The area's small college football matchups for Saturday, Nov. 1:* No. 6 Carson-Newman (6-1, 4-0 South Atlantic Conference) squares off with fourth-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne (8-0, 5-0) trying to knock the Bears off their league perch: Lenoir-Rhyne has won three consecutive SAC championships. The Bears boast of one of the country's top defenses, allowing 13.0 points (fourth in the nation) and 277 yards per game (sixth in the nation).