CHARLESTON, S.C. – A bye week has come and gone for the Charleston Southern football team, as the Buccaneers embark on a trip to Pennsylvania Saturday to meet Robert Morris in the first of six-straight Big South contests in just the second meeting between the two foes.
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• CSU steps into a six-game slate of consecutive Big South games when it travels to the Keystone State for the league road opener at Robert Morris Saturday afternoon.
• The Buccaneers return to the field after a bye week, last week, and after nearly knocking off FBS opponent East Carolina Sept. 25.
• Records, records, records ... they continue to fall with the high-powered Bucs offense, engineered by coordinator
Klay Koester.
• Charleston Southern's roster features a pair of Big South Offensive Players of the Week, as wide receiver
Garris Schwarting (Sept. 13) and quarterback
Jack Chambers (Sept. 27). The pair has claimed a league-best two of the first-five awards presented around the league, this fall.
• Chambers combined for 472 yards at East Carolina, including 405 through the air for the fourth 400-yard passing day in school history. It ranks as the most ever against an FBS opponent.
• Defensively, a pair of Bucs are climing the all-time sacks list with
Shaundre Mims and
Anton Williams going toe-to-toe in third and fourth place, respectively.
• Charleston Southern continues to be strong in the red zone, converting 6-of-7 chances, this fall, all touchdowns when reaching its opponents' 20-yard line.
• After touchdowns, the Buccaneers kickers have combined for an 11-of-11 effort on point-after tries, including 7-of-7 by
Sam Babbush and 4-of-4 from
Nathaniel Toole.
• CSU enters Saturday's game plus-2 in the turnover battle on the season.