Blue Hose Begin League Play at Dayton

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College football team begins PFL play on Saturday as the Blue Hose head to Dayton for a 1 p.m. kick against the Flyers from Welcome Stadium. The game will be shown on Facebook Live in Dayton on Saturday.

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
WHAT: Presbyterian (2-1) at Dayton (1-1)
WHERE: Welcome Stadium (Dayton, Ohio)
WHEN: Saturday, September 25, 2021 (1 p.m.)
THE SERIES: First All-Time Meeting

FOLLOW THE ACTION
WATCH: Facebook Live
LIVE STATS: Stat Broadcast
RADIO: WSPG (Ryan Clary)
TWITTER: @BlueHoseFtball
GAME NOTES: Presbyterian Notes | Dayton Notes | PFL Notes

Last Time Out
• The Presbyterian College football team was unable to contain the hosts as Campbell earned a 72-0 victory on Saturday night at Barker-Lane Stadium.
• Keegan Halloran finished with 13 tackles which was one off of a career-high set last season against Gardner-Webb.
• Matthew Rivera totaled his second 100 yard game of the season with a team-high seven catches.

Opponent Profile
• Dayton comes into Saturday's contest with a record of 1-1 following a 55-3 setback against Southern Illinois.
• Jack Cook paces the offense as the Flyers quarterback with 265 passing yards and a rushing score along with a passing score.
• Jake Chisholm has 150 rushing yards along with a team-high 76 receiving yards and a touchdown.
• On defense, Brandon Easterling leads the defense with 16 tackles and a forced fumble. Zach Rumpke has 14 tackles including two tackles for loss on the young season.

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.
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.
• Matthew Rivera leads the team with 17 catches for 305 yards.
• Freshman Jalyn Witcher 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."

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Players Mentioned

#11 Keegan Halloran: DB; 6' 0"; Redshirt Sophomore

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

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

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

Players Mentioned

#11 Keegan Halloran
: 6' 0"; Redshirt Sophomore
: DB

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

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

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