End of 3rd: Charlotte 49ers 45, Campbell 7

The 49ers outscored Campbell 10-0 in the third quarter to take a 45-7 lead.

Blake Brewer's third field goal of the day, a 40-yarder with 13:35 left in the quarter, gave the 49ers a 38-7 lead. Then Trent Bostick caught a 47-yard TD pass from Matt Johnson and it was 45-7 with 11:36 remaining in the quarter.

Charlotte had 428 yards in total offense through the first three quarters.

Halftime: Charlotte 49ers 35, Campbell 7

The 49ers got a 21-yard field goal from Blake Brewer as time expired in the second quarter and lead Campbell 35-7 at halftime.

Brewer opened the quarter with a 36-yarder to make it 25-0 and the 49ers increased their lead to 32-0 on a 25-yard run Kalif Phillips.

Campbell scored its only touchdown of the half on a 1-yard plunge by quarterback Dakota Wolf.

The 49ers have outgained the Camels 309-163. Phillips leads Charlotte's rushing attack with 42 yards on four attempts with the touchdown. Quarterback Matt Johnson is 16 of 24 for 223 yards and a touchdown. Johnson's numbers would be better, but he's had a couple of drops by his receivers. Charlotte doesn't have a turnover, while Campbell has two.

1st quarter: Charlotte 49ers 22, Campbell 0

The Charlotte 49ers have jumped to a 22-0 lead against Campbell after one quarter.

The 49ers scored quickly when linebacker Mark Hogan intercepted a Brian Hudson pass on the game's second play and returned it 32 yards for a touchdown with 14:14 left in the first quarter.

Charlotte scored again, going 66 yards on 10 plays with Justin Bolus catching a 1-yard TD pass from quarterback Matt Johnson. CJ Crawford ran in the two-point conversion.

Charlotte got its third touchdown of the quarter when Independence High product Austin Duke caught a 19-yard scoring pass from Johnson.

Big recruiting day/opportunity for Charlotte 49ers

Saturday's Charlotte-Campbell football game will be a big recruiting opportunity for the 49ers. Several players from the class of 2014 who have already committed, as well others who have been offered by the 49ers will be on hand:

Commits
QB Brooks Barden; OL Chris Brown; OL Jean-Luc Cerza-Laneaux; OL Nathaniel Davis; WR Juwan Foggie; WR Kofa Wokpeh; WR Mark Quattlebaum; S Najee Tyler; TE R.J. Tyler.

Offers
OL Brian Chaffin, Charlotte Christian; OL/DL Ryan Matson, Cox Mill; QB, Chris Montgomery, Burns; RB/WR Nate Mullen, Hickory Ridge; OT James Passmore, North Gaston; RB Rocky Reid, Concord; DT, Rodney Zeek, Rock Hill South Pointe; DB Jerome Smith, Mays, Ga.

There will be a total of 45 high school players there.

Several high school coaches will also be at the game, including Independence's Joe Evans, Providence Day's Bruce Hardin, Morganton Freedom's Blair Hardin, A.L. Brown's Mike Newsome, South Mecklenburg's Rocky White, Porter Ridge's Greg Nuendorf, East Meck's Chris Williams, Rocky River's Jason Fowler, Mike Byus of East Lincoln, Victory Christian's Dee Brown and York's Bobby Carroll.

Charlotte 49ers' Gibson preseason All-American

Charlotte 49ers' senior midfielder Tyler Gibson has been named to Soccer America magazine's preseason All-American team.

Gibson, who is from Knoxville, Tenn., is also on the Hermann Trophy watch list, along with teammate Giuseppe Gentile, a junior forward from Charlotte.

Other area players on the Soccer America team include North Carolina defender Boyd Okwunou and Duke defender Sebastien Ibeagha.

The 49ers, ranked 18th by Soccer America, open their season Friday at 9 p.m. at Denver. Charlotte's home opener is Tuesday against UNC Greensboro.

Charlotte 49ers' football depth chart

Here's the 49ers' football 2-deep depth chart:

OFFENSE
WR: Mikel Hunter, Will Thomas
WR: Trent Bostick, E.J. Rhinehart
LT: Jamal Covington, Eugene German
LG: Mason Sledge, Casey Perry
C: Thomas La Bianca, Jarred Barr
RG: Daniel Blitch, Zach Thomas
RT: Danny Book, Wolfgang Zacherl
H: Justin Bolus, C.J. Crawford
Y: C.J. Crawford, Mark Montini
Slot: Austin Duke, Corey Nesmith Jr.
RB: Alan Barnwell, Kalif Phillips
QB: Matt Johnson, Lee McNeill or Patrick O'Brien

DEFENSE
DE: Brandon Banks, Devin Clegg
NT: Larry Ogunjobi, Tanner Fleming
DE: James Middleton, Devon Johnson
OLB: Nico Alcalde, Mark Hogan
ILB: Terry Caldwell, Kendal Parker
ILB: Micah Bryan, Caleb Clayton-Molby
OLB: Mark Pettit, Mark Hogan or Justin  Bridges-Thompson
CB: Terrance Winchester, Greg Cunningham Jr.
S: Desmond Cooper, Ardy Holmes
S: Martay Mattox, Daquan Lucas
CB: Tank Norman, Cortezz Nixon or Devin Pearson

SPECIAL TEAMS
K: Blake Brewer or Stephen Muscarello
P: Brandon Strupp
LS: Keaston Sinicki
KR: Mikel Hunter, Martay Mattox
PR: Mikel Hunter,
HLD: Patrick O'Brien

A few thoughts:

-- Trent Bostick, a former Richmond Senior High star, is the only true freshman listed as a starter (aside from kicker Blake Brewer). After Jamel Ross (knee) went out for the season, Bostick emerged in August to grab the first-team spot from E.J. Rhinehart (Northwest Cabarrus).

-- Expect senior outside linebacker Mark Hogan to get a lot of snaps and to possibly break into the starting lineup soon. Hogan has been battling a hamstring injury for the past few weeks.

-- The backup quarterback spot competition is still too close to call between Lee McNeill and Patrick O'Brien.

-- The 49ers' spread offense will feature different formations that will feature an H back and a Y back (hybrids of tight end/running back/fullback). That's why there are 12 positions listed on offense (with no tight end).

-- Coach Brad Lambert says he expects to redshirt these true freshmen: slot receiver Emmit Afam, defensive end Nick Carroll, linebacker Dustin Crouser, cornerback Nicholas Halmon, offensive guard Tevin Lawshe, linebacker Jordan Starnes and H back Jachin Watkins. He's hopeful he can redshirt offensive lineman Eugene German and Wolfgang Zacherl, but they're listed as second teamers and might be called on to play.

-- Keaston Sinicki (Charlotte Catholic) won the starting long-snapper job.

Charlotte 49ers release men's basketball schedule

The 49ers' men's basketball schedule will be released later this morning. A few highlights:

-- The season opens Nov. 8 at Halton Arena against East Tennessee.

-- Charlotte will play in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off Nov. 21-24, with a first-round game against Kansas State.

-- Davidson comes to Halton Arena on Dec. 4. Charlotte will host Georgia Tech at Halton on Dec. 29. Two late nonconference additions are home games against USC Upstate (Dec. 21) and N.C. A&T (Jan. 4).

-- The Conference USA schedule begins with road games against Texas-El Paso (Jan. 9) and Texas-San Antonio (Jan. 11). The first home league game is against Tulsa on Jan. 16.

-- The C-USA tournament is March 11-15.

2013-14 Charlotte men's basketball schedule

Nov. 2, Wingate (exh.), 8, East Tennessee; 12, at College of Charleston; 15, Elon, 21-24, Puerto Rico Tip-Off (vs. Kansas State, 1st round).

Dec. 1, UNC Asheville; 4, Davidson; 8, at Appalachian State; 17, at Florida State; 21, USC Upstate;  29, Georgia Tech.

Jan. 4, N.C. A&T; 9, at UTEP; 11, at UTSA; 16, Tulsa; 18, North Texas; 23, at Louisiana Tech; 25, at Rice; 30, Florida Atlantic.

Feb. 1, Florida International; 6, at Tulane, 8, at Southern Miss; 15, Marshall, 20, Middle Tennessee; 22, UAB; 27, at East Carolina.

March 2, ODU; 6, at Marshall. 11-15, CUSA tournament, El Paso, Tex.