Staff Standings:
CJ Sweat: 26-6
Parker Hall: 24-8
Chris Mason: 23-9
Hampton @ Presbyterian -
A battle of the worst. Neither of these teams have beaten an FCS opponent in 2018 and for Hampton, they only have one more opportunity after today.
CJ Sweat - Hampton 24 Prebyterian 15
Chris Mason - Hampton 41 Presbyterian 11
Parker Hall - Presbyterian 24 Hampton 14
JMU @ Villanova
A week after getting upset by Elon, JMU travels to #25 Villanova. Of Mike Houston's four losses with JMU, two were against FBS programs North Carolina and North Carolina State, one against North Dakota State in the FCS championship game and the other last week. Here's the interesting stat if you're a betting man, Mike Houston is 11-1 as a head coach when coming off a loss.
CJ Sweat: JMU 44 Villanova 20
Chris Mason: Villanova 22 JMU 17
Parker Hall: JMU 30 Villanova 20
Troy @ Liberty
Liberty continues their incredibly unpredictable season this week as they host the Troy Trojans for homecoming. The Trojans head to Lynchburg with a five game win streak and their only loss in week one, against a Boise State team that was ranked a week ago. Meanwhile, the Flames are battling multiple injuries this week with Damian King, Kentory Matthews, and Ethan Crawford all out.
CJ Sweat: Troy 38 Liberty 13
Chris Mason: Liberty 54 Troy 0
Parker Hall: Troy 52 Liberty 21
VMI @ Samford
The Keydets may very well be one of the worst teams in FCS but these past three games have felt different. Despite being
0-5 on the year, VMI has lost their last three by a combined 15 points. Samford is 2-4 on the year but keep in mind these losses are to Florida State, #2 Kennesaw State, Chattanooga and Mercer and none have been decided by more than 14 points.
CJ Sweat: Samford 34 VMI 10
Chris Mason: VMI 31 Samford 10
Parker Hall: Samford 40 VMI 0
Marshall @ ODU
Since upsetting Virginia Tech, the Monarchs have returned to their losing ways, dropping games to ECU and Florida Atlantic. Defensively, they are allowing nearly 39 points per game, which puts them at 114th in the nation. This week they'll host Marshall who is 3-2 on the year.
CJ Sweat: Marshall 41 ODU 28
Chris Mason: ODU 24 Marshall 14
Parker Hall: Marshall 34 ODU 24
William & Mary @ Towson
After back to back shutouts, the Tribe responded last week with a 25-22 win against CAA bottom-feeder, Albany. The rest of this schedule is incredibly difficult as four of their next five opponents are ranked. Towson meanwhile has been a bit of a dark-horse and rolls into this game after throbbing Stony Brook 52-28 a week ago.
CJ Sweat: Towson 35 William & Mary 17
Chris Mason: Towson 24 William & Mary 14
Parker Hall: Towson 38 William & Mary 24
Miami @ UVA
UVA's chances of back-to-back bowl seasons continues to hang in the balance with another must-win game. They'll welcome Miami this week, who avoided disaster against Florida State a week ago, squeaking by 28-27.
CJ Sweat: Miami 34 UVA 30
Chris Mason: Miami 33 UVA 17
Parker Hall: Miami 41 UVA 24
Virginia Tech @ UNC
The Hokies were sent back to reality last week after getting trounced 45-23 by Notre Dame. Despite a solid first half, the defense allowed 28 points in the second en-route to their second loss of the year. Virginia Tech travels to Chapel Hill, NC to face the Tarheels who coming off a bye, and lost their last game 47-10 to Miami.
CJ Sweat: Virginia Tech 38 UNC 16
Chris Mason: Virginia Tech 24 UNC 10
Parker Hall: Virginia Tech 30 UNC 24
Richmond @ Albany
While this may not be the most attractive game on today's slate, it's the most important contest in the commonwealth. The Spiders are currently 0-3 in conference play and have been outscored 142-48 during that stretch. Considering that Albany may be the worst team in the CAA, head coach Russ Huesman has to win today.
CJ Sweat: Richmond 31 Albany 14
Chris Mason: Albany 24 Richmond 17
Parker Hall: Albany 30 Richmond 24
