JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (1-0) revisits the site of one of its most improbable wins when it makes the trek into the mountains north of Asheville for a 1 p.m. kickoff against Mars Hill (0-1) Saturday at Meares Stadium.

Carson-Newman will hope that its first South Atlantic Conference contest in the 50th year in the league is a tad less dramatic than last year's affair.

The Eagles scored 14 points in the final 96 seconds, recovered an onside kick and never led until Bennett Smith booted through the game-winning PAT with all zeroes on the clock in last year's 28-27 comeback win. The 13-point fourth-quarter comeback was the largest in school history.

"We have a big challenge this week," Carson-Newman head coach Ashley Ingram said. "Mars Hill's got a really good football team. Th

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