Charleston Southern tops The Citadel 14-6 in FCS playoffs

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Mike Holloway rushed for 120 yards and two second-quarter touchdowns and Charleston Southern won its first-ever FCS playoff game 14-6 over The Citadel on Saturday. The Buccaneers (10-2) play at top-seeded Jacksonville quarterfinals next weekend. Holloway scored from 41 and 32 yards after two of the five Bulldogs turnovers in the crosstown rematch and had 100 yards at the half. Charleston Southern rallied from a 17-6 halftime deficit to win 33-20 early in the season. Holloway had 172 yards and three touchdowns in the previous matchup. The two touchdowns came on drives that produced 108 of the 199 of total offense for the Buccaneers. The Bulldogs (9-4), which closed the regular season with a huge 23-22 upset of South Carolina, had 267 yards of offense, 199 on the ground, after piling up 524 in its opening win over Coastal Carolina.