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Top NAIA Football Matchups of Week 8

The Lions offense has senior running back Markell Scott who has 607 rushing yards and 7 touchdowns this season.
The Lions offense has senior running back Markell Scott who has 607 rushing yards and 7 touchdowns this season.

Hello, Justin Berendzen (@jrberendzen on Twitter) with my top 5 NAIA football matchups of week 8.

Ottawa University-Arizona at Langston University

Big road game for OUAZ should be a competitive game. The Lions offense has senior running back Markell Scott who has 607 rushing yards and 7 touchdowns this season. Defensively for OUAZ they have grad linebacker Scott Bonham Jr who has 33 tackles, 4 TFLs and 3 PBUs in 2022. The Spirit offense has senior wide receiver Devone Humphrey who has 383 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns this season. Defensively for Langston they have grad linebacker Devin Dourisseau who has 21 tackles, 3 PBUs and 2 interceptions in 2022.

Rocky Mountain College at Carroll College

Battlin Bears up against the Saints. The Saints offense has senior tight end Tony Collins who has 349 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns in 2022. Defensively for Rocky Mountain they have sophomore defensive back Kaysan Barnett who has 21 tackles, 6 PBUs and 2 interceptions this season. The Battlin Bears offense has sophomore running back Zaire Wilcox who has 483 rushing yards and 3 rushing touchdowns in 2022. Defensively for Carroll they have redshirt senior defensive lineman Garrett Kocab who has 34 tackles, 3.5 TFLs and 2 PBUs this season.

Keiser University at Southeastern University (FL)

Possibly going to be a good battle in Florida. The Fire offense has grad running back Bryan Bell who has 243 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns this season. Defensively for Keiser they have sophomore defensive back Wendol Philord who has 28 tackles, 6 PBUs and 3 interceptions in 2022. For the Seahawks offense they have senior running back Marques Burgess who has 679 rushing yards and 7 touchdowns this season. Defensively for Southeastern they have sophomore defensive back Ryan Cunningham who has 42 tackles, 3 PBUs and 2.5 TFLs in 2022.

Tabor College at Kansas Wesleyan University

The Blue Jays against the Coyotes. Kansas Wesleyan’s offense has sophomore running back Nick Allsman who has 554 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns in 2021. Defensively for the Blue Jays they have senior defensive back Gunnar Reiss who has 18 tackles, 6 PBUs and 3 interceptions this season. The Tabor offense has sophomore running back Jakob Feil who has 262 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns in 2022. Defensively for the Coyotes they have junior defensive back My’Kell Barnett who has 19 tackles and 5 PBUs this season.

Marian University at Concordia University (MI)

This could be a very sneaky matchup. The Cardinals are led offensively by redshirt senior wide receiver Donovan Johnson who has 430 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns this season. Defensively for Marian they have senior linebacker Logan Blake who has 41 tackles, 8.5 TFLs and 3 PBUs in 2022. The Knights offense has senior wide receiver Ben Stevens who has 625 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns this season. Defensively for Concordia they have senior defensive back Gerald McHenry who has 25 tackles, 14 PBUs and 2 interceptions

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