GAME 10
RMU (3-6) vs. Charleston Southern (4-5)
Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 • 12:00 p.m.
Joe Walton Stadium (3,000) • Moon Township, Pa
 
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No Huddle
 
- The RMU football team comes back home after picking up their biggest win of the season at Southeast Missouri State, 21-20. The Colonials will now host Charleston Southern as they look for their fourth win of the year. Kickoff is slated for 12:00 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN+.
 
- The Colonials are led by Bernard Clark, Jr., who is in his sixth season at the helm of the program. In his first head coach position, Clark was named the 2019 Northeast Conference (NEC) Co-Coach of the Year and owns an overall record of 16-39 (.290).
 
- Clark was inducted into the Orange Bowl Hall of Fame presented by AutoNation, joining Dewey Selmon (Oklahoma) and Grant Wistrom (Nebraska) as part of the Class of 2022. The trio were honored at the annual AvMed Orange Bowl Coaches Luncheon presented by AutoNation Dec. 29, 2022, at Jungle Island and were recognized in an on-field ceremony at the 89th Capital One Orange Bowl Dec. 30, 2022, at Hard Rock Stadium.
 
- RMU is coming off an exhilarating 21-20 win at SEMO (11/4) in their first matchup in series history. The Colonials held the Redhawks to three points in the second half en route to a road conference victory.
 
- Quarterback Anthony Chiccitt finished 20-for-32 passing for 232 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Chiccitt also had seven rushes for the Colonials and capitalized on a four-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter.
 
- Wide receiver Noah Robinson had his best day as a Colonial, setting career-highs with 11 catches for 167 yards while also having a 51-yard touchdown catch. Robinson was a consistent threat for the Redhawks as he averaged just over 15 yards per catch. Tight end Chaese Jackson had a four-yard touchdown reception that proved to be the game-winner in the third quarter. 
 
- Defensively against SEMO, linebacker Joe Casale led the Colonials with 10 tackles. Jamar Shegog impacted the game in more ways than one as he had nine tackles, two pass break ups, two quarterback hits, and one sack. Linebacker Seth Verilus had a clutch interception that was returned for 15 yards which set up a Colonial touchdown soon after.
- Prior to the Southeast Missouri State contest, the Colonials lost at home to Tennessee Tech, 38-13. RMU posted their highest score since their home win against UVA-Lynchburg just a month prior. The Colonials scored two touchdowns in the third quarter but it wasn't enough as the Golden Eagles offense responded with 17 fourth quarter points to put the game away.
 
- Quarterback Anthony Chiccitt was 20-for-28 passing for 133 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Landen Lucas recorded a touchdown catch while adding 48 receiving yards to lead the Colonials. Tayshuan Mayfield also hauled in a touchdown catch from one yard out which was his first receiving touchdown of the season.

- Defensively, the Colonials had standouts such as Jamar Shegog who had nine tackles along with three tackles for loss. Diassa Diakite recorded a key interception before halftime that kept the Golden Eagles off the board. Seth Verilus recorded six tackles, two pass break ups, and two tackles for loss in the contest.
 
- A total of three Colonials were named to the 2023 Big South-OVC Association Watch List, which came as part of Big South-OVC Association Media Day in Nashville, Tenn., at the Sheraton Music City Hotel. Garnering the plaudits for RMU were senior linebackers Joe Casale and Jamar Shegog and fifth-year punter George Souders III. Casale was named to the 2022 All-Big South Second Team, while Shegog earned a spot on the 2021 All-Big South Second Team as well as the HERO Sports 2020-21 Freshman All-America Team.
 
- The Big South and Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) announced Feb. 20, 2022, the creation of an association of their football member institutions to begin with the 2023 NCAA Division I season and have an initial term of four years. The unique agreement combines the football membership of the two conferences to ensure NCAA championship access and stability. Selected as the 2023 preseason favorite for the inaugural Big South-OVC Association in a vote of league head coaches was Southeast Missouri State.
 
- RMU will play their final game of the regular season at Joe Walton Stadium as they'll host Eastern Illinois to close out the year. Next week, kickoff is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. as the Colonials will look for their second home win of the season.

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The All-Time Series (Charleston Southern) – The Colonials own a 1-2 record against the Buccaneers with their lone win coming in the 2021 campaign. Last season, RMU came up short 34-21 at Charleston with the main highlight being a Cos Scarebrook 81-yard interception returned for a touchdown. The one win for the Colonials came at Joe Walton Stadium where RMU outscored the Buccaneers, 31-24. Wide receiver James Westry had a good performance finishing with five catches for 98 yards and one touchdown.
 
Conference Leader – Wide receiver Noah Robinson continues to stay atop the Big South-OVC leader board in one of the top receiving categories. Robinson leads the conference in receptions with 57 and receiving yards totaling 696 this season.

Did You Know? The Colonials rank first in the Big South-OVC in pass defense as they have given up just over 177 yards through the air in nine games. RMU also ranks first in the conference in time of possession averaging just over 31 minutes with the ball per game.
 
  
Firecracker – To get ready for the 2023 season, redshirt senior linebacker Jamar Shegog entered the Brentwood Firecracker 5K in Pittsburgh, Pa., on the Fourth of July. Shegog navigated the 40th annual 3.1 mile jaunt in a time of 27:03 to finish in the top half of the 1,686 participants. Shegog has compiled career totals of 155 career tackles in 22 games in an RMU uniform, the most by a student-athlete that has spent his entire career with the Colonials. Included among his career numbers are 78 solo stops, two-and-a-half sacks and two forced fumbles.
 
The Third – Returning for the Colonials as the starting punter is grad student George Souders III, who has anchored the RMU special teams for years. Also serving as the holder for kicker Jayson Jenkins, Souders has amassed 8,112 career yards punting on 210 attempts, an average of 38.6 yards per punt. In RMU's last game @ Youngstown State (9/16), Souders punted six times for 252 yards (42.0 yards per punt) with a long of 51. He also pinned a pair inside the 20-yard line of the Penguins. Entering Saturday's game as part of Homecoming festivities, Souders ranks fourth in the RMU career record book for punting yards.
 
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 (minimum 350 rushes) entering the 2023 season, a span that hits 27 years this fall. Matt Cannon of Southern Utah sits second with an average of 7.25 yards per carry thanks to 5,489 yards on 757 attempts.

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