SW OKLAHOMA STATE AT HENDERSON STATE
WHEN 1 p.m. Saturday
WHERE Carpenter-Haygood Stadium, Arkadelphia
RADIO KYXK-FM, 106.9, Arkadelphia
INTERNET hsusports.com
RECORDS Southwestern Oklahoma State 2-7, 2-7 Great American Conference; Henderson State 7-2, 7-2
COACHES Andrew Rice (2-7 in first season at Southwestern Oklahoma State and overall); Greg Holsworth (7-2 in first season at Henderson State and overall)
SERIES Henderson State leads 12-3.
LAST MEETING A 35-0 halftime lead paved the way for Henderson State to win 56-0 on Nov. 4, 2023, in Weatherford, Okla.
NOTEWORTHY Henderson State's final two games of the season are both at home. Next week, the Reddies will host Ouachita Baptist in the 97th Battle of the Ravine. ... Southwestern Oklahoma State has the second most interceptions in the Great American Conference with 12. Desmond Greene has a conference-leading six. ... The Reddies have taken 10 of the last 11 outings from the Bulldogs. Southwestern Oklahoma State, under first-year Coach Andrew Rice, last beat Henderson State in 2018 (35-31). ... Andrew Edwards, the Reddies' junior quarterback, still leads the league in completions (167), passing yards (1,978), passing touchdowns (22) and passing efficiency (155.2). ... The Bulldogs have lost five consecutive games. They haven't eclipsed 19 points in any of those defeats. ... Jody Easter's two kickoff return touchdowns for Henderson State are the most in the conference. His 444 return yards are second in the GAC.
HARDING AT EAST CENTRAL (OKLA.)
WHEN 2 p.m. Central on Saturday
WHERE Koi Ishto Stadium, Ada, Okla.
RADIO KVHU-FM, 95.3, Searcy
INTERNET hardingsports.com
RECORDS Harding 8-1, 8-1 Great American Conference; East Central 4-5, 4-5
COACHES Paul Simmons (73-14 in sixth season at Harding and overall); John Litrenda (7-13 in second season at East Central and overall)
SERIES Harding leads 18-3.
LAST MEETING Blake Delacruz and Braden Jay combined for 216 yards rushing and two touchdowns in a 48-7 win on Nov. 4, 2023, in Searcy.
NOTEWORTHY Harding, ranked No. 4 in NCAA Division II, ran for 528 yards and seven touchdowns against East Central last season. The Bisons have won 11 in a row in the series and 17 of the last 18 meetings overall. ... East Central owns the Great American Conference's longest active winning streak at three games. The Tigers have won their past two home games. ... The Bisons have intercepted 13 passes this season, the most in the GAC, while Tigers thrown 16 interceptions. Only three other teams in NCAA Division II have thrown more interceptions. ... Brandon Perez is a perfect 8 for 8 on field goals for East Central. ... Harding allows 3.22 yards per play, the best mark in Division II. The Bisons are also No. 1 nationally in total first downs allowed (80). ... Cade Searcy ran for 123 yards, and Myles Featherston added 111 yards on the ground for the Tigers in a 23-13 win over Arkansas Tech last week in Russellville.
OUACHITA BAPTIST AT OKLAHOMA BAPTIST
WHEN 2 p.m. Central on Saturday
WHERE Crain Family Stadium, Shawnee, Okla.
RADIO KARN-FM, 102.9, Little Rock; KZNG-AM, 1340, KZNG-FM 97.9/105.5, Hot Springs; KTPB-FM, 98.1, Pine Bluff; KCXY-FM, 95.3, East Camden; KNAS-FM, 105.5, Nashville; KHGG-FM, 103.5, Fort Smith; KESA-FM, 100.9, Eureka Springs; KILX-FM, 102.1, De Queen; KQOR-FM, 105.3, Mena
INTERNET obutigers.com
RECORDS Ouachita Baptist 8-1, 8-1 Great American Conference; Oklahoma Baptist 2-7, 2-7
COACHES Todd Knight (160-102 in 25th season at OBU and 188-134-2 in 31st season overall); Chris Jensen (48-72 in 10th season at Oklahoma Baptist and overall)
SERIES Ouachita Baptist leads 10-2-1.
LAST MEETING Ouachita Baptist built a 24-point halftime lead and skated to a 55-14 win on Nov. 4, 2023, in Arkadelphia.
NOTEWORTHY It's the second straight game that Ouachita Baptist is facing a team that it had beaten at least nine straight times. The Tigers were 10-0 all-time against Southern Nazarene last week before losing 18-17. ... OBU, ranked No. 9 in NCAA Division II, hasn't lost a game in Oklahoma since 2016 when it was beaten 45-38 by Southeastern Oklahoma State. ... Both of Oklahoma Baptist's victories this season have been at home. The Bison beat East Central (Okla.) 20-10 and Southwestern Oklahoma State 35-17. They also lost 44-41 to Arkansas Tech and 30-28 to Northwestern Oklahoma State in two other home contests. ... A win would give the Tigers a nine-win season for the 10th time in school history. ... OBU's Kendel Givens has run for 12 touchdowns, fifth in Division II. He's also 17th in total points scored with 72.
ARKANSAS TECH AT SE OKLAHOMA STATE
WHEN 2 p.m. Central on Saturday
WHERE Paul Laird Field, Durant, Okla.
RADIO KCJC-FM, 102.3, Russellville
INTERNET arkansastechsports.com
RECORDS Arkansas Tech 4-5, 4-5 Great American Conference; Southeastern Oklahoma State 5-4, 5-4
COACHES Kyle Shipp (21-32 in fifth season at Arkansas Tech and overall); Bo Atterberry (38-27 in sixth season at Southeastern Oklahoma State and 79-55 in 12th season overall)
SERIES Arkansas Tech leads 15-7-1.
LAST MEETING A third-quarter touchdown by Arkansas Tech snapped a tie game for a 14-7 victory on Nov. 4, 2023, in Russellville.
NOTEWORTHY Southeastern Oklahoma State won three straight Great American Conference games before losing 56-14 to Harding last week. The Savage Storm held the Bisons scoreless in the first quarter but surrendered 28 points in the second. ... Arkansas Tech is mired in a three-game losing streak after losing 23-13 to East Central (Okla.) last week. The Wonder Boys had 69 yards rushing in the loss. ... DJ Brown is averaging nearly 5 yards per carry for the Savage Storm, who are fourth overall in the GAC in rushing with 1,558. Arkansas Tech ranks 10th with 1,080. ... Jyrin Steward has 14.5 tackles for loss through nine games for the Wonder Boys, the most in the conference. He has 58 tackles on the year. ... Cergio Perez has taken the majority of the snaps at quarterback for the Savage Storm and thrown for 1,038 yards on 72-of-160 passing with 6 touchdown passes and 7 interceptions.
ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO AT SOUTHERN NAZARENE
WHEN 2 p.m. Central on Saturday
WHERE SNU Football Stadium, Bethany, Okla.
RADIO KBHM-FM, 93.7, Monticello
INTERNET uamsports.com
RECORDS Arkansas-Monticello 4-5, 4-5 Great American Conference; Southern Nazarene 1-8, 1-8
COACHES Hud Jackson (48-93 in 13th season at UAM and overall); Dustin Hada (13-30 in fourth season at Southern Nazarene and overall).
SERIES UAM leads 8-2.
LAST MEETING Southern Nazarene opened up a 20-point first-half lead and dominated 41-14 on Nov. 4, 2023, in Monticello.
NOTEWORTHY A win will move Arkansas-Monticello to .500 for the first time in more than a month. The Boll Weevils have won five of the last six meetings against Southern Nazarene. ... The Crimson Storm picked up their first victory on Oct. 31 when it upset Ouachita Baptist 18-17. Southern Nazarene's Bryson Evans delivered a go-ahead, 11-yard scoring strike to Dalen Smith with 24 seconds to secure the win. ... UAM's Buddy Taylor, a sophomore quarterback from Louisiana, is expected to start after entering in the third quarter against Oklahoma Baptist last week. ... Evans has thrown for 813 yards and 5 touchdowns and rushed for 354 yards and 5 scores for Southern Nazarene. Both are team highs. ... UAM's Taylor Collins, who has 40 tackles on the year, returned an interception 59 yards for a touchdown during last season's game. Smith also caught 4 passes for 134 yards and 1 touchdown for the Crimson Storm to help lead them to that 27-point win. ... The Crimson Storm average 14.9 points and allow 34.2 points.