ORANGEBURG, S.C. (Interstat) — The Citadel Bulldogs (1-3) will visit South Carolina State (5-0) in an NCAA Football Championship Division game Saturday at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. Both teams are nicknamed Bulldogs, and South Carolina State enters as the home team with an unbeaten record. The forecast for game time is 89°F.

South Carolina State has opened with five straight wins and is coming off a 31-21 victory at Bethune-Cookman. The Bulldogs have outscored opponents 235-51 through five games. South Carolina State has won four of its five games by double digits. Keely Watson is the player to watch for the South Carolina State Bulldogs. In the win over Bethune-Cookman, Watson passed for 146 yards and two touchdowns. He passed for 186 yards and one touchdown at Furman, and he threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns while adding 13 rushing yards at Florida A&M. Mason Pickett-Hicks also helped power the South Carolina State offense in the Bethune-Cookman win with 136 rushing yards and two catches for 13 yards. Ronnie Robinson added four rushing yards and one catch for 2 yards.

The Citadel has lost three of four to begin the season and has been outscored 136-85. The Citadel has allowed at least 26 points in each of its four games. The Citadel Bulldogs most recently fell to Chattanooga 27-8. Quentin Hayes is the player to watch for The Citadel. Hayes ran 14 times for 28 yards and one touchdown against Chattanooga. In an earlier win at Charlotte, he passed for 41 yards and rushed for 5 yards. Nick Billoups passed for 61 yards and ran for 58 yards in the Chattanooga game, while Gavin Garcia ran for 60 yards and caught two passes for 5 yards.

South Carolina State also beat Furman 20-17, Virginia State 66-0, Florida A&M 31-13 and Savannah State 87-0. The Citadel’s other results include a 26-20 overtime loss to Charleston Southern, a 43-41 win at Charlotte and a 42-14 loss at Wofford. The Citadel’s win at Charlotte is its only victory this season.

After this game, The Citadel is scheduled to host East Tennessee State before traveling to Texas A&M, hosting Tennessee Tech, visiting Mercer, hosting Furman, visiting Virginia Military Institute and visiting Western Carolina. South Carolina State is set to visit Charleston Southern, host Norfolk State, visit Morgan State, visit Howard, host North Carolina Central and host Delaware State. The Citadel will try to improve its record, while South Carolina State seeks a sixth straight win.

Interstat’s game simulator projects South Carolina State to defeat The Citadel 55-18.