No. 1 Jacksonville State (12-1) meets a familiar foe when Sam Houston State (11-3) visits Burgess-Snow Field in the semifinals of the FCS playoffs.
The Bearkats -- yes, that's spelled correctly -- upended the Gamecocks' championship run in 2014. A 37-26 upset sent Jacksonville State home early in the second round. Sam Houston State would eventually be eliminated by North Dakota State in the semifinals.
This year, head coach K.C. Keeler has eyes set on something more.
Here's @CoachKCKeeler talking to the team after today's #FCSPlayoffs win over Colgate pic.twitter.com/GWhpkOXRFm
— BearkatSportsNetwork (@BearkatVid) December 12, 2015
John Grass -- who lead Jacksonville State to its first-ever semifinals berth -- is just looking to return the favor.
A free live stream of the contest can be found here.
Preview
Game Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Burgess-Snow Field in Jacksonville, Alabama
Weather: Sunny, High of 50
Odds, via Vegas Insider: Jacksonville State -7.5, per Golden Nugget
Radio: Sam Houston State (KSAM 101.7); Jacksonville State (WLJS 91.9)
TV: ESPNU
What They're Saying
Jacksonville mayor & Huntsville, TX mayor agreed to a friendly wager on tmrrw's game btwn JSU and Sam Houston State. pic.twitter.com/D55SP45azS
— Jasmina Alston (@Jasmina3340) December 18, 2015
Sam Houston State and Jacksonville State are a lot alike... Except only one school knows how to properly spell "cat."
— Jordan Smith (@JSmith_FOX6) December 14, 2015
OVERALL SERIES INFO Sam Houston State leads Jacksonville State, 5-4
— GridironHistory.com (@GridironHistory) December 16, 2015
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