The Southeastern Louisiana football team's 2019 campaign will continue, as the Lions were among the 24-team FCS playoffs field announced by the NCAA on Sunday morning's selection show on ESPNU. The Lions will host Villanova on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Straw berry Stadium. The winner of the clash between SLU and the Wildcats will face No. 6 seed Montana in next Saturday's second round game at 2 p.m. in Missoula, Montana.Southeastern (7-4, 6-3 Southland) received one of the 14 at-large berths into the field and will be competing in the postseason for the third time. The Lions previously earned playoff appearances in 2013 and 2014."I love our football team and we're proud to be able to represent our university in the FCS playoffs," Southeastern second-year head coach Frank Scelfo said. "We're thankful to the committee for recognizing our body of work. We're excited about continuing our season and facing a very good Villanova football team next Saturday in front of our home fans." Villanova fini shed 9-3 overall and posted a 5-3 record in the Colonial Athletics Association. The Wildcats head to Hammond on a three-game win streak after closing the regular season with wins over Richmond, Long Island and Delaware. - Southeastern Louisiana Football
(DS#65 CB) rSr/2020 CB Xavier Lewis, Southeastern Louisiana
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