THE WORD

Southland Conference play heats up in Week 5 as No. 8 Stephen F. Austin hosts UIW in a key early conference matchup, while Lamar looks to build on its statement road win and McNeese heads to LSU.

Yet another week of lessons in the UAC. Austin Peay looks more and more like the ultimate dark horse, West Florida gets brought back down to earth, and Tarleton State’s offense keeps humming. Plenty of good news for North Alabama, but even more so for Abilene Christian. Meanwhile, the nightmare continues for Eastern Kentucky... and West Georgia. Ready? Week 3 Recap #14 Austin Peay Governors (3-1, 0-1) 38, #17 West Florida Argonauts (2-1, 1-1) 16 At the end of the day, this ga