Wofford upsets The Citadel to move into FCS quarters

(STATS) -- There wasn't much Wofford and The Citadel, two Southern Conference rivals that run the triple option on offense, weren't going to know about each other on Saturday. Wofford true freshman Joe Newman was somewhat of the exception. He came off the bench when starting quarterback Brandon Goodson was injured in the second half, scoring on a 36-yard keeper in the fourth quarter to provide the winning margin of Wofford's 17-3 victory at No. 6 seed The Citadel in the second round of the FCS playoffs. The Citadel (10-2) had gone unbeaten in the SoCon, but Wofford (10-3) avenged a regular-season loss while advancing to play at Youngstown State (10-3) in the quarterfinals next Saturday. "I truly believe that we have a team that for whatever reason believes so strongly in themselves," said Wofford's 29th-year coach Mike Ayers. "I love this group of kids.