The No. 1 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Bulldogs beat back a rugged No. 4 Northwest Mississippi Community College team 23-19 for the school's 16th MACJC state football championship, clinching a spot in the NJCAA championship game.
Gulf Coast (11-0) will play an opponent yet to be determined on Dec. 5. It will be broadcast on the CBS Sports Network. No. 2 Lackawanna (9-0) plays No. 9 Georgia Military on Sunday in Scranton, Pa. If the Falcons win, they're expected to be the opponent.
The Bulldogs rallied from three separate deficits to win, with Austin Bolton breaking a slew of tackles on a 30-yard scoring run early in the fourth quarter for the final margin.
— School Reports
TIDE ROLLING IN
Mississippi State (4-5, 2-4) will take on Alabama this Saturday morning. The Bulldogs had the week off after crushing Arkansas two weeks ago. It could be that they are catching the Tide at a good time.
State needs to win two of its final three games to have a legitimate chance at a bowl game. The Bulldogs host Alabama Saturday, Abilene Christian on Nov. 23 and then Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl on Nov. 28.
— Dale McKee
BRADLEY MAKES SEVEN CATCHES
Former Choctaw County High School standout Ja’Marcus Bradley had a big night for the University of Louisiana in its convincing 48-7 Sun Belt Conference road win over Coastal Carolina last Thursday night.
The senior wide receiver hauled in a team-high seven catches for 71 yards, including a 10-yard third-quarter scoring pass for the Ragin’ Cajuns. The win improved UL to 7-2 overall and 4-1 in league play. Louisiana pays a visit to the University of South Alabama on Saturday at 4 p.m.
— Austin Bishop
VETERANS’ DAY DEFENSE
Ole Miss and Southern Mississippi in honor of Veterans Day played inspired defense to lead their teams to wins. The Rebels defense held New Mexico State to 194 yards of offense in 41-3 victory while Southern Mississippi held UAB to only 173 yards of total offense in a 30-7.
Southern Mississippi (6-3, 4-1) avenged last season’s bitter overtime loss to UAB with a beat down of the Blazers. The 600th win in school history secured USM's bowl eligibility for the fifth straight year. Next up is an evening road trip to UTSA.
Ole Miss (4-6, 2-4) ended a three-game losing streak as they rushed for 447 yards - their most since 1962 - against the winless Aggies. This Saturday at 6 p.m. Ole Miss will host longtime rival LSU.
— Dale McKee
STATE-BAMA AT 11
The Bulldogs of Mississippi State and the visiting Crimson Tide of Alabama have the 11 a.m. kickoff spot on ESPN this Saturday. Also playing at 11 a.m. on CBS will b No. 10-ranked Florida and Missouri.
Ole Miss is set to host rival LSU, fresh off an impressive win over Alabama, at 6 p.m. on Saturday n ESPN. The focus game of the day will be on CBS at 2:30 p.m. when Auburn plays host to Georgia.
Other televised games have Florida at Missouri on CBS at 11 a.m., Vanderbilt hosting Kentucky at 6:30 p.m. on the SEC Network and Texas A&M, entertaining South Carolin at 6:30 p.m., also on the SEC Network.
— Austin Bishop
