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Kevin Decker hired as Old Dominion’s offensive coordinator

Kevin Decker hired as Old Dominion’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

Old Dominion hired Kevin Decker as its offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

Decker served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Fordham from 2019-22.

Decker installed Josh Heupel’s offense during Fordham’s downtime during the coronavirus shutdown. In 2022, Fordham’s quarterback Tim DeMorat led the Football Championship Subdivision in passing yards (4,891). The Rams averaged 608.9 yards per game in 2022.

“In 2019 we would study it, but wouldn’t run it,” Decker told Vols Wire of studying and installing Heupel’s offense at Fordham. “Then COVID happened and we were still able to get in 10 practices in the fall without a season. I said this is an opportune time to get this stuff on film and see how it looks. It’s really different, but the biggest thing to stress to your guys is to don’t overthink it, run fast and make full speed decisions, you’re always right and run to green grass — that’s it. Our kids really loved it, and because it allowed them to play fast and to play without thinking.

“We kind of made the full blown adjustments and we obviously reaped the benefits with some success this year. I love it, and as a play-caller, when you spread a team out wide, you really get to see what their attention is.”

Old Dominion head coach Ricky Rahne discussed hiring Decker and Alex Huettel as offensive line coach from Fordham.

“I am extremely excited to add both Kevin and Alex,” Rahne said in a press release. “The offensive production and excitement that these hires bring to the 757 will continue to push this program to the next level.”

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James Madison vs Old Dominion Prediction Game Preview

James Madison vs Old Dominion game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 11 game on Saturday, November 12

James Madison vs Old Dominion prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 11, Saturday, November 12

James Madison vs Old Dominion How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 12
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: SB Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, VA
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: James Madison (5-3), Old Dominion (3-6)
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James Madison vs Old Dominion Game Preview

Why James Madison Will Win

Old Dominion has suffered a power outage.

It wasn’t exactly ripping it up offensively over the first part of the season, but now it hit a wall, especially on the ground. The running game that hit Coastal Carolina for 320 yards a few weeks ago was stuffed by Georgia State for 26 yards and came up with just 11 against Marshall.

Now it gets to go against the second-best run defense in America. James Madison has allowed fewer than 65 yards five time so far. but …

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Why Old Dominion Will Win

The Monarchs might not have enough on offense, but the defense has been making things interesting.

The pass rush continues to be among the best in America, there’s a lot of bending without breaking, and the secondary has held up better after a rough start.

There weren’t any turnovers last week in the loss to Louisville, but James Madison has had a massive giveaway problem 14 over the five games before that.

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What’s Going To Happen

The offenses will perk. up a wee bit.

James Madison will stuff the Old Dominion running game from the start, and the Duke passing attack that went bye-bye over the last two weeks will suddenly reemerge.

The three-game slide stops here.

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James Madison vs Old Dominion Prediction, Line

James Madison 30, Old Dominion 20
Line: James Madison -7.5, o/u: 46.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5
James Madison vs Old Dominion Must See Rating (out of 5): 2
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Georgia Southern vs Old Dominion Prediction, Game Preview

Georgia Southern vs Old Dominion game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 8 game on Saturday, October 22

Georgia Southern vs Old Dominion prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 8, Saturday, October 22

Georgia Southern vs Old Dominion How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 22
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: SB Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, VA
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Georgia Southern (4-3), Old Dominion (3-3)
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Georgia Southern vs Old Dominion Game Preview

Why Old Dominion Will Win

That’s how it’s supposed to work.

The Old Dominion passing game was efficient in the 49-21 shocker at Coastal Carolina last week, but it was the ground attack that took over and dominated.

After not doing much of anything all year, everything worked with 324 yards – almost half of the season total – with Blake Watson ripping off 256 yards and three scores.

That isn’t how the ODU offense normally works, but against Georgia Southern’s run defense that gets gouged for 221 yards per game, the main man will get fed again.

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Why Georgia Southern Will Win

Yeah, Georgia Southern will see your 300+ rushing yards and raise you 578 against James Madison.

The Dukes had one of the nation’s best run defenses, so the Eagles didn’t even bother as Kyle Vantrease went off, three different targets went over 100 yards, and now it’s time to roll on an Old Dominion pass defense that’s getting lit up for a Sun Belt-most 278 yards per game.

The Monarchs bring the nation’s best pass rush, but it doesn’t translate into production in the secondary.

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What’s Going To Happen

Can this really be as fun as they were last week? Let’s hope so.

The Sun Belt has been crazy unpredictable this year – last week with both of these teams showed that – but both passing games have been rock steady.

Can Old Dominion really do that again on the ground? Even if it does, Georgia Southern can keep bombing its way out of it.

The Monarchs are better at forcing takeaways and the the Eagles buckle when they start giving it away.

Georgia Southern will convert its third down tries. Old Dominion won’t.

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Georgia Southern vs Old Dominion Prediction, Line

Georgia Southern 34, Old Dominion 30
Line: Georgia Southern -2.5, o/u: 67
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Georgia Southern vs Old Dominion Must See Rating (out of 5): 3
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Old Dominion vs Georgia State Prediction, Game Preview

Old Dominion vs Georgia State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 9 game on Saturday, October 29

Old Dominion vs Georgia State prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 9, Saturday, October 29

Old Dominion vs Georgia State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 29
Game Time: 3:00 ET
Venue: Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta, GA
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Old Dominion (3-4), Georgia State (2-5)
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Old Dominion vs Georgia State Game Preview

Why Old Dominion Will Win

Georgia State’s defense has been funky. It got ripped up by the Appalachian State running game in last week’s loss, got hit with 359 passing yards in the win over Georgia Southern a few weeks ago, and Old Dominion’s offense can  adapt to whatever works.

The passing game has been steady enough to be a sure thing to hit 200 yards, and the ground attack rumbled all over Coastal Carolina in a shocking win a few weeks ago.

With a great pass rush to bother Panther QB Darren Grainger, the defense should be okay, but …

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Why Georgia State Will Win

Old Dominion has a nightmare of a time on third downs, the pass defense is an issue, and it’s one of the few teams in the Sun Belt that can give Georgia State a run for being worse in the time of possession battle.

The Panthers are going to give up a ton of yards though the air, but they usually make up for it with a whale of a ground attack that gives up 212 yards per game.

The D has the ability to crank up multiple takeaways with two or more in four games, but …

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What’s Going To Happen

Old Dominion doesn’t turn the ball over. At least it hasn’t given it up over the last two games and hasn’t had a huge issue with mistakes so far.

The Georgia State pass defense will struggle, Old Dominion should with the turnover battle, and the road side should come up with a strong win on the road to keep bowl hopes alive.

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Old Dominion vs Georgia State Prediction, Line

Old Dominion 34, Georgia State 27
Line: Georgia State -3.5, o/u: 54.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5
Old Dominion vs Georgia State Must See Rating (out of 5): 2
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Old Dominion vs Coastal Carolina Prediction, Game Preview

Old Dominion vs Coastal Carolina game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 7 game on Saturday, October 15

Old Dominion vs Coastal Carolina prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 7, Saturday, October 15

Old Dominion vs Coastal Carolina How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 15
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Brooks Stadium, Conway, SC
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: Old Dominion (2-3), Coastal Carolina (6-0)
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Old Dominion vs Coastal Carolina Game Preview

Why Old Dominion Will Win

The Monarchs are throwing well enough to keep up.

There’s no running game, so the offense relies on Hayden Wolff to keep the offense going, and the defense takes care of the rest – it has to throw Coastal Carolina off of its rhythm.

As long as the takeaways are coming – five in the opener against Virginia Tech and nine in the last three games – and if the pass rush can bother Grayson McCall, this should be a fight.

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Why Coastal Carolina Will Win

Old Dominion really doesn’t have a running game, and that’s just part of the reason why it’s unable to control the clock.

The offense is miserable on third downs, it’s coming up with the second-fewest first downs in college football, and Coastal Carolina will take advantage of all of it.

The Chanticleers will own the clock, they won’t turn the ball over enough to matter, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Old Dominion will battle.

It’ll seem like Coastal Carolina is dominating the game, but the Monarchs will hang around and keep this close into the fourth quarter. They won’t be effective enough to take advantage of the opportunities, but they’ll make it fun.

Coastal Carolina will be too brutally efficient.

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Old Dominion vs Coastal Carolina Prediction, Line

Coastal Carolina 34, Old Dominion 24
Line: Coastal Carolina -11, o/u: 57.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Old Dominion vs Coastal Carolina Must See Rating (out of 5): 2
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Arkansas State vs Old Dominion Prediction, Game Preview

Arkansas State vs Old Dominion game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 4 game on Saturday, September 24

Arkansas State vs Old Dominion prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 4, Saturday, September 24

Arkansas State vs Old Dominion How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 24
Game Time: 6:00 ET
Venue: SB Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, VA
How To Watch: ESPN+
Record: Arkansas State (1-2), Old Dominion (1-2)
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Arkansas State vs Old Dominion Game Preview

Why Arkansas State Will Win

There’s an offense in there that’s just waiting to bust out.

The passing game hasn’t been bad. Throw out the blowout loss to Ohio State and the tough fight with Memphis – those were two road games against better teams, but the Red Wolves were able to throw.

QB James Blackman has yet to throw a pick, the offense has just one turnover in three games, and as long as the offense is moving everything will be fine because …

Old Dominion is AWFUL on third downs. It’s the worst in America converging just 18% of its chances, but …

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Why Old Dominion Will Win

The Monarchs are making up for mistakes with a defense that’s getting into the backfield and a style that grinds things down to a halt.

There’s a strange mix of things happening. ODU is painful to watch try moving the chains, and yet it dominates the time of possession battle with the way it operates.

On the other side, Arkansas State might be throwing well, but it doesn’t care about the clock. Old Dominion will make the other side play its style.

The Red Wolves can’t run, can’t stop the run, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

The should be able to throw just well enough to make this a fight.

Old Dominion just doesn’t do enough offensively to be consistent, but it’s going to keep the game in range at home. When it comes time to come up with the big drive late, though, it’s not going to happen.

Arkansas State will hit the passes ODU won’t.

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Arkansas State vs Old Dominion Prediction, Line

Arkansas State 30, Old Dominion 27
Line: Old Dominion -5, o/u: 56.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5
Arkansas State vs Old Dominion Must See Rating (out of 5): 2

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Virginia vs Old Dominion Prediction, Game Preview

Virginia vs Old Dominion game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 3 game on Saturday, September 17

Virginia vs Old Dominion prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 3, Saturday, September 17

Virginia vs Old Dominion How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 17
Game Time: 2:00 ET
Venue: Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, VA
How To Watch: ACC Network
Record: Virginia (1-1), Old Dominion (1-1)
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Virginia vs Old Dominion Game Preview

Why Old Dominion Will Win

Virginia is scuffling offensively.

It hasn’t been able to come up with the high-powered passing game of last year, and the running game fell short in the loss to Illinois last week.

It’s having problems moving the chains, the five turnovers were a problem, and the special teams aren’t doing enough to pick up the slack.

Old Dominion wasn’t able to recapture the magic of the shocking opening game win over Virginia Tech – the defense didn’t come through in the 39-21 loss at East Carolina – but the passing game was okay last week, the D showed it could take the ball away with five turnovers against the Hokies, and …

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Why Virginia Will Win

Old Dominion’s offense can’t come up with a third down conversion.

It hit just 3-of-24 tries in the first two games, and the Virginia defense could use the help.

Virginia is just getting started. It has the parts to do more offensively, the defense has yet to give up 200 yards either rushing or receiving, and the pass rush should be a big bother in the Old Dominion backfield.

Come up with a few early scores, and there shouldn’t be too much of a worry about an offensive punch coming from the other side. There won’t be a problem as long as …

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What’s Going To Happen

Virginia has to chill on the turnovers.

ODU already showed what it could do when it takes the ball away – again, it came up with five turnovers against Virginia Tech – and the Cavaliers lost the ball five times so far.

The offense has to be sharper throwing the ball, but the running game will get going a bit to take the pressure off of Brennan Armstrong. It won’t be an easy win, but the Cavaliers will stuff the Monarch ground game and keep it all simple.

They won’t give Old Dominion the easy opportunities they’ll need.

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Virginia vs Old Dominion Prediction, Line

Virginia 34, Old Dominion 16
Line: Virginia -8.5, o/u: 53
ATS Confidence out of 5: 4
Virginia vs Old Dominion Must See Rating (out of 5): 2

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Old Dominion vs East Carolina Prediction, Game Preview

Old Dominion vs East Carolina game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 2 game on Saturday, September 10

Old Dominion vs East Carolina prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 2, Saturday, September 10

Old Dominion vs East Carolina How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 10
Game Time: 6:00 ET
Venue: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC
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Record: Old Dominion (1-0), East Carolina (0-1)
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Old Dominion vs East Carolina Game Preview

Why Old Dominion Will Win

Well that was fun.

The Ricky Rahne era at Old Dominion took a huge turn with the fantastic 20-17 win over Virginia Tech. The program went from not playing in the COVID year of 2020 to taking down an ACC school, and it did it by forcing a slew of mistakes and coming up with the big offensive drive when it absolutely needed it.

The Monarchs forced five Hokie takeaways, and now it has to continue against a dangerous East Carolina offense that turned it over twice in the 21-20 loss to NC State and – to be nice about it – had a few problems with the kicking game.

However …

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Why East Carolina Will Win

It’s not like the ODU offense worked. No, the performance and win weren’t fluky, but it’s going to be hard to repeat.

Hayden Wolff only connected on 14-of-35 passes, the running game was stuffed for just 84 yards, and now it’s up to the East Carolina defense to make it all continue.

Defense hasn’t always been a given for the Pirates over the year, but it was strong against NC State – it held the Wolfpack scoreless in the second half – and the offense did what it had to do against a great defense to be within a chip shot of a win.

East Carolina should be for real, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Here’s where East Carolina goes on a run with Campbell, Navy, and USF up next.

Old Dominion will play well, the offense will be better than it was against Virginia Tech, and it’ll hang around, but the East Carolina offense will take over as the first half goes on. It will turn it over just enough to keep this from getting out of hand, but ODU will make its share of mistakes, too.

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Old Dominion vs East Carolina Prediction, Line

East Carolina 31, Old Dominion 17
Line: East Carolina -13, o/u: 51.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Old Dominion vs East Carolina Must See Rating (out of 5): 2

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Stuck elevator delays Virginia Tech-Old Dominion game

Coaches stuck in an elevator delayed Virginia Tech at Old Dominion’s second half

There are plenty of delays in football games due to weather. On Friday as Virginia Tech played at Old Dominion, whether the game would resume depended on getting coaches out of a stuck elevator.

The game was knotted 10-10 at halftime when it was announced on-air that the third quarter would not start on time because some Hokies coaches were lodged in an elevator that had become jammed.

No word on whether it was because there was too much weight in the elevator, a frequent reason for breakdowns.

You can pass the time by looking at a dog … in Crocs.

Virginia Tech vs Old Dominion Prediction, Game Preview

Virginia Tech vs Old Dominion game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 1 game on Friday, September 2

Virginia Tech vs Old Dominion prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 1, Friday, September 2

Virginia Tech vs Old Dominion How To Watch

Date: Friday, September 2
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: S.B. Ballard Stadium, Norfolk, VA
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: Virginia Tech (0-0), Old Dominion (0-0)
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Virginia Tech vs Old Dominion Game Preview

Why Old Dominion Will Win

Virginia Tech is trying to figure it all out.

The Hokies aren’t totally starting over under new head coach Brent Pry, but they’re trying to put the pieces together on the fly, and that starts with a quarterback situation that’s down to Marshall transfer Grant Wells and South Carolina transfer Jason Brown.

The O line needs an overhaul, new parts need to find their way into the backfield, and Old Dominion has to take advantage of all of it.

The defensive side returns some good pass rushers, and the offense is loaded with experience. The receiving weapons are going to be a problem for the Sun Belt – ODU’s new league – but …

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Why Virginia Tech Will Win

The Hokies will be fine.

No, the overall experience isn’t quite there, and yes, it would be nice to have a tune-up or two before dealing with a team full of veterans on like Old Dominion, but the linebacking corps is going to be strong, the secondary will be good enough, and no matter what the coaching staff goes with at the skill spots, the production will follow.

Yes, Old Dominion has plenty of good players, but the passing game has to prove it can be more efficient, the turnovers have to stop, and the pass defense has to show it can do more after a rough 2021.

As long as the lines are okay, Virginia Tech should be able to work out the kinks – Old Dominion isn’t that great, but …

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What’s Going To Happen

It’s a road game against a jacked up team looking to make a giant statement – Old Dominion is dangerous enough to pull this off.

It did it in 2018 with a stunning 49-35 home win over the Hokies – and this version is even better.

Virginia Tech is going to need a little while, but the lines will hold up, Brent Pry’s defense will come up with three takeaways, and it’ll be a better-than-it-seems win to kick off the season before the ACC season starts with Boston College.

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Virginia Tech vs Old Dominion Prediction, Line

Prediction: Virginia Tech 27, Old Dominion 17
Line: Virginia Tech -8.5, o/u: 52.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Virginia Tech vs Old Dominion Must See Rating: 3
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