SACRAMENTO (Interstat) — Kent State will visit Sacramento State on Friday for an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, Calif. Kent State will be the visiting team, and Sacramento State will be the home team. The Golden Flashes are 3-5, while the Hornets are 1-7. The forecast calls for 57 degrees at game time.

Kent State enters after a 35-20 home win over Akron in its most recent game. Dru DeShields is the player to watch for the Golden Flashes. In that win, he completed 18 of 33 passes for 294 yards and four touchdowns, ran eight times for 28 yards and added another score. DeShields also completed 20 of 35 passes for 217 yards against Ohio, 19 of 35 for 223 yards with a touchdown and one tackle against Western Michigan and 17 of 30 for 165 yards against South Florida. He ran nine times for 12 yards against South Florida. DJ Barnes and Mohammed Hazime each had one tackle in the Akron win. Kent State beat Ball State 26-13 and Wofford 36-15 this season. The Golden Flashes lost to South Florida 29-2, Western Michigan 38-7, Ohio 13-10, Ohio State 59-3 and South Carolina 57-0.

Sacramento State comes off a 34-17 loss at Ball State. Jackson Sharman is the player to watch for the Hornets. In his most recent game, Sharman completed 17 of 27 passes for 187 yards and two touchdowns. He completed 13 of 28 passes for 145 yards and a touchdown against Bowling Green and 11 of 19 for 69 yards against Ohio. Brian Salazar Jr. completed 2 of 4 passes for 25 yards against Ball State, and Malik Tullis made two tackles. The Hornets’ lone win this season came against Mississippi Valley State by a 52-0 score. Sacramento State lost to Eastern Michigan 28-17, Fresno State 49-3, North Dakota State 31-10, Massachusetts 35-6, Bowling Green 38-10 and Ohio 48-7.

Kent State’s next three games are at Bowling Green, against Miami (Ohio) and at Eastern Michigan. Sacramento State hosts Toledo before visiting Central Michigan and Hawaii.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Kent State 30, Sacramento State 28. Interstat’s ELO system gives Sacramento State a 60.4 percent probability to win. Kent State is a pregame favorite with a spread of -7.5, and the over/under is 46.5.