MACON, Ga. — The FCS Playoffs are coming back to Macon.

Coming off a second-straight SoCon championship , the Mercer Bears are set to host another second-round playoff game. They hosted their first ever last season.

Mercer will take on South Dakota this year, the No. 11 seed in the FCS bracket.

The Bears are favored, but still need things to go their way ahead of a potentially-rainy football game.

Here are three keys to how Mercer can pick up another second-round playoff victory.

How far can Atkinson go?

Mercer has a stud at quarterback.

Freshman Braden Atkinson has been a revelation for the Bears this season, continuing to get better and better throughout the year.

Now, he's got the test of leading the Bears through the playoffs and getting them a second-round win.

He's current

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