Welcome to week 12 of the SoConversation, featuring The Citadel beat writer Jeff Hartsell of the Charleston Post and Courier, Elon beat writer Adam Smith of the Burlington Times-News and UTC beat writer John Frierson of the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
The SoConversation is proud to welcome guest Jason Yaman, the assistant commissioner of the Southern Conference, to this week’s edition. Jason was at the Wofford-UTC game last Saturday and was nice enough to accept an invitation, with the blessing of commissioner John Iamarino, who, amazingly, still reads this thing.
Before we discuss what happened elsewhere in the SoCon last week, let’s take a moment to go over what happened with the teams we cover. The Mocs lost another heartbreaker, this time in overtime at Wofford, The Citadel held off VMI in a game closer than most of us expected and Elon’s struggles continued. Thoughts? And Jason, what was your take on the Wofford-UTC game?
JOHN: The Mocs put together an 18-play drive in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 10 and then stopped Wofford in the closing minutes to force overtime. After UTC had to settle for a field goal, you knew they were in trouble against that Terrier offense.
Sure enough, who else but Eric Breitenstein plowed his way into the end zone for the game-winning score. The Terriers got to celebrate a share of the SoCon title and the Mocs had to walk off the field after another close, crushing defeat.