This is the campus of the Virginia Military Institute, otherwise known as VMI, where today
we are getting ready for another conference clash, headlined by a battle of brothers.
As Duncan Hodges and the VMI Keydets get set to host older brother Devlin Hodges and the
20th ranked team in the country, your Samford Bulldogs.
Hodges gives inside to Satine who bounces it outside.
Makes a man miss.
30, 25, 20.
Green grass in front.
Can anybody catch him?
No they can't.
Touchdown Samford!
Moise Satine scoots home from 37 yards out and just like that Samford's knotted this
contest at 7-apiece.
Second down and ten from the 21 for the Keydets.
Duncan Hodges out of the gun, wants to throw over the top.
Looking for a man.
It is knocked away in the air and intercepted!
Darius Harvey comes up with a pick off the deflection.
Great coverage by Jamond Glass, Darius Harvey and company over there and it's Harvey who
ends up with the pick.
Play action.
Flushed out of the pocket.
Going down!
Thrown down by Ke'Tyrus Marks.
Back to pass looking down the field.
Over the middle.
Caught by Marshall at the 25!
Cuts to the 20, inside the 15, down to the 12.
Pick up of 30 yards on the play.
A skinny post from TD Marshall and an excellent throw through zone coverage by Devlin Hodges.
Looking short, throws short and it is intercepted by Freeman!
A diving interception.
What a play by the freshman from Leeds.
His third interception of the year.
Hodges a deep drop.
Now under pressure and going down!
Jalen Nash along with Granger supply the pressure and the hit.
A huge loss on the play as Jalen Nash picks up a sack for the second consecutive week.
Hatcher "I'm proud of our guys.
I tell you what, um, ya know this past week we had to really cut back.
I mean it was, you could tell we've kind of hit the wall.
So coming in here today after a long bus ride speaks volumes for our football team."
Hodges out of the gun takes the snap.
Throws short.
Caught by Harris on the slant.
Inside the 10.
Cuts to the far side of the field.
5, touchdown Samford! Andrew Harris on the touchdown grab.
24 yards and Samford on fourth down and 3 gets them all instead.
Hodges "I mean it always feels good to get a win, but ya know.
Especially with my brother on the other side it was great to get that win.
I'm just real proud of the guys all around.
Ya know team effort, a team win.
I mean offensively we definitely got some things to work on.
But ya know we're going to a bye week.
Coach said this was a grind kind of game and it was so we're going to go to the bye week
and ya know clean up and get better."
Hodges pumps short, wants to take a shot down the field.
Does throw it down the field into triple coverage.
And it is tipped and was it intercepted on the ground?
Yes it was!
Intercepted.
Samford comes up with another turnover.
It's William Bryant.
Snap, hold, kick is up.
Kick is good once again.
Jordan Weaver just can't miss this afternoon and the Bulldogs will take it.
Weaver is 4-for-4 and Samford leads VMI now by a score of 26-to-7 with 6:49 to go.
Samford goes on the road to Lexington, Virginia and picks up their second consecutive win.
Their fourth of 2017.
This time over the VMI Keydets by a final score of 26-7.
Hatcher "This was a big win for us.
I'm excited for our team and you were in the locker room.
They're excited that they came out and took care of business today."
Hodges "We can't slip up on a bye week.
I mean we've got to get some momentum even more momentum and get better each and every
day.
I know we're banged up and we're going to take our time to rest up but at the same time
we've got to come out and get a lot of pep about us even during the bye week."
Hatcher "I know we've got a long ride.
All right?
Hey Kevin.
Where's Marion at?
He told me he put some of that jet fuel on them four buses to get us back a little quicker.
I would imagine...
that there ain't nothin' like...
being a Samford Bulldog...
on a Saturday night...
heading into a bye week...
after a big win!"