WOFFORD at VIRGINIA TECH
SATURDAY, September 17, 2022 - 11:00 AM
Lane Stadium
Blacksburg, Virginia

THE VIRGINIA TECH GAME
Wofford will travel to Virginia Tech on Saturday for a rare morning kickoff ... The last time Wofford played a game at 11:00 AM ET was in 2009 at Wisconsin (12:00 PM CT) ... The Terriers have begun the season 0-2 after losses at Chattanooga and to Elon ... The Terriers are looking to bounce back from a 2021 season in which they were 1-10 on the season and 0-8 in Southern Conference play ... Wofford was winless in Southern Conference games for the first time in school history ... Wofford has lost twelve straight games for the first time in school history, which is the second-longest active streak currently in the FCS (Wagner, 22) ... Virginia Tech is 1-1 on the season after a loss at Old Dominion and an ACC win against Boston College ... The Hokies were 6-7 overall and 4-4 in the ACC last season ... They were picked to finish fifth in the ACC Coastal Division Preseason Poll and return twelve starters.

GAME INFORMATION
Radio - Wofford Digital Network (Jim Noble, Thom Henson and Van Hipp)
TV - ACC Network (Wes Durham, Eddie Royal, Taylor Davis)
Stats - LINK
Wofford Game Notes - LINK
Wofford Football Media Guide - LINK
Wofford Football Yearbook - LINK
Southern Conference Information - LINK

TERRIER TOP NOTES
Here are the top notes of interest heading into the Virginia Tech game ...
    • Wofford will be playing a member of the FBS of the 22nd time in the last 23 seasons. Wofford is 1-23 in those games.
    • The Terriers have begun the season 0-2 for the first time since 2019, when they last won the Southern Conference championship.
    • The Terriers saw 32 players earn first career starts last fall and in the season opener in 2022 ten players had first career starts.
    • Wofford looks to end a streak of five straight road losses.
    • In the national rankings, the Terriers are 49th in total defense (363.5) and are 113th in total offense (179.0), while Virginia Tech is 115th in total offense (308.5) at the FBS level and fifth in total defense (202.0).
    • Wofford is the lone NCAA Division I school to still be searching for the first points of the season.
    • The rushing offense was ranked fifth overall at 232.8  yards per game in the spring of 2021. Wofford had been ranked in the top
       ten in rushing offense for 22 straight seasons but were 13th in 2021 at 208.6 yards per game and are at 83.0 this season.

ABOUT WOFFORD
After playing a spring and fall season in 2021, the Terriers welcomed a return to normal with a spring practice, summer strength and conditioning sessions and camp in August to prepare for 2022. The biggest changes - besides time to develop players - has been a switch to a pro spread offense.
    The offensive line returns starters Nick Russo and Anthony Garcia, while Al Hogan is back at center after missing the 2021 season. They are joined by Jysaiah Cromer and Quincy Hughes. The skill positions has evolved into three receivers, one tight end and one running back in most formations. Receivers include Landon Parker, Alec Holt, Dylan Djete, Carlton Terry II, R.J. Khayo, Rickie Shaw II and Kyle Watkins. Tight ends are led by Jacob Ritchie and Wyatt Bartkowiak, while Nathan Walker is back for his fifth season at running back. A three-way battle during camp at quarterback between Bryce Corriston, Cade Rice and Jimmy Weirick led to Weirick being named the starter.
    The defense remains a 3-4 base, with the defensive line led by returners Micheal Mason, Brandon Maina and Chuck Smith. The linebackers feature one returning starter in Camden Gray, while Jalen Marshall, Eli Purcell and John Boyles look to join him as starters. In the secondary, all four projected starters earned starts last season. Oka Emmanwori and Amir Annoor will work at cornerback, with Tahir Annoor and Miles Richardson at safety.
    The specialists will see Atkins Roberts returning as placekicker and Bridger Jones handling kickoff duties. Roberts and Landon Parker will handle punting, with Collin Springer back at long snapper for his fifth season. The return game features numerous players, including Kyle Parsons, Garrett Vernon and R.J. Khayo.

AGAINST THE ACC
The ACC was formed in 1953 when seven schools left the Southern Conference. The Terriers first game against an ACC school was in 1953 against then-member South Carolina (0-49, L).

SERIES NOTES
Despite the Terriers playing in the first football game in the state of South Carolina (1889) and the Hokies competing since 1892, the teams have never played ... Virginia Tech was an original member of the Southern Conference (1921-1965) ... Josh Conklin faced Virginia Tech three times as defensive coordinator at Pitt and was 1-2 ... Virginia Tech men's basketball head coach Mike Young spent over two decades coaching at Wofford, while assistant coach Kevin Giltner '12 and graduate assistant Will Stigall '19 also are Wofford alums.

COACH JOSH CONKLIN SHOW
Wofford Sports Properties, the multimedia rights partner for Wofford College Athletics, has announced the return of the Coach Josh Conklin Show. The show is part of an expanded selection of coaches shows that began last season. The shows, sponsored by Budweiser of Spartanburg, are hosted by the voice of the Terriers, Jim Noble. The Josh Conklin Show begins in September and will debut every Monday during the football season. The first episodes of the Jimmy Garrity (women's basketball) and Jay McAuley (men's basketball) will debut in late December. Fans can listen to the "Wofford Terriers Coaches Show" podcast in a variety of ways, including on the iTunes, Amazon, Google and Spotify podcast platforms, along with www.woffordterriers.com/podcast. A video version can be found on YouTube.

GOAL LINE CLUB
Help carry the ball for the Terriers and sign up to be a 2022 Goal Line Club member. Pledge as little as $1 to contribute to an athletic endowed scholarship. Established in 2012, the Goal Line Club has proven hugely successful in helping raise scholarship dollars for the Wofford College Athletics Endowment. Goal Line Club members have donated a combined total of more than $368,538 for the Goal Line Club Endowed Scholarship Fund since the inception of this initiative. Click HERE to donate!

WOFFORD APP
Be sure to download the new Wofford Terriers mobile app presented by SubStation II launched this fall! Featuring real-time news alerts, schedules, exclusive multimedia content, gameday details and more, the new Wofford app is free and compatible with both iOS and Android devices.Through the app, Wofford fans will enjoy a personalized mobile experience with the ability to manage tickets, and receive breaking news and score notifications for the teams they follow.

TICKETS
Season tickets and single game tickets are available by calling 864-597-4090 or by visiting www.woffordterriers.com/tickets