SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Wofford’s football team battled through extreme temperatures to complete a short scrimmage at Gibbs Stadium this past Saturday.
The Terriers had a short practice and scripted scrimmage of approximately 40 plays. The heat index was above 100 degrees when practice ended at 9:45 a.m.
Wofford head coach Shawn Watson said the goal of the scrimmage was to see how his younger players responded.
“We were really looking at a lot of young people today,” he said. “We got to see some of our younger players step up. We took our veteran players out, and we really wanted to rep those young guys. We need to keep cleaning up our work, but by and large they played really clean.”
The practice began with individual position drills before moving to seven-on-seven. The quarterbacks combined to complete 8-of-10 attempts in the seven-on-seven period, with passes completed to seven different receivers.
In the scrimmage, the defense had a fumble recovery by Wyatt Ward and three sacks in the first twelve plays as they limited the offense to one first down reception. The offense picked things up with a first down run by Davis Penn and a scramble by Ethan Drumm for a first down.
Isaiah Haithcock had a 30-yard touchdown reception from Drumm.
“The effort was outstanding once again. It has been really competitive all the way through camp,” Watson said. “I am really proud of the kids and how hard they’ve worked. We’ve had a good camp and now we are getting ready to really spin out of camp season and get ready for The Citadel.”
After a special teams period of punt and punt return, Jaxon Earle had an interception for the defense. Tay Franklin added a pair of rushing first downs, while Isaiah Haithcock had a first down reception from Kaeden Gilstrap. After a loose ball was recovered in the end zone for a touchdown, Sam Spence made a 48-yard field goal.
The defense added two more sacks over the final six plays of the scrimmage.
NOTABLES: The Southern Conference officials called only two penalties during the scrimmage… The 2026 season begins for Wofford at Gibbs Stadium on Saturday, August 29, against The Citadel at 6 p.m.
—photo and information courtesy of Wofford Athletics