Preview the Week 9 NCAA football matchup between the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens and Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders with a prediction, pick, odds and

Athlon Sports’ Steven Lassan provides his expert prediction for Delaware vs. Jacksonville State on Wednesday in Week 8 of the college football season.

Delaware had asserted its authority at the outset of its Conference USA football game against Middle Tennessee the night of Oct. 22. But it’s the finish that particularly matters, as Delaware has quickly learned in its inaugural FBS-level season. And everything that happens in between can be equally critical.

Down two scores, NCCU's comeback hopes were dashed after Chris Mosley fumbled at the Delaware State 1-yard line. The Hornets ran down the clock before taking an intentional safety, setting the final margin at 35-26. The loss spoiled Homecoming for the Eagles and signaled a potential shift in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference landscape.

After some shocking losses, the top three gets a shake up, including Delaware State rising in Stan Becton's Week 10 HBCU football power rankings.

Two weeks remain in the regular season, but plenty of questions still remain about who will get into the tournaments, and just how they will be seeded.

With only a few days to put a heartbreaking loss behind them, Delaware Valley players worked through their disappointment, regained focus, and put away their final regular-season game