THE LIGHTNING ROUND--WEEK 9--PART 1

Last Week: 31-23 (.574)
Overall: 281-131 (.683)

KEY: Projected winners highlighted in RED.

Game (s) of the week highlighted in italics.

Other games of interest highlighted in BOLD type.

Thursday, October 22

FCS

Prairie View (4-2) at Southern (4-1)

Saturday, October 24

FCS

Northern Iowa (5-2) at South Dakota State (5-1)

(Jackrabbits face biggest test of the season against the Panthers!)

Massachusetts (4-2) at Richmond (6-0)

(Spiders look to stay unbeaten against the Minutemen at home!)

Colgate (7-0) at Holy Cross (5-1)

(Crusaders host the Red Raiders with a share of first place in the Patriot League on the line!)

Eastern Illinois (5-2) at Jacksonville State (4-2)

(Panthers travel south to face the Gamecocks in an Ohio Valley Conference showdown!)

Georgia Southern (4-3) at Appalachian State (4-2)

New Hampshire (5-1) at Hofstra (4-3)

Norfolk State (3-3) at Florida A&M (4-2)

Youngstown State (4-2) at Southern Illinois (5-1)

Montana State (4-2) at Eastern Washington (4-3)

Yale (3-2) at Penn (3-2)

Jacksonville (3-3) at San Diego (3-3)

Chattanooga (4-2) at Elon (5-1)

Southeastern Louisiana (4-2) at McNeese State (4-2)

NCAA DIVISION II

West Liberty (7-1) at Charleston (8-0)

(Golden Eagles play host to the Hilltoppers with first place in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference on the line!)

Tuskegee (5-2) at Albany State (Ga.)--(7-0)

(A "Golden" match-up in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, as the undefeated Golden Rams play host to the Golden Tigers!)

Washburn (6-2) at Northwest Missouri State (7-1)

(The Ichabods take on the Bearcats in a critical Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association clash!

Abilene Christian (7-1) at Tarleton State (7-1)

(Texans play host to former No. 1 Wildcats in Lone Star Conference game with playoff implications!)

Wayne State (Mich.)--(6-2) at Hillsdale (6-2)

Minnesota-Duluth (7-1) at Bemidji State (6-2)

Central Missouri (6-2) at Nebraska-Omaha (5-3)