GSC Football Weekly Update: Week Eleven
GSC FOOTBALL WEEKLY NOTES: WEEK 11
GSC FOOTBALL STATS: TEAM / INDIVIDUAL
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WEEK 10 RECAP
Valdosta State was ranked second in the original regional poll, but fell all the way to seventh after a loss to Florida Tech. VSU responded with a win over West Alabama, who was ranked fifth, and has catapulted all the way up to third in the rankings.
Similarly, Florida Tech was on the outside looking in when it was ranked ninth in the first regional poll. Since then, the Panthers have won two straight games over regionally ranked teams, defeating UWG last weekend, and are now all the way up to fifth.
After multiple close calls, Mississippi College finally broke through and got its first GSC win since 1995, defeating Shorter. Marcel Newson returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, and the Choctaws never looked back.
North Alabama was dominant in its 51-3 win over West Florida. The Lions jumped out to a 48-3 lead before halftime and, with West Alabama’s loss, claimed its fourth straight conference championship. UNA has been the top team in all three iterations of the regional rankings.
WEEK 11 PREVIEW
As we enter the final week of the regular season, there are still a lot of questions surrounding the postseason fate of several GSC schools. The top seven seeds in the region qualify for the postseason, and based off of the last set of rankings, that would include three GSC teams (North Alabama, Valdosta State, and Florida Tech). West Alabama and West Georgia are currently on the outside looking in, ranked #9 and #10, respectively.
West Georgia will look to end its regular season on a high note, traveling to West Florida for the program’s first meeting with the Argonauts.
Delta State will take the long trip to Melbourne to square off with Florida Tech. This matchup is the GSC’s Game of the Week and can be streamed live on the WatchESPN App. DSU’s Chris Robinson is currently tied for the all-time conference record in total touchdowns in a season and will be looking to sit atop the list with a score on Saturday.
West Alabama will host Malone, rounding out the regular season in a non-conference bout. With its GSC slate finished, UWA will finish second in the league with a 6-2 conference record. This is the first year since 2013 that the Tigers finish with a winning conference record.
GSC Champions North Alabama will be on the road in its final regular season game. The Lions will meet Mississippi College, who earned its first GSC win since 1995 and its first shutout win since 2006 last weekend.
Shorter will be on the road at Valdosta State, looking to end its season with an upset win and avoid a winless 2016 campaign. VSU sits third in the SR2 Rankings and would cement its place in the postseason with a victory.