Back on the road this week, Georgetown will have the difficult task of halting a strong Sacred Heart offense that has consistently put points on the board this season. Their experienced offense is led by redshirt seniors quarterback Dale Fink and running back Marcel Archer and junior wide receiver Rich Rossi. With Georgetown’s ground game struggling last week, sophomore running back Chance Logan will need to step up this week.

Dale Fink

Based on Fink’s seven interceptions this season, the Blue and Gray defensive unit may be licking its chops to pick him off. Fink’s high interception total is misleading, though, as he has only thrown one interception in the past four games, while throwing for a touchdown in each of those games and compiling over 200 yards in the air in three of those four games.

“[Fink] is an excellent quarterback. We have to stop him,” Head Coach Kevin Kelly said. “He does a good job of distributing the ball around. They have a real good play-action package.”

Consistency, however, has not necessarily been there all season for Fink and the Pioneer offense.

In Sacred Heart’s 35-31 loss against Robert Morris, Fink amassed 324 passing yards and four passing touchdowns. The following game against Saint Francis, however, he could only manage an abysmal 72 yards and threw four interceptions.

“We have got to try to put some pressure on him,” Kelly said. “Hopefully he will throw some bad balls.”

Marcel Archer

A transfer from FBS school Central Michigan, Archer is Sacred Heart’s top scoring threat, averaging four yards per carry and leading the Pioneers with seven rushing and 10 all-purpose touchdowns this season.

Like Fink, Archer has picked up his game in the Pioneers’ last four contests, scoring at least once in each game, accounting for five of his seven rushing scores on the year. After finding the end zone twice in a one-point loss to Bryant on Oct. 9, Archer averaged six yards per carry and scored a touchdown in the Pioneers’ 37-17 loss to Duquesne last weekend.

“[Archer] is a good player. He has been around a long time, and it is hard to fool a guy like that,” Kelly said.

Making Archer even more difficult to contain is his impact on the Sacred Heart passing game, as his three receiving touchdowns are tied for the team lead. The Blue and Gray defense will have to pay particular attention to Archer in the red zone, where he gets most of his receiver touches.

Rich Rossi

In order to control Fink’s passing game and force interceptions, Georgetown will need to keep an eye on Rossi. With 409 receiving yards on the season, Rossi has amassed over 100 more receiving yards than any other receiver that will take the field tomorrow.

“Rossi is their leading receiver right now and does a good job,” Kelly said. “He is obviously a guy we have to be aware of.”

In addition to his impressive yardage totals, Rossi has caught three touchdowns on the year, tying him for the team lead in that department with Archer.

“He is not a real big kid with weight, but he is tall and does a good job of getting open,” Kelly said.

Chance Logan

Last week, Georgetown’s offense was primarily powered by sophomore quarterback Isaiah Kempf, who led Georgetown in passing and rushing yards. The rushing statistic comes with a caveat, though, as the Blue and Gray offense only totaled 41 yards on the ground.

“We have to have a running game,” Kelly said. “We had it earlier in the season and the last couple of weeks we stalled a bit and that’s because of that.”

Considering that the Pioneers give up 155 rushing yards per game, Logan has a great chance to help the Hoyas re-establish the missing ground game.

“If you run the ball, it opens up the throwing lanes and vice-versa,” Kelly said. “If we can run the ball, we can control the clock.”

If Logan, who is averaging a team-high 4.7 yards per carry, can get back on track, the Hoyas have an excellent chance of doing exactly that.