Two SoCon games were played on Thursday, leaving only six games for Saturday. With the SoCon finishing the day with a 3-3 record, Mercer, the Citadel and Western Carolina all picked up wins, while Chattanooga and Fruman dropped very close games to ranked opponents. Overall, the SoCon ended the weekend with a 4-4 record.
Mercer at Austin Peay - Alex Lakes ran for 159 yards and two touchdowns to lead Mercer to a 28-7 victory over Austin Peay in the season opener for both teams Saturday.
Purple & Gold's pick was: "the Bears disappoint their fans (and the SoCon) with a 28-24 loss to the Governors."
Jacksonville State at Chattanooga - JSU's Troymaine Pope rushed for 180 yards on 15 carries and Miles Jones scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 2:41 remaining to lead the Gamecocks to a 23-20 come-from-behind win over Chattanooga. JSU put up 411 total yards, while holding the Mocs to 196 yards and only 86 total yards passing.
Purple & Gold's pick was: "the Mocs hold on to pull out a 35-31 home victory"
Davidson at The Citadel - The Bulldogs outrushed the Wildcats 535 yards to 46 while picking off four interceptions on their way to a 69-0 rout of Davidson.. The Bulldog's Dominique Allen ran for two touchdowns and passed for a third, as Isiaha Smith ran for three more in the rump.
Purple & Gold's pick was: "Dogs win big, 49-0"
Mars Hill at Western Carolina - Troy Mitchell completed 29-of-43 passes for 298 yards and added a team-high 62 rushing yards on eight carries. During the game, Mitchell became Western Carolina's all-time leader in total offense, by-passing previous record holder Lonnie Galloway (6,832 yds, 1990-93) who held the record for 22 years.
Purple & Gold's pick was: "Catamounts open season four under Head Coach Mark Speir with the expected win against the Division II, Mars Hill Lions, 42-3"
Coastal Carolina at Furman - Coastal's Alex Ross threw for 328 yards and two touchdowns, to lead Coastal Carolina to a 38-35 win over Furman. The Paladins made a late charge that cut Coastal's lead to three on Reese Hannon's 9-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Snellings. Hannon finished with 365 total yards passing and two TD's.
Purple & Gold's pick was: "The Sun Belt bound Chants pull out a 35-10 victory"
Wofford at Clemson - The 12th ranked Clemson Tigers overwhelmed Wofford by a final score of 49-10. The Tigers scored touchdowns on six of their first eight possessions of the game and limited the Terriers to 213 total yards.
Purple & Gold's pick was: "However, the Tigers have other plans, and will romp to a 49-10 win" (how that for a prediction?)
This week's record: 4-2 (overall 7-2)
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