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No. 4 South Dakota visits No. 12 Youngstown State in a matchup with early playoff résumé implications, while No. 7 North Dakota looks to bounce back at Indiana State, No. 3 Illinois State takes its unbeaten record to Northern Iowa and No. 2 South Dakota State turns to its quarterback depth against Eastern Illinois.

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