Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Elon receiver Hudgins adds to record haul

By Adam Smith
Burlington Times-News

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Having picked up another receiving record to add to his prodigious collection, Terrell Hudgins continues to rewrite history as it pertains to the Elon University football program.

He's on a quest to help author wider-reaching chapters for the Phoenix.

"I'm just looking forward to a conference championship next," the dynamic junior said two days ago, after becoming Elon's all-time leader in touchdown catches. "I set another record, now I want a conference championship."

Hudgins hauled in scores from 9 and 25 yards out as Elon pulverized Chattanooga 42-7 on Saturday.

Those grabs were the 32nd and 33rd touchdown catches of Hudgins' college career, moving him past the previous milestone of 31 established by Richard McGeorge, one of Elon's most revered players, who starred for the school from 1966-69.

Hudgins needs 183 yards to overtake McGeorge (3,486 career yards) and become first at Elon in all-time receiving yards. That's essentially Elon's last career receiving category Hudgins has yet to procure.

He admitted Saturday that he took peeks at his numbers last year while in the process of piling up a season of enormous production - 117 catches for 1,474 yards and 18 touchdowns.

"But now, I'm just playing," Hudgins said. "I'm not worried about my stats or where I'm ranked or anything like that. I'm honored to have records in the books. But we're 7-1 right now, so I couldn't be any happier about the way we're playing."