RB Darius Daies (St. Louis, MO) made some noise as a freshman, running for 95 yards and two touchdowns vs. Rhode Island.  Daies opened the season with 18 yards vs. Cal Poly. He headlines a talented group of tailbacks including junior Andrew Bolton (Troy, NY) and senior Garrett Robinson (Santa Clarita, CA).

Prall On The Receiving End:  Junior Jakob Prall (Tipp City, OH),  an All-Ivy selection led the team with 51 catches last year. Prall scored Brown's first three touchdowns vs. Georgetown, catching a three yard pass and then rushing for touchdowns of 10 and five yards. He made four catches for 62 yards vs. Cal Poly and three catches for 120 yards vs. Harvard. Prall ranks 36th nationally with 19.15 yards per receptions.

Wide Receivers Catching On:  Junior Jaelon Blandburg (Orange County, CA), who had 33 receptions and two TD's, in 2017, made five receptions for 45 yards against Cal Poly. He paced the Bears with five catches vs. Harvard, including a four-yard touchdown reception, and had five receptions for 69 yards vs. Georgetown… Livingstone Harriott (Central Islip, NY) (21 catches, 159 receiving yards, 109 rushing yards, two TD's) returns for his junior season and can and will be used at quarterback, running back and wide receiver.  He made two catches vs. Cal Poly and Georgetown. Junior Demitri Jackson (Nashua, NH) had 10 catches last year and made four catches vs. Georgetown.

Casey Targeted: Senior captain  Anton Casey (Bethesda, MD),  a preseason All-Ivy tight end, returns after making 14 catches for 198 yards in 2017. He made a game high six receptions for 61 yards vs. Cal Poly, and hauled in four catches for 64 yards vs. Harvard, including a 29-yard TD catch. He made four catches for 29 yards against Georgetown.

Brown Head Coach Phil Estes:Since Phil Estes became head coach of the Bears in 1998, his Brown football teams have captured three Ivy League titles (1999, 2005, 2008), finished second four times, third five times, and overall have finished in the top half of the Ivy League in 16 of his 20 seasons, while compiling an impressive 76-65 Ivy mark (.539), 115-88 (.567) overall. Estes' 76 career Ivy League wins are the most ever at Brown and rank sixth in the Ivy League record book, while his 115 career wins overall rank 10th all-time in the Ivy League. Estes' 203 career games coached at Brown are ninth in Ivy football history. Estes, the 19th head coach in Brown history, is the second winningest coach in Brown football history, guiding the Brown football program to an unprecedented level of success, winning three Ivy League Championships, including Brown's first ever Ivy outright title in 2005. He has also coached and recruited Brown's only four Ivy League Players of the Year – Sean Morey '99, James Perry '00, Nick Hartigan '06 and Buddy Farnham '10. In the 20 years Estes has coached on the East Side, five of his players have gone on to win Super Bowl rings. The select fraternity includes two-time champion James Develin of the New England Patriots (2014, 2016), two-time winner Zak DeOssie '07 of the New York Giants (2008, 2012), the Pittsburgh Steelers' Sean Morey (2006) and New England Patriots' Drew Inzer (2001) and Chas Gessner (2003).

All-Purpose Boylan: Sophomore Scott Boylan (Bakersfield, CA), who made nine catches a year ago, is also a standout return specialist, who had a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown last season. Boylan rushed for a team high 47 yards vs. Cal Poly, including a 26 yard touchdown run. He also made four catches for 28 yards and returned two kickoffs 24 yards.

More Linebackers: Junior Brendan Pyne (Bradenton, FL), who had 43 tackles  a year ago, made seven tackles, including one for a loss vs. Cal Poly. He came back with seven tackles and a tackle for loss vs. Harvard and made six tackles vs. Georgetown. Pyne, who made nine tackles vs. #17 Rhode Island, ranks fourth on the Brown team with 29 total tackles. Sophomore Kingsley Ejogu-Dike (Brockton, MA), who made 22 tackles last season, made a career high nine tackles vs. Cal Poly, while forcing a fumble.

Brown's Weekly Award and Awards
9/14    Daniel Aidman, LB                  Ivy League Honor Roll
            Dylan Brady, K                         Ivy League Honor Roll
9/21    Michael Hoecht, DT                Ivy League Honor Roll
            Michael McGovern, QB          Ivy League Honor Roll
9/29    Chima Amushi, S                     Ivy League Honor Roll
            Michael McGovern, QB          Ivy League Honor Roll
            Jakob Prall, WR                       Ivy League Honor Roll
10/6    Daniel Aidman, LB                  Ivy League Honor Roll

Bears In The NFL:  Brown has three of its former players on NFL rosters in 2018.  Fullback James Develin '10, an engineering concentrator and defensive end at Brown, enters his sixth season with the New England Patriots. A Pro Bowl selection in 2017, Develin is the New England Patriots starting fullback for three of the last four years, including the 2014 and 2016 Super Bowl Championship teams. Zak DeOssie '07is a two-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time Super Bowl Champion (2008, 2012) for the New York Giants. Coming into the 2018 season, DeOssieis the 2nd-longest tenured Giants player, behind Eli Manning. Dewey Jarvis'17.5 made the 53-man roster of the Atlanta Falcons, just a year removed from playing at Brown. A two-time First Team All-Ivy selection, Jarvis was a finalist for the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year award in 2017.
Listen To Brown Football:Brown's 10-game football schedule will be aired throughout Rhode Island and Southern New England on WPRV-AM 790 (Providence). The Brown football broadcast team features Scott Cordisch icalling the play-by-play, and John Anderson P'11 P'18 providing the color commentary.

Watch The Bears on ESPN+:Brown's home football games, all athletic contests and Ivy League away games can now be viewed on ESPN+, the new direct to consumer sports streaming service from ESPN. ESPN+ will also provide a greater value to Ivy League fans, as they will receive more games and content at a cost less than last year's Ivy League Network. Fans can subscribe to ESPN+ for just $4.99 a month (or $49.99 per year) and cancel at any time. To access ESPN+, go to Brownbears.com and click on the video link for the particular game. Brown's home broadcast team features former ESPN, ABC and NBC Sports broadcaster Allen Bestwick calling the play and ABC6 Sports Anchor Nick Coit providing the analysis.

The Phil Estes Show at Hope Street Pizza:For the latest on the Brown Football team, listen to the Phil Estes Show every Thursday evening, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on WPRV-AM 790 and hosted by Scott Cordischi, the play-by-play voice of Brown football. Brown fans are invited to attend the show at Hope Street Pizza, listen live on WPRV-AM790, and watch the show on Facebook Live. All of the Phil Estes Shows will be held at Hope Street Pizza, located at 720 Hope Street, on the East Side of Providence.

Next Week – Brown Hosts Cornell: After a modest two game road trip, Brown returns home to Brown Stadium on Saturday, October 20 to host Cornell. All the action kicks off at 1:00 pm.