We've got the game of the week in all of FCS this afternoon. On one side the number
five team in the nation the undefeated Wofford Terriers and their fearsome
option attack and on the other one of the most explosive offenses in the
country the 15th ranked team from the heart of Homewood to your Samford Bulldogs.
From their own 30 the Terriers offense on the field going for it out of
the gun. Goodson the give inside and I don't think he got there. Samford's
defense stands tall and he's not even close. Shaheed Salmon, Deion Pierre, Ke'Tyrus Marks
all in on the stop and Samford comes up with a huge fourth
down stop to turn it over on downs.
Play-action, wants to go deep over the middle has McKnight all alone 25 20 to the 15 to the 10 and
taken down at the 8 yard line. Hodges with a back to his right
third down and goal Hodges on play action throws end zone. Caught! Touchdown
Samford! Kelvin McKnight!
3rd down and 15, Goodson reverse Samford had it read
Roberts can't make the tackle but he's being chased out of bounds by Gooden
Now it's fumbled on the far sideline. Did Pierre get it out of the air? Yes he did!
Samford forces the turnover. 3rd down and 1. Hodges rolls to his right by
design throwing for the corner. Caught! Touchdown Samford Clarke Miller!
for the second consecutive play makes a huge catch. Touchdown Samford! They take
the lead. Hodges " When the offense is clicking I mean it's just a lot of fun and it honestly just
seems easy. I mean when everything is clicking everything is going our way
and it just makes it even that much more fun and I think it makes the defense
play better same way as defense when they play good
it makes us play better." Hodges against pressure steps up rolls to his right
thinks about tucking it now throws back over the middle caught by Shelling at
the 5. Touchdown Samford! Devlin Hodges thought he was going to tuck it and run
instead went for the long ball and found Shelling on a busted coverage inside the
5. Devlin Hodges to Shelling combine for a huge play and retaking the lead is
Samford with 8:23 to go
Jordan Weaver on for the place kick this from
27 yards. Snap. Hold. Kick is up, kick is good.
Jordan Weaver with the clutch kick bounces back to give Samford the lead
24-21 with 1:28 to go.
Newman out of the gun with a back to his right takes the
snap throwing all the way. Throwing far side for the end zone. It's intercepted
by Omari Williams!
Williams "Oh man, it felt great you know I dropped one earlier so this
time I
just may sure I looked it in. The first one I was trying to run with
it before I caught it so, I had to make sure I caught it. It just felt awesome."
Hatcher "Every day the past two weeks I've given him a hard time about dropping them. He dropped one in
of the first half and for some funny reason when they threw it up his way I
knew he was gonna catch it and what a what a great play because you know they
were in field goal range. He doesn't make that play you know the game possibly
goes into overtime and we may still be playing right now."
What a play by the senior in coverage. Omari Williams
when the Bulldogs defense needed it most
Williams comes up with a play and Samford is gonna pull the upset
Wofford's undefeated season is no more. Samford the number 14 team in the
country upends the number five team in the country
Wofford's undefeated season is gone Samford is back near the top of the
Southern Conference standings.
Williams "This is a big one you know. Top team in the
conference, a top five team in the nation and uh you know we needed this one to
come back up in the conference make sure we get a playoff spot
we celebrated like it's a big one because every game is big one."
Hatcher "Today we made just one more play than they did and I'm very proud of our team
coming in to a big game like this on the road and coming out with a win says a
lot about the character of our football team."
Hatcher "Hey, in about five hours
we'll get out of here. The former number fourteen team in the country. Hey they'll
be back in the Ham.
Because, I'd imagine
when we get back there
that their ain't gonna be nothing like
being a Samford Bulldog
on a Saturday night
after a big win!