Florida transfer tight end A.C. Leonard has been a pleasant surprise for the Tigers as he leads them in receiving yards (264) and is second in receptions (16).  Wide receiver Travis James (17 receptions) has also been German’s go to guy while Joe Brown (8-94) and Devin Wilson (7-99-2) have also been relied upon.  This will be a true test for the TSU offense as they have yet to face a defense the caliber of the Golden Lions.

Fort Valley State (3-1, 2-0) vs. Tuskegee (2-1, 1-0)

It seems as if Tuskegee, the all-time winningest program in HBCU football history, has been down the last couple of years.  In actuality, they were only down last year going 4-6, after going 9-2 in 2010, with no post-season berth.  One of the reasons it may seem as if TU is down is because the Golden Tigers have not won the SIAC championship since 2009 (they won the three previous years, too).  They are off to the good start this year partly because former University of Missouri star Derrick Washington has been the catalyst of the Golden Tigers offense rushing for 303 yards, 6.5 yards per carry and five touchdowns already this season.  Coach Willie Slater uses a two-quarterback system in Rashard Burkette and Justin Nared who have combined to complete just 39 percent of their passes with only one touchdown.  Slater feels that both are coming along and neither has thrown an interception this year.  Defensively, backs William Buford and Kevin Phinazee Jr. have been opportunistic and have two interceptions a piece.  While TU gives up 322 yards per game, they only allow opponents to score 14 points per game.  A point of emphasis needs to be put on the pass rush as the Golden Tigers have a total of three sacks.  Saturday they will have to get after Fort Valley State quarterback Antonio Henton.  While Hinton is only completing 43 percent of his passes and has thrown eight interceptions, he is always a threat to throw the ball deep to his big play wide receiver Christopher Slaughter, who is averaging 21.1 yards per reception and has four touchdowns.  Running back Seth Hill (6.1 yards per carry) leads a running game that averages 137.5 yards rushing per game.  Defensively, since giving up 561 yards in a 62-14 loss to Valdosta State three weeks ago the Wildcats have settled down and have given up an average of 241 yards in two wins over Clark-Atlanta and Benedict.  Linebacker Leron Furr has already recorded 11.5 tackles for loss and unlike TU the Wildcats secondary is very opportunistic as four players have two interceptions a piece.