Slow Start the Difference on Saturday

Saturday, September 11

Charleston, S.C.

2 p.m.

The Citadel

0-2

Charleston Southern

1-0

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
Charleston Southern	21	3	7	7	38
The Citadel	0	14	7	0	21

Slow Start the Difference on Saturday

9/11/2021 7:17:00 PM | Football

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CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel football team could not overcome a slow start in dropping its home opener, 38-21, to Charleston Southern Saturday afternoon inside Johnson Hagood Stadium.

Game Information
Score: Charleston Southern 38, The Citadel 21
Records: Charleston Southern (1-0), The Citadel (0-2)
Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium (Charleston, South Carolina
Series: The Citadel leads 7-6

How it Happened

CSU got on the board on their opening drive as Garris Schwarting caught a 23-yard touchdown pass from Jack Chambers.
The Bucs doubled the lead on their next possession Schwarting threw a six-yard touchdown pass on a reverse to Kyris Barnett.
Schwarting caught his second touchdown late in the first quarter, this time from 27-yards out.
The Citadel got on the board midway through the second quarter as Jaylan Adams capped a 13-play drive with a one-yard run on fourth down.
After a Buc field goal, Keyonte Sessions scored on an eight yard run with 41 seconds left in the half.
CSU opened the scoring in the second half with a 69 yard catch and run.
The Bulldogs found the end zone again late in the third quarter as Cooper Wallace got to the outside and scored from 16 yards out.
The Bucs closed out the scoring in the fourth quarter with Schwarting's four receiving touchdown of the game.

Inside the Box Score

The Citadel's first touchdown of the game came on a 13-play drive. Both of the Bulldogs scoring drives last week were 13-play drives.
The eight-yard touchdown run from Keyonte Sessions in the second quarter was his first career rushing touchdown.
Sessions led the ground attack with 65 yards on just four carries. He also had two receptions for 27 yards.
Jaylan Adams threw for a career-high 167 yards. He also rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown.
Cooper Wallace scored his first touchdown of the season in the third quarter.
Raleigh Webb caught a team-high six passes for 80 yards.
Ryan McCarthy added five grabs for 60 yards.
Matt Campbell averaged 50.8 yards on five punts, including a long of 58 yards.
Anthony Britton Jr. and Marquise Blount each had a team-high nine tackles. Blount added 2.5 sacks.
Willie Eubanks III finished with eight tackles. He became the 20^th player in program history to reach 300 career tackles.

Up Next
The Bulldogs play their second home game in as many weeks as they host North Greenville. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. and will be streamed live on ESPN+.