Citadel survives Wofford in OT

SPARTANBURG — Cody Clark nailed a 21-yard field goal in overtime that lifted The Citadel past Wofford 24-21 on Saturday, capping a game that featured stout defensive plays at the end of regulation and OT.

With The Citadel (7-0, 5-0 Southern Conference) trailing 21-14 late in the game, defensive back Kailik Williams charged into the backfield on a blitz and grabbed a Wofford quarterback pitch out of midair with one hand, racing 13 yards to tie the game with 5:57 to play. The Citadel then blocked a potential 49-yard game-winning field goal with 1:10 to play.

In overtime, two plays after taking the lead on Clark’s field goal, the Bulldogs’ Joe Crochet forced a Wofford fumble (recovered by Ben Roberts) to claim the win, making it The Citadel’s best start in program history. The Bulldogs are fifth-ranked in the FCS.

Wofford (4-3, 2-2) outgained The Citadel 343-240 in total yards, but suffered four turnovers.

Central Connecticut 25

CONWAY — Alex Scearce had a pick-6 and he recovered a fumble in the end zone to lead Coastal Carolina.

Scearce’s 4-yard interception return came with 6:17 left in the first quarter. At the start the second, Tyler Keane threw a 22-yard score to Bruce Mapp for a 14-0 lead and eight seconds later, Scearce recovered Cameron Nash’s fumble to make it 20-0.

Early in the fourth, Jacob Dolegala threw a 14-yard touchdown to Jose Garcia to cut the Coastal Carolina (5-2) lead to 26-17. The Chanticleers responded with an eight-play, 74-yard drive, capped by Keane’s 28-yard touchdown to Chris Jones.

Dolegala came back and engineered an 8-play, 69-yard drive culminating in a 6-yard scoring pass to Joey Fields and the 2-point conversion reduced the deficit to eight with 6:26 left.

Dolegala threw for 293 yards, two TDs and two picks for Central Connecticut (1-6).

S.C. State 30

Delaware State 3

ORANGEBURG—South Carolina State captured its third straight conference win in front a Homecoming” crowd of 15, 489 at Oliver. C. Dawson Stadium.

“I am happy we won the game for our “Homecoming” crowd. We got a little rhythm going on offense, had some moments,” said S.C. State head coach Buddy Pough.

South Carolina State improved to 3-3 overall, 3-0 in the MEAC, while Delaware State falls to 0-6 overall, 0-3 in the league.

Redshirt freshman running back Bishop Ford captured his second 100-yard rushing game this season with 27 carries for 106 yards. Freshman wide receiver De’Montrez Burroughs after making he transition from defensive back to offense this week had a solid day catching with four (4) receptions for 69-yards and a touchdown.

Charleston Southern 38

Presbyterian 3

CHARLESTON — Robert Mitchell ran for 113 yards and two touchdowns to lift Charleston Southern.

The Buccaneers (4-2, 2-0 Big South) ran for 343 yards, averaging 7.8 yards per carry, and outgained the Blue Hose 507-102 in total offense.

Shane Bucenell completed 13 of 14 for 156 yards and ran for a touchdown. The Bucs had entered the game ranked ninth in the FCS Coaches Poll and won their third straight since a 52-8 loss to then-No. 3 Florida State.

Presbyterian (2-5, 1-2) gained 28 yards rushing on 21 carries. John Walker struggled in his first career start at quarterback, passing for 74 yards and an interception.

From wire reports