NCAA FCS MEAC

South Carolina State football predictions & picks

Mid-Eastern Athletic

2026 record: 8-2
MEAC: 1st
PPG: 41.3
Streak: W3
Last 5: Lost 31–34 vs The Citadel · Sat, Oct 3 Lost 39–49 at Charleston Southern · Sat, Oct 10 Won 22–7 vs Norfolk State · Sat, Oct 24 Won 51–10 at Morgan State · Thu, Oct 29 Won 35–28 at Howard · Thu, Nov 5

South Carolina State next game

Wk 11

SC State vs1:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 NC Central

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

South Carolina State 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 vsSavannah State Savannah St W87–0 —

Wk 1Sun, Sep 6Sep 6 @Florida A&M Florida A&M W31–13 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vsVirginia State Virginia St W66–0 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Furman Furman W20–17 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Bethune-Cookman Bethune W31–21 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs The Citadel The Citadel L31–34 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @Charleston Southern Charleston So L39–49 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs Norfolk State Norfolk St W22–7 —

Wk 9Thu, Oct 29Oct 29 @Morgan State Morgan St W51–10 —

Wk 10Thu, Nov 5Nov 5 @Howard Howard W35–28 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs North Carolina Central NC Central 1:30 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 vs Delaware State Delaware St 12:30 PM ET Pick coming soon

South Carolina State team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 41.3/ game 2nd

Total yards 447.3/ game 11th

Passing yards 233.2/ game 39th

Rushing yards 214.1/ game 7th

Third-down conversions 43.0% 30th

Giveaways 1.0/ game 21st

Time of possession 32:26 13th

Defense

Points allowed 17.9/ game 9th

Yards allowed 251.1/ game 1st

Passing yards allowed 161.3/ game 9th

Rushing yards allowed 89.8/ game 2nd

Takeaways 1.6/ game 39th

Penalties 9.3/ game 124th

South Carolina State leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Keely Watson 1,783yds 14 TD · 3 INT · 65.1% comp. · 10 games

Rushing Mason Pickett-Hicks 785yds 7 TD · 7.4 per carry · 8 games

Receiving Malaqhi Jones 501yds 36 catches · 1 TD · 9 games

Tackles Jadin Jones 40 10 games

Sacks KVon Chisolm 8.5 10 games

Interceptions Jabin Ford 2 4 passes defended · 10 games

MEAC standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 South Carolina State SC State 820 8-2 .800 413179 +234 W3

2 Delaware State Delaware St 640 6-4 .600 236255 −19 W2

3 North Carolina Central NC Central 550 5-5 .500 255251 +4 W3

4 Morgan State Morgan St 550 5-5 .500 246291 −45 L4

5 Norfolk State Norfolk St 460 4-6 .400 315251 +64 L3

6 Howard Howard 460 4-6 .400 191308 −117 L2

South Carolina State FAQ

Who does South Carolina State play next?

Next up for South Carolina State: home against North Carolina Central, Saturday, November 14, 1:30 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is South Carolina State’s record this season?

South Carolina State is 8-2, 1st in the MEAC.

Who leads South Carolina State in passing yards?

Keely Watson, with 1,783 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (14 TD · 3 INT · 65.1% comp. · 10 games).

MEAC rivals

All teams

Delaware State Howard Morgan State Norfolk State North Carolina Central

South Carolina State this week

South Carolina State is 8-2, 3-0 in MEAC play. Its last game was a 35–28 win over Howard on November 5, its third in a row. Its offense averages 41.3 points a game (2nd in FCS), and its defense allows 17.9 (9th).

Next up, South Carolina State hosts North Carolina Central on Saturday, November 14 at 1:30 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.