WEXFORD, Pa. (Nov. 18) – Waynesburg head football coach Rick Shepas' workload will be a little lighter this summer as he'll have one less slot to fill on his 2010 schedule.

 

Next season marks the first in the “PAC-MAC Football Challenge Series” between the Presidents' Athletic Conference and the Middle Atlantic Conference. Games will be held on the second weekend of the 2010 and 2011 football seasons.

 

The recently announced pairings were determined by matching up the top teams in each conference based on the 2009 final results, followed by the second place teams, etc. PAC member Thomas More (Ky.) College is not participating in the Football Challenge Series due to geographic considerations.

 

In the first year of the series, Waynesburg (5-5 in 2009) will travel to Wilkes University (6-4) to face the Colonels on Sept. 11. In 2010, the home sites will switch to those of the PAC schools.

 

Below is how the rest of week two is expected to play out in the PAC:

PAC #1 Wash. & Jeff. (9-1, 5-1 PAC) at MAC #1 Delaware Valley (9-1, 7-0 MAC)
PAC #2 Geneva (7-3) at MAC #2 Albright (9-1, 6-1 MAC)
PAC #3 Grove City (5-5, 4-2 PAC) at MAC #3 Lebanon Valley (8-2, 5-2 MAC)
PAC #4 Waynesburg (5-5, 2-4 PAC) at MAC #4 Wilkes (6-4, 3-4 MAC)
PAC #5 Westminster (4-6, 2-4 PAC) at MAC #5 Lycoming (4-6, 3-4 MAC)
PAC #6 Bethany (3-7, 1-5 PAC) at MAC #6 King's (3-7, 2-5 MAC)
PAC #7 Thiel (3-7, 1-5 PAC) at MAC #7 Widener (3-7, 1-6 MAC)
PAC #8 Saint Vincent (0-10) at MAC #8 FDU-Florham (2-8, 1-6 MAC)