WEEK 8 SCHEDULE
Mississippi Valley State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 2:00 pm
Jackson State at Bethune-Cookman, 2:00 pm
Texas A&M-Commerce at Prairie View A&M, 2:00 pm
Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M, 2:30 pm
Southern at Florida A&M, 6:00 pm
Grambling State at Texas Southern, 6:00 pm
All Times Listed CST
SWAC OPENING KICKOFF
• The No. 18 Florida A&M Rattlers and No. 25 Jackson State Tigers will meet in a pivotal SWAC East match-up on Saturday at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. The game is set to be broadcast live on ESPNU at 2:30 pm CST. • The winner of the Florida A&M vs. Jackson State contest has gone on to claim the SWAC Football title the past three seasons. • Week Eight of the season features a total of four conference games and no non-conference outings. • Jackson State punter Matt Noll was one of a record number of 203 semifinalists named for the 2024 William V. Campbell Trophy, announced by the National Football Foundation on Wednesday. • Alcorn State will travel to face Southern on Saturday at 6:00 pm in a game featuring the last two remaining undefeated SWAC West teams. • Florida A&M successfully defended its FCS second-longest home winning streak against South Carolina State winning 22-18 on August 31, making it 21 wins in a row at Bragg.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Co-Offensive
Lankford accounted for four touchdowns, three rushing and one passing in Alabama A&M’s 56-12 homecoming win over Bethune-Cookman. He went 15-of -24 passing for 315 yards, with one passing touchdown. In addition, he rushed 15 times for 73 yards and three touchdowns.
Co-Offensive
Keye entered the game off the bench to help the Hornets erase an early 14-0 deficit in a 54-17 win over Mississippi Valley State. Trailing 14-0, the Hornets outscored MVSU 54-3 over the final three-plus quarters as Keye tossed four touchdown passes while completing 14-of-21 passes for 326 yards.
Defensive
Edwards finished with 12 tackles on the night highlighted by 2.5 were tackles for losses during a 17-14 Braves’ victory over Grambling State. His tackles for losses accounted for seven yards on the night, while he also recorded an interception and a quarterback hurry.
Specialist
Garcia connected on field goal attempts of 50, 54, and 49 yards this past week during Prairie View A&M’s game at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. His successful 54-yard attempt was the longest made field goal attempt in the conference so far this season.
