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11/14/22 - Caleb Borders, rJr/2026, Gardner-Webb + More +

NOV 14 BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Gardner-Webb wide receiver Caleb Borders (Shelby, N.C.) caught three passes for 51 yards and a touchdown in the win at Campbell. Making his first career start, all three receptions of his went for first downs, and included a 30-yard touchdown in the second quarter that put the Runnin' Bulldogs ahead, 28-14. Also nominated for Freshman of the Week: Chad Mascoe Jr. (Campbell). - Big South Football

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WR Caleb Borders, Gardner-Webb
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11/12/22 - Bailey Fisher, rSr/2023, Gardner-Webb + More +

Bailey Fisher threw three touchdown passes and ran for a fourth score, all in the first half, to lead Gardner-Webb to a 42-35 win over Campbell Saturday. The win sets up a showdown for the Big South Conference championship November 19 when the 4-0 Bulldogs host North Carolina A&T, which is 4-0 in conference after a 20-10 win over Charleston Southern Saturday. Fisher hit T.J. Luther with a short touchdown pass to open the scoring, then dashed 10 yards for a score to make it 14-0 after one quarter. He added a 6-yard touchdown pass to Cutrell Haywood and a 30-yard scoring pass to Caleb Borders to build a 35-14 lead at intermission.

Fisher completed 30 of 38 passes for 361 yards, three touchdowns and an interception to lead Gardner-Webb (5-5, 4-0). Narii Gaither carried 19 times for 100 yards. Campbell came into the game with the leading offense in the Big South, averaging 435.2 yards per game, but the Camels managed just 383 yards of offense against Gardner-Webb. The Bulldogs came in averaging 429 yards and had 578 yards. Chad Mascoe II was 19 of 33 passing for 221 yards with an interception for Campbell (4-6, 2-3). - Gardner-Webb/AP College Football

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QB Bailey Fisher, Gardner-Webb
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11/09/22 - William McRainey, Sr/2024, Gardner-Webb + More +

OCT 31 BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Gardner-Webb linebacker William McRainey (Shallotte, N.C.) tallied 11 tackles (eight solo), one sack for minus-10 yards and two pass break-ups in Gardner-Webb's 48-40 Big South win over Bryant. He had five tackles in the fourth quarter, and his PBU with 19.3 seconds left in the game on fourth down at the GWU 32-yard line ended Bryant's comeback attempt. McRainey's sack came on a second down play with just under four minutes remaining that limited the Bulldogs to a field goal four plays later. Four of McRainey's four tackles resulted in no gain, and his two pass break-ups were in the final period. - Big South Football

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ILB William McRainey, Gardner-Webb
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11/09/22 - William McRainey, Sr/2024, Gardner-Webb + More +

OCT 31 BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Gardner-Webb linebacker William McRainey (Shallotte, N.C.) made the most of his first career start with three catches for 78 yards and two touchdowns in Gardner-Webb's victory over Bryant. Entering the contest with just four receptions for 40 yards and no scores, Burns first tied the game at 14-14 with a 71-yard catch-and-run to end the first quarter. His second catch of the day was a 4-yard touchdown to put GWU ahead, 48-29, while his final reception resulted in a first down later in the fourth quarter. Also nominated for Freshman of the Week: Chaney Fitzgerald (Campbell) and Wesley Graves (North Carolina A&T). - Big South Football

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ILB William McRainey, Gardner-Webb
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10/29/22 - Bailey Fisher, rSr/2023, Gardner-Webb + More +

Bailey Fisher threw for a season-high five touchdowns and ran for a sixth and Gardner-Webb held off Bryant 48-40 in a Big South thriller on Saturday. The Runnin' Bulldogs are 3-0 in the Big South for the first time since 2003. Gardner-Webb is tied with North Carolina A&T atop the conference with Campbell one game back. The Bulldogs face the Camels next week and play the Aggies in the regular season finale. Bryant took a 14-7 lead with 11 seconds left in the first quarter, but Bailey answered with his second touchdown pass of the game as time expired in the quarter, connecting with Jonathan Burns on a 71-yard bomb. Bailey's second touchdown to Burns staked Gardner-Webb to a 48-29 lead with 11:00 left in the game. T.J. Luther caught eight passes for 124 yards and a touchdown for Gardner-Webb (4-5, 3-0). Burns and Cutrell Haywood combined for 150 receiving yards and two touchdowns apiece. Fisher was 23 of 28 passing for 356 yards. Zevi Eckhaus was 34 of 59 for 450 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions for Bryant (2-6, 0-3). - Gardner-Webb/AP College Football

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QB Bailey Fisher, Gardner-Webb
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10/24/22 - Bailey Fisher, rSr/2023, Gardner-Webb + More +

OCT 24 BIG SOUTH CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Gardner-Webb quarterback Bailey Fisher (Clayton, Ga.) tied a league-game record with his career-high 408 passing yards in leading Gardner-Webb to a 28-14 Big South win at Charleston Southern. He threw for one touchdown along with a five-yard rushing score, and finished the day with 452 yards of offense. Fisher's efforts engineered 637 total offensive yards at CSU - Gardner-Webb's most-ever against a Division I opponent. - Big South Football

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QB Bailey Fisher, Gardner-Webb
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10/24/22 - Brendan Jackson, Sr/2025, Gardner-Webb + More +

OCT 24 BIG SOUTH DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Gardner-Webb linebacker Brendan Jackson (Statesboro, Ga.) had five total tackles - all solo, with 2.0 for loss, one sack and a pass-break-up in GWU's win at Charleston Southern. His sack on fourth down in the fourth quarter was part of a defensive effort that limited the Bucs to just 279 yards overall, as well as 3-of-14 on third down. - Big South Football

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OLB Brendan Jackson, Gardner-Webb
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10/22/22 - Bailey Fisher, rSr/2023, Gardner-Webb + More +

Bailey Fisher passed for a career-high 408 yards with a go-ahead touchdown to guide Gardner-Webb to a 28-14 victory over Charleston Southern on Saturday night. Fisher, who completed 26 of 41 passes for Gardner-Webb (3-5, 2-0 Big South Conference), connected with Cutrell Haywood for a 29-yard score to give the Bulldogs a 10-7 lead. They never trailed again. Freshman Jay Billingsley kicked two field goals, Jayden Brown ran 44 yards for a touchdown and Fisher scored on a 5-yard run as the Bulldogs scored 28 straight points to lead by 21.

JD Moore's 83-yard touchdown run staked Charleston Southern (1-6, 1-2) to a 7-0 first-quarter lead. Tony Bartalo's 8-yard scoring toss to freshman Seth Anderson late in the final quarter ended the scoring. T.J. Luther caught six passes for 159 yards, while Haywood had 10 receptions for a career-high 145 yards for Gardner-Webb. Bartalo completed half of his 36 passes for 162 yards with two interceptions for the Buccaneers. Moore carried 11 times for 108 yards. - Gardner-Webb/AP College Football

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QB Bailey Fisher, Gardner-Webb
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10/11/22 - Bailey Fisher, rSr/2023, Gardner-Webb + More +

OCT 10 BIG SOUTH OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Gardner-Webb quarterback Bailey Fisher (Clayton, Ga.) was 20-of-24 passing (=83.3 percent) for 243 yards and three touchdowns, and added a 4-yard rushing TD in leading Gardner-Webb to a 48-0 win over Robert Morris in the Runnin' Bulldogs' Big South opener. He posted a season-high 209.63 pass efficiency rating, powered GWU to 574 yards of offense, a 5-of-5 effort in the red zone (all touchdowns) and 27 first downs. Also nominated for Offensive Player of the Week: Zevi Eckhaus (Bryant), Hajj-Malik Williams (Campbell) and Isaiah Bess (Charleston Southern). - Big South Football

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QB Bailey Fisher, Gardner-Webb
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10/11/22 - Ty Anderson, Jr/2026, Gardner-Webb + More +

OCT 3 BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Gardner-Webb linebacker Ty Anderson (Thomasville, Ga.) tallied nine tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss, two quarterback hurries and a 45-yard interception return for a touchdown at Marshall. Entering the game with just eight stops all season, Anderson established a career-high for tackles and was part of a defense that held Marshall to a 14-7 edge at halftime and forced eight punts on the day. Also nominated for Freshman of the Week: NaQuari Rogers (Campbell) and Avarion Cole (North Carolina A&T). - Big South Football

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OLB Ty Anderson, Gardner-Webb
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10/11/22 - Jay Billingsley, rJr/2026, Gardner-Webb + More +

SEPT 12 BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Gardner-Webb kicker Jay Billingsley (Anderson, S.C.) connected on a pair of field goals and all three of his PAT attempts for nine points in Gardner-Webb's 31-27 loss at Coastal Carolina Saturday night. His 47-yarder with 6:10 to play before halftime tied the game at 3-3. His 29-yarder with 1:15 to play in the third cut Coastal's lead to 24-20. - Big South Football

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K Jay Billingsley, Gardner-Webb
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10/08/22 - Bailey Fisher, rSr/2023, Gardner-Webb + More +

Bailey Fisher threw three touchdown passes, the Gardner-Webb defense allowed just 19 yards in the second half and the Runnin' Bulldogs rolled past Robert Morris 48-0 on Saturday in the Big South Conference opener for both teams. Gardner-Webb led 20-0 at halftime after Fisher ran for a touchdown and completed 13 of 15 passes for 176 yards with two touchdowns. Tray Luther caught six passes for 124 yards including a 69-yard touchdown and Narii Gaither had 96 rushing yards on eight carries, all before halftime.

Jayden Brown scored on runs of 7 yards in the third quarter and 41 yards in the fourth. Matthew Caldwell's 2-yard run for the Runnin' Bulldogs' fourth touchdown run of the game capped the scoring. Gardner-Webb finished with 306 yards rushing. Gaither led with 106 yards that included a 66-yard non-scoring run. Fisher completed 20 of 24 passes for 243 yards for the Runnin' Bulldogs (2-4). Robert Morris quarterbacks Zach Tanner and Corbin LaFrance combined to go 0-for-7 with an interception in the second half. The Colonials (0-5) had eight yards rushing in the third quarter and 11 yards on the ground in the fourth. For the game, Tanner completed 12 of 26 passes for 101 yards and was intercepted twice. LaFrance was 0-for-1 passing. - Gardner-Webb/AP College Football

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QB Bailey Fisher, Gardner-Webb
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09/13/22 - Bailey Fisher, rSr/2023, Gardner-Webb + More +

SEPT 12 BIG SOUTH OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Gardner-Webb quarterback Bailey Fisher (Clayton, Ga.) nearly engineered Gardner-Webb's second-ever FBS win as he passed for a career-high 403 yards and accounted for three touchdowns in a 31-27 loss to former Big South foe Coastal Carolina. His 5-yard rushing touchdown with just over 10 minutes to play put Gardner-Webb up, 27-24. He also scored on a 4-yard run, and threw a touchdown pass in the first half. Fisher's efforts helped GWU roll to 495 yards of total offense, including 448 through the air. He completed 16 passes that went for first downs - 10 of which were more than 20 yards and two of longer than 53 yards. Also nominated for Offensive Player of the Week: Julian Hill (Campbell). - Big South Football

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QB Bailey Fisher, Gardner-Webb
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09/13/22 - Jamari Brown, rSr/2024, Gardner-Webb + More +

SEPT 12 BIG SOUTH DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Gardner-Webb defensive back Jamari Brown (Miami, Fla.) was all over the field on Saturday at Coastal Carolina that included a pair of forced turnovers in a narrow 31-27 loss to the Chanticleers. His 17-yard fumble recovery and return set up a game-tying field goal in the second quarter, while his 54-yard interception return set GWU up inside the Chanticleers' red zone late in the second quarter. Brown tallied five total tackles (three solo) and added a half-tackle for loss. Also nominated for Defensive Player of the Week: Joe Andreessen (Bryant) and Gabe Holmes (Campbell). - Big South Football

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FS Jamari Brown, Gardner-Webb
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09/06/22 - Janiero Crankfield, rSo/2026, Gardner-Webb + More +

SEPT 5 BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Gardner-Webb running back Janiero Crankfield ran for a career-high 89 yards and three touchdowns on just nine carries to help GWU tie a school-record with eight rushing touchdowns in a 56-21 season-opening win over Limestone. His second TD of the game put Gardner-Webb up 35-7 in the second quarter, while his final run - a 21-yard sprint - gave the home team a 56-14 lead. Crankfield also had one reception for 12 yards, plus 33 return yards for 134 all-purpose yards on the evening. Also nominated for Freshman of the Week: Zachary Yeager (North Carolina A&T). - Big South Football

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