Blue Hose Head to Campbell for Saturday Night Matchup

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College football team hits the road for the first time in 2021 traveling to Buies Creek to face Campbell on Saturday night with kickoff set for 6 p.m. from Barker-Lane Stadium. The game will be shown on ESPN+ on Saturday.

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
WHAT: Presbyterian (2-0) at Campbell (0-2)
WHERE: Barker-Lane Stadium (Buies Creek, N.C.)
WHEN: Saturday, September 18, 2021 (6 p.m.)
THE SERIES: PC Leads 3-2

FOLLOW THE ACTION
WATCH: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: Sidearm Stats
RADIO: WSPG (Ryan Clary)
TWITTER: @BlueHoseFtball
GAME NOTES: Presbyterian Notes | Campbell Notes | PFL Notes

Last Time Out
• The Presbyterian College football team improved to 2-0 on Saturday afternoon with a 68-3 victory over Fort Lauderdale at Bailey Memorial Stadium. Ren Hefley paced the offense with 309 passing yards and 4 touchdowns.
• The Blue Hose offense was paced by Hefley totaling 309 yards through the air and four touchdowns in the contest. Tyler Huff added two passing scores on a perfect 7-of-7 through the air with 108 yards passing.
• Kiaran Turner totaled a career-high 108 yards thru the air while adding his first two touchdowns of his Blue Hose career.
• Jalyn Witcher improved his team lead with his fourth receiving score of the year in the second quarter. Rivera added his third score of the season with his first quarter touchdown.

Opponent Profile
• Campbell comes into Saturday's matchup with an 0-2 record following a 24-23 setback against Elon.
• Hajj-Malik Williams leads the Fighting Camels offense with 335 passing yards and four passing scores thru the first two games. Williams also leads the ground game with 94 rushing yards.
• Caleb Snead leads the wideouts for Campbell with 132 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
• Keshawn Thompson leads the Campbell defense with 22 tackles and Peyton Woulard has 13 stops on the year.

Airing it Out
• Hefley is pacing an offensive attack that is averaging 564 passing yards per game in PC's first two contests. Hefley has totaled 901 yards thru the air while recording 14 touchdowns during the 2021 season.
• Junior Tyler Huff has completed 16-of-18 passes for 186 yards and four touchdowns on the season.
• As a team, Presbyterian totaled an FCS tops 669 yards of passing in week one while also totaling 814 total yards of offense in the contest.

Hefley Honors
• Redshirt Sophomore quarterback Ren Hefley has been named the Pioneer Football League's offensive player of the week as announced by the league on Sunday.
• Hefley set an FCS record with 10 passing touchdowns in Presbyterian's 84-43 victory over St. Andrews on Saturday afternoon at Bailey Memorial Stadium. Hefley led the Blue Hose offense with a PC DI record of 38 completions that accounted for 538 yards passing and 10 touchdowns on Saturday afternoon against St. Andrews. The redshirt sophomore spread the passing scores around to eight different Blue Hose.

Receivers Racking Up the Yards
• The Blue Hose have had 23 different players record at least one catch which included 21 players in the season opener against St. Andrews.
• Austin Polson leads the team with 11 catches, while Matthew Rivera has a team-high with 205 yards receiving yards.
• Freshman Jalyn Witched leads PC with four touchdowns including three in his debut.
• 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 approches 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."

Blue Hose Tabbed Fifth in PFL Poll
• Presbyterian College was selected to finish fifth in the Pioneer Football League preseason poll, as voted on by the league's head coaches.
• The Blue Hose earned 59 points, under the direction of first-year head coach Kevin Kelley. Presbyterian embarks on its first full season in the PFL after playing a six-game schedule during the 2021 spring season.
• Davidson received eight first place votes and 97 points to finish as the preseason favorite. The Wildcats enter the fall as the defending PFL champions after advancing to the FCS playoffs this past spring. San Diego earned three first place votes and 93 total points to rank second.
• Drake earned 67 points and was voted third, while Dayton rounds out the top four earning 62 points. Following the Blue Hose, Valparaiso (55 points) and Morehead State (51) rank sixth and seventh in the preseason coaches poll.
• St. Thomas was picked to finish eighth (36 points) in its first PFL season. Marist and Stetson followed in a tie for ninth place (35 points each) with Butler (15) rounding out the 11-team poll.

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Players Mentioned

#6 Tyler Huff: QB; 6' 1"; Junior

#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

#89 Austin Polson: WR; 5' 8"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#6 Tyler Huff
: 6' 1"; Junior
: QB

#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

#89 Austin Polson
: 5' 8"; Junior
: WR