According to UC Davis head coach Bob Biggs, here’s what All-American Tony Kays has said about Chris Carter: “He’s as a good as I am, and he’s only a freshman.” Carter has played just six college games and has yet to actually look like a freshman in any respect. He leads the team in catches and receptions, and also in jaw dropping plays. His second touchdown in the section quarter Saturday, where he beat two waves of tacklers to push into the end zone was probably the coolest play of the season so far.
Carter’s consistency has been his best attribute, but this is really the first time he’s taken over a game for any period of time. It’s going to be interesting to see how defenses react to what they see on film. Most teams have keyed on Tony Kays, rolling double teams at him periodically. Now they have to contend with Carter, who can beat single coverage on the deep pass and also track down the ball over the middle. You can’t actually double-team two receivers without creating serious holes elsewhere. But we’ll see which particular brand of poison defensive coordinators will pick.
A word on the opponent: Central Arkansas was clearly a step below UCD in terms of quality. The Bears had the athletes to compete with the Aggies in the first string, but as the game wore on, it became obvious that the team’s talent level had not yet caught up with its scholarship level. UCD won’t argue with the win, nor should it. But there’s a different scale during this three-game stretch (UCA, Southern Utah and South Dakota State) than there was in the last one. Where it was sufficient to prove that they belonged on the field with the likes of Youngstown and Montana State, the Aggies must avoid the proverbial letdown game over the next two weeks.
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