WASHINGTON (Interstat) — South Carolina State visits Howard on Thursday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Greene Stadium. The Bulldogs enter 7-2 and will face a Howard team that is 4-5. South Carolina State is seeking its eighth win, while Howard is seeking its fifth. South Carolina State’s 7-2 record includes a 51-10 win at Morgan State, and Howard’s 4-5 mark includes a 26-20 overtime win at Morgan State. The Bulldogs have won two of their last three games, and the Bison have won two of their last four.

South Carolina State has been led by Keely Watson, who is among the players to watch. In a 51-10 win at Morgan State, Watson completed 27 of 36 passes for 279 yards and four touchdowns. In a 22-7 win over Norfolk State, he completed 21 of 38 passes for 215 yards and rushed seven times for 8 yards. Against Charleston Southern, Watson completed 8 of 12 passes for 89 yards, ran twice for 11 yards and had a touchdown. The Bulldogs are coming off that 51-10 win at Morgan State, where Jaiden Kimble recorded one tackle and one quarterback hurry and Michael Evans added one tackle.

Howard will look to Isaiah Freeman for production. In a 34-0 loss at North Carolina Central, Freeman completed 10 of 24 passes for 39 yards and ran 12 times for 20 yards. In a 26-20 overtime win at Morgan State, he completed 4 of 6 passes for 36 yards and ran six times for 42 yards while accounting for two touchdowns. Against North Carolina Central, Jason Seraphin had two tackles, while Aidan Foster and Kyle Dillon each had three tackles. The Bison are coming off the 34-0 loss at North Carolina Central.

South Carolina State’s other results this season include a 22-7 win over Norfolk State, a 49-39 loss at Charleston Southern, a 34-31 loss to Citadel, a 31-21 win at Bethune-Cookman, a 20-17 win at Furman, a 66-0 win over Virginia State, a 31-13 win at Florida A&M and an 87-0 win over Savannah State. Howard’s other results include a 26-20 overtime win at Morgan State, a 31-17 win over Morehouse College, a 24-20 loss at Penn, a 27-13 win at Hampton, a 58-7 loss at Rutgers, a 55-0 loss at Indiana, a 28-21 loss to Richmond and a 31-24 win at Alabama A&M.

After this game, South Carolina State is scheduled to host North Carolina Central and Delaware State. Howard is scheduled to host Delaware State and visit Norfolk State.

Interstat’s game simulator projects South Carolina State 49, Howard 26.