Football Welcomes Stetson to Town

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College football team gets set to host Stetson on Saturday afternoon at Bailey Memorial Stadium with kickoff set for 1 p.m. against the Hatters. The game will be shown on ESPN+ and will be Youth Day in Clinton on Saturday.

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
WHAT: Stetson (3-4, 1-3) vs. Presbyterian (2-4, 0-4)
WHERE: Bailey Memorial Stadium (Clinton, S.C.)
WHEN: Saturday, October 30, 2021 (1 p.m.)
THE SERIES: Presbyterian Leads 9-0-2
LAST MEETING: Presbyterian 26, Stetson 3 (April 3, 2021)

FOLLOW THE ACTION
WATCH: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: Statbroadcast
RADIO: WSPG (Ryan Clary)
TWITTER: @BlueHoseFtball
GAME NOTES: Presbyterian Notes | Stetson Notes | PFL Notes | Digital Game Program

Last Time Out
• The Presbyterian College football team's homecoming matchup with San Diego was spoiled on Saturday as the Toreros downed the Blue Hose by the score of 69-28 at Bailey Memorial Stadium. Freshman Jalyn Witcher totaled nine catches for 192 yards and a score.

Laurens County Youth Day
• Saturday's game against Stetson will serve as Laurens County Youth Day presented by Comfort Suites. All kids 12 years old or younger will receive complimentary tickets with a family four pack of tickets for $40.
• At halftime on Saturday the Daredevil Dogs Halftime show will take place on the field at Bailey Memorial Stadium.
• The Blue Hose will also host a food drive on Saturday as the non-perishable food items being donated to United Ministries of Clinton.

Hoseville on the Hill
• Hoseville is now on the Hill this fall at Bailey Memorial Stadium. Be sure to bring a couch, a tent and drinks and join us on the hill all fall for Blue Hose home football games.
Witcher on Rice Watch List
• Presbyterian College football freshman wide receiver Jalyn Witcher has been named to the 2021 Stats Perform Jerry Rice Award Watch List on Wednesday afternoon. The award is presented to the national freshman of the year in college football's Division I subdivision.
• The Rice Award is in its 11th season in 2021 and is named for the 3x Super Bowl and legendary Hall of Fame wideout. Past recipients of the award include Los Angeles Rams wideout Cooper Kupp (Eastern Washington), Arizona Cardinals running back Chase Edmonds (Fordham), and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance (North Dakota State).
• To be eligible for the Rice Award, a freshman can't have surpassed four games played in one previous academic year – similar to the NCAA's regular redshirt rule. More players can join the watch list before a 50-member, national media panel selects the winner following the regular season.

Opponent Profile
• Stetson comes into play on Saturday with a 3-4 record following a COVID cancellation in last week's game against Drake. The Hatters suffered a 38-7 defeat to St. Thomas in their last on field action.
• Jalen Leary and Alex Piccirilli lead the Hatters ground game with three scores apiece as Leary has a team-high 384 rushing yards on the season.
• John Seter has 806 yards passing and seven scores while Justin Agner has 393 passing yards in four games with four scores on the season.
• Quinton Lane leads the Hatters with 236 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
• On the defensive side, Majeste Hansberry has a team-high 47 tackles while 4.0 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks. Davion Maxwell has 37 stops with 4.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. Rassie Littlejohn leads the Hatters with five pass breakups.

Blue Hose in the Ranks
• As a team, PC is third in all of FCS with 554.9 yards of offense per week. Presbyterian also ranks first in passing offense at 439.1 yards/game.
• Jalyn Witcher continues to sit high atop the rankings in many categories among FCS receivers. Witcher is tops in receiving scores with 10, second in yards at 814, third in receiving yards per game at 117.4, fourth in receptions per game at 7.6 and seventh in FCS with his 10 total touchdowns.
• Ren Hefley is second among FCS quarterbacks with 2,751 passing yards, 393.0 passing yards per game and is second in touchdowns at 28 thru seven games.
• Delvecchio Powell is seventh among FCS backs averaging 7.03 yards per carry this year through seven games.

Witcher Record Watch
• Freshman Jalyn Witcher currently is rewritting the history book in the DI era at Presbyterian.
• Witcher currently leads all single-season receivers in touchdowns with 10 scores. He is third in single-season receiving yards with 814 yards so far this season.
• Witcher has had five games with 100+ yards including a career-high 192 vs San Diego last Saturday.
• Amongst all FBS and FCS wideouts, Witcher is tied for second with 10 receiving toucdowns this season as only Jordan Addison from Pittsburgh has more touchdowns this season than Witcher with 11. No receivers in FCS have scored more touchdowns that the Little Rock native.

Receivers Racking Up the Yards
• The Blue Hose have had 25 different players record at least one catch which included 21 players in the season opener against St. Andrews.
• Freshman Jalyn Witcher has a team-high 52 catches to go along with 814 yards and a team-high 10 touchdowns. Witcher has five 100 yard games on the year.
• Matthew Rivera has totaled 46 catches for 581 yards and four scores this season. He has also added three 100+ yard performances this season.
• Kiaran Turner has 426 yards receiving and five scores as Turner had 100+ yards against Fort Lauderdale week two.
• PC has had 13 different players score at least one touchdown led by Witcher with his 10 scores.
• Ren Hefley's 10 touchdowns in the opener against St. Andrews were spread around to eight different pass catchers on Saturday.

Record Breaking Debut
• In Kevin Kelley's debut the Presbyterian College offense lit up the scoreboard in record breaking fashion. Ren Hefley totaled a DI School record 39 pass completions for 576 yards which ranks second in the same record book.
• Hefley also totaled a DI school record 10 passing scores with three of those going to freshman Jalyn Witcher who tied a single-game DI record.
• Witcher's 156 yards receiving ranked fourth in the DI single-game record book.
• As a team, Presbyterian totaled a DI record 51 completions, 669 passing yards, 10 passing scores, 94 total offensive plays and 814 total offensive yards.

Kelley Set to Lead the Blue Hose
• After coaching Pulaski Academy to nine state titles and totaling 200 wins in 18 seasons, Kevin Kelley is set to lead the Blue Hose beginning in the fall of 2021.
• Kelley was the offensive coordinator for six years at Pulaski before being named head coach of the Bruins.
• Under his tutelage, Kelley's players and teams have broken 15 national high school football records while compiling a 216-29-1 mark.
• Kelley approaches the game of football differently, as documented by media outlets such as ESPN, HBO Real Sports and Fox Business News. His philosophy and tactics have been featured in articles in several publications such as the New York Times and Sports Illustrated, as well as in the book "Sportscasting."

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Players Mentioned

#9 Matthew Rivera: WR; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#3 Kiaran Turner: WR; 5' 9"; Senior

#19 Jalyn Witcher: WR; 5' 10"; Freshman

#12 Ren Hefley: QB; 6' 0"; Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#9 Matthew Rivera
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: WR

#3 Kiaran Turner
: 5' 9"; Senior
: WR

#19 Jalyn Witcher
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: WR

#12 Ren Hefley
: 6' 0"; Redshirt Sophomore
: QB