NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks received a sendoff from fans Thursday morning before departing for their FCS playoff quarterfinal game against the Montana State Bobcats.

The Purple Haze and other SFA supporters gathered at Homer Bryce Stadium to show their support for the team ahead of Friday night’s game.

“Yeah, it’s awesome. We got some such great fans and, uh, support here and the students and faculty and just see everybody shows up. It kind of gets me. Fired up. A little emotional, but, uh, we’re, we’re fired up and ready to go,” said coach Colby Carthel.

The Lumberjacks will face Montana State at 8 p.m. Friday at Bobcat Stadium. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.

SFA plans to bring more than 500 supporters to the game, including half of the Lumberjac

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