Sept. 12, 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 0 1.000 57 41 0-0 2-0 2-0 W4 @BigSouthSID Liberty 0 0 .000 0 0 1 1 .500 68 43 1-0 0-1 1-1 W1 Kennesaw State 0 0 .000 0 0 1 1 .500 66 23 1-1 0-0 1-1 W1 Charleston Southern .....Kevin O’Rourke Gardner-Webb 0 0 .000 0 0 1 1 .500 45 50 0-0 1-1 1-1 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 Presbyterian College 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2 .000 3 83 0-0 0-2 0-2 L2 @CSUFB Gardner-Webb.................................Marc Rabb [email protected] PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - SEPT. 12 704-406-4355 @GWUFootball OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - TODD MACON, LIBERTY, RB, R-JR (ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.) Macon rushed for a career-high 128 yards and a touchdown in the Flames’ home-opening victory over Jacksonville. He added three receptions for 49 yards to finish with 177 all-purpose yards on the evening. Macon averaged 8.0 yards per carry and Kennesaw State ................Mike DeGeorge was responsible for six first downs (five rushing). He gained 44 of Liberty’s 81 yards on the team’s opening touchdown drive, [email protected] and later rushed 49 yards for a score on LU’s penultimate touchdown of the night. 470-578-7589 @KennesawStFB DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - SOLOMON MCGINTY, LIBERTY, S, JR (NAVASOTA, TEXAS) McGinty tied for the team-high honors with eight tackles (four solo, four assisted) in Liberty’s win over Jacksonville. He added Liberty .......................................... Todd Wetmore two tackles-for-loss of 14 yards, forced two fumbles and recorded an interception. McGinty’s takeaway stopped a Dolphin [email protected] drive at the Liberty 37-yard line, and the Flames converted the turnover into a touchdown for a 21-0 second quarter lead. 434-582-2292 @LibertyFootball SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK - MIKE BASILE, MONMOUTH, S, JR (BRICK, N.J.) Basile became the sixth Big South player on record to block two kicks in a game, as he kept four points off the scoreboard in Monmouth.................................... Greg Viscomi Monmouth’s victory at Delaware State. He first blocked a 39-yard field goal attempt in the second quarter to maintain the [email protected] Hawks’ 17-0 advantage entering halftime. Basile later got a hand on an extra point attempt on the Hornets’ second touch- 732-571-4447 down that kept Monmouth ahead by 14. @MUHawksFB THE CRONS BRAND FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK - KENJI BAHAR, MONMOUTH, QB, R-FR (BALTIMORE, MD.) Presbyterian ..........................Davis Simpson Bahar came in on two planned series for Monmouth, leading the Hawks to scoring drives on both opportunities. He caught a [email protected] pass, was 5-of-7 passing for 93 yards and ran for a touchdown on his first career rush. Bahar first caught a 15-yard pass on a 864-833-7095 QB throwback, and later led MU to a field goal and 10-0 lead in the second quarter. His second drive under center covered 99 @BlueHoseFtball yards over 10 plays and culminated with his 8-yard TD run. Follow FCS Football ............................Twitter: WEEK 3 SCHEDULE WEEK 2 RESULTS @NCAA_FCS @ESPNCFB SATURDAY, SEPT, 17 SATURDAY, SEPT, 10 @FCS_Insider MONMOUTH at Kent State..............................................................3:30pm MONMOUTH 34 ......................................................at Delaware State 20 @HEROSportsNews (ESPN3) @FCS_STATS #15/15 The Citadel at GARDNER-WEBB ...............................6:00pm at LIBERTY 55 ..............................................................................Jacksonville 7 @FCS_Football (BSN) PRESBYTERIAN at Campbell ........................................................6:00pm at KENNESAW STATE 49 ......................................................................Point 3 (BSN) .....................................Relevant Hashtags: LIBERTY at SMU .........................................................................................7:00pm at Western Carolina 44 ........................................GARDNER-WEBB 14 (ESPN3) #FCS at Florida State (#3/3) 52 ...#7/7 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 8 #FearTheFCS (vs. FBS opponent) #12/12 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN, KENNESAW STATE idle #FCSFacts at #6/6 Chattanooga 34 .........................................PRESBYTERIAN 0 #SCTop10 #FCSPlayoffs #FCSChamp Big South member in ALL CAPS All Time Eastern and subject to change Big South member in ALL CAPS 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. 13. 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/-- --/--/-- 5. Gardner-Webb ....................................................................40 Sept. 19 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. CFPA National Performer of the Year Watch List (1) OL Alex Thompson, Jr., Monmouth STATS FCS National Offensive Player of the Year Darius Hammond, Charleston Southern OL Caleb Smith, R-Sr., Gardner-Webb Watch List (1) Darius Hammond, Charleston Southern 2017 Senior Bowl Watch List (1) DEFENSE Chad Geter, Gardner-Webb DL Anthony Ellis, Jr., Charleston Southern STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Year DL Darnell Leslie, Sr., Monmouth Watch List (1) Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® Nominees (1) DL JaRon Greene, Sr., Liberty Anthony Ellis, Charleston Southern Dexter Robbins, Liberty DL Obinna Ntiasagwe, R-Jr., Presbyterian LB Chad Geter, R-Sr., Gardner-Webb STATS FCS Preseason All-America (6) LB Solomon Brown, R-Soph., Charleston So. Erik Austell, Charleston Southern (1st Team) LB Aaron Cook, Sr., Gardner-Webb Anthony Ellis, Charleston Southern (2nd Team) LB Payton Minnich, Sr., Monmouth Mike Basile, Monmouth (2nd Team) DB Mike Basile, Jr., Monmouth Joseph Smith, Charleston Southern (2nd Team) DB Troy McGowens, Sr., Charleston Southern Darius Hammond, Charleston Southern (2nd Team) DB Taylor Henkle, R-Fr., Kennesaw State Chad Geter, Gardner-Webb (3rd Team) DB Chris Turner, R-Soph., Liberty 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. 12 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 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 ... RUSH: 1-8-1 TD ... REC: 1-15 Sept. 19 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Sept. 26 Oct.