Out to Change the Story
After back-to-back 17-point efforts, Jacksonville State hopes for a different result against Ferris State. Both squads arrive looking to put a loss behind them.
Jacksonville State could be looking at one of their easiest wins of the season on Saturday. The Gamecocks will welcome the Ferris State Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. at AmFirst Stadium. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Jacksonville State heads into the game having just come up short against #3 Dayton. The Gamecocks wound up with the same score they had in their last game (20-17), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
The losing side was boosted by Nick Minicucci, who rushed for 9 yards and 1 TD, and also threw for 236 yards and 1 touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Ferris State's recent rough patch got a bit rougher last Saturday after their third straight loss. The Bulldogs fell 23-17 to Cal Poly.
Ferris State couldn't break through the O-line and finished the game with no sacks. The Bulldogs have managed at most 1 sack in every game this season.
Jacksonville State now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Ferris State, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
The run defense will be put to the test in this one.