I mean, he's kind of got on the roller coaster halfway down the hill. The biggest thing for Jace was trying to catch him up mentally, because we've got this offense and everybody else had it for a year. "(McGough) was meeting with him quite a bit.
"I think Jace owes everything to his roommate during camp," Holtz said. In training camp with the Stallions, though, he was told he was already behind. Sternberger left Texas A&M as a consensus All-American tight end. Sternberger's contributions demonstrated the kind of talent on display in the USFL, and just how difficult it can be to make a roster in this league. Sternberger caught all five of his targets for 62 yards and his first USFL TD from his roommate, McGough. With Sternberger, along with wideouts Davion Davis and Myron Mitchell, Holtz’s passing attack demonstrated the strength of the team’s depth, depending on three newcomers to carry them offensively while their run game produced just 88 yards on 21 carries. His ability to extend plays and manipulate the middle of the defense with his speed created an advantage for the Stallions and a headache for the Generals' defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell. McGough ended up completing 7 of 11 passes for 68 yards and also led the Stallions in rushing yards with 52 on just five carries, scoring twice on the ground. On Saturday, he came off the bench in place of Smith late in the second quarter, putting the Stallions up 17-10 just before the half with a 6-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jace Sternberger. In last season's opener between these teams, McGough was forced to leave the game due to injury after just eight offensive snaps. Veteran leadership - and depth - on display With 6:49 left to play, the Stallions let kicker Brandon Aubrey put the game out of reach at 27-10 with a 49-yard field goal, his field goal of the evening. I just don't think we played well enough consistently. However, you know, I think we have a good football team.
"They play a major, major factor in games, the other ones big plays, you know, and they hit one right off the bat and put us on our heels. "It's a game that when you put a whole bunch of stats together from a whole bunch of games and you look at penalties and turnovers, it doesn't change," he said. While the Generals made four trips inside the Stallions' 20, they scored on just one of them.įor Generals coach Mike Riley, the reason for the loss was simple.
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