Football | 10/7/2016 3:38:00 PM
DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern will look to put last week's road loss in the rear view mirror and keep its home record spotless when it hosts Northwestern Oklahoma State at 2 p.m. at Paul Laird Field.
The Savage Storm come into the weekend with a 3-2 record following a 37-33 loss at Southwestern Oklahoma State in the final minutes this past Saturday.
Fans can catch Southeastern football on the Southeastern Sports Network on the flagship station Mix 96.1 FM or its affiliates as well as via the web at www.GoSoutheastern.com/SESportsNet. Jay Lindly will have the call with Joey McWilliams in the booth and Ed Meacham on the sideline.
SE enters the contest as the nation's best team at forcing turnovers with 19 on the season while also leading in turnover margin, averaging a plus-2.40 per game margin and are at plus-12 total on the year.
Raheem Wilson has helped lead that charge, adding a pair of interceptions to his total last week, bringing home top four on the season and pushing his career total to 17, snapping the old career picks record of 16 held by Andrew Knight and Greg Lornes.
Wilson and five others have also forced a fumble, with
Brickey Reed recovering a pair of fumbles, while eight others have one recovery each.
Offensively,
Devlon Wortham has piled up 558 yards on the ground this season and is just 36 yards away from matching Earnest Hunter's career rushing yards record of 2,907 yards.
Wortham has tallied five scores, while
Ronnie Green has reached pay dirt a team-best six times while racking up 395 yards on 90 carries.
CB Cantwell has been efficient through the air, completing 69.5 percent of his passes for 1,078 yards and nine touchdowns across from four picks.
Bryce Steele has been his top target with 19 catches for 185 yards and a team-leading four touchdowns, while
Kaymon Farmer has hauled in 18 receptions for a team-high 326 yards.
NWOSU comes into the weekend with a 2-3 record off the heels of a 42-26 win over East Central a week ago.
The Ranger offense is centered on the passing game where Reid Miller has completed 59.9 percent of his passes for 1,689 yards and 18 touchdowns, averaging 337.8 yards per game. He has hit 19 different receivers, led by Horatio Smith who has 24 catches for 479 yards and six scores.
The rushing game is led by Jacob Peyton who has 197 yards on 34 carries, while Miller has three of the team's five rushing scores.
The NWOSU defense is allowing 153.6 yards per game on the ground and 382.8 through the air, as opponents are averaging 536.4 yards per game of total offense through five games.
