Middle Tennessee vs. Jacksonville State updates: Live NCAA Football game scores, results for Wednesday

Live scores, highlights and updates from the Middle Tenn. vs. Jacksonville State football game

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks will head out on the road to face off against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at 8:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Johnny (Red) Floyd Stadium. Jacksonville State will be strutting in after a victory while Middle Tennessee will be stumbling in from a defeat.

It may have taken the full four quarters to finish the job, but Jacksonville State ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They walked away with a 35-28 victory over Sam Houston. The win came about thanks to a strong surge in overtime to overcome a 21-7 deficit.

Meanwhile, Middle Tennessee gave up the first points and the most points on Thursday evening. They suffered a grim 31-10 defeat to Western Kentucky. Middle Tennessee was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 23-3.

What a start it's been for Jacksonville State: they've won four of their first five games so far this season, giving them a stellar 4-1 record. To be fair, it's not like the team was facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 0-4 Sam Houston (Jacksonville State's opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 30% over those games). Middle Tennessee's defeat on Thursday dropped their record down to 1-4.

Jacksonville State is hoping to beat the odds on Wednesday, as the experts think they're headed for a loss.