Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Grambling

GRAMBLING, La. (Interstat) — Arkansas-Pine Bluff will visit Grambling on Saturday for an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium in Grambling, La. The visiting Golden Lions enter 5-3, while the home Tigers are 4-4. The forecast for game time is 77 degrees.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff is coming off a 63-21 home win over Bethune-Cookman. In that game, Arsenio Bolds Jr. recorded two tackles and an interception, Keiyhaun Wilks had three tackles, and Josh Narcisse added two tackles, one sack and one interception. The Golden Lions have won two of their past three games, including a 31-28 victory at Florida A&M. Their other results this season include a 41-10 win at Southern, a 53-51 overtime loss at Alcorn State, a 54-14 loss at Missouri and a 41-35 win over Central State (Ohio).

Jack Schierholz is a player to watch for Arkansas-Pine Bluff. In his most recent performance, he completed 9 of 18 passes for 118 yards and three touchdowns while adding 13 rushing yards. Against Florida A&M, he completed 8 of 12 passes for 80 yards and a touchdown and ran eight times for 44 yards. Against Alabama State, he completed 21 of 37 passes for 243 yards and a touchdown, ran 10 times for 26 yards and punted once for 37 yards.

Grambling is coming off a 23-20 overtime loss at Texas Southern. Ashton Frye is the Tigers’ player to watch. In that game, he completed 9 of 21 passes for 98 yards and a touchdown, ran 13 times for 56 yards and a touchdown, and accounted for two touchdowns. Delano Franklin and Franklin Allen each recorded one tackle.

Grambling scored 63 points against Alcorn State and 45 against Jackson State. The Tigers also opened the season with home wins over Clark Atlanta and Central State (Ohio). Arkansas-Pine Bluff has posted wins over Morehouse College, Central State (Ohio), Southern and Florida A&M, along with its victory over Bethune-Cookman. The Golden Lions also have losses to Missouri, Alcorn State and Alabama State. Grambling’s other results include a 61-31 loss at Alabama A&M, a 21-14 loss to Prairie View and a 63-7 loss at Texas Christian.

After Saturday, Arkansas-Pine Bluff is scheduled to host Prairie View and then visit Texas Southern. Grambling is set to visit Bethune-Cookman and then Southern.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Grambling 46, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 43. Interstat’s ELO system projects Grambling with a 72.2 percent probability to win.