TODAY’S GREAT AMERICAN CONFERENCE GAMES

HENDERSON STATE VS. SE OKLA. STATE

WHEN 6 p.m. Central

WHERE Paul Laird Field, Durant, Okla.

RADIO KAAY-AM, 1090, in Little Rock; KDEL-FM, 100.9, in Arkadelphia; KAFN-FM, 100.7, and KZYP-AM, 1310, in Malvern; KEWI-AM, 690, in Benton

INTERNET hsusports.com

2014 RECORDS HSU 9-2, 8-2 Great American Conference; SE Oklahoma State 7-5, 6-4

COACHES HSU: Scott Maxfield (69-38 in 11th season at HSU, 97-50 in 15th season overall); SE Oklahoma State: Bo Atterberry (7-5 in second season at SEO, 48-33 in eighth season overall)

SERIES HSU leads 19-6.

LAST MEETING HSU won 60-17 last season.

COMMENTS Junior Dallas Hardison will make his first college start at quarterback for the Reddies. He passed for more than 6,000 yards and had a 25-1 career record as a starter at Bentonville High School. He replaces Kevin Rodgers, a three-time Division II All-American and GAC player of the year who set most of the passing records for the school and the conference. … Senior Joseph Snapp (51 catches, 643 yards) is the leading returning receiver for the Reddies. He had 7 catches for 120 yards last year against SE Oklahoma State, including a 62-yard touchdown on the first play of the game. … Two transfers, Grady Ollison of Arkansas and Jordan Dominquez of Saddleback Community College of Mission Viejo, Calif., figure to help the Reddies on the defensive front right away. SE Oklahoma State was 5-1 at home last year.

OUACHITA BAPTIST AT EAST CENTRAL (OKLA.)

WHEN 6 p.m. Central

WHERE Koi Ishto Stadium, Ada, Okla.

RADIO KHTE-FM, 96.5, in Little Rock; KHTO-FM, 96.7, in Hot Springs; KVRC-AM, 1240, in Arkadelphia; KAMD-FM, 97.1, in Camden; KNAS-FM, 105.5, in Nashville; KQOR-FM, 105.3, in Mena; KFMD-FM, 105.3, and KFMD-AM, 1340, in Springdale

INTERNET obutigers.com

2014 RECORDS OBU 10-1, 10-0 Great American Conference; East Central 6-5, 6-4

RANKINGS OBU is No. 12 in the AFCA preseason Division II coaches poll and No. 18 in the preseason D2football.com poll

COACHES OBU: Todd Knight (77-83 in 17th season at OBU, 105-115-2 in 23rd season overall); East Central: Tim McCarty (39-46 in ninth season at East Central, 59-64 in 12th season overall)

SERIES OBU leads 13-5.

LAST MEETING OBU won 41-20 last season.

COMMENTS Both teams will have new quarterbacks. Kiehl Frazier graduated at OBU after leading the Tigers to the conference championship, and East Central’s Spencer Bond was moved to safety in the offseason. Sophomore Austin Warford is set to be Ouachita’s quarterback, while senior Rocky Moore is listed as the starter for East Central. … After winning the conference title last year, OBU qualified for the NCAA Division II playoffs for the first time, losing to Minnesota-Duluth 48-45 in the first round. … Junior receiver Ke’Vontae Pope returns for OBU. He had 37 catches for 564 yards last season.

ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO VS. NW OKLA. STATE

WHEN 7 p.m.

WHERE Willis “Convoy” Leslie Cotton Boll Stadium, Monticello

RADIO KHBM-FM, 93.7, in Monticello

INTERNET uamsports.com

2014 RECORDS UAM 2-8, 2-9 Great American Conference; NW Oklahoma State 3-7, 3-7

COACHES UAM: Hud Jackson (13-30 in fifth season at UAM and overall); Matt Walter (0-0 in first season at NW Oklahoma State and overall)

SERIES UAM leads 3-2.

LAST MEETING NW Oklahoma State won 34-28 last year.

COMMENTS Senior Hunter Leppert returns at quarterback for the Boll Weevils. He passed for 2,203 yards and 16 touchdowns with 6 interceptions in only 9 games last season. … Also returning is senior wide receiver Cody Bordelon, an all-conference pick who had 39 catches for 591 yards and 6 touchdowns last year. … There are other returners, but there are plenty of newcomers. In fact, there are 80 players who opened camp that were not at UAM last season, and 25 of those wound up on the first two-deep depth chart — 13 on offense and 12 on defense. … NW Oklahoma State Coach Matt Walter was the fullback on the Rangers’ NAIA national championship team in 1999.

ARKANSAS TECH AT SOUTHERN NAZARENE

WHEN 7 p.m. Central

WHERE SNU Football Stadium, Bethany, Okla.

RADIO KCJC-FM, 102.3 in Russelville

INTERNET arkansastechsports.com

RECORDS Arkansas Tech (0-0, 0-0 GAC), SNU (0-0, 0-0)

COACHES Raymond Monica (8-14 in second season at Arkansas Tech, 53-48 in nine seasons overall); Craig Hubbard (o-0 in first season as interim coach at Southen Nazarene)

SERIES Arkansas Tech leads 2-0.

LAST MEETING Arkansas Tech won 34-14 in 2014.

COMMENTS The Wonder Boys scored touchdowns four different ways in last year’s victory over the Crimson Storm (rushing, passing, kickoff return and interception return). … Arkansas Tech linebacker Logan Genz needs one tackle to become the school’s all-time leader ahead of Mike Gurule. Genz, who scored on a 46-yard interception return last year against the Crimson Storm, was selected by d2football.com as a preseason All-American. … Senior Arsenio Favor of Birmingham, Ala., will start at quarterback for the Wonder Boys. He spent time as the starter at Southern Mississippi before being injured and most recently was at Alabama-Birmingham before the school dropped its football program. … Crimson Storm interim coach Craig Hubbard has served as the team’s defensive coordinator since 2006. … Southern Nazarene was 0-11 in 2014, including 0-10 in the Great American Conference.

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