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Michigan transfer throws FCS-record 10 TD passes for Presbyterian

A Michigan transfer threw 10 TD passes for Presbyterian, setting an FCS record

Ren Hefley, a redshirt sophomore transfer from Michigan, threw 10 — 10! — touchdown passes Saturday as Presbyterian walloped St. Andrews, 84-43, in Clinton, SC.

His backup also threw a pair of scoring passes.

The victory came in the first game for head coach Kevin Kelly, a high school legend. Kelly was hired after leading Pulaski Academy of Little Rock, Arkansas, to nine state championships and 216 victories in 18 years.

Hefley was regarded as a two-star prospect out of Bryant, Ar, before he landed at Michigan. He threw a school-record 46 touchdown passes in high school with 2,049 yards passing.

Gobluehose.com described the offensive carnage:

– Hefley opened his Blue Hose career with a PC DI record 10 touchdowns totaling 538 yards. He added a Blue Hose DI record 38 completions on the afternoon.
– Hefley finished second in the Presbyterian DI record book with 538 passing yards as he was second only to Tim Webb who totaled 648 during a 2007 game against North Greenville.
– Hefley also set an FCS record with his 10 passing scores.
– The Blue Hose offense accounted for 12 passing touchdowns, 814 yards of offense, and 84 points all being Blue Hose DI program records on Saturday.
– The 621 total passing yards by the Blue Hose is second-most as a team in the DI era as 648 is the benchmark against North Greenville.
– The Blue Hose 56 points in the opening half is the most that Presbyterian has recorded in a DI contest and the 84 total is also a DI program record.
– Tyler Huff added a 7-for-9 passing line with a pair of passing scores and also added a receiving score.

The AP chronicled the FCS records:

The Blue Hose, who moved up to Division I play in 2007, also had two TD passes from backup QB Tyler Huff, breaking the record for most touchdowns by a team (11), set by David Klingler and the Houston Cougars in a win over Eastern Washington in 1990. Hefley broke the FCS record of nine, set by Mississippi Valley State’s Willie Totten — who teamed up with wide receiver Jerry Rice to form the Satellite Express — in 1984. The record was tied by Portland State QB Drew Hubel in 2007.

And the final indignity toward Michigan:

Five takeaways from Michigan’s dominant win over Presbyterian

WolverinesWire shares five observations from the Wolverines win over Presbyterian.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. —  Given that Michigan is near the top of the college basketball hierarchy and Presbyterian is near the bottom, this had no chance of being anything but a blowout.

But, they play games for a reason, because upsets happen, especially at the college level.

However, the Wolverines started fast, and the Blue Hose never made it a game, with it finishing as a 86-44 blowout by Michigan. Here’s our takeaways from the lopsided maize and blue victory.

1. Perfect game to go deep into the bench

Juwan Howard didn’t hesitate with early substitutions in this one, apt considering that Presbyterian came into this game as the KenPom No. 337 team (out of 353).

It took all of a couple minutes before we saw the likes of Adrian Nunez, David DeJulius, Colin Castleton, Austin Davis and even freshman Cole Bajema, who came in at the under-four media timeout in the first half. We even saw C.J. Baird, Luke Wilson, Rico Ozuna-Harrison and Jaron Faulds in the game. This is the perfect game to see what you’ve got — as will the next game — before Michigan takes on MSU in East Lansing on Jan. 5.

2. Isaiah Livers banged up

Those substitutions started with Nunez coming in for Isaiah Livers, who left the game with a muscle strain. Livers immediately headed to the locker room, but came out quickly, remaining on the bench for the rest of the game.

It’s not what you want to see, especially if it turns out to be a lingering/nagging injury. But, the Wolverines can rest him not just this week, but next as well, given that the late-December slate isn’t anything where Michigan will have to be at full-strength. January, however, is a different story.

3. Michigan allowed a lot of open looks from three

Perhaps it was by design, as Presbyterian couldn’t hit from deep seemingly to save its life.

The Blue Hose started the game 0-for-9 from deep and finished 3-for-20. But that had little to Michigan’s defense, as many of those looks were open. That’s all good and well against a poor-shooting team, but against teams that can hit from deep, it could be a problem — just like we saw it be a problem last week against Oregon.

4. Solid game from Eli Brooks

He may be somewhat streaky from game-to-game, but the junior guard really showed up in this one, especially as the game got going.

Brooks hit two three-pointers to start the second half, went 3-of-5 from deep and finished with 16 points.

He’s another player that really needs to get and stay consistent once Big Ten play resumes, particularly when it comes to scoring the basketball.

5. Likewise from David DeJulius

DeJulius, I think, is equally important. Might not be a starter, but he’s a guy that’s a pure scorer, as we’ve seen at the high school level. Once he really gets his footing at the college level, he could be a force to contend with.

What was good to see was DeJulius not afraid to take his shot. In the first half, he took a shot clock buzzer beater from deep that went. He came back and immediately tried for another which rimmed out, but that’s the type of mentality he needs to have when on the court. There are times this year when he doesn’t seem to be looking for his shot. Once he gets into that mindset, he could be formidable.

DeJulius finished with 12 points, and also went 4-for-7 from deep against Presbyterian.