Caleb Snead of Campbell has been named Big South Conferebce Freshman of the Week. (Campbell Photo/Will Bratton)
BUIES CREEK — Due to the threat of Hurricane Florence along the East Coast, Campbell’s football game at Coastal Carolina has been rescheduled for Wednesday (September 12) in Buies Creek.
The matchup was originally slated for Saturday (September 15) in Conway, S.C., but will instead kick off Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Campbell’s Barker-Lane Stadium.
“Over the past 36 hours of discussion, playing the contest here at Campbell became the best option for all parties involved,” said Campbell athletic director Bob Roller. “Our University staff and community are well-equipped to turn around a game of this significance on short notice, and we can stay well ahead of the pending weather.”
Admission and parking will be free of charge for all patrons. All parking and seats will be general admission.
A live video stream will be available for Wednesday afternoon’s game.
The Camels are off to 2-0 start in 2018 following a 13-8 road win over Georgetown. Coastal (1-1) is coming off a 47-24 home win over UAB.
Big South honors
Following Campbell’s road win at Georgetown, three Camels have earned Big South Player of the Week honors.
Damien Dozier has been named defensive, Colin Gary was tabbed special teams and Caleb Snead tallied conference freshman of the week accolades.
Dozier helped keep Georgetown out of the end zone, posting 2.0 tackles for loss, including 1.0 sack in Campbell’s 13-8 win at Georgetown. Dozier also forced a fumble and registered a hurry in the road win. His strip sack on Georgetown’s final possession of the day secured the Campbell win, clinging to its 13-8 lead. With the Hoyas driving to midfield, Dozier strip-sacked Georgetown QB Gunther Johnson and Terence Harper recovered, giving Campbell the ball with 1:34 to go and allowing the Camels to run out the play clock for the win. He totaled four tackles for the day.
Gary was also instrumental in the win, knocking down two field goals. The redshirt junior gave Campbell the first points of the game late in the first quarter, chipping in a 22-yarder. With the Camels up 10-6, the redshirt junior buried a career-long 37-yard field goal through wet conditions, giving Campbell a critical seven point lead with 7:06 remaining in the game. Gary also converted his only extra point attempt, and kicked off five times for a 58.2 yard average.
Snead, a redshirt freshman wide receiver, posted 98 yards on three catches, including a 70-yard TD reception for CU at Georgetown. Through two games, the rookie owns 155 yards receiving on five catches with two touchdowns. Snead’s 155 receiving yards are the most by a Camel through their first two career games, and the third most by a Camel to start a season behind Aaron Blockmon’s 2016 (281 yards) and 2017 (175 yards). His 70-yard TD catch gave Campbell a 10-6 lead with 6:16 on the clock in the third quarter.
Campbell forced three Georgetown turnovers in the win, marking Campbell’s first in its modern era (since 2008) over a Division I nonconference opponent. Campbell was previously 0-16 vs. Division I nonconference foes. The victory was the program’s fourth nonconference road win overall.
In the program’s 11th year, Campbell’s 2-0 start is its third overall, all coming over the last four seasons (2015, 2016, 2018).
Through just two weeks, Campbell has taken four Big South Player of the Week honors, including Daniel Smith’s offensive player of the week merit after week one.
(Campbell media services provided the basis for this report)
