The Basics
The West Virginia Wesleyan football team travels to Wheeling on Saturday (Oct. 2) for a 2 p.m. kickoff at Bishop Schmitt Field against the Cardinals.

Quick Hits

• The interim tag was removed on Sept. 15 as Dwayne Martin officially became the head coach of the WVWC football program.
• Last time out on Sept. 25, Wesleyan fell to West Liberty, 31-0 at Ross Field.
• Jujuan Linzy caught five passes for 96 yards against West Liberty on Sept. 25.
• Deontre Logan led WVWC in tackles versus WLU with 10 total tackles including 1.0 tackle for loss.
• Kobe Vinegar and Shaq Freeman-Parks both recorded blocks on punts by West Liberty on Sept. 25.
• Devin Taylor caught four passes for 98 yards and three touchdowns at Concord on Sept. 18.
• Isaac (Ike) Dove forced a fumble (strip sack) and had an interception versus the Mountain Lions on Sept. 18.
• Cameron Lomax recorded a team-high 11 tackles in the season opener.
• Trey Milam, Jake Folland, Vinegar, Amir Franklin-Branch, Mason Brubeck and Mike Sawyer have been selected as the 2021 fall season team captains.

Scouting Wheeling
Wheeling is 2-2 after back-to-back wins including a 28-6 victory at home versus Alderson Broaddus on Sept. 18 and 27-10 win at Glenville State.

Ryan LaFollette (23 receptions, 206 yards, three touchdowns) and Lowell Patron (19 catches, 255 yards, two touchdowns) are the receiving leaders for Wheeling.

Linebacker Dalton Hoover has a team-best 31 total tackles (25 solo) including 3.0 tackles for loss. Defensive end Brandon Munoz already has 4.5 sacks this season for the Cardinals.
The inaugural season of Wheeling football was 2018, but the Cardinals did not face Division-II varsity competition in the Mountain East Conference until 2019 with a roster almost completely comprised of freshmen and sophomores. Wheeling finished the 2021 spring season at 2-2 overall with wins over Alderson Broaddus and West Liberty.

Zac Bruney enters his fourth season in charge of the Wheeling football program.
 
Up Next
The Bobcats are scheduled to play host to West Virginia State on Saturday, Oct. 9 at Ross Field. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m.