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10-01-2009, 11:25 PM
http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll...910020337/
The Camels, he decided, weren't going to line up in the Power I and repeatedly give the ball to 5-foot-5, 135-pound running back Austin "Buzzy" Johnson. Not if they were going to win.
"We had to be a lot more pass-oriented this year," Styer said. "We're not big, so we're trying to take advantage of some things by getting people out in open space. We just thought through the air was our best chance.
"We just don't grow those running backs as big as the rest of them. I don't know what's in the water over there, but it's not over here."
Enter junior signal caller Michael Kremer. At a sturdy 5 feet 11 and 190 pounds, he's like most of his teammates - small for his position. But that hasn't stopped him from putting up big numbers. In his first full season as a starting quarterback, he's leading Northern Kentucky in passing.
Kremer said the moment he heard coaches' new offensive plans - the Camels' typically run four- and five-receiver sets - he was on board.
"I thought it sounded like fun and it was a good idea," he said. "Everyone up here is known for having big, strong guys. We kind of wanted to take those big guys out of the equation and use our quickness."
So far, despite an injury-plagued 2-3 start, the Camels have stuck with the plan: passes, passes and more passes. Johnson, the team's leading rusher, has run for just 45 yards in four games. But he's become a dangerous receiver out of the backfield - catching 19 passes for 255 yards. Five players - Johnson, Nate Geiman, Matt Smith, Corey Cox and Andrew Eshman - have at least 15 catches and at least 175 yards receiving.
The average Northern Kentucky football team throws the ball 19 times a game. Kremer is averaging 40 passes per game.
"There aren't many teams that do it the way we do it," said Smith. "It's tough for other teams to prepare for. We can prepare for them because they're all kind of doing the same thing. We're kind of the oddballs."
Kremer, who has completed 55 percent of his passes, is averaging 259 passing yards per game. He's on pace to finish the regular season with 2,590 passing yards. No area quarterback has thrown for that many yards in the regular season since Highlands standout Gino Guidugli put up 3,067 yards through the first 10 games of the 2000 season.
That's a pretty lofty pace, especially for a quarterback who is just now entering the toughest part of Campbell County's schedule. (The Camels play host to No. 3 Ryle tonight.) But for now Kremer is at the top of the Northern Kentucky passing heap - ahead of more well-known signal callers like Nick West of Conner and Will Bardo of Highlands.
"That feels good, but I throw the ball a lot more than those guys do," Kremer said. "They're great quarterbacks. It just feels nice to have my name mentioned with those guys."
The Camels, he decided, weren't going to line up in the Power I and repeatedly give the ball to 5-foot-5, 135-pound running back Austin "Buzzy" Johnson. Not if they were going to win.
"We had to be a lot more pass-oriented this year," Styer said. "We're not big, so we're trying to take advantage of some things by getting people out in open space. We just thought through the air was our best chance.
"We just don't grow those running backs as big as the rest of them. I don't know what's in the water over there, but it's not over here."
Enter junior signal caller Michael Kremer. At a sturdy 5 feet 11 and 190 pounds, he's like most of his teammates - small for his position. But that hasn't stopped him from putting up big numbers. In his first full season as a starting quarterback, he's leading Northern Kentucky in passing.
Kremer said the moment he heard coaches' new offensive plans - the Camels' typically run four- and five-receiver sets - he was on board.
"I thought it sounded like fun and it was a good idea," he said. "Everyone up here is known for having big, strong guys. We kind of wanted to take those big guys out of the equation and use our quickness."
So far, despite an injury-plagued 2-3 start, the Camels have stuck with the plan: passes, passes and more passes. Johnson, the team's leading rusher, has run for just 45 yards in four games. But he's become a dangerous receiver out of the backfield - catching 19 passes for 255 yards. Five players - Johnson, Nate Geiman, Matt Smith, Corey Cox and Andrew Eshman - have at least 15 catches and at least 175 yards receiving.
The average Northern Kentucky football team throws the ball 19 times a game. Kremer is averaging 40 passes per game.
"There aren't many teams that do it the way we do it," said Smith. "It's tough for other teams to prepare for. We can prepare for them because they're all kind of doing the same thing. We're kind of the oddballs."
Kremer, who has completed 55 percent of his passes, is averaging 259 passing yards per game. He's on pace to finish the regular season with 2,590 passing yards. No area quarterback has thrown for that many yards in the regular season since Highlands standout Gino Guidugli put up 3,067 yards through the first 10 games of the 2000 season.
That's a pretty lofty pace, especially for a quarterback who is just now entering the toughest part of Campbell County's schedule. (The Camels play host to No. 3 Ryle tonight.) But for now Kremer is at the top of the Northern Kentucky passing heap - ahead of more well-known signal callers like Nick West of Conner and Will Bardo of Highlands.
"That feels good, but I throw the ball a lot more than those guys do," Kremer said. "They're great quarterbacks. It just feels nice to have my name mentioned with those guys."
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10-02-2009, 05:21 PM
Not when you are totally one dimensional. We put up great offensive numbers last week, but lost 49-12.
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