SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford College football team held the second scheduled scrimmage of fall practice on Saturday morning at Gibbs Stadium as the season opener is two weeks away. The team was on the field for just over two hours as they ran approximately 75 plays.        
 
"We still have a long way to go to reach the level that we want to play at as a football program," said head coach Josh Conklin. "The two-minute passing offense was good today, but we really need to get our running game going. Defensively things are starting to come together and we are seeing some good things from the guys up front as well."
 
The practice began with a short individual segment of drills followed by work on the kickoff return unit. The team then worked on the red zone, running one play which was followed by a field goal attempt. The trio of kickers – Atkins Roberts, Devery Cagle and Bridger Jones – made seven-of-eight attempts.
 
In the first three drives of the live scrimmage, the defense came up with big plays, including a forced fumble by John Harrington that was picked up by Tahir Annoor and returned for a touchdown. Eli Purcell added a pass break-up, while Chuck Smith had a tackle for loss.
 
On the next drive, Bryce Corriston ran for a pair of first downs with one going for 30 yards. The drive ended with a 37-yard field goal by Atkins Roberts. Jimmy Weirick found Landon Parker for a 15-yard first down, but a tackle for loss by Chuck Smith and an incomplete pass ended the drive. Cade Rice added a first down pass to Kyle Watkins.
 
Running the two-minute offense with 1:33 on the clock, Jimmy Weirick had a first down pass caught by Ryan Ingram and then he found Landon Parker for a 30-yard gain. Weirick ended the drive with a 22-yard touchdown pass to Parker. Cade Rice had a first down pass caught by Dillon Droze but the drive ended with an interception by Damien Curtis.
 
After a special teams segment working on punt, Jimmy Weirick connected with R.J. Khayo for a 30-yard first down. After a first down catch by Jordan Davis, the drive stalled with tackles for loss by John Boyles and Brandon Maina. Kyle Parsons and Ryan Stephens added first down runs and Cade Rice had a completion to Kyle Watkins for a first down. On the following drive, Rice had a first down pass completed to Garrett Vernon and Kyle Parsons added a ten-yard first down run. The final two drives of the scrimmage were run primarily by freshmen and sophomores, which ended with an interception by R.J. Brunson.
 
After an off day on Sunday, the Terriers will continue preparations for the season opener with an 8:30 a.m. practices on Monday and Tuesday.
 
NOTABLES: The Southern Conference officials called seven penalties during the scrimmage … There were a limited number of players who were held out of the scrimmage due to injury … The 2022 season begins at Chattanooga on September 3 … It will be the ninth time in the last ten seasons the Terriers have opened on the road … Season tickets for Wofford are still available by calling 864-597-4090, with the home opener on September 17 against Kennesaw State.