Sports
Struggling Terriers plagued by injuries, turnovers
BY JEFF HARTSELL
The Post and Courier
Posted:  11/05/2009 1:46 PM

From 2002 through the 2008, only Appalachian State won more Southern Conference football games than Wofford. The Terriers went 38-14 in the league over that span and claimed or shared SoCon titles in 2003 and 2008. This season, Wofford was picked to finish second in the SoCon by league coaches. All of which makes Wofford's slide to 2-6 overall and 1-5 in the SoCon in coach Mike Ayers' 22nd season one of the more surprising developments in Palmetto State football this season. The Terriers already are assured of their first losing season since 2001, when they went 4-7. "Injuries and turnovers," Citadel coach Kevin Higgins said when asked the difference between this Wofford team and those of recent vintage. "They are still well-coached and love to run the football," said Higgins, whose Bulldogs host the Terriers on Saturday. "And they are good at it -- nothing's changed there. Unfortunately for them, they've had some injuries and turnovers this year, and that's the difference.