BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell makes its long-awaited home debut on Saturday, September 21, hosting CAA foe Stony Brook. Kickoff is set for 5:00 p.m. at Barker-Lane Stadium.
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TICKETS
Secure your seats at Barker-Lane Stadium for the first of six home games now and save $5 off the game day price at
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All single game, season tickets, mini-plans, and parking for the entire 2024 football season remain on sale.
As always, all Campbell students with a valid CU ID card will receive a ticket free of charge to all home Fighting Camel home football games. Kids 12 and under can again receive free tickets while supplies last.
CLEAR BAG POLICY
Campbell University Athletics implements a clear bag policy that regulates the size and type of bag that may be carried into Campbell Athletics facilities, including Barker-Lane Stadium. Fans are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the new policies before arriving at the venue to minimize time spent searching bags at security checkpoints.
Bags that are approved include:
• Clear tote bags made of plastic, vinyl or PVC that do not exceed 12″ x 6″ x 12″
• One-gallon clear plastic zip-style bags
• Small purses or clutch bags that do not exceed 6.5″ x 4.5"
• Medical or diaper bags must be accompanied by a child
Bags are that not permitted include:
• Backpacks
• Printed pattern or tinted plastic bags
• Drawstring bags
• Fanny packs
• Camera or binocular cases
• Large purses or bags
PEPSI TAILGATE TOWN IS BACK
Pepsi Tailgate Town is back for the 2024 season for football game days at Barker-Lane Stadium.
The football pregame experience, which debuted in 2023, is back and better than ever, featuring the same great, convenient location as last year, just outside the Barker-Lane Stadium gates.
Come hang out with other Fighting Camels before the game in the tailgate lots between Barker-Lane Stadium and Stadium View Apartments, where Campbell will host activities for the whole family, including food trucks, inflatables, yard games, music and face painting, as well as events from local businesses and organizations.
Pepsi Tailgate Town fires up three hours before kickoff for all six Campbell home dates this fall, closing just prior to kickoff.
This week's Pepsi Tailgate Town will feature food trucks from Redneck BBQ Lab, HowBout Burger, Sisters II & Me Ice-Cream, and Arbor Coffee, as well as a live DJ, inflatables, face painting, and balloon art.
LAST TIME OUT
Devin Farrell combined for three touchdowns, leading Rhode Island over visiting Campbell 21-9 in the CAA opener for both teams. The Rams led 7-3 at the half, stopping the Camels on the goal line just before the break. URI struck first, taking advantage of a Campbell fumble in its own territory, using just four plays, capped off with a Greg Gaines TD reception from Devin Farrell with 4:42 to go in the first.
Campbell outgained URI 340-259, including 200-128 through the air, but scored on two of its four redzone chances in the loss.
Farrell completed 14-of-21 passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns, adding 44 yards rushing with another score. Shawn Harris, Jr. hauled in five catches for 58 yards, while Buchanan picked up 48 yards on four catches with a TD. Defensively, Fredrick Mallay gathered 11 tackles for the Rams, while A.J. Pena recorded 10 tackles, including a pair of sacks.
Sincere Brown paced Campbell's offense with seven catches for 61 yards and a touchdown, while
Mike Chandler II rushed for a team-high 41 yards on 11 carries.
Chad Mascoe, Jr. also completed 22-of-31 passes for 144 yards, while Chandler connected on 6-of-8 passes for 56 yards and a touchdown.
CJ Tillman posted 11 tackles, including a sack, one of four Campbell stops for loss.
LEADING THE CAMELS
Chad Mascoe, Jr. has thrown for 630 yards (210.0 per game) with three touchdowns, competing 64.9 percent of his attempts, while also rushing for a score.
Sincere Brown owns 295 yards receiving with two TDs, while
Mark Biggins has rushed for 171 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
Defensively,
CJ Tillman and
Jalen Brooks have collected 25 tackles with 2.0 stops for loss and an interception, respectively, while
Jojo Pace has posted 21 stops to go with an interception.
CAMELS RECEIVING TOP-25 VOTES
For the second straight week, Campbell is receiving votes in the Stats Perform FCS top-25 poll, garnering 11 points. Last week, the Camels earned votes in both the Stats Perform and AFCA Coaches' polls.
This is the 18
th time Campbell has received Top-25 votes, earning tallies in four different weeks in 2022 and 2023, and a record six times in 2019.
THE MATCHUP: STONY BROOK
The Seawolves are 2-1 on the season, coming off back-to-back wins, including last week's 27-21 win at Fordham.
Malachi Marshall leads Stony Brook with 525 yards passing and a touchdown for first year head coach Billy Cosh, while Roland Dempster owns 248 yards rushing and four touchdowns. Three different Seawolves have totaled at least 100 yards receiving this season. Defensively, Anthony Ferrelli has posted 25 tackles, including 2.0 stops for loss.
Saturday's matchup will be the first between the Camels and Seawolves. Both are former Big South football programs (Campbell 2018-22, Stony Brook (2008-12).
CAMPBELL BEGINS HARRIS ERA
Braxton Harris became the third head coach in Campbell's modern football history (since 2008) when he was announced in January 2024. Harris, who previously spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons on staff at Campbell, returned to Buies Creek after spending 2023 as head coach at FCS Southland Conference member Houston Christian.
At HCU, Harris coached the Huskies to their first winning season in program history in 2023, going 6-5 overall after inheriting a program that had won more than two games once in the previous six years. HCU also fashioned its first winning record in conference play, going 4-3 in the SLC and finishing fourth in the league after being picked last in the preseason poll.
Additionally, linebacker Jalyx Hunt posted an All-America campaign (AFCA, Stats, Perform, Phil Steele), also earning SLC Defensive Player of the Year honors, headlining a group of five Huskies named to All-SLC teams. Hunt was later drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles.
In his first stop at CU, Harris served as associate head coach and linebackers coach in addition to recruiting coordinator duties under Mike Minter, who resigned in December 2023 after 11 seasons.
Under Harris' guidance, the Camels hauled in the top signing classes in the FCS in back-to-back seasons, a feat he matched in his first year at HCU, making him responsible for the subdivision's top recruiting class for three consecutive years. In fact, in December 2021, Harris and the Camels signed three of the FCS' top-10 recruits.
In his first season at Campbell in 2021, Harris helped the Camels rank fourth in the FCS in takeaways (25) and defensive touchdowns (4). Linebacker
CJ Tillman earned Freshman All-America honors and was a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award, given to the top freshman in the FCS.
Campbell also placed a program-record 12 student-athletes on All-Big South teams in 2022, including Tillman, while safety Myles Rowser was named to The Bluebloods Freshman All-America Team.
Prior to Campbell, Harris was the head coach at Howard Payne in Brownwood, Texas, from 2017-19. He led the Yellow Jackets to a 5-5 record in his final season, posting the program's most overall wins and conference wins (4) since 2006.
The Camels finished their inaugural CAA season at 5-6 overall and 4-4 in league play, becoming the first new CAA member to win four or more games in its inaugural season since Old Dominion in 2011 (nine teams).
Campbell now returns 45 total letterwinners and six starters (one offense, five defense), while welcoming 40 newcomers, including 23 total transfers and 17 freshmen.
THREE CAMELS EARN PRESEASON ALL-CAA HONORS
Three Camels were selected to 2024 CAA Football Preseason All-Conference teams, while Campbell was picked 11th in the league's coaches' poll.
CJ Tillman, a senior linebacker, was named Preseason All-CAA, while
VJ Wilkins, a sophomore wide receiver and return specialist, and
Bobby Cleary, a senior long snapper, took honorable mention accolades.
Villanova, which earned a share of the 2023 CAA Championship and reached the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs last season, was voted as the 2024 preseason favorite by the league's head coaches, receiving nine of the available 16 first place votes. Villanova quarterback Connor Watkins was also voted the CAA Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, while Elon safety Caleb Curtain was selected as the CAA Preseason defensive Player of the Year.
Tillman was named Third Team All-CAA in 2023, finishing fourth in the conference with 98 total tackles, and earning all-conference honors for the second straight season (Second Team All-Big South in 2022).
A 2023 Freshman All-American (Stats Perform, FCS Football Central), Wilkins was also a finalist for the Stats Perform Jerry Rice Award in addition to earning honorable mention All-CAA recognition, finishing his rookie campaign with 52 catches for 546 yards and four touchdowns, tacking on four rushes for 22 yards with 616 kick return yards, ranking ninth in the FCS, and a 21.2 yards per return average.
In his first season as a Camel, Cleary earned an honorable mention All-CAA nod, handling nearly every short and long snap without an off-target snap, playing in all 11 games.
CLEARY NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA
Campbell long snapper
Bobby Cleary has been named preseason All-America by both Stats Perform FCS (third team) and Phil Steele (fourth team).
In his first season as a Camel in 2023, Cleary was named honorable mention All-CAA, handling nearly every short and long snap without an off-target snap, playing in all 11 games. The junior from Slinger, Wisc. was credited with three tackles on the year, while downing multiple punts, and did not allow a blocked punt.
Additionally, Phil Steele named Cleary to his preseason CAA all-conference list as a second team member, joining
CJ Tillman (first team linebacker),
Isaiah Greene (third team defensive back) and
VJ Wilkins (fourth team kick returner).
GREENE EARNS PRESEASON SENIOR BOWL RECOGNITION
Campbell cornerback
Isaiah Greene has been named to the 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 and the Reese's Senior Bowl watch lists.
The 100th annual East-West Shrine Bowl will take place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on January 30, 2025, while the Reese's Senior Bowl will be held on February 1, 2025 at the University of South Alabama's Hancock Whitney Stadium.
Greene enters his second season at Campbell after transferring from Central Connecticut State. The graduate student played in 10 games for the Camels in 2023, starting the first seven contests at corner before his time was limited due to injury.
A Newark, N.J. native, Greene made 19 tackles last season, adding four pass breakups.
FOUR FORMER CAMELS IN NFL TRAINING CAMPS
Campbell has placed four former Camels in 2024 NFL training camps, an all-time high for the program.
Offensive tackles
Mike Edwards (Buffalo Bills) and
Tyler McLellan (Los Angeles Chargers) both agreed to terms with NFL teams following the 2024 Draft, while tight end
Julian Hill (Miami Dolphins) and
Brevin Allen (Green Bay Packers) enter their second professional seasons.
Hill and Allen made history for the Camels in 2023, with Hill becoming the first former Campbell football player to make a 53-man NFL roster, while Allen became the first former CU standout to play in an NFL game while suiting up for the Chargers.
Other Camels to join the NFL ranks include running back De'Shawn Jones (Seattle Seahawks, 2018 rookie minicamp), defensive tackle Greg Milhouse (New York Giants, 2016 NFL Preseason; Seattle Seahawks, 2017 NFL Preseason), long snapper Daniel Dillon (Arizona Cardinals, 2016 NFL Preseason), defensive end Ugonna Awuruonye (Atlanta Falcons, 2016 rookie minicamp) and safety Aaron Maddox (Indianapolis Colts, 2023 NFL Preseason).
FIRST TIME OPPONENTS
Campbell will face off against four first time opponents in 2024, including Western Carolina (September 7), Rhode Island (September 14), Stony Brook (September 21) and Towson (November 23).
Since the 2018 campaign, which coincided with the program moving to the Big South, and then the CAA in 2023, CU has already faced 26 first time opponents, with that number set to grow to 30 by the end of the season. Campbell faced a whopping eight first time opponents during the 2022 season.
NEXT UP
The Camels continue their homestand, stepping back out of CAA play to host Delaware State on September 28 at 2:00 p.m., the first of three straight home dates for Campbell.
Season, single game and mini-plan ticket options for the 2024 football season are available at
GoCamels.com/Tickets and by phone through the CU Athletics Ticket Office, at 1-877-GO-HUMPS.
