Wofford fends off Furman 24-23 in SoCon opener

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Brandon Goodson was 8-for-11 passing for 81 yards while Wofford rushed 55 times for 211 yards and held off Furman in the last seconds for a 24-23 Southern Conference season opening win on Saturday. Triston Luke 's 44-yard TD run with 46 seconds left brought Furman to within a point. Playing for the win, on the 2-point conversion, quarterback P.J. Blazejowski moved away from center, the ball was snapped to the back who pitched it to receiver Ryan Deluca whose pass was intercepted by Malik Rivera . Wofford took the lead for good on Chase Nelson 's 1-yard run with 2:46 to play. Furman took its first lead of the game when Blazejowski ran in from 3-yards out to cap an 8-play, 75-yard drive to start the second half. Blazejowski threw for 224 yards.