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Oct. 24, 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 Charleston Southern 2 0 1.000 73 10 4 2 .667 214 158 2-0 2-2 4-2 W3 @BigSouthSID Liberty 2 0 1.000 88 49 4 3 .571 230 176 3-1 1-2 3-3 W3 Kennesaw State 1 1 .500 68 75 5 2 .714 271 184 2-2 3-0 5-2 W1 Charleston Southern .....Kevin O’Rourke Gardner-Webb 1 1 .500 63 50 3 5 .375 205 185 2-3 1-2 3-5 L2 [email protected] Presbyterian College 1 2 .333 23 75 2 5 .286 64 200 1-1 1-4 2-5 L1 843-863-7289 Monmouth 0 3 .000 48 104 4 4 .500 213 240 1-1 3-3 4-4 L2 @CSUFB Gardner-Webb.................................Marc Rabb [email protected] PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - OCT. 24 704-406-4355 @GWUFootball OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - TODD MACON, LIBERTY, RB, R-JR (ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.) Macon scored three touchdowns and totaled 271 all-purpose yards in Liberty’s 52-28 win over Monmouth. He rushed for a career-high 193 yards on 22 carries (8.8 average per rush) and caught two passes for 78 yards. Macon first scored on a Kennesaw State ................Mike DeGeorge 76-yard catch-and-run in the opening quarter, then added an 11-yard TD rush early in the second period to give the Flames a [email protected] 21-0 advantage. His final touchdown was a 9-yard rush midway through the fourth quarter that put the game out of reach. 470-578-7589 @KennesawStFB DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - CHARLESTON SOUTHERN DEFENSIVE UNIT The Buccaneers’ defense permitted Presbyterian just three points and 102 yards -- the fewest yards allowed in program Liberty .......................................... Todd Wetmore history against an FCS opponent. CSU held PC to 28 rushing yards (1.3 per carry), and yielded four first downs, including none [email protected] in the second half as the Blue Hose managed just 18 offensive yards after halftime. The unit forced seven three-and-outs, an 434-582-2292 interception deep in CSU territory and seven stops behind the line of scrimmage. @LibertyFootball SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK - TRUETT BURNS, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN, P, SR (CLINTON, S.C.) Monmouth.................................... Greg Viscomi Burns averaged 52.0 yards on his two punts against Presbyterian, none of which was returned. His first kick went 43 yards, [email protected] while his second punt was a 61-yarder that was downed at the PC 9-yard line. 732-571-4447 @MUHawksFB THE COME READY NUTRITION FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK - STEPHEN CALVERT, LIBERTY, QB, FR (PLANTATION, FLA.) Calvert was 27-of-34 passing ( =79.4 percent) for a career-high 350 yards and three touchdowns in Liberty’s win over Mon- Presbyterian ..........................Davis Simpson mouth. He posted a 183.24 pass efficiency rating and threw touchdowns of 5, 76 and 4 yards in directing the Flames to 681 [email protected] yards of offense -- the second-highest total in a Big South game in league history. 864-833-7095 @BlueHoseFtball Follow FCS Football ............................Twitter: WEEK 9 SCHEDULE WEEK 8 RESULTS @NCAA_FCS @ESPNCFB SATURDAY, OCT. 29 SATURDAY, OCT. 22 @FCS_Insider Bucknell at #9/9 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN ...................11:45am KENNESAW STATE 47 .................................at GARDNER-WEBB 39 * @HEROSportsNews (BSN) @FCS_STATS KENNESAW STATE at MONMOUTH * .........................................1:00pm at LIBERTY 52 ....................................................................MONMOUTH 28 * @FCS_Football (ESPN3) #18 Coastal Carolina at PRESBYTERIAN ...........................2:00pm at #9/9 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 38 .....PRESBYTERIAN 3 * (BSN) .....................................Relevant Hashtags: GARDNER-WEBB at LIBERTY * .....................................................3:30pm (BSN Exclusive) #FCS #FearTheFCS (vs. FBS opponent) #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 champion Charleston Southern has been tabbed teleconference call, beginning at 10:30am ET. Each call will be recorded and available for playback on the Con- the favorite in the Big South Conference’s annual ference website Tuesday afternoons. The next call is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 1. 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 10/8/9 --/--/-- RV/--/-- --/--/-- --/--/-- --/--/-- Oct. 3 8/8/8 --/--/-- RV/--/-- --/RV/-- RV/RV/-- --/--/-- 2016 PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Oct. 10 9/8/8 --/--/-- RV/RV/-- --/RV/-- RV/RV/-- --/--/-- Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Oct. 17 9/9/10 --/--/-- --/--/-- --/RV/-- RV/--/-- --/--/-- DARIUS HAMMOND, Sr., Oct. 24 9/9/9 --/--/-- RV/--/-- RV/RV/RV --/--/-- --/--/-- 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 Defensive Player of the Year CFPA National Performers of the Week TE Joseph Purter, Sr., Presbyterian Watch List (2) Todd Macon, Liberty (Week 8 - Honorable Mention) OL Erik Austell, R-Sr., Charleston Southern Mike Basile, Monmouth (midseason addition) OL Malik Letatau, Sr., Kennesaw State Anthony Ellis, Charleston Southern Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® Nominees (1) OL Jackson Williamson, Sr., Charleston So. Dexter Robbins, Liberty OL Alex Thompson, Jr., Monmouth STATS FCS National Offensive Player of the Year OL Caleb Smith, R-Sr., Gardner-Webb Watch List (1) STATS FCS Preseason All-America (6) Darius Hammond, Charleston Southern Erik Austell, Charleston Southern (1st Team) DEFENSE Anthony Ellis, Charleston Southern (2nd Team) DL Anthony Ellis, Jr., Charleston Southern National Football Foundation Mike Basile, Monmouth (2nd Team) DL Darnell Leslie, Sr., Monmouth Campbell Trophy Semifinalists Joseph Smith, Charleston Southern (2nd Team) DL JaRon Greene, Sr., Liberty Ben Robinson, Charleston Southern Darius Hammond, Charleston Southern (2nd Team) DL Obinna Ntiasagwe, R-Jr., Presbyterian Chad Geter, Gardner-Webb (3rd Team) LB Chad Geter, R-Sr., Gardner-Webb STATS FCS National Players of the Week LB Solomon Brown, R-Soph., Charleston So. Stephen Calvert, Liberty (Oct. 24 - FR) Hero Sports Preseason All-America (2) LB Aaron Cook, Sr., Gardner-Webb Erik Austell, Charleston Southern (2nd Team) LB Payton Minnich, Sr., Monmouth STATS FCS National Players of the Week Darius Hammond, Charleston Southern (2nd Team) DB Mike Basile, Jr., Monmouth Honorable Mentions DB Troy McGowens, Sr., Charleston Southern Tyrell Maxwell, Gardner-Webb -- Week 1 CFPA National Performer of the Year Watch List (1) DB Taylor Henkle, R-Fr., Kennesaw State Tonarius Portress, Kennesaw State - Week 1 Darius Hammond, Charleston Southern DB Chris Turner, R-Soph., Liberty Mike Basile, Monmouth - Week 2 Frankie Hickson, Liberty - Week 2 2017 Senior Bowl Watch List (1) SPECIAL TEAMS Mike Holloway, Charleston Southern - Week 4 Chad Geter, Gardner-Webb PK Matt White, Jr., Monmouth Dante Blackmon, Kennesaw State - Week 4 P Trey Turner, R-Jr., Liberty Daniel David, Kennesaw State - Week 4 LS Joseph Smith, R-Sr., Charleston Southern Juwan Wells, Liberty - Week 5 KR Darius Hammond, Sr., Charleston Southern Matt White, Monmouth - Week 5 PR Darius Hammond, Sr., Charleston Southern Stephen Calvert, Liberty - Week 5 Tyrell Maxwell, Gardner-Webb - Week 6 Jaylan Foster, Gardner-Webb - Week 6 Dia’Vante Brown, Liberty - Week 7 Alex Probert, Liberty - Week 7 2 • 2016 Big South Football Weekly Report - Oct. 24 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 RB Mike Holloway, Sr., Charleston Southern DB Dante Blackmon, R-Sr., Kennesaw State RUSH: 11-151-1 TD (75), 13.7 YPC ... REC: 1-63-1 TD ... 214 APURP YDS 3 INT, 57 YDS, 1 TD, 3 PBU, 6 PD, 1 TT WR Justin Sumpter, R-Soph., Kennesaw State REC: 8-187-2 TD (67, 15), 23.4 YPC, 7 FD catches ..