GLENVILLE, W.Va. – Glenville State Football and the Yellow Jackets of West Virginia State will meet inside Ike & Sue Morris Stadium Saturday (Oct. 31) for a Halloween matchup in Glenville. The game is presented by Hope Gas and will be streaming on MECTV with kickoff slated for 1 p.m.
 
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SERIES HISTORY

• 65^th meeting between Pioneers and Yellow Jackets
• Glenville State is (33-31) all-time versus WVSU
• GSU has won three out of the last five matchups in Glenville
• Series dates back to 1962

GAME INFORMATION
Saturday, October 31 | 1 p.m. | Ike & Sue Morris Stadium
Glenville State vs West Virginia State
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THE OPPONENT
WEST VIRGINIA STATE
2026 Season
The Yellow Jackets come in (3-5) overall and (1-4) in league play, as WVSU picked up their first conference win of the season on Oct. 17 at Wheeling, 30-24. West Virginia State won their second game in a row against Monroe last week, 48-14.
 
Head Coach
John Pennington is in his 10^th season as the head coach of the WVSU football program. Pennington has led the Yellow Jackets to six winning seasons, including a pair of two seven-win campaigns. He's had stints at Concord, WVU Tech and West Virginia Wesleyan in various positions before landing in Institute.
 
Yellow Jackets Offense
West Virginia State ranks third in the MEC in scoring at 33.9 PPG, and sophomore quarterback Joe Dailey has been the director of the offense the last three weeks. He's thrown for 856 yards and 14 touchdowns to just four interceptions on the year, and is coming off of a four-touchdown performance against Monroe. Dailey has had the luxury of playing toss with two of the top 10 receivers in yards this season in Malik Baker (606 yards) and Amare Ary (380 yards). Baker has added 10 touchdowns and Ary has brought in four.
 
The ground game of the Yellow Jackets has been extremely dangerous this season as well, with Devin Cox ranking second in the league in rushing yards (627) and third in rushing touchdowns (7). Cox is backed up by Justin Pessoa, who's ran for nearly 400 yards and Dailey has shown flashes with his legs as the gunslinger has ran for 326 yards and three scores.
 
Yellow Jackets Defense
Linebacker Keyshon Washington leads the team in tackles with 51 while adding six tackles for loss, two pass breakups and a forced fumble. Washington is the top tackler on a team that ranks second in the MEC in rushing defense (142.6 YPG) and last in passing defense (242.4 YPG). Edge rusher Willie DeSantis IV has a team-leading 7.0 TFL and is second on the squad in tackles with 41. Julian Whitfield has been the top air defender thus far with two interceptions and five pass breakups.
 
Yellow Jackets Special Teams
Alex Shrader handles all special teams duties as the punter, kickoff specialist and field goal kicker. He averages just under 43 yards per punt with a long of 66 and is 6-for-8 on field goals this season. He's also kicked nine balls into the endzone for a touchback.
 
THE PIONEERS
GLENVILLE STATE
2026 Season
The Pioneers are (1-7, 0-5 MEC) and are looking to snap their six-game losing streak. Glenville State fell last week to now nationally ranked West Liberty, 44-22. GSU is (1-2) at home this season.
 
Pioneers Offense
JD Sherrod is coming off of another 300+ yard performance against West Liberty, and has now thrown for 1,537 yards and 11 touchdowns to four interceptions. Caden Harris had his best performance of the season against WLU, catching nine passes for 139 yards and two touchdowns. Harris is third in the conference in receptions with 54. Joziah Gonzalez and Kyree Bunny both have 355 yards, with Bunny leading the team in touchdowns with six.
 
The Pioneer run game is still searching for its first 100-yard game since Sept. 19, as Zavione Wood leads the team in rushing on the year with 247 yards. Lenoir-Rhyne transfer Jamir Fox returned from injury last week, and averaged nearly four yards per carry on 10 attempts.
 
Pioneers Defense
Jacob Clark has led the defense over the past few weeks, as the former All-MEC performer has 54 stops, 5.5 TFL and four pass breakups. Tyson Garrett is tied with Clark for the team lead in tackles for loss while adding 40 tackles. Maddox Gillespie and Anthony Bachinksi both have 33 tackles and are over four tackles per loss. Bryson Oliver added another interception to his total last week, which now ties him with Ty Wickliffe for the team lead with two.
 
Pioneers Special Teams
Kody Davis-Warrington is averaging 40 yards per punt with three reaching 50+ yards. Brody Layman is 7-for-11 on field goals with a long of 41.
 
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