McKendree v. San Angelo State: Thursday, August 31st 6 PM
San Angelo, TXGame AnalysisAngelo State 21 McKendree 19


Quincy (Ill.) v. #24 (AFCA) / #22 (D2) Midwestern State: Thursday, August 31st 7 PM
Wichita Falls, TXGame AnalysisMidwestern State 44 Quincy 20


#18 (AFCA) Southwest Baptist v. Eastern New Mexico: Thursday, August 31st 8 PM
Portales, NMGame AnalysisSouthwest Baptist 42 Eastern New Mexico 38

SATURDAY GAMES

Tarleton State v. Delta State: Saturday, September 2nd 2 PM
Cleveland, MS (neutral site-field under repair)
Tarleton State 34 Delta State 31




INTRO into the Season: The Falcons enter their 2nd year in Division 2 Football and the Lone Star Conference. As most know, this is a brand-new program with no history of football. The Falcons defense struggled in their first season, they have quite a bit of improvement needed to be competitive in the LSC. We have to give them the benefit because starting a new football program can be incredibly difficult, especially in terms of recruiting. The Falcons had some bright spots on defenses but really could not slow down the high-powered LSC offenses. Their closest game came against OPSU with a 10-point defeat. Overall, they will have to continue improving their defense to get where they need to be. This coaching staff knows exactly what to do to get them there. As we all know, Rome was not built in a day. This season will be good to see where their progression is at.

The UTPB offense was great to see in their first year. I was personally impressed with their passing game, led by Kameron Mathis and WR Mitchell Leonard (673 receiving yards, 7 TDs). The passing game accumulated 2,476 yards and 17 TDs; pretty good for a passing offense. Additionally, the running game had great success with RB Brandon Infiesto (573 rush yards, 4 TDs) and RB Jordan Williams (412 rush yards, 1 TD), who shared duties almost equally (109 and 106 attempts each). RB Marquis Simmons (295 rush yards, 5 TDs) should also be right back in the mix.

Game Analysis
UTPB 40 Sul Ross 14


(RV) Central Washington v. (RV) Texas A&M Kingsville: Saturday, September 2nd 7 PM
Kingsville, TX
Game AnalysisTexas A&M Kingsville 28 Central Washington 25



Western New Mexico v. San Diego: Saturday, September 2nd 4 PM
San Diego, CAGame AnalysisSan Diego 35 Western New Mexico 10


#13 (AFCA) / #14 (D2) Azusa Pacific v. West Texas A&M: Saturday, September 2nd 6 PM
Canyon, TX
Game AnalysisAzusa Pacific 34 West Texas A&M 20


-Thursday Game-
GAME OF THE WEEK IN ALL OF DIVISION 2:
#5 (AFCA) / #6 (D2) Texas A&M Commerce v. #6 (AFCA) / #5 (D2) North Alabama: Thursday, August 31st 6 PM
Florence, AL (former National Title Game site)Game AnalysisCoach Willis:Coach Carthel:Texas A&M Commerce 24 North Alabama 23