College football preview: Edward Waters at Albany State
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College football preview: Edward Waters at Albany State

WHO: Edward Waters (1-6) at Albany State (4-3).

When: 2pm on Saturday.

Where: Albany State University Coliseum, Albany, GA.

Skinny: Tigers head to Georgia stuck on a six-game losing streak; most recently a 27-20 loss to Savannah State last Saturday. … Edward Waters’ problem areas have been the pass offense, which has six total sacks in seven games, and the rush defense, where they’ve allowed 4.9 yards per carry. … Johnny Jones leads the Tigers with 274 yards receiving. … Edward Waters beat Albany State 31-27 in the match held in Jacksonville last year. … For the Rams, former Mandarin High School tailback Tiant Wyche is rushing like a true freshman, rushing for 376 yards and averaging 6.3 yards per attempt. … Albany State quarterback Isaiah Knowles is completing 69 percent of his passes (133 of 192) for 1,857 yards and 24 touchdowns. …Albany State players with ties to the Jacksonville area include linebacker Iman Davis (Camden County), wide receiver Kieren Jackson (Mandarin), linebacker Akil Lampley (Sandalwood), linebacker Marlon Pollock (Columbia), linebacker Rontavion Scott ( Atlantic Coast), quarterback Jordan Smith (Columbia), defensive lineman De’avary Weeks (Riverside), offensive lineman Jalen Woodard (First Coast). … Former Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Quinn Gray is the head coach at Albany State.

This article first appeared in the Florida Times-Union: Edward Waters University-Albany State: NCAA football preview