GAME 3
RMU (0-2 / 0-1 Big South) @ Charleston Southern (0-2 / 0-2 Big South)
Saturday, April 10, 2021 • Noon
Buccaneer Field (4,000) • Charleston, S.C.

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Slant Routes
 
- The RMU football team concludes the road portion of its 2021 spring schedule Saturday when it visits Buccaneer Field in Charleston, S.C., to take on Charleston Southern in a Noon kickoff.
 
- The Colonials dropped their debut in the Big South last week, 35-0, at No. 7 Kennesaw State (4/3). The Owls scored 21 points in the first quarter en route to a 28-0 halftime advantage.
 
- Redshirt junior running back Alijah Jackson finished with 20 carries for 94 yards at Kennesaw State and in two games this spring has compiled 143 yards on the ground in 45 attempts, an average of 3.2 yards per rush.
 
- Redshirt junior quarterback George Martin completed eight of his 19 passing attempts for 51 yards against the Owls. In two games this spring, Martin has completed 46.9 percent (23-for-49) of his attempts for 216 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
 
- The Colonials christened their 2021 spring schedule at No. 2 James Madison (2/27), dropping a 36-16 decision. Tied, 16-16, at halftime, the Dukes scored 20 unanswered points in the second half.
 
- Coming off a bye week as part of its 2021 spring schedule, RMU had a home game against Monmouth (3/13) and a road game against Charleston Southern (3/20) postponed due to safety concerns related to positive tests of the coronavirus within the program. RMU's loss at No. 7 Kennesaw State marked its first game in 35 days.
 
- In 22 career games, Martin has completed 51.1 percent (143-for-280) of his passes for 1,789 yards and 14 touchdowns. In his last seven games dating back to the 2019 season, Martin has thrown nine touchdowns through the air to seven different receivers.
 
- Junior linebacker Aniello Buzzacco paced the RMU defense in each of its first two games, recording game highs in tackles in road games against James Madison (15) and Kennesaw State (10). Buzzacco is coming off a 2019 campaign in which he established an RMU single-season record for tackles, with his 131 takedowns ranking fifth in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
 
- The Colonials return 42 letterwinners and 14 starters from a 2019 squad that posted an overall record of 7-5 (.583), including a mark of 6-1 (.857) in the Northeast Conference (NEC). Included among RMU's returning starters are six on offense, six on defense and two on special teams.
 
- Among RMU's starters on offense are four on the offensive line, including seniors Trevor Hicks, Dylan Young and Eric McAllister II as well as redshirt junior Bussy Remaley. Hicks and Remaley were each named to the 2019 All-NEC Second Team.
 
- Saturday's game at Charleston Southern marks the second of three games in consecutive weekends for the Colonials in the Big South. RMU returns home to Joe Walton Stadium after taking on the Buccaneers, hosting Monmouth Saturday, April 17, for a Noon kickoff.

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The All-Time Series (Charleston Southern) – The Colonials and Buccaneers meet for the first time on the gridiron Saturday. Charleston Southern is the second consecutive opponent RMU is squaring off against this spring that it is facing for the first time in school history. Saturday's game also marks the first for the Colonials in the state of South Carolina during its 27 years as an NCAA Division I program.
 
Consistency – Linebacker Aniello Buzzacco has picked up right where he left off from the 2019 campaign in the first two games of RMU's 2021 spring campaign. Through two games, Buzzacco has racked up 25 tackles, including 17 solo stops. He is currently tied with linebacker Justin McIntire of Charleston Southern for the top of the Big South in tackles per game, as each are averaging 12.5 stops per contest. Buzzacco enters Saturday's game against the Buccaneers having reached double figures in tackles in five consecutive games dating back to 2019 as well as nine times in the last 11 games.
 
Buzz Feed – Thanks to 15 tackles in RMU's 2021 spring opener @ No. 2 James Madison (2/27), linebacker Aniello Buzzacco became just the third student-athlete in program history to reach the 15-tackle plateau on three occasions. Buzzacco's career high for stops is 18, which came in a 24-20 win over Bryant (10/26) at Joe Walton Stadium. He also finished with 17 takedowns in a 20-17 overtime triumph @ Saint Francis (10/12). The school record for games with 15 tackles or more is held by linebacker James Noel (2001-05) with eight, while linebacker Alex DiMichele (2008-10) owns five.
 
Moving On Up – Redshirt junior running back Alijah Jackson finished with 94 yards rushing in RMU's debut in the Big South last week at No. 7 Kennesaw State, pushing his career total on the ground to 1,682 rushing yards. Jackson moved past former running back Donald Dorsey (1998-99), who completed his career with the Colonials with 1,674 yards rushing, into sixth place all-time in program history. Jackson is just 81 rushing yards shy of cracking the top five at RMU, as former running back Devin Wilson (2001-05) sits fifth with 1,762 yards.
 
Quick Study – Redshirt junior quarterback George Martin has completed a pass to seven different receivers in RMU's first two games of the 2021 spring campaign, with redshirt junior wide receiver D'Andre Hicks leading the way with 12 catches for 110 yards. Hicks ranks third in the Big South in receptions per game (6.0) and sixth in receiving yards (55.0) per contest.
 
Moving On Up – Senior kicker Nick Bisceglia eclipsed 150 career points in RMU's 2021 spring opener @ James Madison (2/27), becoming the fifth student-athlete in program history to reach the threshold. Bisceglia, who has scored 151 career points, has converted each of his last 37 point after attempts (PAT) dating back to the 2018 season and overall on his career is 78-for-80 (97.5%) in PATs. He ranks third among kickers in program history in scoring, trailing only Jeff Carlo (1998-2001) and Nathan DiLorenzo (2003-06). Carlo owns the school record for points (250), while DiLorenzo ranks fourth (180).
 
Still On Top – The first starting running back in program history, Tim Hall (1994-95), finished his two seasons with the Colonials with 2,908 rushing yards. He accomplished the feat in 393 carries, an average of 7.40 yards per attempt. That yards per rush remains No. 1 in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) record book entering the spring 2021 campaign, a span that reaches 25 years in the fall.

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