NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion University Football returns home to Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium after a two game road trip to take on UTSA in the annual homecoming game at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The game will be broadcast on WTVZ and will be available on live stream on CUSA.TV (Subscription). Broadcast coverage of the game will begin at 2:30 p.m. on the ODU Sports Radio Networks and can be heard on ESPN Radio 94.1 in Hampton Roads, Sports FM 100.5 in Richmond and WLVA 94.1 and FOX Sports 580 in Lynchburg.
• This will be the second meeting between ODU and UTSA, as the Monarchs won last year in San Antonio, 36-31.
• The ODU offense gained 63 yards in the first half, but came back with 258 yards and three touchdowns in the second half at NC State.
• Sophomore running back Jeremy Cox rushed for a career-long 65-yard touchdown at NC State. Cox rushed nine times for 91 yards on the day.
• Zach Pascal had eight catches for 104 yards and two touchdowns. It was his eighth career 100-yad receiving game and fifth multi-touchdown game of his career.
• Senior linebacker TJ Ricks had a game-high 11 tackles and half a tackle for loss for ODU at NC State.
• Redshirt freshman safety Kane Miskel had a career-best nine tackles and half a tackle for loss.
• Senior defensive tackle Rashaad Coward had five tackles, half a sack, and 1.5 tackles for loss at NC State.
Long Boot
True freshman punter booted a 70-yard punt at NC State to back the Wolfpack against its own five yard-line in the first quarter. The 70-yarder is the third longest punt in FBS so far this season and the longest of Cate’s career.
| Rank | Player | School | Distance |
| 1. | Tyler Newsome | Notre Dame | 71 |
| Alex Boy | Nevada | 71 | |
| 3. | Bailey Cate | Old Dominion | 70 |
The punt is the third longest punt in school history, trailing a pair of boots from former FCS All-American Jonathan Plisco. Plisco stills holds the FCS record for career punting average.
| Rank | Player | Distance | Year |
| 1. | Jonathan Plisco | 76 | 2009 |
| 2. | Jonathan Plisco | 75 | 2010 |
| 3. | Bailey Cate | 70 | 2016 |
Turnover Margin
ODU has turned the ball over twice so far this season and forced six turnovers for a +4 margin, tied for 13th in the country and first in Conference USA.
| Rank | Team | Margin |
| 1. | Old Dominion | +4 |
| 2. | Charlotte | +3 |
| 3. | Middle Tennessee | 0 |
| Marshall | 0 |
Record Book Calling
Ray Lawry and Zach Pascal are inching closer to several ODU career records this season. Lawry is two carries away from breaking Taylor Heinicke’s record for rushing attempts while Pascal is closing in on several receiving records.
Career Rushing Attempts
1. Taylor Heinicke - 367
2. Ray Lawry - 366
Rushing TD’s
1. Thomas DeMarco - 30
2. Ray Lawry - 29
Pass Receptions
1. Antonio Vaughan - 230
2. Nick Mayers - 190
3. Zach Pascal - 185
TD Catches
1. Antonio Vaughan - 33
2. Nick Mayers - 30
3. Larry Pinkard - 25
4. Zach Pascal - 24