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Sept. 19, 2016 2016 FOOTBALL @BigSouthFB - www.BigSouthSports.com 2016 BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL STANDINGS SID CONTACTS Big South Overall Big South ....................................Mark Simpson [email protected] Team W L PCT PF PA W L PCT PF PA Home Road L10 Streak 704-341-7990 Monmouth 0 0 .000 0 0 2 1 .667 64 68 0-0 2-1 2-1 L1 @BigSouthSID Kennesaw State 0 0 .000 0 0 1 1 .500 66 23 1-1 0-0 1-1 W1 Presbyterian College 0 0 .000 0 0 1 2 .333 34 97 0-0 1-2 1-2 W1 Charleston Southern .....Kevin O’Rourke Liberty 0 0 .000 0 0 1 2 .333 82 72 1-0 0-2 1-2 L1 [email protected] Charleston Southern 0 0 .000 0 0 1 2 .333 82 83 1-0 0-2 1-2 L1 843-863-7289 Gardner-Webb 0 0 .000 0 0 1 2 .333 69 81 0-1 1-1 1-2 L2 @CSUFB Gardner-Webb.................................Marc Rabb [email protected] PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - SEPT. 19 704-406-4355 @GWUFootball OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - DARRELL BRIDGES, PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE, RB, JR (CHATTANOOGA, TENN.) Bridges rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown in PC’s 31-14 win at Campbell. He carried the ball a career-high 32 times, and added a 24-yard kickoff return to finish with 183 all-purpose yards on the night. Bridges scored on a 6-yard run to put PC Kennesaw State ................Mike DeGeorge ahead 17-0 early in the second quarter. He then helped the Blue Hose put the game away with a 48-yard run in the fourth [email protected] quarter that set up PC’s final score of the contest. 470-578-7589 @KennesawStFB DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - MIKE BASILE, MONMOUTH, S, JR (BRICK, N.J.) Basile had a season-high 16 tackles in Monmouth’s setback at Kent State. He recorded 10 solo tackles and six assisted Liberty .......................................... Todd Wetmore stops to lead the Hawks’ defensive effort. Basile added a half tackle-for-loss plus one quarterback hurry, and blocked a field [email protected] goal attempt in the third quarter -- his third blocked kick in two games. 434-582-2292 @LibertyFootball SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK - TREY TURNER, LIBERTY, P, R-JR (ROME, GA.) Turner pinned four of his five punts inside the 20-yard line Saturday at SMU, and the Mustangs were unable to return any of Monmouth.................................... Greg Viscomi his punts. He finished the night with a 36.2 punting average, with two beyond 40 yards (42 and 44). Turner’s four kicks that [email protected] landed inside the 20 averaged out to approximately SMU’s 15-yard line. 732-571-4447 @MUHawksFB THE COME READY NUTRITION FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK - STEPHEN CALVERT, LIBERTY, QB, FR (PLANTATION, FLA.) Calvert took over Liberty’s offense in the second half at SMU and led the Flames to a touchdown that brought LU to within Presbyterian ..........................Davis Simpson five points late in the third quarter. He completed nine passes for 119 yards, and his 8-yard TD strike to Dante’ Shells made [email protected] the score 19-14 with 2:35 left in the third period. Calvert’s longest pass completion was a 47-yarder in the fourth stanza that 864-833-7095 moved Liberty into field goal range. @BlueHoseFtball Follow FCS Football ............................Twitter: WEEK 4 SCHEDULE WEEK 3 RESULTS @NCAA_FCS @ESPNCFB SATURDAY, SEPT, 24 SATURDAY, SEPT, 17 @FCS_Insider #11/12 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at MONMOUTH * ....1:00pm PRESBYTERIAN 31 ................................................................at Campbell 14 @HEROSportsNews (ESPN3) @FCS_STATS KENNESAW STATE at Duquesne ..................................................1:00pm #15/15 The Citadel 31 .....................................at GARDNER-WEBB 24 @FCS_Football (ESPN3) GARDNER-WEBB at Ohio ....................................................................2:00pm at SMU 29 ..............................................................................................LIBERTY 14 (ESPN3) .....................................Relevant Hashtags: #3/4 Jacksonville State at LIBERTY .......................................7:00pm at Kent State 27 ........................................................................MONMOUTH 7 (BSN, LFSN) #FCS Florida Tech at PRESBYTERIAN ..................................................7:00pm #FearTheFCS (vs. FBS opponent) (BSN) #12/12 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN, KENNESAW STATE idle #FCSFacts #SCTop10 #FCSPlayoffs #FCSChamp Big South member in ALL CAPS * - Big South game All Time Eastern and subject to change 2016 Big South Football 2016 PRESEASON POLL 2016 BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL COACHES TELECONFERENCE - EACH TUESDAY For the first time, defending conference Each Tuesday during the 2016 season, the Big South head football coaches will participate in a weekly tele- champion Charleston Southern has been tabbed conference call, beginning at 10:30am ET. Each call will be recorded and available for playback on the Confer- the favorite in the Big South Conference’s annual ence website Tuesday afternoons. The next call is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 20. THIS CALL IS OPEN TO preseason football poll for the 2016 campaign. MEDIA ONLY. For more information, please contact Mark Simpson at 704-341-7990 or [email protected]. Below are the preseason poll results, with first- place votes in parentheses: THE BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE IN THE NATIONAL TOP 25 POLLS 1. Charleston Southern (16) ......................................106 Week of CSU GWU KSU LU MU PC 2. Liberty (1) ................................................................................86 Preseason 7/6/7 --/--/-- RV/--/RV RV/RV/RV --/RV/-- --/--/-- 3. Kennesaw State (1) .......................................................68 Sept. 5 7/7/8 --/--/-- --/--/-- RV/RV/RV RV/RV/-- --/--/-- 4. Monmouth ..............................................................................47 Sept. 12 12/12/11 --/--/-- --/--/-- RV/RV/RV RV/RV/RV --/--/-- 5. Gardner-Webb ....................................................................40 Sept. 19 12/11/9 --/--/-- --/--/-- RV/RV/-- --/RV/-- --/--/-- 6. Presbyterian College .....................................................31 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 2016 PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Oct. 10 Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Oct. 17 DARIUS HAMMOND, Sr., Oct. 24 RB, Charleston Southern Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Nov. 14 ANTHONY ELLIS, Jr., DL, Charleston Southern Nov. 21 Final OFFENSE QB Trey White, R-Sr., Kennesaw State The STATS FCS poll is listed first, followed by the FCS Coaches Poll and the Hero Sports poll RB Darius Hammond, Sr., Charleston Southern RV - Received Votes na - not available RB Darrell Bridges, R-Jr., Presbyterian WR Zac Parker, Sr., Liberty WR Darren Ambush, Sr., Monmouth 2016 BIG SOUTH NATIONAL HONORS & AWARDS WR Justin Sumpter, R-Soph., Kennesaw State STATS FCS National Players of the Week Hero Sports Preseason All-America (2) TE Joseph Purter, Sr., Presbyterian Honorable Mentions Erik Austell, Charleston Southern (2nd Team) OL Erik Austell, R-Sr., Charleston Southern Tyrell Maxwell, Gardner-Webb -- Week 1 Darius Hammond, Charleston Southern (2nd Team) OL Malik Letatau, Sr., Kennesaw State Tonarius Portress, Kennesaw State - Week 1 OL Jackson Williamson, Sr., Charleston So. Mike Basile, Monmouth - Week 2 CFPA National Performer of the Year Watch List (1) OL Alex Thompson, Jr., Monmouth Frankie Hickson, Liberty - Week 2 Darius Hammond, Charleston Southern OL Caleb Smith, R-Sr., Gardner-Webb STATS FCS National Offensive Player of the Year 2017 Senior Bowl Watch List (1) DEFENSE Watch List (1) Chad Geter, Gardner-Webb DL Anthony Ellis, Jr., Charleston Southern Darius Hammond, Charleston Southern DL Darnell Leslie, Sr., Monmouth Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® Nominees (1) DL JaRon Greene, Sr., Liberty STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Year Dexter Robbins, Liberty DL Obinna Ntiasagwe, R-Jr., Presbyterian Watch List (1) LB Chad Geter, R-Sr., Gardner-Webb Anthony Ellis, Charleston Southern LB Solomon Brown, R-Soph., Charleston So. LB Aaron Cook, Sr., Gardner-Webb STATS FCS Preseason All-America (6) LB Payton Minnich, Sr., Monmouth Erik Austell, Charleston Southern (1st Team) DB Mike Basile, Jr., Monmouth Anthony Ellis, Charleston Southern (2nd Team) DB Troy McGowens, Sr., Charleston Southern Mike Basile, Monmouth (2nd Team) DB Taylor Henkle, R-Fr., Kennesaw State Joseph Smith, Charleston Southern (2nd Team) DB Chris Turner, R-Soph., Liberty Darius Hammond, Charleston Southern (2nd Team) Chad Geter, Gardner-Webb (3rd Team) SPECIAL TEAMS PK Matt White, Jr., Monmouth P Trey Turner, R-Jr., Liberty LS Joseph Smith, R-Sr., Charleston Southern KR Darius Hammond, Sr., Charleston Southern PR Darius Hammond, Sr., Charleston Southern 2 • 2016 Big South Football Weekly Report - Sept. 19 2016 Big South Football 2016 BIG SOUTH PLAYERS OF THE WEEK WEEK OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 5 QB Tyrell Maxwell, Jr., Gardner-Webb DE Tonarius Portress, Jr., Kennesaw State RUSH: 21-154-1 TD (4), 7.3 YPC ... PASS: 12-19, 102 YDS ... 12 First Downs 8 TT (7 S, 1 A), 5.0 TFL (-21 YDS), 1 SK (-11 YDS) Sept. 12 RB Todd Macon, R-Jr., Liberty S Solomon McGinty, Jr., Liberty RUSH: 16-128-1 TD (49), 8.0 YPC ... REC: 3-49, 16.3 YPC ... 6 First Downs 8 TT (4 S, 4 A), 2.0 TFL (-14 YDS), 2 FF, 1 INT (10 YDS) Sept. 19 RB Darrell Bridges, Jr., Presbyterian College S Mike Basile, Jr., Monmouth RUSH: 32-159-1 TD (6), 5.0 YPC ... 24-YD KOR ... 183 APURP YDS 16 TT (10 S, 6 A), 0.5 TFL (-2 YDS), 1 QBH, 1 BLK FG Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 2016 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 2016 FRESHMEN OF THE WEEK WEEK SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK WEEK THE CRONS BRAND FRESHMAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 5 PR Kelan Fraise, Soph., Charleston Southern Sept. 5 WR Kameron Brown, R-Fr., Charleston Southern 3-126-1 TD (70), 42.0 AVG ... Big South single-game PR yardage record 3-58 (21-21-16), 19.3 AVG ... All 1st Down catches at NDSU Sept. 12 S Mike Basile, Jr., Monmouth Sept. 12 QB Kenji Bahar, R-Fr., Monmouth 2 Blocked kicks -- FG and PAT ... 6th player on record in league history PASS: 5-7, 93 YDS, 13.29 YPA ..