JACKSON, Mississippi -- Eight points separate Alcorn State from being unbeaten in the SWAC.The Braves (7-3, 6-2 SWAC) travel to Jackson State at 2 p.m. Saturday in their "Soul Bowl" contest at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Alcorn has already clinched the Eastern Division championship and will face Grambling in the SWAC Championship Game on Dec. 5 at Houston's Reliant Stadium.
Braves coach Jay Hopson is focused on Jackson State, not looking ahead to a showdown against Grambling.
"There's not much to be said, its a rivalry game," Hopson said in a SWAC Teleconference call this week. "Jackson State's a tough team. It's always a battle. We need to be ready. We have to go prepare and do the things we have to be successful. Jackson State will be ready to play."
Jackson State (3-7, 3-5) won 34-31 last year, but Alcorn went on to win the SWAC and Black College National championships. The Tigers are hoping for a second straight upset.
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