PSAC Week One Preview

September 7th, 2024 7:00am

PSAC Week One Preview

Thursday’s nine Week One games of the 2024 PSAC football season are in the books but we have six more games on tap for Saturday. All of the Week One games for the teams of the PSAC are against non-league opponents. As mentioned last week, in the PSAC Week Zero preview, there are a couple of changes in the PSAC worth noting for the 2024 season. First, the PSAC West has lost a team. Mercyhurst has made the move to the Northeast Conference and will now be playing a Division I FCS schedule this year. That drops the total number of PSAC Teams to 15, with eight in the PSAC East and seven in the PSAC West. We also have a coaching change in the PSAC East heading into Week One. Duke Greco, taking over for the retired Bill Zwaan, is the new head coach at West Chester. Coach Greco and the Golden Rams host Bentley on Saturday to open the season.

In the PSAC East, Kutztown (1-0), picked as the favorite by the head coaches in the preseason poll and currently number 10 in the D2Football Top 25 Poll, won their opener Thursday night beating Assumption 24-6. East Stroudsburg (2-0), Shepherd (1-0), and Bloomsburg (1-0) all also won. Millersville (0-2) lost Thursday night.

In the PSAC West, Slippery Rock was the coaches pick in the preseason to take the top spot. The Rock, currently number 11 in the D2Football Top 25 Poll, opens their 2024 season on Saturday. Thursday nights winners include Clarion (2-0) and IUP (1-0). Seton Hill (0-2) and Gannon (0-1) lost Thursday night.

Here are the remaining Week One PSAC games being played on Saturday 9/7/24:

 

Shippensburg (PSAC East) at American International (NE10) – 12 Noon

My Prediction: American International

 

Bentley (NE10) at West Chester (PSAC East) -12 Noon

My Prediction: West Chester

 

California (PA) (PSAC West) at University of Charleston (MEC) – 12 Noon

My Prediction: California (PA)

 

New Haven (NE10) at #11 Slippery Rock (PSAC West) – 1 PM

My Prediction: #11 Slippery Rock

 

Lock Haven (PSAC East) at Glenville State (MEC) – 1 PM

My Prediction: Lock Haven

 

Edinboro (PSAC West) at Robert Morris (D1 FCS - NEC) – 6 PM

My Prediction: Robert Morris