State college capsules — Erick Taylor
NAIA
LANGSTON (OKLA.) AT ARKANSAS BAPTIST
WHEN 6 p.m.
WHERE Quigley-Cox Stadium, Little rock
STREAMING None
TV None
RECORDS Langston 2-1; Arkansas Baptist 1-3
COACHES Calvin Miller (2-1 in first season at Langston and overall); Richard Wilson (19th season at Arkansas Baptist, 13-45 in fifth season at NAIA level)
SERIES Langston leads 5-0.
LAST MEETING Langston led 28-0 early and dominated in a 48-14 win Oct. 11, 2025, in Langston, Okla.
NOTEWORTHY All five meetings have resulted in victories of at least 31 points for Langston. The last time the two played in Little Rock, the Lions won 42-0. … Arkansas Baptist returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown and ran a fumble back 80 yards for a score over a five-play span in the third quarter of last week’s 35-28 loss at Nelson (Texas). … Langston opened the year with a loss at Louisiana Christian but has since won two games in a row. … The Buffaloes are last in the Sooner Athletic Conference in scoring offense (14.3 points) and scoring defense (49.8 points), but Brenden Ward has defended a league-high five passes. Also, Christopher Moore is tied for second in the SAC with 7.5 tackles for loss.
NCAA DIVISION III
HENDRIX AT AUSTIN (TEXAS)
WHEN 1 p.m. Central
WHERE Jerry Apple Stadium, Sherman, Texas
STREAMING FloCollege
TV None
RECORDS Hendrix 1-1; Austin 1-2
COACHES Buck Buchanan (63-63 in 14th season at Hendrix and overall); Tony Joe White 7-25 in fourth season at Austin and 42-46 in 10 seasons overall)
SERIES Hendrix leads 8-6.
LAST MEETING Hendrix led 34-7 at halftime before rolling 60-21 on Oct. 11, 2025, in Conway.
NOTEWORTHY Austin led Texas Lutheran 20-15 at halftime last week but was outscored 42-6 in the second half. … Two Hendrix players garnered awards from the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference last week. Christian Roberts was the co-defensive player of the week after recording 18 tackles and forcing 2 fumbles while Josh Gil was named the special teams player of the week after averaging 39 yards per punt. … Leyton Riviere is second in the SCAC in completions (48) and first in attempts (93), yards (719), touchdown passes (7) and interceptions (7). … Westin Bruce had seven catches for 139 yards for Hendrix in its 39-point victory over Austin in 2025.
LYON AT WESTMINSTER (MO.)
WHEN 7 p.m. Central
WHERE Kent and Judith Mueller Stadium, Fuller, Mo.
STREAMING Westminster College Athletics
TV None
RECORDS Lyon 1-2; Westminster 1-1
COACHES Chris Douglas (11-44 in seventh season at Lyon and 71-121 in 21 seasons overall); Luke Butts (6-16 in third season at Westminster and overall)
SERIES Lyon leads 2-0.
LAST MEETING Lyon snapped a tie by scoring 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to win 38-24 on Sept. 27, 2025, in Batesville.
NOTEWORTHY Malaki Lockhart and Grayson Johnson combined to complete 21 of 30 passes for 277 yards with 3 touchdowns and 1 interception last week for Lyon in its 33-32 loss to Greenville (Ill.). The Scots led by 13 points in the final quarter before surrendering 14 straight points. … Westminster is coming off a bye week but beat Eureka (Ill.) 41-0 in its last game Sept. 12. … Tky Posey leads Lyon in rushing with 143 yards on 34 carries. Also, both Javarion Williams and Jace Birkes have caught two touchdown passes apiece. … Martez Stephenson has rushed 19 times for 156 yards and 2 touchdowns for Westminster. Trey Thomas has also completed 28 of 47 passes for 322 yards and 3 scores.
Southern Collegiate Athletic Association;CONF.;ALLTexas Lutheran;0-0;2-1Hendrix;0-0;1-1Austin (Texas);0-0;1-2Lyon;0-0;1-2Centenary (La.);0-0;0-2Gallaudet (D.C.);0-0;0-3Saturday’s gamesAll times CentralRoanoke (Va.) at Gallaudet (D.C.), noonHendrix at Austin (Texas), 1 p.m.Texas Lutheran at East Texas Baptist, 1 p.m.Schreiner (Texas) at Centenary (La.), 6 p.m.Lyon at Westminster (Mo.), 7 p.m.Sooner Athletic Conference standings;CONF.;ALLOttawa (Ariz.);3-0;3-1Louisiana Christian;2-0;3-1Texas Wesleyan;1-0;1-2Langston (Okla.);1-1;2-1Nelson (Texas);1-1;1-2Arkansas Baptist;1-1;1-3Okla. Panhandle State;0-1;2-2Wayland Baptist (Texas);0-2;1-3Texas College;0-3;0-3Saturday’s gamesAll times CentralWayland Baptist at Texas College, 6 p.m.Langston (Okla.) at Arkansas Baptist, 6 p.m.Nelson (Texas) at Texas Wesleyan, 6 p.m.Okla. Panhandle State at Louisiana Christian, 6 p.m.
Erick Taylor is the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s high school sports coordinator and lead reporter for Division II, Division III and NAIA football. He has been involved in sports journalism for 25 years.