Third big game in Mississippi is on ESPNU this Thursday.
A lot has been made of the fact that the epicenter of college football is in Mississippi with Game Day and SEC Nation being here this weekend.
Although on a smaller stage, a third game inMississippi which I believe deserves more publicity is the Alcorn v Alabama State on ESPNU this Thursday at Alcorn. That game features the 2 best SWAC teams. Alcorn is ranked no. 2 in the SheridanBroadcast Network Black College Football polls.
Alcornhas a great storyline which is similar to storylines of State, Southern and Ole Miss going up against Bama. Inthe last 10 meetings, Alabama State leads the series against the Braves 9-1.Coach Hopson has a 1-3 record against schools from the State of Alabama.
Another great story is Alcorn has done a great job with few resources. The following is from Alcorn media: Alcorn leads theSWAC in 17 categories; scoring offense (47.0 ppg), scoring defense (13.6 ppg),total offense (514.2 ypg), total defense (262.8 ypg), rushing offense (318.0ypg), rushing defense (86.0 ypg), pass defense efficiency (97.5 effic), PATkicking (31-31, 100%), sacks by (20), sacks against (2), first downs (25.6 pergame), opponents first downs (16.0 per game), interceptions (6), 3rd downconversions (50.8), red zone defense (58.3 pct), punting (40.8 ypg).