Injury report
After being a late scratch before the Southern Illinois game a week ago, Darrin Peterson is probable with a lower body injury. Coach Gill stated during his halftime interview during the Southern Illinois game that it was a lower leg injury. Wesley Scott and Javon Majors are both out for the Georgia State game.
Farrow named Big South Freshman of the Week
B.J. Farrow is starting to make a name for himself after having lots of hype surrounding him out of high school at LCA. The redshirt-freshman had 8 catches for 101 yards against Southern Illinois as he was named Big South Freshman of the week.
Flames in the NFL update
Walt Aikens had one tackle in the Dolphins’ 41-14 loss to the Bills. Meanwhile, Rashad Jennings had 11 carries for 32 yards and 3 catches for 25 yards in the Giants 32-21 win over the Redskins last Thursday night. He also blocked a punt out of the end zone for a safety.
Other Sports update
Your weekly non-football Fall sports update:
- The men’s soccer team lost to Winthrop, 2-1, in double overtime to open conference play. The Flames are off until October 7th when they travel to High Point.
- The women’s soccer team beat Charleston Southern and Campbell this week to improve to 3-0 in Big South play. The Lady Flames take on UNC Asheville this weekend.
- The women’s field hockey team lost to #11 Boston College in double overtime. The Lady Flames are 6-3 on the season and are ranked #12 nationally.
- The women’s volleyball team got back to winning as they beat Radford 3-1, snapping a 6 game losing streak. The Lady Flames face Gardner-Webb and UNC-Asheville this weekend looking to improve on their 1-0 conference mark.
FlameFans thread of the week
This week’s FlameFans thread of the week is “Run to Walmart”. We’ve used this thread for years as we discuss major weather events including Hurricane Joaquin.
