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l Presbyterian College Blue Hose l Presbyterian College Blue Hose l Presbyterian College Blue Hose l Presbyterian College Blue Hose l Presbyterian College Blue Hose l PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE FOOTBALL www.GoBlueHose.com - @BlueHoseSports Date Opponent ............................................................ Time Date Opponent ............................................................ Time Sept. 1 BREVARD (Scotsman Club Day) [BSN] ....................2:00 Oct. 13 LIBERTY* (Homecoming) [FSN] .............................2:00 Sept. 8 at Georgia Tech [ESPN3]........................................7:00 Oct. 20 at Charleston Southern* [BSN] ..............................1:30 Sept. 15 at Vanderbilt [CSS]..............................................12:30 Oct. 27 STONY BROOK* (Military Appreciation Day) [ESPN3] .......1:00 Sept. 22 FURMAN (Parents’ Weekend) [CSS] .....................12:00 Nov. 10 COASTAL CAROLINA* (Youth Day) [BSN] ................1:00 Sept. 29 at Davidson ..........................................................6:00 Nov. 17 at Gardner Webb* [BSN] .......................................1:30 Oct. 6 at VMI* [ESPN3] ...................................................1:30 All Times ET, Home games in Bold, *Big South Games General Information Offensive Returning Starters Team Information Name of School: Presbyterian College Overall record last year: 4-7 City/Zip: Clinton, S.C. 29325 Name Pos. 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Cl. 2011 Info Conference record/finish: 3-3/4th Founded: 1880 Anderico Bailey WR 6-2 175 Sr. 28 catches, 209 yds., 1 TD Basic Offense: Spread Enrollment: 1,200 Lance Byrd RB 5-8 185 Sr. 173 rushes, 910 yds., 8 TD Basic Defense: 4-3 Nickname: Blue Hose James Festa OL 6-2 275 R-Jr. Started six of 11 games Letterwinners Returning: School Colors: Blue and Garnet Tim Fowler OL 6-2 270 R-Jr. 11-game starter, 1 UA tackle Offense: 20 Defense: 23 Stadium (Surface): Bailey Memorial Stadium (Grass) Joey Gilkey TE 6-2 240 Jr. 16 catches, 161 yds., 3 TD Speciality: 5 Total: 48 Capacity: 6,500 Jeremiah McKie WR 6-0 180 So. 24 catches, 367 yds., 2 TD Letterwinners Lost: Affiliation: NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Michael Ruff WR 5-8 175 R-Jr. 1178 All-Purpose yds., 4 TD Offense: 16 Defense: 11 Conference: Big South Arthur Williams WR 6-2 210 Jr. 13 catches, 190 yds., 2 TD Speciality: 0 Total: 27 President: Dr. Claude Lilly Starters Returning: Director of Athletics: Brian Reese Defensive Returning Starters Offense: 8 Defense: 6 Athletic Department Phone: 864.833.8240 Speciality: 3 Total: 17 Ticket Office Phone: 864.833.8240 Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. 2011 Info Starters Lost: Cedric Byrd S 5-10 175 Jr. 50 tackles, 10 KR, 206 yds., 11 PR, 61 yds. Offense: 6 Defense: 6 Program History Keyadd Miller DE 6-2 231 R-Jr. 11 tackles in four games before injury Speciality: 0 Total: 12 First season of football: 1913 L.J. Perry LB 6-0 195 Jr. 47 tackles, 7 TFL, 1 sack, 1 INT Overall all-time record: 478-460-35 Joshua Polk DE 6-1 225 R-So. 15 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks, 1 FF Returning Statistical Leaders Overall all-time Big South record: 4-14 (Three years) Joe Wideman LB 6-2 190 R-Sr. 14 tackles, 1 QBH before injury Big South Championships: N/A Donelle Williams LB 6-0 200 So. 83 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1 QBH, 1 FR Passing: None Rushing: Lance Byrd (172 carries, 910 yds., 8 TD) Sports Information Special Teams Returning Starters Receiving: Michael Ruff (38 catches, 432 yds., 2 TD) Asst. AD for Sports Information/Game Operations: All-Purpose: Michael Ruff (1176 total yds., 107.1 avg.) Simon Whitaker Cannon Jordan LS 6-0 185 So. Long snapper in nine games Tackles: Donelle Williams (83 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1 QBH, 1 FBR) Cell Phone/Email Address: Aaron Mayes K 5-10 170 Sr. 26-26 PAT, 7-11 FG, 53 K for 2993 yds. Interceptions: Antarius Terrell (2 INT) 843.475.1129 / [email protected] Patrick Morgano P 6-2 205 Sr. 66 P for 2683 yds., 10 50+, 21 i20 Scoring: Lance Byrd (8 TD, 48 PTS.) Assistant Director of Sports Information: Ryan Real Punting: Patrick Morgano (66 Punts, 2683 yds., 40.7 avg.) Cell Phone/Email Address: Heading into the 2012 Season 502.931.5651 / [email protected] 2012 Initial Signees Football Contact: Simon Whitaker l The Presbyterian College Blue Hose will step Sports Information Office Phone:864.833.8252 onto the field in 2012 as full NCAA Division I and Name Pos. Ht. Wt. High School/Hometown Sports Information Fax: 864.833.8323 Big South members and will have a chance to Ugonna Akoh DB 6-3 200 North Oconee/Athens, Ga. Football Press Box Phone Number: 864.938.4040 Austin Allen* OL 6-4 300 Habersham Central/Mt. Airy, Ga. fight for the regular season championship and Sports Information Mailing Address: Garret Antolik LB 6-2 215 Milton/Cumming, Ga. their first trip to the NCAA Tournament ... 105 Ashland Ave., Clinton, S.C. 29325 Justin Antolik LB 6-2 215 Milton/Cumming, Ga. l The game will be the first meeting between Web Site: GoBlueHose.com James Barnes* OL 6-3 300 W.J. Keenan/Columbia, S.C. Twitter: www.twitter.com/BlueHoseSports the Blue Hose and Tornados ... Edward Bigby DL 6-1 265 Gaffney/Gaffney, S.C. Facebook: www.facebook.com/BlueHoseSports l PC returns 17 starters and 34 letterwinners Bryson Brindle DL 6-3 230 Allatoona/Acworth, Ga. from 2011. Of the starters eight are on offense, Ryan Bristow OL 6-5 270 Southwest Guilford/High Point, N.C. Football Coaching Staff six are on defense and three are from the special Ed Britt DB 6-0 185 W.H. Page/Greensboro, N.C. Head Coach: Harold Nichols teams ... Big South All-Conference players back Brian Butler DB 6-0 170 Ridge View/Columbia, S.C. Alma Mater/Year: Presbyterian College/‘90 for 2012 are Lance Byrd (2nd Team) and Patrick Shonquille Byers DB 6-0 170 Gaffney/Gaffney, S.C. Record at school (yrs.): 4-27 (Three years) Morgano (2nd Team), as well as Freshman-of-the- Devron Glenn WR 5-10 175 Fort Dorchester/N. Charleston, S.C. Career record (yrs.): 4-27 (Three years) Year Donelle Williams ... Jordan Hallums WR 6-1 180 Mauldin/Mauldin, S.C. Football office phone: 864.833.8240 l The 17 returning starters and 34 letterwin- Hunter Hinson OL 6-4 285 Seminole/Sanford, Fla. Best time to reach coach: contact SID ners are looking to capitalize on a record-setting Sterling Jenkins* OL 6-3 300 W.J. Keenan/Columbia, S.C. 2011 season that saw the Blue Hose post the Darius Norfleet DL 6-1 250 Memphis Central/Memphis, Tenn. Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater/Year): most overall (4) and league (3) wins in Division Ryan Raley OL 6-4 290 Fairfield Central/Winnsboro, S.C. Drew Watson, Defensive Coordinator (Newberry/’89) George Thomas LB 6-2 220 Greater Atlanta Christian/Atlanta, Ga. I history ... Todd Varn, Offensive Coordinator (N.C. State/’92) Dakota Truett OL 6-3 300 Richmond County/Hamlet, N.C. l While the offensive and defensive lines lost Matt Cain, Quarterbacks (Furman/’04) some heavy hitters in All-Conference members David Dunagan, OLB/Special Teams Coordinator (PC/’08) *Joined PC in the spring of 2012 Andrew Ford, Cornerbacks/Recruiting Coordinator (Clem- Max Travis, Brian Davis and Derren Evans, sev- son/’96) eral upperclassmen are stepping in to fill the void Klay Killingsworth, Defensive Line (West Georgia/’98) with Tim Fowler, James Festa on the OL and Bryan Brian Rucker, Wide Receivers (Western Carolina/’04) Shepherd, Xavier Boatright and Joshua Polk on Brandon Sarver, Tight Ends (Georgia/’98) the DL ... l Look for some healthy competition at the quarterback spot with Tamyn Garrick slotted at the number one spot right now ... that could eas- ily change in pre-season as Chad Sanders and a Presbyterian College Football History and Records l Presbyterian College Blue Hose l Presbyterian College Blue Hose l Presbyterian College Blue Hose l Presbyterian College Blue Hose l Presbyterian College Blue Hose l Head Coach Harold Nichols couple of others fight for same spot ... Fourth Year l Look for big things at wide receiver with the return of Jeremiah McKie and Michael Ruff ... Anderico Bailey and Arthur Williams also bring much needed On January 14, 2009, Presbyterian College experience in that spot as well ... Joey Gilkey and Joel Ruiz look to see even Athletics announced the hiring of Harold Nichols as the more playing time at tight end in 2012 ... head football coach. l Donelle Williams, Mark Williams, L.J. Perry, Breyon Williams and Isaiah Nichols, a 1989 alumnus of PC, came back to the Blue Hose family from Bucknell, where he was Lynn are back and will shore up the linebacker core with Fred Marshall, the offensive coordinator and assistant coach since Frank Sherman and Nick Newton playing important roles at the safety spot. January 2008. With experience in Bryan Shepherd and Parrish Walker at nose tackle and Under Nichols PC finished the 2011 season with its most overall wins since 2008. Its three Big South wins Antarius Terrell, and Cedric Byrd at corner back, the Blue Hose are hopeful were the most since joining the Conference. The Blue for big stops on defense ... Hose closed out the season with back-to-back wins, its l Special Teams are not a worry for the PC coaching staff ... Now a se- first two-game win streak since 2008. nior, Patrick Morgano will handle the punting duties, with fellow senior Aaron The Blue Hose went 4-1 at home in 2011 for their most wins at Bailey Memorial Stadium since a 4-2 mark Mayes taking field goals and extra points ... Cannon Jordan filled in well at in 2008. the long snapper position and will look to continue setting the ball up for Justin Bethel, who became the Big South all-time leader in blocked kicks, as well as Morgano ..