West Georgia at Central Arkansas
CONWAY (Interstat) — West Georgia will visit Central Arkansas for an NCAA Football Championship Division game on Saturday at Estes Stadium in Conway, Ark. West Georgia will be the visiting team, and Central Arkansas will be the home team. The Wolves bring a 1-8 record into the matchup, while the Bears are 2-7. The forecast for game time is 64 degrees.
West Georgia enters after a 59-0 loss at Abilene Christian in its most recent game. In that contest, Colton Fitzgerald completed 8 of 15 passes for 58 yards. Collin Hurst completed 8 of 13 passes for 43 yards and added 9 rushing yards. Dawson Rivers recorded two tackles. Fitzgerald is the player to watch for the Wolves. In his previous three games, he completed 8 of 15 passes for 58 yards against Abilene Christian, 7 of 14 for 130 yards against Tarleton State, and 29 of 45 for 324 yards with one touchdown and a 51-yard punt against Austin Peay. West Georgia’s other results include a 49-7 win over Fort Valley State, losses to Chattanooga, Eastern Kentucky, East Tennessee State, Arkansas State and Kennesaw State, a 49-6 loss to Tarleton State and a 24-10 loss to Austin Peay.
Central Arkansas enters after a 14-9 home loss to North Alabama in its most recent game. Nylan Harper recorded one tackle, while Tae Bulock and Deorius Cobbs each had two tackles, with Bulock and Cobbs adding one quarterback hurry apiece. Donovyn Omolo is the player to watch for the Bears. In his previous three games, Omolo completed 15 of 29 passes for 159 yards against North Alabama and added 23 rushing yards. He completed 16 of 28 passes for 179 yards with one touchdown and ran 19 times for 76 yards and one touchdown against UT Rio Grande Valley. He also completed 27 of 36 passes for 310 yards and ran 12 times for 45 yards and one touchdown against Tarleton State.
The Bears’ other results include a 59-20 win over Central Oklahoma and a 36-24 win at Tennessee-Martin, along with a 30-27 overtime loss to UT Rio Grande Valley, a 49-35 loss at Tarleton State, a 20-14 loss to Abilene Christian, a 34-7 loss at Florida State, a 27-9 loss at Southeast Missouri State and a 42-14 loss to West Florida. West Georgia is scheduled to host North Alabama and West Florida next. Central Arkansas will visit Eastern Kentucky before hosting Austin Peay.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Central Arkansas 41, West Georgia 26. Interstat’s ELO system gives Central Arkansas a 62.3 percent probability to win.