Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

SOUTHERN NAZARENE AT ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO

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WHEN 2 p.m.

WHERE Willis Leslie Cotton Boll Stadium, Monticello

RADIO KBHM-FM, 93.7, Monticello INTERNET uamsports.com RECORDS Southern Nazarene 4-5, 4-5 Great American Conference; UAM 2-7, 2-7

COACHES Dustin Hada (10-24 in fourth season at Southern Nazarene, overall); Hud Jackson (44-86 in 12th season at UAM and overall) SERIES Arkansas-Monticello leads 8-1.

LAST MEETING Arkansas-Monticello gave up seven second-half points in a 40-26 victory on Sept. 1, 2022, in Bethany, Okla.

NOTEWORTHY UAM has lost its past seven games, but it’s beaten Southern Nazarene five straight times. Three of those victories occurred in Monticello. … Quarterbac­k Gage Porter has rushed for 1,421 yards and passed for 1,368 yards for Southern Nazarene. He also has 18 total touchdowns. … Greg Hooks is still third in the Great American Conference in passes defended with 13. He’s also intercepte­d a pass for the Boll Weevils, who are ninth in the league in total defense. … The Crimson Storm average 449.8 yards and 29.3 points per game. Both numbers rank in the conference’s top five. … UAM is the most penalized team in the league with 78, which is 12 more than the closest competitor. The Boll Weevils’ 701 penalty yards are also the most in the GAC. … Two players have more than 20 catches for Southern Nazarene. Asa Robertson has a team-high 29 receptions while Jarrell Farr has caught 21 passes. They average 44 and 38.67 receiving yards, respective­ly. … The University of Arkansas at Monticello will face Southern Arkansas next week in the annual Battle of the Timberland­s.

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