GAME 10
Campbell (3-7 / 2-4 Big South) vs. RMU (3-6 / 2-4 Big South)
Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021 • Noon
Joe Walton Stadium (3,000) • Moon Township, Pa.
 
TV: ESPN+
Audio: RMU Athletics Gameday App
Talent: Chris Shovlin (pxp) & Ray "Smoke" Thomas (color)
Twitter: @RMU_Football • Instagram: RMU_Football
 
Slant Routes
 
- The RMU football team returns to Joe Walton Stadium for its 2021 season finale Saturday, welcoming Campbell for a Noon kickoff. Prior to the game the Colonials will honor their senior class.
 
- RMU wrapped up the road portion of its 2021 schedule with a 44-7 setback @ Monmouth (11/13). In a game delayed an hour by lightning, the Colonials grabbed an early 7-0 advantage before the Hawks reeled off 44 unanswered points.
 
- Quarterback George Martin gave the Colonials the lead @ Monmouth (11/13) by hitting wide receiver Demonte Martin for a 18-yard touchdown pass. George Martin finished 10-for-21 passing for 123 yards and a touchdown.
 
- Wide receiver D'Andre Hicks led the RMU receiving corps against the Hawks with four catches for 65 yards, while Demonte Martin added two catches for 25 yards and a score. For Martin, the touchdown catch marked the first of his career.
 
- Defensively @ Monmouth (11/13), the Colonials were led by linebacker Aniello Buzzacco with nine tackles, including eight solo stops. Safety Miles Hayes contributed eight takedowns.
 
- RMU is led by head coach Bernard Clark, Jr., who is in his first head coaching position. He was named the 2019 Northeast Conference (NEC) Co-Coach of the Year and owns an overall record of 12-23 (.343).
 
- According to a poll of Big South head coaches and a media panel, the Colonials were picked to finish eighth in the league for the 2021 fall season. Senior linebacker Aniello Buzzacco was named to the 2021 Big South Football Preseason All-Conference Team.

CAMPBELL LINKS
- Two-Deep (PDF)
- Audio
- Video
- Live Stats
- Weekly Availability (Campbell Preview)
- RMU Athletics Gameday App
 
The All-Time Series (Campbell) – Saturday's contest between the Colonials and Camels is the first between the two programs in the all-time series, as Campbell is one of seven programs RMU is facing for the first time this fall. First-time opponents on RMU's 2021 schedule included Central Michigan, Howard, North Carolina A&T, North Alabama, Gardner-Webb and Hampton.
 
Rico Suave – Defensive lineman Ricardo Watson has been a consistent presence for the Colonials on the defensive line in 2021, and the redshirt sophomore added another two sacks to his season tally in RMU's road finale @ Monmouth (11/13). It was part an effort in which Watson established a career high with eight tackles, each of the solo variety. Watson enters RMU's home finale against Campbell Saturday ranked fourth in the Big South in sacks with six and-a-half while also having racked up 10 tackles for loss, an interception and forced fumble.

First-Timers – Wide receiver Demonte Martin became the third student-athlete for the Colonials to record their first career touchdown reception in two weeks, as he hauled in an 18-yard score from quarterback George Martin to open the scoring @ Monmouth (11/13). Demonte Martin joins rookie wide receiver Jaylon Brown and junior tight end Jake Kupchella, who caught their first respective touchdowns in RMU's last home game against Kennesaw State (11/6). In all, a total of seven different receivers have caught a touchdown pass from George Martin during the 2021 season.
 
The Signal Caller – Quarterback George Martin enters the 2021 season finale against Campbell Saturday at the Joe having completed 59.5 percent (169-for-284) of his passes this season for 1,872 yards and 13 touchdowns. Martin has completed a pass to a whopping 20 different receivers this year, and if his completion percentage holds, it would establish a new school record for quarterbacks with over 200 passing attempts on the season. The standard is held by former quarterback Erik Cwalinski (2005-08), who completed 58.1 percent (157-for-270) of his attempts during the 2006 campaign. Martin's career pass completion percentage of 54.8 (330-for-602) currently ranks second all-time at RMU, trailing only Tim Levcik (1998-01), who finished his career at 55.4 percent (537-for-970).
 
Capitalizing – Kicker Nick Bisceglia enters Saturday's season finale against Campbell leading the Colonials in scoring with 43 points. He produced his third career game-winning field goal in a 38-35 win over Hampton (10/30) with his 38-yarder with five seconds remaining, and it also marked the second consecutive home game Bisceglia hit a trio of field goals. In the second quarter of the win over the Pirates, Bisceglia nailed a 43-yard field goal, a new personal best. Thanks to the performance, Bisceglia earned the first weekly honor in program history from the Big South, as he was tabbed Special Teams Player of the Week. Bisceglia has compiled 195 career points, which ranks third all-time at RMU, including second among kickers. Former kicker Jeff Carlo (1998-2001) owns the RMU career mark for points with 250, while running back Tim Hall (1994-95) ranks second with 208.
 
Did You Know? Kicker Nick Bisceglia has converted 58 consecutive point after attempts dating back to the 2018 season. He converted each of his final three opportunities of 2018, finished 33-for-33 in 2019 and was 3-for-3 in the abbreviated 2021 spring season. So far during the 2021 fall campaign, Bisceglia is 19-for-19 in point after attempts.
 
Joining The Club – Senior Aniello Buzzacco finished with seven tackles in RMU's Big South opener @ North Carolina A&T (10/2), helping him become the 23rd student-athlete in program history to eclipse 200 career stops. Thanks to a team-high nine stops @ Monmouth (11/13), Buzzacco pushed his career total in the category to 238. The 14th linebacker to wear an RMU uniform to compile at least 200 career tackles since the program began in 1994, Buzzacco ranks 13th in the career record book for takedowns.
 
Student-Athlete – Not only is the credentials for Aniello Buzzacco impressive on the field, he's no slouch off of it, either. Buzzacco was named to the 2020-21 Academic All-District 2 Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and was also one of 54 student-athletes named to the 23rd Annual Academic All-Star Team by the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA). A finance major, Buzzacco has compiled a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.46.
 
A Memorial – The RMU Department of Athletics was saddened to learn of the passing of the program's first coach, Joe Walton, who died Sunday, August 15, 2021, at the age of 85. Walton spent 20 years as head coach of the Colonials, claiming six Northeast Conference (NEC) titles during his tenure and helping RMU earn the first automatic bid to the NCAA FCS Playoffs from the NEC in 2010. RMU hosted a memorial service for Walton after its 22-16 win over Howard (9/25) against Howard in the stadium named in his honor. The event took place on the field, featured a number of guest speakers and can be viewed in its entirety by using the following link.
 
Still On Top – The program's first running back, Tim Hall (1994-95), spent two seasons with the Colonials and during his career rushed for 2,908 yards. He accomplished the feat on 393 carries, an average of 7.40 yards per attempt. That total remains No. 1 in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) record book entering the 2021 season, a span that hits 26 years this fall.

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