MARTIN, Tenn. (Interstat) — The Gardner-Webb Runnin Bulldogs will visit the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks in an NCAA Football Championship Division game Saturday at Hardy M. Graham Stadium in Martin, Tenn. Gardner-Webb is the visiting team, and Tennessee-Martin is the home team. Gardner-Webb’s nickname is the Runnin Bulldogs, and Tennessee-Martin’s nickname is the Skyhawks.

Gardner-Webb enters with a 2-5 record. The Runnin Bulldogs are coming off a 21-7 home loss to Eastern Illinois on Saturday. Lan Farmer is a player to watch for Gardner-Webb. He is a quarterback for the Runnin Bulldogs. In that loss, Farmer completed 12 of 21 passes for 96 yards and rushed 15 times for 58 yards and a touchdown. Jared Doolittle completed 2 of 3 passes for 12 yards and ran four times for 6 yards. Christian Vann ran 10 times for 42 yards and caught two passes for 14 yards.

Tennessee-Martin enters with a 2-4 record. The Skyhawks are coming off a 42-28 win at Tennessee State on Saturday. Tate Surber is a player to watch for Tennessee-Martin. He is a quarterback for the Skyhawks. Surber completed 15 of 21 passes for 114 yards and ran six times for 2 yards and a touchdown in that victory. Chris Franklin ran 22 times for 82 yards and caught one pass for 7 yards while scoring two touchdowns. Jaydon Peete ran 12 times for 79 yards and caught two passes for 24 yards.

Surber also has been productive in recent games. He completed 20 of 27 passes for 175 yards and a touchdown against Austin Peay. He completed 17 of 29 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns while running four times for 14 yards at Memphis.

Gardner-Webb has earned wins over Charleston Southern and North Carolina Central this season. The Runnin Bulldogs beat Charleston Southern 12-10 and North Carolina Central 44-20. They have losses to Marshall, Liberty, Wofford and Austin Peay. The Runnin Bulldogs fell to Marshall 36-35, Liberty 24-23, Wofford 17-13 and Austin Peay 35-17.

Tennessee-Martin has defeated Chicago State and Tennessee State. The Skyhawks beat Chicago State 42-7 and Tennessee State 42-28. They have losses to Central Arkansas, West Virginia, Memphis and Austin Peay. The Skyhawks fell to Central Arkansas 36-24, West Virginia 52-7, Memphis 45-21 and Austin Peay 35-12.

After this game, Gardner-Webb is scheduled to face Southeast Missouri State, Lindenwood, Western Illinois and Tennessee State. Tennessee-Martin is set to face Western Illinois, Eastern Illinois, Charleston Southern, Lindenwood and Southeast Missouri State.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Tennessee-Martin 33, Gardner-Webb 28.