Presbyterian College (1-1) at #17 Elon (1-1)
Date: Saturday, September 13, 2008
Time: 6 p.m.
Site: Elon, N.C.
Stadium: Rhodes Stadium
Capacity: 11,250
Series: 43rd Meeting
Elon leads 22-18-2
Last Meeting: 9/16/06
Elon, N.C.
Last Result: Elon 28, PC 0
Radio: WLBG Real Radio 860
WPCX 97.1 (Clinton)
Internet: GoBlueHose.com

**For full PDF version of PC notes, Big South notes, SoCon Notes and Elon Sports Information notes, please scroll to bottom of page and click on the PDF.**

PC-ELON: The Blue Hose leave the state of South Carolina for the first time in 2008 for a game with Elon at 6 p.m. on Saturday at Rhodes Stadium. Saturday's game against the Phoenix marks the second time in the last three years that the Blue Hose will face Elon one game after taking on the Fayetteville State Broncos.

SOCON AND RANKINGS: The Phoenix are the second of four SoCon opponents for PC in 2008. Overall, four of PC's first five games are against SoCon foes. Three of the four are currently ranked in the top 25, including Elon who is ranked 17th presently. The Phoenix are the second nationally-ranked squad that PC has faced as Wofford was ranked No. 13 when they squared off to open the 2008 season.

BEEN A WHILE: PC has not beaten a team in the SoCon the time that they played since a 17-10 win over Furman in Greenville, S.C. during the 1979 season.

HOME SWEET HOME: PC overall has now won six consecutive home games after their win over Fayetteville State last Saturday. The six consecutive home victories is a new Bailey Memorial Stadium record, besting the five straight home wins that the 2005 South Atlantic Conference champion Blue Hose accomplished before falling to Central Arkansas in the NCAA Division II Playoffs. PC has not lost at Bailey Memorial Stadium since a 14-9 loss to Wingate on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006. PC started its current five-game home winning streak with a 28-7 victory over NCAA Divison II power Carson-Newman on Oct. 28, 2006. New Bailey opened its doors during the 2002 season.

STRONG FOUR YEARS: The Blue Hose 2008 senior class has experienced a great deal of success inside the friendly confines of Bailey Memorial Stadium. This year's senior class has gone 12-3 at home entering next week's home tilt against the SoCon's Western Carolina.

PC-ELON SERIES: Former South Atlantic Conference rivals, PC and Elon will meet for the 43rd time on Saturday. The Phoenix currently own the series lead at 22-18-2. Saturday's game is the third meeting between PC and Elon since 2005. The Blue Hose have not defeated an Elon football team since the 1996 season when they downed Elon 27-23 on Oct. 19, 1996 in Elon, N.C.

COACHES: PC ? Presbyterian College head coach Bobby Bentley is in his second season as the mentor of the Blue Hose. Bentley is 7-6 all-time as a college head coach. Bentley has guided the Blue Hose to a perfect 4-0 record at home in his two years as head coach. ELON ? Pete Lembo is in his third season in charge of the Elon football program. Since taking over the Phoenix, Lembo has led Elon to its first national ranking at the FCS level and a 13-11 overall record. The 2007 Elon football team ended the year 7-4 overall and ranked No. 23 in both the Sports Network and FCS Coaches polls. The head coach at Lehigh prior to taking over the Elon program, Lembo is 57-25 overall as a head coach.

PC LAST TIME OUT: Presbyterian College set a new Bailey Memorial Stadium record with its sixth consecutive home victory by defeating Fayetteville State 38-28. PC's six-game home winning streak bests the previous record set by the 2005 South Atlantic Conference championship team that won five straight home contests. PC has not yet dropped a game at home under Bobby Bentley, who is 4-0 at Bailey Memorial Stadium since taking over the reins at his alma mater. Tim Webb (Lugoff, S.C./Lugoff-Elgin) led the Blue Hose offense in the game, passing for 280 yards and two touchdowns. Webb was 19-for-35 overall in the Blue Hose victory over the Broncos. Webb also acquired one rushing touchdown in the game. Webb's prime target in the contest was Terrance Butler (Myrtle Beach, S.C./Socastee), who finished the game with six catches and 90 yards. Butler had one touchdown reception. He had 127 all-purpose yards, which included 20 punt return yards. Chetyuane Reeder (Clinton, S.C./Clinton) had two total touchdowns in the game, catching one and running for another. Reeder finished with 92 all-purpose yards, which included 12 yards rushing and 80 yards receiving. Reeder had three total catches. George Mathis (Aiken, S.C/Aiken) led the Blue Hose rushing attack in the win, rushing for 60 yards. The 60 yards accumulated by Mathis in the game are the most by the senior since he rushed for 64 in the Blue Hose victory over VMI on Oct. 13, 2007. Sophomore running back Travis Caldwell (Boiling Springs, S.C./Boiling Springs) tallied his best game in a Blue Hose uniform in the Fayetteville game, obtaining the first rushing touchdown of his career in the fourth quarter. PC had four players finish with eight tackles. Senior middle linebacker Antwan Thomas (Hawkinsville, Ga./Hawkinsville) finished the game with four solo tackles and four assists. He had a half a sack and one-half of a tackle-for-loss. Fellow linebacker Chris Bowman (Conway, S.C./Conway) concluded the game with four solo stops and four assists, but Bowman had a game-high two sacks for 12 yards. Defensive rover Kyle Harris (Royston, Ga./Franklin County) tabulated a career-best eight tackles in the contest, tying Thomas and Bowman for team-high honors in solo stops with four. Brian Leonardi (Aiken, S.C./Aiken) also had eight tackles in the game, but the sophomore weakside linebacker ended the game with a team-best five assists. Senior right defensive end Adam McKinney (Augusta, Ga./Augusta Christian) finished Saturday's victory over the Broncos with a team-best 2.5 tackles-for-loss. McKinney had 1.5 sacks in the game.

BENTLEY RADIO SHOW: Presbyterian College and Real Radio 860 WLBG, the flagship station of PC athletics, debuted the 2008 Bobby Bentley Show live on Monday, Sept. 1 from FATZ Caf? on I-26 at Exit 54 next to the Hampton Inn. For the rest of the season the show will be heard live from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. The show features WLBG's John Avery joining Coach Bentley and several members of the team and coaching staff. The show can be heard throughout Laurens County on Real Radio 860 WLBG. It will also be simulcast on WLBG's website, www.wlbg.com. A fully interactive show, Blue Hose fans are encouraged to call in with your questions for Coach Bentley. The number for those outside of the area is 800-870-0860, while the number for those locally is 864-984-TALK.

NATIONALLY OF COURSE: Although the Blue Hose are currently not eligible to be included in the national statistics due to their NCAA Division I transition, Tim Webb is currently fourth in the Football Championship Subdivision in total offense at 314.5. Duquesne's Connor Dixon is leading the nation at an average of 447.0 yards of total offense per game. Webb's 631 yards of total passing is second in the country to Matt Nichols of Eastern Washington. Webb's 315.5 passing yards per game is third in the nation behind Nichols and Dixon.

THE BUTLER HAULED IT IN: Terrance Butler is currently ranked sixth in the country in the country in total receiving yards with 212 yards receiving on the year through two games.

PASS IT ON: The Blue Hose are the currently the sixth-best passing team in the country at an average of 315.5 yards passing per game. Portland State is No. 1, passing for an average of 457.0 yards per game.

PASSABLE: The Blue Hose are currently the top passing team in the Big South Conference. PC is leading the league in passing yards by over 100 yards with the Blue Hose passing for an average of 315.5 yards-per-game. The Blue Hose are tied with Liberty for the most passing touchdowns in the league with five.

ANOTHER BLUE HOSE...FIRST DOWN: PC is currently tied for the lead in the Big South in first downs with 44 on the year so far. Gardner-Webb also has 44 first downs.

WEBB SPOOLING: PC quarterback Tim Webb is currently tied or leading the Big South in 11 categories. Webb is first in the Big South in total offense (314.5 yards-per-game), total offense plays (104), total offense yards (629), total touchdowns (6), passing average per game (315.5), pass efficiency (135.7), passing yards per attempt (6.9), pass completion percentage (61.5), passing yards (631), pass attempts (91), pass completions (56) and passing touchdowns (5).

T-BIRD: Terrance Butler is leading or tied for the Big South lead in five of the six receiving categories. Butler is first in the league in receptions per game (7.00), receiving yards per game (111.0), receptions (14), reception yards (222) and touchdown receptions (three).

MILLER TIME: Cam Miller is tied for the Big South lead in extra-point percentage at a perfect 8-for-8 on the 2008 campaign.

CAREER-BEST: Defensive rover Kyle Harris tabulated a career-best eight tackles in the Fayetteville State game. Harris had four solo stops and four assists.

THE MOST: S.J. Worrell's 12 catches against Wofford in the first game were the most receptions under Bentley. Worrell, Terrance Butler and Larry Thomas all had 10 catches in a single game for PC in 2007. Worrell now has two games in his career where he has hauled in 10 or more catches. Worrell had 10 catches in PC's overtime win over Coastal Carolina last season. Worrell sat out the Fayetteville State game with an injury.

BY GEORGE: George Mathis led the Blue Hose rushing attack in the win over Fayetteville State, rushing for 60 yards. The 60 yards accumulated by Mathis in the game are the most by the senior since he rushed for 64 yards in the Blue Hose victory over VMI on Oct. 13, 2007.

THE BEGINNING: Sophomore running back Travis Caldwell tallied his best game in a Blue Hose uniform in the Fayetteville game, obtaining the first rushing touchdown of his career in the fourth quarter.

THE BUTLER CAUGHT IT: Reigning All-America selection Terrance Butler has announced his candidacy for 2008 All-America accolades in strong fashion through the first two games. Butler finished the Wofford game with a game-high 132 yards receiving in the game. The 100 yards or more receiving game was the sixth of his career. In the Fayetteville State game on Saturday, Butler finished the game with six more catches for 90 yards. He also had a touchdown reception to end the first two games with a team-high 14 catches and a team-best three touchdowns.

AT A LOSS: Senior right defensive end Adam McKinney finished Saturday's victory over the Broncos with a team-best 2.5 tackles-for-loss. McKinney had 1.5 sacks in the game.

CUMO GOES FOR TWO: Chris Bowman had a career-best two sacks in the Fayetteville State game. Bowman also had eight tackles in the FSU game to end the first two games with a team-best 21 total tackles. The 21 tackles are the second-most in the Big South.

HI, MY NAME IS: A member of PC's 2005 South Atlantic Conference championship team, Clinton native Bo Tribble returned to the Blue Hose roster after a two-year absence in prime fashion against Wofford. Tribble acquired 10 total tackles in the contest, tying Thomas for game-high honors in solo tackles with seven. Tribble continued to make his presence known in the Fayetteville State game, returning an interception 67 yards.

ABOUT ELON: Elon is currently ranked 17th in the nation. The Phoenix opened the 2008 season with a showdown with top-five team Richmond, but fell 28-10. The Phoenix defeated PC's Big South brethren Stony Brook 30-20 on Saturday to even its record on the year at 1-1.

ELON AGAINST THE BIG SOUTH: The Phoenix will take on three teams from the Big South in 2008. In addition to the Blue Hose and Stony Brook, Elon will close out its 2008 season with a game against 2007 Big South Conference champion Liberty in Lynchburg, Va.

STEELE HOSE: Phil Steele's National Preview Magazine recently named three Blue Hose Football players to their 2008 Preseason All-Big South teams. PC's Terrance Butler, Adam McKinney and Bryson Summers were all named to Phil Steele's All-Big South Second Team. Butler (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) concluded his junior year last season by ending with the sixth-most yards in the FCS with 1,072 yards receiving. It was one of three categories in which Butler ranked in the top 20 in the nation. Butler also finished the year 10th in the country in receiving yards per game at an average of 97.45 per outing, while he was 20th in the nation in receptions per game with an average of 5.91 caught per PC contest. Butler's exploits on the gridiron earned him 2007 Sports Network Honorable Mention All-America accolades. His honor marked the first All-America honor for the Blue Hose at the FCS level. McKinney (Augusta, Ga.) returns for his senior season coming off a 2007 season in which he recorded 41 total tackles, which included four sacks. The slated starter at right defensive end for the Blue Hose in 2008, McKinney also had 7.0 tackles-for-loss last season. McKinney was named to the preseason FCS All-Independent by Phil Steele's preview magazine prior to the start of the 2007 season. Summers (West Columbia, S.C.) finished second in the Big South Conference in punting last year with an average of 38.6 yards per punt. Summers booted a 51 yard punt in the Western Carolina contest for his longest punt of the 2007 season. Summers was also named to the preseason FCS All-Independent team in 2007 by Phil Steele's preview magazine.

FULLY INCORPORATED: The Big South Conference Athletic Directors voted in late July to allow Presbyterian College football student-athletes to become eligible for postseason All-Conference awards during the 2008 season. This new mandate by the Big South Conference will allow PC to be entitled to earn All-Conference accolades in 14 varsity sports during the 2008-09 school year. The Big South Conference does not sponsor men's and women's lacrosse.

THE ROAD TO STONY BROOK: The All-Conference eligibility for its football student-athletes was not the only accomplishment picked up by PC Director of Athletics Dr. William B. "Bee" Carlton and PC Head Coach Bobby Bentley in late July. Originally not scheduled to play new Big South Conference foe Stony Brook until 2011, Bentley and Carlton were able to work out a scheduling arrangement with Stony Brook Athletic Director Jim Friore and SBU Head Coach Chuck Priore to add the Seawolves to the Blue Hose football schedule in 2009 and 2010. The newly scheduled games allow Blue Hose football team to compete against every Big South football-playing member beginning in 2009. The Blue Hose will now travel to Stony Brook on Oct. 3, 2009, while the Seawolves will visit Bailey Memorial Stadium for the first time on Oct. 2, 2010.

ELIGIBLE IN 2009: The newly scheduled contests with Stony Brook now allow the Blue Hose to become eligible for the regular season Big South Conference football championship beginning in 2009. Eligible for the regular season championship in all of its other 13 varsity sports that the Big South sponsors in the 2008-09 school year, PC will now become officially eligible for regular season championships and All-Conference honors and awards in every sport sponsored by the Big South beginning with the 2009-10 school year. The Blue Hose are not eligible to compete in either a conference tournament or an NCAA Division I tournament until the 2011-2012 school year, except for PC men's tennis and softball. PC men's tennis and softball are being placed on the "fast-track" allowed by NCAA regulations that permit two Olympic sports to be eligible for championships after only two transitional seasons. The PC men's tennis and softball programs will both be eligible to play in the Big South Conference Tournament and advance to the NCAA Championships in the spring of 2010. Overall, the 2008-09 school year will be the second year of PC's transition into NCAA Division I athletics. The Blue Hose are scheduled to receive full NCAA Division I status in 2011-12. All PC teams at the time will become eligible for Conference and NCAA postseason play and awards. Also in the 2011-12 school year, PC will become officially included in all NCAA Division I statistical categories.

IT'S ALL ACADEMIC: The 2007 Presbyterian College football team had a league-high 38 student-athletes chosen to the 2007-08 Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll. To be named to the Presidential Honor Roll, student-athletes must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or better for the recently-completed academic year.

GOING BIG: The Blue Hose were not officially eligible to be included in the Big South Conference standings in 2007, but the Blue Hose finished the year 2-2 against their future league foes. The Blue Hose picked up league wins over VMI and Coastal Carolina in 2007.

A FIRST: The Blue Hose ended their first FCS season in 2007 against first time opponents a perfect 5-0 with victories over Pikeville, NCCU, VMI, Coastal Carolina and Chowan.

PRESEASON ALL-STATE: Gridcoach Sports South Carolina Preseason Collegiate Football Annual recently released its 2008 preseason All-State team and PC had six student-athletes named to either the first or second team. Terrance Butler (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) and Tim Webb (Lugoff, S.C.) were both named to the first team offense, while Antwan Thomas (Hawkinsville, Ga.) was chosen to the first team defense. Jesse Painter (Watkinsville, Ga.) was named to the second team offense and Adam McKinney (Augusta, Ga.) was selected to the second team defense. Sophomore Cam Miller (Lyman, S.C.) was named to the second team as a placekicker.

ELON RADIO COVERAGE: WLBG along with PC College station WPCX-FM 97.1 will kick off coverage of the Elon game with a pregame show from Rhodes Stadium beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13. In Laurens, PC fans should tune their dials to 860 AM to hear the play-by-play of John Avery along with color analyst and former PC Football player Stan Reid break down break down PC's game with the Phoenix. The duo will be joined by former Western Carolina standout and former Thornwell High School coach Walter Geary, who will prowl the sidelines for the Presbyterian College Sports Network during the 2008 football season. In the Clinton area Blue Hose fans should turn their dials to 97.1 WPCX, the official student radio station of Presbyterian College to hear the Presbyterian College Sports Network broadcast. The broadcast can also be heard online at www.wlbg.com, which can be linked to directly or from www.GoBlueHose.com. To link to the broadcast from GoBlueHose.com click on the WLBG Real Radio 860 logo on the main page of the website to the far right.

INSIDE THE STADIUM: For those traveling to Rhodes Stadium to see the Blue Hose take on the Phoenix, you can listen to the Presbyterian College Sports Network broadcast on 104.7 FM.

EXPANDED RADIO NETWORK: Prior to the 2008 season, Blue Hose football games were only available to be heard in Laurens County on PC's flagship radio station, Real Radio 860 WLBG in Laurens and on PC's official student radio station, 97.1 WPCX, in Clinton. PC's expanded radio network will now allow Blue Hose fans to listen to PC's game with Fayetteville State on WCRS AM 1450 in Greenwood, S.C. and WJES AM 1200 in Saluda, S.C.

WHAT DOES THE SCOREBOARD SAY?: John Avery will air a segment on Blue Hose football every Friday night during the football season on Stan Olenick's high school scoreboard show. The show will be heard all across the Upstate of South Carolina. Avery's special segment on the Blue Hose will air at approximately at 10:30 p.m.

BIG SOUTH TELECONFERENCE: The Big South Conference will hold their weekly coaches teleconference every Tuesday throughout the football season. Coach Bentley is scheduled to discuss Blue Hose football every Tuesday from 11-11:10 a.m. If you are an accredited media member and you would like to learn more please contact the Presbyterian College sports information office or the Big South Conference Public Relations Office.

PHOENIX ALL-ACCESS: The PC-Elon football game will be able to be watched live over the Internet on Elon's official athletic website at www.elonphoenix.com. The cost for a single game is $4.95.