Presbyterian looks for historic win over Coastal

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Presbyterian coach Harold Nichols knew the Blue Hose transition from Division II to the Football Championship Subdivision was going to be hard.

But his team could get a big payoff Saturday as it hosts South Carolina’s current FCS powerhouse Coastal Carolina in a chance to show Presbyterian also belongs with the elite small-college programs in the state.

The No. 3 Chanticleers are the highest ranked team to ever play at Clinton and have beaten the Blue Hose six straight times. Presbyterian is 23-66 since joining Division I in 2007 and 5-27 all-time in the Big South.

In other games Saturday involving South Carolina’s FCS schools, Wofford travels to Western Carolina; North Carolina Central is at South Carolina State; The Citadel hosts Charlotte; and Charleston Southern is at Vanderbilt.