Welcome to Week 10 of the college football season and a SoConversation between 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.
(Quick editor’s note before we get started – if you’d like for the SoConversation to continue during basketball season, please let us know via our contact info at the bottom of the page. The response during football season has been outstanding and it seems like a good idea to keep this going.)
Here are last week’s results: Appalachian State def. Georgia Southern 24-17; Furman def. UTC 14-7; Wofford def. Elon 48-28; Samford def. Western Carolina 52-24; The Citadel def. VMI 41-14. What are your thoughts on the game you covered last week and the rest of the scores?
ADAM: Somebody I know wrote that Elon’s demons reappeared in full maniacal form. Over the top? Oh yes. But at least it was accurate.
The Phoenix had pulled even with Wofford and was set to get the ball back late in the third quarter when a punt bounced off the chest of sure-handed return man David Wood. In less than five minutes, the score suddenly went from 21-21 to 35-21 as Wofford cashed in on that fumble and then returned a blocked punt for a touchdown.