SENATOBIA – There is at least one more weekend of Northwest Mississippi Community College football on the gridiron with the MACCC and Region 23 Championship game on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 pm, but the season is really heating up at the FCS and FBS levels where plenty of former Rangers are hoping to keep their hopes of playing in the postseason, and for some, in national tournament football, alive.
Sixth ranked Ole Miss and former Rangers Tavion Prather (DL) and Macaleb Taylor (RB) have a critical home game at The Grove this weekend when they host the upset minded Florida Gators in a 6:00 pm kickoff on ESPN, and joining them in top ten faceoffs are the eighth ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders and offensive lineman Davion Carter as they host UCF in an afternoon contest in Lubbock on FOX at 2:30 PM.
Still on the bubble and looking to win out, #22 Missouri will go into action with Stephen Hall (DB) against Jakheem Shumpert-Perkins (OL) and Jykeveous "Red" Hibbler (DL) as Mississippi State looks to pull off the upset at 6:45 on the SEC Network.
At the FCS level, a battle between #16 Jackson State and Bethune-Cookman will pit the duo Dimonyai Lacey (DL) and B.J. Washington (DB) against Jordan Johnson (DB) at 12:00 PM. In another ranked game at the FCS level, #21 Southeast Louisiana and Khamron Ford (DB) will be traveling to Incarnate Word looking to keep their hopes of an appearance in the postseason alive.
Three other games at the FCS level will see former Rangers going head to head, including Samford traveling to Austin Peay at 1:00 pm, Arkansas Pine Bluff heading to Prairie View A&M at 2:00 PM, Nicholls at Northwestern State at 3:00 PM and a late night battle between Central Arkansas and Southern Utah to close out the night at 7:30 PM.
In all, a total of 44 former Northwest football student-athletes will suit up for FBS and FCS programs this weekend.
A full list of upcoming games this weekend can be found below!
(*NOTE: All games, dates, times and channels are subject to change. Times listed are Central Standard Time.)
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Tuesday, November 11
Ohio 13 – Western Michigan 17
Former Rangers: OHIO - Byron "Tank" Pearson (DB)
Saturday, November 1
Charlotte vs UTSA – 11:00 AM
Former Rangers: CHA - Zach Wilcke (QB), K.D. Gibson (WR), E. Jai Mason (WR), D.J. Burgess (DL), Jaylon Johnson (DL)
Where to Watch: ESPN+ ($)
Indiana State @ Youngstown State – 11:00 AM
Former Rangers: ISU - Keegan Patterson (QB)
Where to Watch: ESPN+ ($)
Arkansas @ LSU – 11:45 AM
Former Rangers: ARK - Keshawn Davila (DB)
Where to Watch: SEC Network
Bethune-Cookman vs (#16 FCS) Jackson State – 12:00 PM
Former Rangers: BCU - Jordan Johnson (DB)
Former Rangers: JSU - Dimonyai Lacey (DL), B.J. Washington (DB)
Where to Watch: SWAC TV
Samford @ Austin Peay – 1:00 PM
Former Rangers: SAM - Caulen Dunn (LB)
Former Rangers: APSU - Stratton Smith (OL)
Where to Watch: ESPN+ ($)
Southeast Missouri State @ Western Illinois – 1:00 PM
Former Rangers: SEMO - Jalen Nettles (OL)
Where to Watch: ESPN+ ($)
Arkansas Pine Bluff @ Prairie View A&M – 2:00 PM
Former Rangers: UAPB - Ja'Marlin Green (DB)
Former Rangers: PVAMU - Dylan Spencer (OL), Cameron Pascal (OL)
Where to Watch: SWAC TV
Texas Southern @ Southern – 2:00 PM
Former Rangers: TXSO - Thurman Rayborn (DL)
Where to Watch: SWAC TV
Alcorn State vs Grambling – 2:00 PM
Former Rangers: ALCORN - Elijah Ruffin (DB)
Where to Watch: SWAC TV
Central Arkansas vs Abilene Christian – 2:00 PM
Former Rangers: EKU - Kylan Robinson (LB)
Where to Watch: ESPN+ ($)
(#21 FCS) SE Louisiana @ Incarnate Word – 2:00 PM
Former Rangers: SELU - Khamron Ford (DB)
Where to Watch: ESPN+ ($)
#8 Texas Tech vs UCF – 2:30 PM
Former Rangers: TTU - Davion Carter (OL)
Where to Watch: FOX
Southern Miss vs Texas State – 2:30 PM
Former Rangers: USM - Quinzavious Warren (DL), Zion Edwards (LB)
Where to Watch: ESPN+ ($)
Memphis @ East Carolina – 3:00 PM
Former Rangers: MEM - Rayyan Buell (DL), Sam Brumfield (LB), Tanner Gillis (P/K)
Where to Watch: ESPNU
Nicholls vs Northwestern State – 3:00 PM
Former Rangers: NU - William Stewart (LS)
Former Rangers: NWST - Xavier "Zay" Davis (RB)
Where to Watch: ESPN+ ($)
New Mexico State @ #25 Tennessee – 3:15 PM
Former Rangers: NMSU - Saveon Freeman (DB)
Where to Watch: SEC Network
Alabama State @ Mississippi Valley State – 4:00 PM
Former Rangers: ASU - Derick Harden (TE/OL)
Where to Watch: SWAC TV
Coastal Carolina @ Georgia Southern – 5:00 PM
Former Rangers: CCU - D'Mariun Perteet (RB), Fredd Adams (DB), and Josh Humes (TE)
Where to Watch: ESPN+ ($)
#6 Ole Miss vs Florida – 6:00 PM
Former Rangers: OM - Tavion Prather (DL), Macaleb Taylor (RB)
Where to Watch: ESPN
Mississippi State @ #22 Missouri – 6:45 PM
Former Rangers: MSST - Jakheem Shumpert-Perkins (OL), Jykeveous "Red" Hibbler (DL)
Former Rangers: MU - Stephen Hall (DB)
Where to Watch: SEC Network
Kennesaw State @ Jacksonville State – 7:00 PM
Former Rangers: KSU - Rod Daniels (DL)
Where to Watch: ESPNU
Central Arkansas @ Southern Utah – 7:30 PM
Former Rangers: UCA - Cam Young (RB), Rontavious "Dude" Person (DB), Jacorey Jones (LB)
Former Rangers: EKU - Kylan Robinson (LB)
Where to Watch: ESPN+ ($)
BYE WEEKS
Rutgers – BYE
Former Rangers: RU - D.T. Sheffield (WR)
