Football Preview: #2 UWG vs. Fayetteville State

CARROLLTON, Georgia -- The West Georgia Wolves ran their home record to 22-14 all-time at University Stadium last week and 5-2 in home openers with a 33-7 victory over Miles. The now 2nd-ranked Wolves will play their second of three-straight home games this weekend, taking on Fayetteville State at 2 p.m.

Gameday Timeline
9:00 PM - UWG Athletic Complex Opens for Tailgating
Noon - The Hill (Student Zone Tailgate) Opens
12:30 - Wolf Walk at Wolf Plaza
After the Wolf Walk - Gates Open
2:00 - #2 UWG vs. Fayetteville State

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 • In the lead up to the third game of the season as the Wolves take on Fayetteville State, something happened to the University of West Georgia that has never happened before. A loss from defending national champion and formerly the second-ranked team in the nation, Colorado State-Pueblo, moved West Georgia in to that second spot in the nation in the American Football Coaches Association Poll. No other UWG squad in the Division II era of West Georgia athletics has been ranked that high in a national poll.

• This year's Wolves join the 1982 Division III football national champion UWG and the 1974 NAIA men's basketball national champion West Georgia as the only teams to be ranked as high as 2nd in the nation in any national poll or ranking.

• West Georgia is coached by Will Hall, who is in his second season at West Georgia. He has an overall record of 39-14 in his fifth year as a head coach. In 17 games at the helm of the UWG program, Hall is 14-3. The head coach at Fayetteville State is Lawrence Kershaw, who is in his third season as the leader of the football program for the Broncos and he has an 11-11 record in that time. .

• Redshirt freshman running back Aares McCall has been getting a lot of the headlines in the first two weeks of the season, as he has rushed for 100 yards in his first two collegiate games. The Grayson, Ga. native had 107 yards on 11 carries against Catawba in week one, then went for 101 yards last week against Miles. He was also a threat to catch the ball out of the backfield against Miles, as he caught two passes for 55 yards. In two games, he has nearly 300 all-purpose yards for the Wolves.

• Junior kicker Hunter Heck is working hard to put the heartbreaking nature of the 2014 season behind him, and he took a big step in that direction last week against Miles. Heck was 3-for-3 on field goals with kicks of 21, 29 and 37 yards and was also 2-for-2 on extra points, earning him the distinction as the Gulf South Conference Special Teams Player of the Week.

• West Georgia's defense is back in the top-10 in the nation in total defense, checking in at 5th in the nation this week. The Wolves have given up an average of 180 yards per game through the first two contests and have also given up just 19 first downs through the first two games, good for 7th in the country. Against Miles last week, UWG allowed 10 first downs.

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