LIBERTY, Mo. - The William Jewell football team hits the road again in week 2 as they travel to Kentucky Wesleyan College. Kick off is set for 6 p.m.  

CARDINAL NOTES 

• Keaundre McCullough is the reigning GLVC Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for a school and conference record 402 yards in week 0 against Fort Lewis College. The redshirt senior had three runs of at least 65 yards, including tying the league record with a 93-yard rush. He scored all five touchdowns in the Cardinals 35-20 win. The redshirt senior is more than halfway to his season total of 731 rushing yards from all of last season. 
• With the win at Fort Lewis, the Cardinals earned back-to-back season opening victories for the first time since 2006-2007 when they defeated Mid-America Nazrene and Evangel University, respectively. Jewell will be searching for their first consecutive wins since winning three in a row in 2015. 
• Jalen Bethany joined the Cardinal program after four years at Lindenwood University. In his first game in the red and black, he posted 52 receiving yards, 11th in the GLVC over the first two weeks of action. 
• The Cardinals were disciplined in the opener, totaling just two penalties for 21 yards, best in the league and second in NCAA-II through two weeks. Meanwhile, the Jewell defense forced Fort Lewis into 11 missteps for a loss of 94 yards.  
• The offensive line put together one of the best performances in recent memory in week 0, opening holes that accounted for more than 410 yards of rushing offense. Additionally, the Cardinals were one of only two GLVC teams that did not allow a sack in their opener. 
• Jewell and Kenutcky Wesleyan have met six times since 2011, with the Cardinals taking four of those meetings. The last two match ups have each come down to the final minute as the Cardinals got a 24-17 win at home in 2022 before the Panthers came back last year and rallied in the fourth quarter with a 78-yard touchdown pass with 35 seconds remaining to win 41-34. 
• Adam Callahan led the Cardinal defense in week 0 with six tackles while grabbing his first career interception. Rookies Caleb Donnell and Max McKenzie were also efficient for the defense accounting for 10 combined tackles. 
• The defense got allowed 374 yards of total offense in their opener but got to the ball for loss six times for a total of 20 yards, led by Collin Williams' two, including a sack. Javion Macias and Derrick Von Hubbard also recorded sacks for the Cardinals at Fort Lewis. 
• Josh Click was a perfect 5-for-5 on point after attempts in week 0. After missing the 2022 season due to injury and just two attempts a year ago, he is back to full time use and is 23-of-24 for his career, having not missed since October 16, 2021. His 95.8% career clip is currently third best by a Cardinal in the NCAA era. 
• In his first career start, Cameron Vanzant moved the offense to the tune of 488 total yards. The rookie quarterback was 8-for-15 through the air for 75 yards and one interception. 

 

ABOUT KENTUCKY WESLEYAN 

• Kentucky Wesleyan opened the season last weekend with a 33-13 victory at home over Northern Michigan. 
• Tyrone Young is now in his third season at the helm of the KWC program after three years on staff as an assistant. Last season, he led the Panthers to a two-win improvement and is 7-16 as a head coach.
• In their opener, the KWC offense was primarily through the air as Joey Cambron threw was 20-for-31 for 310 yards and three touchdowns. The Sherrard brothers were the top targets, combining for nine catches and 165 yards. 
• John Purdy led the team defensively in week 1 with seven total tackles and an interception.