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(STATS) -- For all that Jacksonville State has accomplished on the football field in the recent past and present, the program has just as impressively found a way to remain humbled and focused.I feel good about where we are, third-year coach John Grass said.He certainly should.Grass Gamecocks are 8-1, and at 5-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference, need two more wins to record a third consecutive undefeated league season. Theyve won 22 consecutive OVC games dating to a 52-14 loss at Eastern Illinois on Nov. 16, 2013 -- the nations longest active conference streak. Jacksonville State will also try for its 30th straight regular-season victory over a non-FBS opponent when it visits surging Murray State (4-5, 4-2) on Saturday.Second in the STATS FCS Poll, the Gamecocks sit atop the FCS Championship Committee playoff rankings for a second consecutive week.It is good to have that respect around the country, but we cant let it get in our heads, senior offensive lineman Casey Dunn said. We have to go out there and play our game and hopefully hit our stride going in to the playoffs.But the Gamecocks rarely look ahead.A victory over Murray would give Jacksonville State a share of the league title with second-place UT Martin (6-4, 5-1) waiting to conclude the regular season next weekend.We know what the task is at hand and that is the next game, defensive back Jaylen Hill said.The focus also will be to jump-start an offense that was held to its fewest points against FCS competition all season with last weekends 17-10 win over Southeast Missouri. Jacksonville State did all its scoring in the first half and failed to record at least 400 total yards for the third time in four games.Good thing the Gamecocks are allowing an FCS-low 253.7 yards per contest and are ninth yielding an average of 17.4 points.That unit could be in for a significant test against the Racers, who have averaged 39.7 points during a three-game winning streak that included victories over then-ranked teams in Eastern Illinois and Tennessee State. Last weekends 41-28 win at Eastern Kentucky marked the first time since 2004 that Murray beat the Colonels on the road.This matchup also pits two of top quarterbacks in FCS in Jacksonville States Eli Jenkins and the Racers KD Humphries. Both seniors also happen to hail from Alabama.Jenkins, who was recruited by Murray State coach Mitch Stewart, has thrown for a school-record 7,147 yards in his career. Humphries is fourth in OVC history with 70 touchdown passes -- 20 of which hes thrown this season -- and has a big fan in Grass.Its fun to see an Alabama guy go there and see the success that he has had, Grass said. He does a good job of making decisions, he knows where he is going with the ball, he gets the ball out quickly and protects the football. He is a good football player and our defense has their work cut out for them it week.Jacksonville State is 11-2 all-time against the Racers, who last won four in a row in 2004. Wholesale Adidas Soccer Jerseys .ca! Kerry, Two nights after the Scott-Eriksson incident in Buffalo, the Bruins returned home to play San Jose. In that game, Zdeno Chara put a check on Tommy Wingels that clearly targeted his head. Cheap Nike Soccer Jerseys . Meanwhile, there were huge victories for Sunderland and West Ham over fellow relegation rivals, leaving the battle to avoid the drop up for grabs with the bottom 11 teams separated by just six points. 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TORONTO -- In a season with very little to get excited about, Jonathan Osorio has been one of the bright spots for Toronto FC. The 21-year-old, who was signed out of the teams academy in prior to the season, scored Torontos only goal Saturday in a 2-1 loss to the Seattle Sounders. Osorios effort seconds into the second half gave Toronto life but wasnt enough after Seattle (10-7-4) went up 2-0 in the first 45 minutes thanks to a Mauro Rosales strike and an own goal by Toronto defender Doneil Henry. "Its a really big surprise but at the same time its not because I knew if I worked hard good things would happen," said Osorio, whos also picked up his first four caps for the Canadian national team this year. "I have talent to play in this league so if I work hard I will improve the weaknesses that I have and make them better. I know Ill be a good player in this league." Much of the talk prior to the game surrounded star American forward Clint Dempsey, who was making his debut for the Sounders. Dempsey came off the bench in the first half but failed to score. Osorio was stirring the drink early for Toronto (4-11-8) and could have given the hosts the lead just two minutes into the game when he collected a pass from Matias Laba on the left side, cut towards the middle and unleashed a curling right-footed shot that just went wide. Seattles opening goal came in the 16th minute thanks to some slack Toronto marking. Eddie Johnson ran onto a cross from the left side and headed the ball across goal where there were three green Seattle shirts waiting with no Toronto players in sight. Rosales had ample time to chase the ball, get his left foot on it and angle a shot past Joe Bendik. "It was just two silly goals, two silly errors. Im very disappointed in the first goal," said Toronto coach Ryan Nelsen. "The second goal was a bit unlucky and unfortunate but the lead-up wasnt good. Besides that, they played very well. I just think they didnt get that last pass right and it just didnt bounce their way..dddddddddddd." Dempsey was called in with 11 minutes remaining in the first half after starting forward Obafemi Martins was taken off following a thunderous tackle by Henry. Dempsey, a former Fulham and Tottenham player, got his first touch a few minutes later in front of the Toronto goal, but defender Ashtone Morgan took him off the ball. Seattle doubled its advantage with five minutes remaining in the half when Lamar Neagle fed a cross in from the left side. Henry took a stab at the ball with his left foot but could only redirect the ball towards his own goal. With Bendik wrong-footed, the ball rolled slowly into the goal. "It was pretty unlucky," said Henry. "Not much I thought I could do but I thought we played a really good game. It was really unlucky on my part but Ill just keep my head up and keep playing my game." Toronto roared out of the gates to open the second half and Osorio got TFC back in it when he converted a quick passing play seconds after the opening in front of 18,776 at BMO Field. The hosts pressed for a tie but were unable to get another goal. "Im really proud of the guys. I thought they played really well. They kept position really well. I thought they were creative going forward," said Nelsen. "They came out and they were determined and they showed the character and they showed belief and Im just devastated for them that they didnt get what they deserved and that was something from that game." Chasing the equalizer, Toronto continued to push and controlled much of the latter period of the game but the closest they would come was in the 60th minute when substitute Robert Earnshaw had a left-footed shot from just outside the penalty area come back off the post. Torontos Jeremy Brockie was played in alone in the dying seconds but he had his back to the goal and couldnt turn to convert the opportunity. It was likely Brockies last game in Toronto as his loan deal from the Wellington Phoenix of the Australian A-League is about to end. ' ' '