Prairie View at Mississippi Valley State

ITTA BENA, Miss. (Interstat) — Prairie View will visit Mississippi Valley State in an NCAA Football Championship Division game Saturday at Rice-Totten Stadium. The Panthers enter with a 2-3 record, while the Delta Devils are 1-4.

Prairie View dropped its most recent game, falling to Grambling 21-14. Quarterback Tevin Carter completed 18 of 22 passes for 160 yards and two touchdowns and rushed 13 times for 38 yards. Rodny Ojo completed 1 of 1 pass for 11 yards and caught five passes for 64 yards, while Chase Bingmon ran 11 times for 42 yards.

Earlier this season, Carter completed 10 of 24 passes for 117 yards and rushed 18 times for 12 yards in a 31-10 loss to Stephen F. Austin. He completed 16 of 22 passes for 217 yards and four touchdowns and ran seven times for 17 yards and another score in a 52-14 win over Texas Southern. The Panthers also lost to Baylor 44-3 and Tarleton State 49-30.

Mississippi Valley State enters after a 41-15 loss to Alabama State. Quarterback Josh Brown completed 10 of 15 passes for 110 yards and one touchdown. Jordon Davis completed 2 of 3 passes for 20 yards, and Caleb Brownlow had two carries for 77 yards and two receptions for 53 yards with a touchdown.

Brown also completed 6 of 13 passes for 19 yards and ran four times for 17 yards earlier this season. The Delta Devils beat Lincoln (PA) 31-20 and lost to Delta State 21-6, Sacramento State 52-0 and Nicholls State 44-10.

Carter has passed for 160, 117 and 217 yards in his past three games and has rushed for 38, 12 and 17 yards. Ojo and Bingmon contributed in the Panthers’ most recent outing. Brown has passed for 110 and 19 yards in his past two games and has rushed for 17 yards. Brownlow and Davis contributed in the Delta Devils’ most recent outing. Prairie View has scored 52 points in a game this season, and Mississippi Valley State has scored 31 points in its lone win.

Prairie View will host Southern in its next game before hosting Alcorn State. The Panthers will then visit Texas A&M-Commerce, host Alabama A&M, visit Arkansas-Pine Bluff and visit Alabama State. Mississippi Valley State will visit Texas Southern before hosting Bethune-Cookman. The Delta Devils will then host Alcorn State, visit Jackson State, visit Florida A&M and host Alabama A&M. Both teams continue conference play later in the season.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Prairie View 53, Mississippi Valley State 23.