LORMAN, Miss. (Interstat) — Texas Southern will travel to face Alcorn State on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Spinks-Casem Stadium. The Tigers enter at 1-2, while the Braves are 2-2. The forecast at game time calls for 88 degrees.

Texas Southern is coming off a 51-10 loss at UTEP. Cam’Ron McCoy, Nelson Peterson Jr. and Athean Renfro Jr. were among the Tigers’ most productive players in that game. Texas Southern opened the season with a 42-30 home win over North Carolina Central before a 52-14 loss at Prairie View. The Tigers will be the visiting team. Alcorn State will be the home team.

Alcorn State most recently dropped a 38-20 decision at North Alabama. Quarterback Jaylon Tolbert is a player to watch for the Braves. In that game, Tolbert completed 22 of 44 passes for 270 yards and ran eight times for 1 yard and a touchdown. Earlier this season at Southern Mississippi, he completed 15 of 22 passes for 119 yards and ran three times for 12 yards. Fredrick Robertson added 15 carries for 71 yards and two receptions for 15 yards and a touchdown against North Alabama, while Ernest Temple had seven carries for 26 yards and one catch for 9 yards.

Alcorn State opened its season with a 56-7 home win over Miles College, then lost 49-3 at Southern Mississippi. The Braves rebounded with a 53-51 overtime home win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff before falling at North Alabama. Tolbert leads the Alcorn State passing attack, while Robertson and Temple have contributed in the running game.

Texas Southern’s other results this season include the win over North Carolina Central and losses to Prairie View and UTEP. The Tigers’ most recent outing ended with UTEP scoring 51 points and Texas Southern scoring 10. Texas Southern will play at Florida Atlantic before returning home for Mississippi Valley State. The Tigers also have upcoming games against Southern, Grambling, Alabama State, Alabama A&M and Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Alcorn State will play at Grambling before hosting Arkansas Baptist. The Braves then play at Prairie View and at Mississippi Valley State, followed by a home game against Florida A&M, a road game at Southern and a home game against Jackson State.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Alcorn State 42, Texas Southern 26. Interstat’s ELO system gives Alcorn State a 78.1 percent probability to win. Texas Southern has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +3. The over/under is 58.5.