Miles College Wins 10th Straight; Makes History in Opening Round of Division II Playoffs

The Birmingham Times The Miles Golden Bears (10-2) are moving on to the second round of the Division II Football Playoffs following a razor-thin 14-13 victory on Saturday over Carson-Newman (9-3) in Miles’s first-ever NCAA Division II Playoff game at Albert J. Sloan-Alumni Stadium. The school is looking to become the first SIAC school to advance to the regional final in the Division II playoffs since Tuskegee University in 2015. The Golden Bears advance to next week’s game in the NCAA Division II Football Playoffs against undefeated Valdosta State (10-0) on Saturday Nov. 30. Miles’ defense has been the team’s backbone all season, and it was a big reason why they won this contest. Late in the fourth quarter on Saturday, Carson-Newman was out of timeouts and Miles was looking to run down the clock, The Golden Bears faced a third-and-7 at their own 45-yard line. Jonero Scott, who had already scored a touchdown and finished with a team-high 48 yards on the ground, was looking to get a first down to effectively end the game. Even if he didn’t make the line to gain, Miles could have pinned the Eagles deep with less than 10 seconds to go, making...