JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State football team received a No. 4 National Seed and will host Davidson in the first round on Saturday at 1 p.m.
The Gamecocks (9-2, 6-1 Ohio Valley Conference) will make their seventh appearance in the FCS Playoffs in the past eight seasons after winning their ninth OVC title and the sixth in the past seven years. They will face Davidson for the first time in school history after the Wildcats won the Pioneer League and will make their first playoff appearance since 1969.
The NCAA Selection Committee ranked its top four teams in the field, with the Gamecocks earning the fourth seed. JSU won more games than any other FCS program and also held the FCS' lone win over an FBS program this season when they beat Florida International in October.
It is JSU's fifth top-four seed and its first since being seeded third in 2017. The Gamecocks were in the top four seeds for four-straight seasons from 2014-17.
South Dakota State earned the top seed, while Sam Houston earned the second seed and James Madison the third.
The Gamecocks and Wildcats will play on ESPN3 and a limited number of tickets are available. The winner of the matchup will meet the Sacred Heart at Delaware winner in the second round on either May 1 or 2.
For this year's FCS football playoffs, the NCAA is allowing venues to have fans at 25 percent of full capacity. For Jacksonville State, that means around 6,000 fans for JSU Stadium home games. Gamecock fans are encouraged to secure their tickets early via JSUGamecockSports.com/Tickets. General admission tickets for playoff home games are available for $20.
Fans that were Stadium Club Level season ticket holders will receive the first home playoff game as part of their season ticket package and will not need to purchase the seats they held during the regular season. Those tickets will be mailed to the address on file with your ticket account.
A limited number of additional Club Level tickets will be available for purchase for $60 each. For questions regarding playoff tickets, please call the JSU Athletics Ticket Office at 256-782-8499.
There will also be an allotment of tickets that will be held for JSU students. The process for obtaining a free student ticket for the playoffs will be the same as the one used during the regular season.
To get a free student ticket for the game, JSU students must log into their MyJSU account and follow the steps below:
1.Log into your MyJSU student account
2.Under the "Student Links" section, select "University tickets"
3.Once the webpage loads, look under the "Upcoming events" section and select "Get Tickets" for 4."JSU Football vs. that week's opponent"
5.If you are a student, you are allowed one free student ticket, if not, general admission is $20.
6.If you want your student ticket, select "Student" under ticket types and select "1" under quantity. Then select "Find Tickets".
7.Once the tab loads, select "GA" under the "Select a section" tab. Then click "Find Tickets"
8.After the webpage loads, enter you customer info if you are purchasing the ticket to pay, If you are a student receiving your free ticket, checkout.
Once you have purchased a ticket, you can enter your phone number to receive a copy of your ticket through your phone or print your ticket from the following window.
Each ticket will grant one student admission through the gates of JSU Stadium and into the student section in the east end zone. JSU students with a valid ticket may bring one guest into the student section with them, but that guest must have their own ticket for admission to the stadium.
