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SFA (8-3) vs. Incarnate Word (9-2)

Time: 2 p.m. Saturday

Stadium: Gayle & Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio

Coaches

SFA: Colby Carthel

UIW: Eric Morris

Last week: SFA 42, Lamar 6; University of Incarnate Word 55, Houston Baptist 14

Players to watch

SFA: QB Trae Self (222 of 345, 2,958 yards, 25 TD) … RB Miles Reed (145 carries, 614 yards, 3 TD) … WR Xavier Gipson (68 catches, 1,266 yards, 14 TD) … DB Myles Heard (61 tackles) … DL Rashad Nichols (13 TFL, 8.5 sacks) … OL Clint Lapic (Hallsville) … TE Keshon Williams (Pine Tree) … LB Vrevin Randle (Marshall)

UIW: QB Cameron Ward … RB Kevin brown … WR Darion Chafin … OL Caleb Johnson … DL Cameron Preston … LB Kelechi Anyalebechi … DB Elliott Davison

Did you know: The winner of Saturday’s game will take on No. 1 ranked Sam Houston State on Dec. 4 … SFA leads the overall series against UIW 5-1, including a 31-24 win over the Cardinals the last time the two teams met … SFA’s three losses this season have been by a combined 11 points (28-22 vs. Texas Tech, 21-20 vs. Sam Houston State and 28-24 vs. Jacksonville State) … Incarnate Word’s two losses have been by a combined 11 points (44-41 vs. Youngstown State in overtime and 28-20 vs. McNeese State)