WOFFORD at ETSU
Saturday, October 25 , 2025 - 3:30 PM
Greene Stadium (7,694)
Johnson City, Tenn. 

THE ETSU GAME
After three straight home games, Wofford returns to the road with a visit to East Tennessee State on Saturday afternoon ... The Terriers are 2-5 overall and 1-2 in the SoCon to begin the season, with a 16-15 loss at South Carolina State, a 14-10 home loss to Richmond, a 22-21 loss at Mercer, a 38-6 loss at Virginia Tech, a 23-21 loss to Western Carolina, a 31-14 win over Norfolk State and a 31-13 home win over Furman ... The Terriers are coming off a 5-7 record last year, with a 3-5 mark in the Southern Conference ... In a series that began in 1957, the series is tied at 16 games each ... The Bucs have won three of the last four meetings, including a 24-7 win in Spartanburg last season ... ETSU was 7-5 overall last season and 5-3 in the Southern Conference ... So far this season they are 3-5 overall, with a 1-3 mark in the Southern Conference after a win over VMI and losses to Mercer, Furman and Chattanooga. 

GAME INFORMATION
Radio - Wofford Digital Network (Jim Noble, Thom Henson and Van Hipp)
TV - ESPN+
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 game against ETSU ...
    • After three straight home games, Wofford returns to the road for the first time since September 20. 
    • Shawn Watson enters his third full season as head coach of the Terriers. 
    • Only five players have started all six games this season: OL Quincy Hughes, TE Matt Flanders, DT Seth Foster, DB Eli Campbell, and CB Darius Malcolm Jr. 
    • Six players were named to the All-Southern Conference preseason team. C.J. Coombes earned a spot on the first team and he is also on the preseason watch list for the Buck Buchanan Award. 
    • The Wofford defense is second in the SoCon, with the scoring defense 19th overall in the nation and second in the SoCon. 
    • Three of the five losses (S.C. State, Mercer and Western Carolina) have been decided by a total of 4 points.

ABOUT WOFFORD
Shawn Watson is entering his third full season as head coach of the Terriers. On offense, the offensive line features returning starters Mason Howard, Quincy Hughes, and Luke Moise. Clayton Hixon started the final three games last season at center and Dillon Porter will be at the other spot. The pro spread offense usually sees three receivers, one tight end and one running back in most formations. Terrance Honeywood, Ivory Aikens, and Isaiah Scott are starting at receiver, with Scott the lone returning starter. Transfer Matt Flanders will start at tight end, while Ihson Jackson-Anderson has started at running back.  At quarterback, Jayden Whitaker earned the starting spot after a competition in fall camp, but was replaced by Ethan Drumm against Richmond and J.T Fayard took over against Norfolk State. 
    The defense remains a 3-4 base, with the defensive line led by returners Brandon Maina and Marion Smokes. They are joined by Seth Foster. The linebacker position has four new starters in Kade Moledor, Javario Tinch, Jalen Rambert, and Elijah Washington. In the secondary, safeties C.J. Coombes and Maximus Pulley return as starters at safety, with Darius Malcolm and J'Vion "Skoot" Luster taking over at the cornerback positions. 
    The special teams will see Sam Spence handling placekicking, Bridger Jones kicking off, Maddox Cowart at punter and holder, and Blake Shirley at long snapper. 

HITTING THE ROAD EARLY
Wofford is on the road for three of the first four games of the season for the fourth time in the last five seasons. The first three trips are a combined 1,108 miles round-trip with Mercer (436), South Carolina State (266), and Virginia Tech (478). The other three road trips are in the last five games of the season and 1,268 miles total to ETSU (254), VMI (610) and The Citadel (404).

SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Wofford linebacker Javario Tinch was named the SoCon Defensive Player of the Week on October 20. Tinch, a sophomore from Calhoun Falls, S.C., had five tackles in the win over Furman. He shared a sack in the first quarter, but his biggest play in the game was an interception returned 66 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to give Wofford a 28-13 lead with 12:06 remaining. It marked his first career interception. Tinch also recorded a pair of quarterback hurries against the Paladins.

IN THE 2025 NATIONAL RANKINGS
In the 2025 NCAA rankings, Colby Alexander is tied for second in kickoff returns for touchdowns ... Ivory Aikens is 23rd in kickoff returns (25.0 yards) ... Isaiah Scott is tenth in punt returns (13.8 yards) ... Darius Malcolm is 40th in passes defended (1.00 per game) ... Ihson Jackson-Anderson is 44th in rushing yards per carry (5.21) ... Maddox Cowart is 64th in punting average (40.0). 

JERRY RICE AWARD WATCH LIST
A standout group of 22 players has been nominated to the watch list of the Stats Perform 2025 Jerry Rice Award, which honors the FCS freshman player of the year in college football's Division I subdivision. Wofford defensive back Darius Malcolm Jr. is one of the 22 players to earn a spot on the watch list. Malcolm, a second-year freshman from Atlanta, Georgia, leads the team in total tackles with 51.

INSIDE WOFFORD FOOTBALL WITH COACH SHAWN WATSON
Wofford Sports Properties, the multimedia rights partner for Wofford College Athletics, has announced the return of "Inside Wofford Football with Coach Shawn Watson." The show, sponsored by Yokohama, is hosted by the voice of the Terriers, Jim Noble. "Inside Wofford Football" begins in September and will debut every Monday during the football season. Fans can listen to the "Inside Wofford Football" 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 2025 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 $375,000 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 Wofford Terriers mobile app. 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 and single game tickets are available by calling 864-597-4091 or by visiting www.woffordterriers.com/tickets. The Box Office is located in the lobby of the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium fo sales and customer service.