In the blue corner: From St. Augustine, Florida, he stands 6-foot-2, 220 pounds. He’s third in the nation with 325.6 passing yards per game, fourth in passing touchdowns despite playing just nine games with 33, and holds the NCAA Division II Championship Game record for passing yards.

A heavyweight showdown in the Gulf South Conference could shape the landscape of Div-II’s Super Region II.

Sitting alone atop the Gulf South Conference and ranked in one of the top two spots in the national polls isn’t anything new for Valdosta State.

The top half of the Gulf South Conference used Week 6 to create separation from the bottom half, and the emphatic results make for a Week 7 with high stakes.

When a team rallies from a halftime deficit in college football, among the first questions a reporter asks of a head coach is invariably, What did you say to the guys in the locker room?

From unranked to start the season to the top 15 of the poll, both West Alabama and West Georgia have made emphatic statements to start the 2021 season.

If the first game of Gulf South Conference play is any indication, buckle in for an incredible season.

Eight up, seven down: The Gulf South Conference could not have had a much better start than its opening week to the 2021 season.

With four national championships since 2004, Valdosta State football serves as one of Title Town, USA's cornerstones. And in 2021, the Blazers will be in the hunt for NCAA Div. II national championship No. 5.