Tuskegee still up; SWAC title game in Houston

HOUSTON, Texas -- Only two games are on the black college football schedule Saturday as the season winds down to its final weeks. And both games could lead to more. First up in Carrollton, Georgia Saturday at 12 noon, 10-2 Tuskegee looks to advance to the NCAA Div. II Final Four when the Golden Tigers travel to Super Region II top seed West Georgia (11-1) for a quarterfinal matchup.

And later Saturday (3 p.m.) down in Houston, Texas, Grambling State (9-2), winners of the SWAC West Division, takes on East Division champ Alcorn State (8-3) with the SWAC championship and a berth in the Dec. 19 Celebration Bowl in Atlanta on the line. Tuskegee wins again The Tuskegee Golden Tigers and head coach Willie Slater, seeded sixth in the NCAA Div. II Super Region II, are showing that they more than belong in the playoffs.

After getting a 26-16 first round road win over third-seed Catawba, the first victory in Div. II postseason history for Tuskegee, the Tigers followed it up with a thrilling, last-minute 35-31 second round road win at second seed North Alabama Saturday. They now get to play for the region title and a spot in the national semifinals against the region's top seed, the West Georgia Wolves, again on the road.

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