SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South football team opens Southern Athletic Association (SAA) play this weekend at Birmingham-Southern College.
THE BASICS
Sewanee (0-3, 0-0) at Birmingham-Southern (3-0, 0-0) | Oct. 2, 6 p.m.
Birmingham, Ala. | General Krulak Stadium
All-Time Series: BSC leads, 10-4
A LOOK AT THE PANTHERS: Birmingham-Southern, who had a bye week last week, finished non-conference play with a perfect 3-0 record, outscoring their opponents, 145-32. Averaging 48 points per game, good for 10th-best in all of NCAA Division III, the Panthers are one of 13 teams with a total offense of 500 yards or more, joining SAA foe Trinity (577.5).
Robert Shufford, who we found out this week in a
D3football.com feature story that he prefers to be called by Chris, but a lot are calling him, Mr. All-American. The senior enters Saturday's contest with 3,271 rushing yards, good for sixth-most in all of Division III among active players. So far this season, the 2019 AFCA and D3Football.com First Team All-American has rushed for 519 yards this season, seventh-best in the country, and has scored nine on the ground, second-most in Division III.
Since 2019, the McKenzie, Ala. native has achieved 100+ yards on the ground in 14 of 16 games.
On the defensive side of the ball, Seth Gable (23), Cameron DeArman (21) and Connor West (21) are the top three tacklers for BSC. However, DeArman and Court Coley each have at least three sacks on the season for the Panthers.
Tony Joe White is in his fifth season as head coach of the Birmingham-Southern Panthers, and he holds a 21-16 overall record.
LAST TIME OUT VS. BSC: Sewanee and Birmingham-Southern played under the lights at historic Hardee-McGee Field at Harris Stadium on Sept. 21, 2019. Down 35-3 after three quarters, the Tigers put 27 points on the board in the final quarter thatnks to two touchdown receptions by
Cyrus McCullough and
Wesley Porter C'21 pick-six for 58 yards.
Alex Darras C'20 threw for 342 yards on 23-of-44 passing with three scores. McCullough caught a career-high 192 receiving yards on nine catches.
MR. 3,000: Cyrus McCullough has had a stellar career with the Purple and White, and he is eyeing some career milestones. The senior is closing in on 3,000 all-purpose yards as he enters Saturday's game with 2,641. Now at 1,537 receiving yards, he is just 463 away from eclipsing 2,000. He's also picking up the yardage on kick and punt returns, totaling 1,088 between the two categories.
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