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Game Day Central: Charleston Southern

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The Citadel (0-1, 0-0)
vs. Charleston Southern (0-0, 0-0)
Sept. 11 - 2 p.m.
Johnson Hagood Stadium - Charleston, South Carolina

 
Stadium Johnson Hagood Stadium
Capacity 11,500
Surface PowerHouse 50 turf
Kickoff 2 p.m.
TV ESPN+
Pete Yanity (PxP), Jared Singleton (Analyst)
Radio WQNT (92.1 FM / 102.1 FM / 1450 AM
Luke Mauro (PxP) and Lee Glaze(Analyst)
Internet CitadelSports.com
Series Record The Citadel leads 7-5

2-Minute Drill
  • The Bulldogs open the 2021 home slate as they welcome Charleston Southern to Johnson Hagood Stadium on Sept. 11.
  • Saturday's game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
  • Pete Yanity and Jared Singleton will be on the call for the Nexstar Game of Week.
  • Saturday's game can be heard live on the radio with the voice of the Bulldogs, Luke Mauro, and Lee Glaze on the call.
  • The game is the 13th all-time meeting between the two schools. The Citadel holds a 7-5 advantage in the series.
  • The teams last met during the 2019 season when the Bulldogs defeated the Bucs, 22-13. Raleigh Webb caught a touchdown pass and Willie Eubanks III made a big stop on the goal line on fourth down to preserve the victory.
  • The Citadel is 79-28-2 all-time in home openers dating back to 1903. The Bulldogs are also 50-21-2 in home openers inside Johnson Hagood Stadium.
  • The Bulldogs put together a pair of touchdown drives in the season opener. Both of those touchdown drives were 13-play drives. The first scoring drive saw all 13 plays on the ground.
  • Quarterback Jaylan Adams rushed for 100 yards on 16 carries. He is the first Bulldog to rush for over 100 yards against a FBS opponent since Dante Smith went for 130 yards and two touchdowns against Alabama in 2018.
  • Nathan Storch carried the ball 23 times and scored his second career rushing touchdown in the third quarter.
  • Linebacker Willie Eubanks III finished the game with a team-best 13 tackles. It marked the 13th time in his career that he has reached double figures in tackles.
  • Eubanks raised his career total to 292 tackles. He is just eight stops away from becoming the 20th player in program history to reach 300 career tackles.

Inside The Numbers
0 - The Citadel did not turn the ball over in the season opener. The Citadel finished last season with a -13 turnover margin.
13 - Linebacker Willie Eubanks III was back to his old form as the senior started the season with 13 tackles in the season opener against Coastal Carolina. It was the 13th time in his career he has reached double digits in tackles.
34:39 - The Bulldogs possessed the ball for 34:39 in the season opener. The Citadel is one of the top teams in the FCS in time of possession each season. Last year, the Bulldogs won the TOP in 11 of the 12 games played.
100 - Quarterback Jaylan Adams rushed for 100 yards in the season opener against Coastal Carolina. It was his third career 100-yard performance and the first for a Bulldog against a FBS opponent since Dante Smith ran for 130 yards against Alabama in 2018.
223 - As a team, the Bulldogs rushed for 223 yards in the season. The performance marked the eighth time in the last 11 games against FBS opponents that the Bulldogs eclipsed 200 rushing yards.

Up Next
The Bulldogs continue their home stand as they welcome North Greenville to Johnson Hagood Stadium on Sept. 18. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. and the game will be streamed on ESPN+.
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Players Mentioned

Jaylan Adams

#1 Jaylan Adams

QB
5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
Willie Eubanks III

#9 Willie Eubanks III

LB
6' 2"
Senior
Nathan Storch

#46 Nathan Storch

B-Back
6' 0"
Freshman
Raleigh Webb

#22 Raleigh Webb

WR
6' 2"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Jaylan Adams

#1 Jaylan Adams

5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
QB
Willie Eubanks III

#9 Willie Eubanks III

6' 2"
Senior
LB
Nathan Storch

#46 Nathan Storch

6' 0"
Freshman
B-Back
Raleigh Webb

#22 Raleigh Webb

6' 2"
Senior
WR

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