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VMI at Mercer Gameday Central

LEXINGTON, Va. – After upsetting No. 19 Chattanooga in overtime last weekend at home, the VMI football team hits the road again for a Saturday evening kickoff with Mercer University in Macon, Georgia
 
The game will be broadcast from Five Star Stadium at 4 p.m. on ESPN+.

Links to the broadcast, radio and live stats are listed below in addition to other links that provide gameday information for both programs.
 
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Live Radio Broadcast on 96.7 3WZ 
Live Stats
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VMI (4-2, 2-1 SoCon)
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THE SERIES: This will be the eighth meeting between the schools that first met in 2014. Mercer leads the rivalry, 5-2, with the first VMI victory occurring in 2015 when the Keydets prevailed, 28-21. Last year in Lexington, VMI topped the Bears 44-13 at Foster Stadium.
 
A VMI Win over Mercer would ...
---Be VMI's first victory in Macon since 2015
---Move VMI to 2-2 on the road this season

KEYDETS AND BEARS TANGLE ON SATURDAY – VMI will return to the road for its final away contest in the month of October this Saturday when it takes on Mercer at Five-Star Stadium in Macon, Georgia. It will be the first visit by the Keydets to Mercer since the 2019 season.
 
RICE NAMED SOCON SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Redshirt sophomore Jerry Rice was named the Southern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week presented by GEICO on Monday. Rice accounted for a career-high 17 points as the Keydets downed the Mocs in overtime, 37-34. The redshirt sophomore from Daleville, Virginia, converted both of his extra-point attempts and was 5-for-5 on field-goal attempts to match VMI's single-game record for field goals set in 1977 by Craig Jones. He scored the game's first nine points, converting field goals of 32, 27 and 18 yards in the first half. His career-long 49-yard field goal with 41 seconds left in the contest put VMI up 34-31, but after Chattanooga tied it on a last-second field goal, Rice hit from 37 yards in overtime to give the Keydets their first win over a ranked opponent this season. 
 
3-0 AT HOME – The Keydets moved to 3-0 at Foster Stadium last Saturday with a come-from-behind victory over Chattanooga in OT which made them 3-0 at Foster Stadium. It also was VMI's seventh victory out of the last eight home games and the ninth conference win over the last 11 outings.

JACKSON CLUTCH CATCHES – Senior wide receiver Michael Jackson caught six passes for a career-high 140 yards and two touchdowns to help VMI past Chattanooga Saturday. Jackson snagged two aerials from VMI quarterback Seth Morgan in acrobatic fashion for second half touchdowns covering 19 and 20 yards for a career-best in TD receptions in a game. On the season, Jackson has caught 20 passes for 256 yards – third best on the team in both categories.
 
MORGAN ARM ACTIVE – Redshirt sophomore Seth Morgan returned to the starting quarterback role Saturday against Chattanooga and completed 30 of 42 passes for a season-high 306 yards which was his fourth career 300-yard passing game which ties him with Eric Kordenbrock for third most in school history.
 
VMI RADIO NETWORK: WWZW – 96.7 FM (Lexington, Lynchburg), WJFN – 820 AM, 92.7 FM, 107.7 FM (Richmond), WPMH 1010 AM, 100.5 FM, 96.9 FM (Hampton Roads). A free audio broadcast of the game is available at 3wzfm.com. Wade Branner will call the play-by-play and Rick Cruze will be color commentator.
 
TELEVISION/ VIDEO STREAMING: Saturday's game can be seen on ESPN+.
 
MORE RICE – Redshirt sophomore Jerry Rice has been a model of consistency this season and is 10 for 11 in field goals and 20 for 20 in PAT attempts. Five of his field goals have come from 40 yards or before including the career-high 49 yarder against Chattanooga.
 
VMI IN OT – VMI's 37-34 overtime win over Chattanooga moved the Keydets to 4-0 against the Mocs in games decided beyond regulation with all the wins coming in Lexington. Overall, VMI is 10-5 on overtime games.
 
BRIDY RAMBLES ON – Senior running back Korey Bridy produced his second 100-yard rushing game of the season and fourth of his career with 165 yards on a career-high 36 carries against the Mocs. Bridy leads the team in rushing with 614 yards and averaging 102.3 yards per game which ranks third in the SoCon.
 
CULBREATH TOPS IN SOCON – Sophomore punter Jack Culbreath is experiencing a breakthrough year handling the Keydet punting chores and is averaging 45.2 yards per punt which is barely behind current leader Matt Campbell (45.4) for the SoCon #1 spot in punting.
 
HERRES STREAK CONTINUES - With five catches against Chattanooga, Jakob Herres extended his consecutive games streak with a reception to 26 contests.
 
HIGH MARK FOR "O" – The Keydets produced their highest total offense of the season against the Mocs with 485 yards which was fueled by season bests single game totals in rushing (179) and yards passing (306). It was the best total offense output by VMI since the spring '21 Wofford game which saw the Jeydets roll up 503 yards.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Korey Bridy

#1 Korey Bridy

RB
6' 0"
Senior
Jakob Herres

#14 Jakob Herres

WR
6' 4"
Senior
Michael Jackson

#11 Michael Jackson

WR
6' 2"
Senior
Seth Morgan

#4 Seth Morgan

QB
6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
Jerry Rice

#93 Jerry Rice

K/P
5' 7"
Redshirt Sophomore
Jack Culbreath

#41 Jack Culbreath

K/P
6' 4"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Korey Bridy

#1 Korey Bridy

6' 0"
Senior
RB
Jakob Herres

#14 Jakob Herres

6' 4"
Senior
WR
Michael Jackson

#11 Michael Jackson

6' 2"
Senior
WR
Seth Morgan

#4 Seth Morgan

6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
QB
Jerry Rice

#93 Jerry Rice

5' 7"
Redshirt Sophomore
K/P
Jack Culbreath

#41 Jack Culbreath

6' 4"
Sophomore
K/P