FCS playoffs: When will defenses assert themselves?
FILE - Richmond quarterback Reece Udinski looks for a receiver during the team's NCAA college football game against Stony Brook, Sept. 24, 2022, in Richmond, Va. Richmond plays at Sacramento State this weekend in the FCS playoffs. (Shaban Athuman/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP, File)

FILE - Richmond quarterback Reece Udinski looks for a receiver during the team's NCAA college football game against Stony Brook, Sept. 24, 2022, in Richmond, Va. Richmond plays at Sacramento State this weekend in the FCS playoffs. (Shaban Athuman/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP, File)

Dec. 02, 2022 10:31 AM EST
Gardner-Webb quarterback Glenn Rice is stopped by William & Mary's Caylin Newton during the first half of an FCS playoffs NCAA college football game at The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (Daniel Sangjib Min/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Gardner-Webb quarterback Glenn Rice is stopped by William & Mary's Caylin Newton during the first half of an FCS playoffs NCAA college football game at The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (Daniel Sangjib Min/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Dec. 03, 2022 05:03 PM EST
FILE - South Dakota State coach John Stiegelmeier watches the team play against Sam Houston State during the first half of the NCAA college football FCS championship game in Frisco, Texas, May 16, 2021. South Dakota State faces Delaware at home in the FCS playoffs. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth, File)

FILE - South Dakota State coach John Stiegelmeier watches the team play against Sam Houston State during the first half of the NCAA college football FCS championship game in Frisco, Texas, May 16, 2021. South Dakota State faces Delaware at home in the FCS playoffs. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth, File)

Dec. 02, 2022 10:31 AM EST
William & Mary's wide receiver JT Mayo makes a touchdown catch as Gardner-Webb's cornerback Raequan Ousley during the first half of an FCS playoffs NCAA college football game at The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (Daniel Sangjib Min/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

William & Mary's wide receiver JT Mayo makes a touchdown catch as Gardner-Webb's cornerback Raequan Ousley during the first half of an FCS playoffs NCAA college football game at The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (Daniel Sangjib Min/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Dec. 03, 2022 05:00 PM EST