Prairie View at Texas A&M-Commerce

COMMERCE, Texas (Interstat) — Prairie View will visit Texas A&M-Commerce for an NCAA Football Championship Division game Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas. The Panthers enter at 3-5, while the Lions are 2-5.

Prairie View quarterback Tevin Carter is the player to watch. In his most recent outing, Carter completed 14 of 18 passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns and added six carries for 80 yards and two scores in a 41-38 win over Alcorn State on Saturday. He also passed for 179 yards and a touchdown and ran 15 times for 50 yards in a loss to Southern, and he threw for 62 yards and a score while rushing for 94 yards and a touchdown in a loss to Mississippi Valley State. In the win over Alcorn State, Jahbari Kuykendall ran 10 times for 89 yards and had two kick returns for 49 yards. Kaeden Smith completed his only pass for 12 yards and ran three times for 9 yards.

Texas A&M-Commerce will look to Luke Glass at quarterback. Glass completed 19 of 35 passes for 237 yards and a touchdown and ran 10 times for 25 yards in a 43-24 loss at Houston Christian in the Lions’ most recent game. Earlier, he completed 7 of 14 passes for 69 yards and ran seven times for 27 yards in a 20-17 win over UT Rio Grande Valley. In the Houston Christian game, EJ Oakmon ran 22 times for 103 yards and a touchdown and had one reception for 7 yards. Reese Mooney also saw time at quarterback.

The Panthers’ recent results include a 41-38 home win over Alcorn State on Saturday, a 28-14 home loss to Southern, a 28-27 loss at Mississippi Valley State, a 21-14 home loss to Grambling, a 31-10 home loss to Stephen F. Austin, a 44-3 loss at Baylor, a 52-14 home win over Texas Southern and a 49-30 loss at Tarleton State. The Lions have beaten UT Rio Grande Valley 20-17 at home, lost 27-24 at McNeese State, lost 42-0 at Tulsa, beaten Northwestern State 38-14 at home, lost 44-7 at Stephen F. Austin and lost 23-15 at Mercer.

Prairie View will try to build on its most recent result, while Texas A&M-Commerce seeks a bounce-back performance at home. The Panthers have scored 41 points in their latest game, and the Lions allowed 43 points in their latest game.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Prairie View 51, Texas A&M-Commerce 32.