Complete Game Notes (PDF)
 
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The seventh-ranked Slippery Rock University football team returns home to Mihalik-Thompson Stadium Saturday for a 1 p.m. televised kickoff against Lock Haven University in the annual Homecoming game. 
 
Below you will find all pertinent information regarding tickets, parking, tailgating and live coverage, along with complete game notes and information about Homecoming weekend. SRU does not print physical copies of game programs. This page will serve as a digital game program with links to rosters, schedules, stats, live coverage and complete game notes.
 

Game 8: Lock Haven at Slippery Rock
The Rock (7-0, 4-0)	Lock Haven (4-3, 3-1)
Game Notes (PDF)	-
Depth Chart	Depth Chart
Roster	Roster
Schedule	Schedule
Statistics	Statistics
Coach: Shawn Lutz	Coach: Joe Battaglia
Program Records	Program Records
PSAC Standings  |  PSAC Stats Leaders  |  PSAC Schedule
Mihalik-Thompson Stadium  |  SRU Campus Map  |  Parking Map

HOMECOMING EVENTS
• Full Alumni Schedule Here
• Full SRU Student Schedule on CORE
• Homecoming T-Shirts on Sale for $12
• Pep Rally – Thursday, 12 p.m. in the Quad (rain location is the ARC)
• Tailgate Lots – Open Saturday at 9 a.m.
• Parade – Saturday, 10 a.m. (Main Street in Slippery Rock)
• Student Organization Tailgate - Saturday, 11 a.m. (Lot B)
• SRU Alumni Association Tent – Saturday, 11 a.m. (free to all SRU alumni)
• SRU Football vs. Lock Haven – 1 p.m. kickoff
 
LIVE TELEVISION BROADCAST FROM WKBN-TV
The game will air live on the following channels for viewers in the Youngstown, Ohio and other TV markets:

• Streaming LIVE on WKBN.com (available to all markets)
• WKBN+ Free Television apps (Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung TV) (available to all markets)
• Digital over the air at 33.2 or 62.2 HD
• Armstrong Cable Channel 13 or 108
• Comcast Cable Channel 3
• Direct TV Channel 15
• Spectrum Channel 997 or 1008
• Hulu TV
• YouTube TV
• Fubo TV

The Slippery Rock Athletic Communication Office will also simulcast the WKBN-TV broadcast on the Rock Athletics Digital Network and the PSAC Sports Digital Network, allowing fans access to the game through their normal viewing outlets if they cannot access the WKBN feeds.

LIVE INTERNET COVERAGE
• Live Stats  |  Provided by SRU Athletic Communication.
• Live Streaming Video  |  Provided by WKBN-TV
• Live Audio (Online and Radio)  |  Provided by The Rock Station 97.7 FM (Butler County).
• X (formerly Twitter)  |  In-game updates and highlights.

WATCH ON YOUR TV
• Fans can watch the game live and on-demand for free on the Rock Athletics Digital Network, created and operated by the SRU Athletic Communication Office.
• Search for "Rock Athletics Digital Network" in the app stores on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku and Android TV devices to download the app. All regular season SRU football games will be available on the app.
• Fans can also watch this game for free on the WKBN+ app for free on Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV and Samsung TV devices by searching the app stores on those devices.
 
CASHLESS TRANSACTIONS AT SRU
SRU Athletics will continue to operate cashless for football this year. All parking lots, tickets and concessions will be card only. Please plan accordingly. Fans can save time and help speed up the entry process by purchasing tickets and Lot A parking in advance.
 
TICKETS
All fans are encouraged to help speed up the entry process by purchasing tickets online in advance and using the mobile QR code for entry on game day. Visit the links below to purchase tickets in advance.
 
• Purchase Tickets for This Game Only  |  Ticket Homepage
• Stadium gates will open at 11:30 a.m.
• Chair-Back Reserved Seat - $15
• Reserved Bench Seat - $15
• Adult General Admission - $10
• Students Ages 6-High School – $5
• Children Ages 6 and Under – FREE
• SRU Students – FREE with valid student ID
• Students from Other Colleges - $5 with valid student ID
 
SRU FAN PARKING  
• Parking Map and Prices (PDF)
• Lot A Reserved Parking is SOLD OUT for this game
• Lots open at 9 a.m.
• Shuttles will circle the paid parking lots to assist with transportation to the gates.
• Free parking is available in other campus lots not marked on the map above.
• Campus Map  |  Stadium is #56 on Map
 
LOCK HAVEN FAN PARKING
• Parking Map and Prices (PDF)
• Visiting fans can park together and tailgate in Lot E ($15 / CARD ONLY).
• Lot opens at 9 a.m.
• GPS Address: 246 Harmony Road, Slippery Rock, PA
• Visiting fans can enter the game through gate six, located at the field hockey/lacrosse building, which provides direct access to the visiting bleachers.
• Campus Map  |  Visitor parking is above building #61. Entry gate is at building #61.
 
TAILGATING
• Tailgating is allowed in paid lots four hours before kickoff (lots open at 9 a.m.)
• No Tailgating at halftime
• All Tailgaters must enter game at kickoff
• Tailgaters must vacate the lots 90 minutes after the game ends
• No hard liquor or glass bottles
• Adhere to all campus tailgating rules found HERE.
 
STUDENT GATE PROCEDURES
Students should bring their valid ID to enter the game through the student gate. Students can also show their CORE app at the gate. Only CURRENT students will be allowed to enter through the student gate. To speed up entry into the game, students should make sure to have their ID ready before getting to the gate.
 
BEER GARDEN WILL BE OPEN
Slippery Rock will partner with the North Country Brewing Company to operate a beer garden inside the stadium this year for home SRU football games. The beer garden will be located on the runoff of the track opposite the scoreboard end of the stadium. All patrons must be 21+ to enter the beer garden and all alcoholic beverages must be purchased and consumed in the beer garden. Sales will begin when stadium gates open at 11:30 a.m. and conclude at the kickoff of the third quarter.

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THE GAME
No. 7 Slippery Rock renews an old PSAC West rivalry and hosts Lock Haven in the annual Homecoming game that carries major PSAC West title implications.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES  |  Game-by-Game Scores
Slippery Rock owns a 47-12-1 advantage in the all-time series that dates back to 1931. The former PSAC Western Division rivals have not met since 2021 and have only met three times since 2012 after LHU moved to the Eastern Division. SRU has won the last 27 straight meetings in the series and is 34-0-1 in the last 35 meetings. The last Lock Haven win in the series came in in 1980 after the Bald Eagles also won in 1979. SRU is 45-2-1 in the series since 1968.
 
• First Meeting: 1931 (LHU won 13-0)
• Last Meeting: 2021 (SRU won 57-7)
• Current Streak: Slippery Rock +27 (SRU is 34-0-1 in last 35)
• at LHU: SRU leads 22-6-1
• at SRU: SRU leads 25-6
• Most Points Scored (LHU): 42 (1979)
• Biggest Win Margin (LHU): 20 (1967)
• Most Points Scored (SRU): 76 (1973)
• Biggest Win Margin (SRU): 76 (1973)
• Last LHU Win: 1980 at LHU (29-26)
 
COACHING MATCHUP
Slippery Rock head coach Shawn Lutz is in his 31st overall year at The Rock and his 11th year (10th season) as head coach, where he owns a 95-25 record with 10 straight winning seasons, five PSAC West titles and six trips to the NCAA playoffs. Lutz was the PSAC West Coach of the Year in 2018, 2019 and 2023 and was the Don Hansen Football Gazette Division II National Coach of the Year in 2019. The 95 wins are the most among all PSAC West head coaches since the 2016 season. Lutz was an assistant at SRU for 20 years before taking over the program in 2016. He has been a member of the coaching staff for 13 of SRU's 20 PSAC West titles. Lutz played tight end at West Virginia University, graduating in 1996, and earned a master's degree from SRU in 2003.
 
Joe Battaglia is in his second season as head coach at Lock Haven, where he owns a 10-8 overall record. Battaglia led the Bald Eagles to their first winning season in 44 years with a 6-5 record last fall and has LHU in second place in the PSAC West this year, just one game behind SRU. Battaglia joined the staff at LHU as offensive coordinator in 2022 before taking over in 2025. Prior to that, he worked at Georgia Tech, Temple and Coastal Carolina as an offensive assistant.
 
NATIONAL RANKINGS
Slippery Rock held steady at No. 7 in the AFCA Division II national poll and No. 8 in the D2football.com poll this week. Both national polls are available on page nine of the PDF notes linked above. The Rock were also ranked No. 1 in the NCAA NPI computer rankings this week. More info on the NPI Rankings HERE.
 
NO. 1 IN FIRST NCAA NPI RANKINGS
The new NCAA Power Index (NPI) debuted this week in Division II. The NPI will be used to determine the national tournament fields moving forward, replacing the ranking committees. The NPI assigns a point value to each game and rewards teams for their winning percentage and strength of schedule. Slippery Rock was ranked No. 1 among all programs in Division II this week and with that also ranked No. 1 in Super Region One.
 
NATIONAL NPI RANKINGS
Slippery Rock currently ranks No. 1 among all teams in the country with an NPI number of 66.161. Harding is No. 2 at 65.624, followed by Northwood (63.760), Colorado State Pueblo (63.751) and Ferris State (63.531) rounding out the top five. There are nine total teams with an NPI above 60, including Emporia State (62.666), Minnesota State (61.783), Kutztown (61.746) and Northwest Missouri State (60.103), while Davenport (59.733) rounds out the top 10.
 
SUPER REGION ONE RANKINGS
Slippery Rock leads Super Region One this week, followed by Kutztown, East Stroudsburg, Virginia State and West Liberty rounding out the top five. Indiana (Pa.) is sixth in the region, followed by Virginia Union, Johnson C. Smith, Franklin Pierce and Assumption rounding out the top 10.
 
10 UNBEATENS LEFT
Slippery Rock enters this weekend as one of just 10 teams in Division II that is still unbeaten on the year. The other undefeated teams are Colorado State Pueblo, Davenport, Emporia State, Ferris State, Harding, Kutztown, Minnesota State, Northwood and Western Colorado.
 
7-0 TO START THE YEAR
Slippery Rock is 7-0 for the first time since the 2023 season and is looking for its third 8-0 start in the last six seasons and just its fifth 8-0 start in program history. The Rock won their first 10 games of the 2023 season and their first 13 games in 2019 to set the program's single-season winning streak record. Prior to that, SRU hadn't reached 8-0 to open a season since finishing the 1939 season with an 8-0 record and the 1924 season with a 9-0 mark.
 
HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
Rock football teams have compiled a 202-71 (.740) record in 51+ seasons at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium (formerly known as N. Kerr Thompson Stadium). The Rock own a 102-26 (.797) home record since artificial turf was installed in the summer of 2003 and are 98-20 (.831) in home games since 2005. The numbers get even better in recent years, as The Rock are 80-11 (.879) at home since the beginning of the 2010 season and 68-8 (.895) since the beginning of the 2013 season. SRU is 50-8 (.862) at home under Shawn Lutz and has never lost more than one home game in a season under Lutz.
 
HOMECOMING HISTORY  |  All-Time Homecoming Results
Slippery Rock's first official Homecoming game took place Oct. 13, 1934 against Grove City. The Rock are 59-26-4 in their 89 Homecoming games all-time. SRU has won its last four Homecoming games and is 6-1 in the last seven and 18-4 in the last 22 Homecoming games.
 
HOMECOMING GAMES AGAINST LOCK HAVEN
Lock Haven will be the Homecoming opponent for just the fifth time. SRU is 4-1 in those previous five meetings. Lock Haven won the first Homecoming meeting between the teams in 1942. Since then, SRU has won four straight against LHU in 1989, 1991, 2006 and 2010.
 
WELCOME BACK TO THE WEST
This game marks the first divisional game for SRU against Lock Haven since 2012. The teams met at least once each season for every year from 1962-2012 before LHU moved from the West Division to the East Division when the league expanded. With the future addition of Lackawanna to the East Division, Lock Haven was moved back to the West Division this year.
 
ALREADY LOCKED UP A WINNING SEASON
Slippery Rock is already guaranteed to finish with a winning season this fall, extending its current streak of winning seasons to 17 straight years.  The Rock entered this year ranked ninth among all Division II programs for the longest active winning seasons streak in the country. The only other program in the PSAC with more consecutive winning seasons currently is California (Pa.), which has strung together 21 winning seasons entering 2026.
 
PSAC WEST TITLE IN REACH
Slippery Rock can lock up at least a share of the PSAC West title with a win this week and can lock up the division's spot in the PSAC title game with a win this week AND a Seton Hill win over Clarion. A loss by SRU this week would put Lock Haven in the driver's seat and keep four teams within a game of the top spot in the division. If SRU wins this week AND Clarion beats Seton Hill this week, the division's title game spot will not be decided until at least next week.
 
LUTZ UP TO 12TH ON PSAC WINS LIST
SRU head coach Shawn Lutz won his 95th game at The Rock last week, which is No. 12 on the all-time PSAC head football coaching wins ledger. Lutz is two wins shy of moving up to No. 11 and seven wins shy of cracking the PSAC all-time top 10 wins list, which includes just 10 other men to ever record 100 wins in the conference.
 
BACK IN THE TOP 10
Slippery Rock is ranked inside the top 10 for the seventh straight year and the 10th time in the last 11 seasons.
 
STREAKING IN THE POLLS
Slippery Rock has been ranked or at least receiving votes in every AFCA national poll released since Oct. 8, 2018, a streak of more than 2,930 straight days.
 
LAST MEETING WITH LOCK HAVEN  |  Box Score
No. 6 Slippery Rock jumped out to a 57-0 lead through three quarters and rolled to a 57-7 win over Lock Haven in the last meeting between the two teams back on Sept. 18, 2021. The Rock outgained LHU 575-182 in total offense and threw for 384 yards in the game. LHU's TD came on a 95-yard rushing score in the closing minutes.
 
LAST WEEK FOR SLIPPERY ROCK
Slippery Rock jumped out to a 21-0 lead early in the second quarter and overcame an 18-point rally from IUP by scoring 21 points in a stretch of 3:32 in the fourth quarter to break the game open on the way to a 42-26 win at IUP last week. The Rock led wire-to-wire and outgained IUP 435-296 in total offense after rushing for 272 yards. JayJay Jordan ran for 138 yards and two TD. DaOne Owens was 21-of-31 for 159 yards with one TD and no INT while also rushing for 86 yards and two scores. Owen Suah returned an INT for a touchdown and Carmen Metcalfe (INT) and Brett Kwoka (fumble) also came up with turnovers.
 
LAST WEEK FOR LOCK HAVEN
Lock Haven suffered its first divisional loss of the season 42-35 at home against Edinboro last week after upsetting No. 10 IUP 35-20 on the road a week earlier. The Bald Eagles outgained Edinboro 487-346 in total offense and 385-233 in passing, but Edinboro scored with an 85-yard punt return TD to get points from special teams. Robert Footman Jr. was 20-of-33 for 301 yards with four TD and no INT in the passing game. Jake Roberts caught eight passes for 169 yards and two TD. Mekhi Watson added six grabs for 94 yards. Martin Wantong had two sacks and Raheem Reid and Troy Miller each had one INT.
 
LOCK HAVEN QUICK HITS
• Lock Haven had its first winning season in a stretch of 44 years with a 6-5 record last fall and enters this week with a 4-3 overall record and a 3-1 mark in PSAC West play, just one game behind SRU in the division standings.
• Those three losses include one possession losses to American International (21-14) and Edinboro (42-35) and a 35-20 loss to No. 3 Kutztown, while the wins include a 35-20 road win at No. 10 IUP.
• LHU is scoring 27.1 points per game and putting up 368.9 yards of offense per game with 269 passing yards and 100 rushing yards per game.
• Opponents are scoring 26.1 points per game and putting up 338.1 total yards of offense per game with 232.4 passing yards and 105.7 rushing yards per game.
• Millersville transfer QB Rob Footman Jr. is completing a PSAC-best 70.5% of his passes for 1,439 yards with 15 TD and seven INT.
• His top target, Mekhi Watson, is among the best receivers in the PSAC and has 50 catches for 609 yards and three TD. Jake Roberts is also over 500 yards with 36 grabs for 520 yards and five TD.
• Ezequiel Johnson leads the ground game with 400 yards and two TD.
• The defense has 17 sacks and eight INT on the year. Rocco Daugherty leads the team in tackles with 48, while LucRichard Rameau has 7.5 TFL and 3.0 sacks.
 
JORDAN EARNS THIRD PSAC WEEKLY HONOR
RB JayJay Jordan was named the PSAC West Offensive Athlete of the Week this week for the third time this season. He ran for 138 yards and two TD and put up a game-high 170 all-purpose yards in the win at IUP last week.
 
ROCK DUO WITH TWO RUSH TD IN SAME GAME
JayJay Jordan and DaOne Owens both ran for two TD last week to become the first Rock duo to rush for two touchdowns each in the same game since Chris D'Or and Isaiah Edwards each ran for two TD against Mercyhurst on Oct. 7, 2023.
 
FIRST PICK SIX OF THE SEASON
Owen Suah's 40-yard pick six in the fourth quarter at IUP last week marked the first SRU interception return for a TD this season and the first since Michael Henwood returned one 53 yards against Clarion Nov. 1, 2025.
 
CAREER-HIGHS ON THE DEFENSE
Slippery Rock had a trio of defensive players record career-highs for tackles last week at IUP, including Owen Suah, Jacob Snow and Brett Kwoka, who combined for a dominant effort all day. Suah and Snow both had 10 total tackles, while Kwoka had nine to give the trio 29 combined tackles. Suah also had two pass breakups and a pick six, Snow also had one pass breakup and a TFL and Kwoka had one fumble recovery and a sack.
 
PICKS IN TWO STRAIGHT
Safety Carmen Metcalfe has recorded an interception in each of the last two games after previously having one career INT last year against IUP. Metcalfe has come up with three takeaways this year and also has a fumble recovery on the season.
 
NO. 1 OFFENSE IN THE NATION
Slippery Rock enters this week ranked No. 1 in Division II in scoring offense (52.1 points per game) and fewest turnovers (3) and No. 3 in total offense (540.7 yards per game). The Rock rank No. 1 in the PSAC and No. 7 in the nation in rushing offense (278.0 yards per game) and No. 1 in the PSAC and No. 9 nationally in total first downs (181).
 
HIGHEST SCORING OFFENSE IN D1 OR D2
Slippery Rock enters this week as the only 50+ point per game offense at the NCAA Division I or II level, including all teams in the FBS, FCS and Division II. The only NCAA teams from any level currently scoring more points per game than SRU are two Division III teams: Lake Forest (62.4 ppg) and Washington U (53.3 ppg). There are only five total NCAA football teams across all four levels that average more than 50 points per game entering this week with SRU being joined by four Division III schools (Saint John's at 51.7 ppg and Bethel at 51.3 ppg).
 
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES
Slippery Rock has scored 365 points through seven games this year after scoring just 327 total points in 10 games last season. 
 
ONLY THREE TURNOVERS
Slippery Rock lost its first fumble of the season last week at IUP but still leads all programs in Division II with only three total turnovers on the year. The Rock have played five games without a single turnover and have turned it over in only two games. SRU currently ranks No. 1 nationally in fewest turnovers (3) and No. 6 in turnover margin (+1.43 per game).
 
TAKEAWAYS
SRU has recorded takeaways in six of seven games this year, including three against Minnesota Duluth in the opener, one against Millersville, two against California, three against Gannon, one against Seton Hill and three against IUP. The Rock have nine interceptions and four recovered fumbles on the year with one of those fumbles being returned 65 yards for a touchdown by Aaron Scales Jr. and one of the picks being returned 40 yards for a TD by Owen Suah.
 
JAYJAY TOP SCORER IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
RB JayJay Jordan enters this week ranked No. 1 in the NCAA in both rushing touchdowns and total touchdowns among all players across all four divisions (FBS, FCS, DII, DIII) with his 18 rushing TD and 20 total TD. His 18 rushing TD in seven games already ranks No. 5 in SRU single-season history, three off LaMonte Coleman's record of 21 from 1994. His 20 total TD in seven games is already No. 3 in program history, one away from tying Coleman and Henry Litwin (2019) for the SRU single-season record. His 120 points this year is eight points shy of tying Litwin's SRU record for single-season scoring (128).
 
JORDAN AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS
JayJay Jordan enters this week with 973 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns with averages of 8.4 yards per carry and 139.0 yards per game. He ranks fourth in the nation in all-purpose yards (175.7 ypg), fourth in yards per carry (8.4) and sixth in rushing yards (973) and rushing yards per game (139.0 ypg) in addition to ranking No. 1 rushing TD, total TD and total points scored (120).
 
OWENS LEADING THE OFFENSE
QB DaOne Owens has made a significant leap in performance from his redshirt freshman season last year and has commanded the SRU offense to an historic start. Owens is completing 67.4 percent of his passes for 1,587 yards with 17 TD and two INT. He has also rushed for 437 yards and five touchdowns and is averaging 9.3 yards per carry and 62.4 rushing yards per game on the ground. Owens has at least one run of 34+ yards in four of the last five games and has runs of 50+ yards in three different games this year.
 
THREE-HEADED MONSTER
Slippery Rock has three players averaging at least 8.4 yards per carry on the ground. Luke McCoy has just 19 carries on the year, but has made them count in limited action when spelling JayJay Jordan. McCoy has 225 yards and four TD, averaging 11.8 yards per carry. Jordan averages 8.4 yards per carry and QB DaOne Owens is averaging 9.3 yards per carry. Those three have combined for 1,635 rushing yards and 27 TD while averaging 9.0 yards per carry on 182 carries combined.
 
OWENS AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS
QB DaOne Owens ranks first in the PSAC and No. 10 nationally in passer efficiency rating (171.6). He also ranks ninth nationally in points responsible for (19.1 per game), 11th in completion percentage (67.4%), 14th in passing TDs (17) and 17th in total offense (289.1 yards per game).
 
OWENS CLIMBING SRU LISTS ALREADY
QB DaOne Owens is up to 12th on the SRU career passing ledger just 17 games into his career (3,269 yards). He is also up to 11th in career TD passes (31) at SRU.
 
TIGHT ENDS COMBINE FOR SEVEN TDS
TE Vincent Berardi leads all SRU receivers with 28 catches for 326 yards and five touchdowns, averaging 11.6 yards per catch and 46.6 yards per game. Carson Heckathorn scored his second TD of the season last week and has eight grabs for 99 yards and one score. The Rock's top two tight ends have combined for 36 catches for 425 yards and seven TD.
 
SPREAD IT OUT
A total of 13 different players have caught passes for SRU this year with six players having double digit catches and 10 players having multiple grabs on the year. Vincent Berardi (28 rec.-326 yds.-5 TD), John Sabo (23-283-5), Ethan Trettel (19-289-2), Hamilton Gates (19-350-3), JayJay Jordan (18-170-2) and Reggie Fleurima (10-133-0) all have at least 100 receiving yards on the year. The Rock have 10 different players averaging more than 10.0 yards per catch. 
 
SINGLE-GAME STREAKS
John Sabo has now caught at least one pass in 16 straight games. JayJay Jordan has at least one touchdown in 13 straight games.
 
TWO SACKS ALLOWED IN SEVEN GAMES
SRU ranks second nationally in fewest sacks allowed per game (0.29) after allowing just two sacks through seven games and only one sack with the starters on the field. The Rock also rank eighth nationally in fewest tackles for loss allowed per game at 3.43.
 
NOT BAD FOR AN O-LINE WITH LIMITED EXPERIENCE
Slippery Rock rolled out an entirely new starting offensive line in the opener and that unit has allowed just two total sacks through seven games. The combined total of starts at SRU for all five players on the line was just three and all three of those belonged to center Mohamed Aly, who has since missed six straight weeks with an injury. Right tackle Jake Jonassen, right guard Christian Werling, left guard Brian Frasco and left tackle Varrius Farrell all made their first start at SRU in the opener and center Soren Stoltzfus made his first start at ESU in week two. Left guard Mike Crist made his first career start last week at IUP as Frasco missed his first game of the year. That unit continues to improve weekly and has powered an SRU offense that ranks in the top 20 nationally in nearly every offensive category.
 
TACKLES SPREAD OUT ACROSS DEFENSE
Slippery Rock has not relied on one standout defensive player this year and is getting contributions up and down the defense. The Rock have 17 different players with double digit tackles on the year and 13 players between 22 and 40 total stops on the year. Teddy Gregory Jr. leads the group with 40 tackles and 3.0 TFL. Jacob Snow (37 tackles, 3.0 TFL), Ben Lane (33 tackles, 1.0 TFL) and Brian Young Jr. (30 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks) all have at least 30 tackles on the year, while Brett Kwoka (28 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks), Carmen Metcalfe (27 tackles), Daniel Tooson (25 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.0 sack), Tyree Johnson (25 tackles, 1.5 TFL) and Evan Harper (25 tackles, 1.0 TFL) all have 25+ tackles.
 
GREGORY NAMED CAMPBELL TROPHY SEMIFINALIST
LB Teddy Gregory Jr. was named as one of just 19 total players from Division II schools on the national semifinalist list for the 2026 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. Known as the "Academic Heisman," the honor requires senior student-athletes to own at least a 3.2 GPA, have significant athletic credentials and strong leadership and community service efforts. Gregory owns above a 3.6 GPA while majoring in mechanical engineering in addition to being the top tackler on the SRU defense and a 2025 All-PSAC selection.
 
JORDAN NAMED TO ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM
RB JayJay Jordan is one of only 22 players from all levels of college football to be named to this year's Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, recognizing his good works off the field and his commitment to community service. Jordan is active in numerous charitable and community service projects, which included traveling to Puerto Rico to help recovery from hurricanes and numerous projects that serve both the SRU community and his hometown community of Reading, Pennsylvania. Jordan is one of only three players from Division II to be named to this year's team and is one of just 11 non-FBS players from all levels to be honored. He will be recognized on the field at the Allstate Sugar Bowl and CFP National Semifinal Jan. 15 at the Superdome in New Orleans.
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock will hit the road for the last time in the regular season with a noon game at Clarion next Saturday. The Rock then close the regular season with home games Nov. 7 and Nov. 14.




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