Only two games are on the slate today as Texas Southern at Florida A&M and Edward Waters at Bethel (Tn) kicks off the 125th season of HBCU football.
Texas Southern at Florida A&M - These two 4-7 teams from a year ago are full of optimism heading into this season. TSU quarterback Jay Cristophe is back after a knee injury in game one of 2016 ended his season. FAMU quarterback Ryan Stanley should start, but backup Vincent Jeffries is pushing him. The Rattlers offense struggles running the ball - Stanley was their second leading rusher last season and he only had a little over 300 yards total. Their rush defense is an issue - it was one of the worst in the nation last year, but their pass defense was one of the nation's best. TSU's defense lost a lot of experience after last season and will be using a 3-4 for the first time.
Edward Waters at Bethel (Tn) - It's the first Mid-South Conference game for Edward Waters and they are drawing an opponent that was great at the start of the season - they were 4-0 and nationally-ranked in the NAIA - but ended up losing their last four games and finishing 7-4. Bethel will have a new quarterback, running back and top wide out, though they have eight starters returning to their defense. Edward Waters (3-6 last year) goes as quarterback Tyler Mahla goes. He split time with two other quarterbacks last season, but is a dual threat who also led the Tigers in rushing last season.
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