RICHMOND, Ky. – For the first time since 1995, Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State will meet on the football field. This will be the 69th meeting between the former OVC rivals. Game time Saturday night at Roy Kidd Stadium is 6 p.m.

Eastern and Morehead first met back in 1924. Both teams were original members of the OVC when the league formed in 1948. After the 1995 season, Morehead State left the OVC and later joined the Pioneer Football League, an NCAA Division I FCS non-scholarship conference. EKU and Morehead State met 31 times in the regular season finale when both schools were in the OVC.

Eastern Kentucky (0-2) is still searching for its first win after a tough loss to Western Kentucky last Saturday. Senior quarterback Allan Holland moved into EKU’s top-10 career passing list with 228 yards passing against the Hilltoppers. Other highlights from the WKU contest include senior field goal kicker Taylor Long booting a career-best 46-yard field goal and senior tight end Stephen Sizemore hauling in a personal-high eight receptions.

Morehead State (1-1) opened the year with a convincing 49-6 win over Southern Virginia, but fell at Robert Morris last weekend.

Before Saturday’s game, the Eastern Kentucky University Athletics Department will induct nine new members into the EKU Athletics Hall of Fame including three former football players – offensive lineman John Jackson (1984-87), running back Markus Thomas (1989-92) and offensive lineman Fred Troike (1966-68).

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

Game Notes
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Television
--None

Video Streaming
--Saturday’s game can be seen on the web as part of OVCSports.tv. The cost is $5.95. Click here for live video stream!

Live Audio
--Saturday’s game can be heard locally on WCYO 100.7 FM and WEKU 88.9 FM. Click here for live radio broadcast!

Live Stats
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Tickets
--Tickets are available by calling the EKU ticket office at 859-622-2122. The ticket box office will open at the stadium Saturday at 4:30 p.m. Stadium gates will open at 4:30 p.m., as well.

Weather
--Saturday’s forecast calls for isolated thunderstorms with a high of 88 degrees and a low of 68 degrees. Sunset is slated for 7:48 p.m.

Storylines
--Eastern has won five straight in the series while averaging 43 points in those victories. EKU was also victorious in 18 consecutive meetings between 1972 and 1989.

--Through the first two games, Eastern Kentucky has been outscored in the second half, 35-7. Against Western Kentucky last week, the Colonels were 0-for-6 in second half third-down conversions.

--This is Eastern Kentucky’s final non-conference game of the year. The Colonels open Ohio Valley Conference action at Tennessee State next Saturday. 

Gameday Experience
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Parking
• The Alumni Coliseum East Side Lot will close at 9 p.m. on Friday nights before home games. Any cars remaining in the lot after that time are subject to tow. The lot will reopen at 9 a.m. on Saturday mornings. The East Side Lot includes the Colonel Club Lot and general parking near the Bypass.
• A reminder to Colonel Club members: an alternate route to the Colonel Club parking area is available by entering near Model School.
• The Alumni Coliseum West Side Lot will remain open for general parking.
• Alternate parking areas include: Brockton Lot, located off Van Hoose Drive and behind the Brockton Apartments; Greg Adams Tennis Complex Lot, located across the Bypass from Roy Kidd Stadium.
• Please use one parking space per car or truck.
• Because of the large amount of pedestrian traffic that occurs on Kit Carson Drive after each home football game, Kit Carson Drive will be closed to southbound traffic from the Park Drive intersection to the Van Hoose intersection and will be closed to all traffic from the Van Hoose intersection to the Eastern Bypass intersection after each home game. This closing will occur at the end of each game and will last normally for a period of thirty (30) to forty-five (45) minutes. However, the closing may occur earlier and last longer than anticipated depending on traffic conditions and the size of the crowd.

Tailgating
To ensure that you and all fans have a positive tailgating experience, we ask that you observe the following guidelines:
• All state and local laws must be observed.
• Responsible alcohol consumption will be allowed in designated locations in the Colonel Club and Alumni Parking lots for attendees age 21 or older only.
• For safety reasons, all beverages shall be consumed from plastic or paper cups and not in cans or bottles.
• Kegs are not permitted.
• Please clean up your tailgating area before going to the game or leaving the parking area.
• Please behave in an appropriate and responsible manner. Throwing objects or climbing on vehicles is not permitted. 

Handicapped Ticket Information
* The handicapped seating area at Roy Kidd Stadium is located on top of the hill in the endzone opposite the scoreboard.
* Patrons must purchase a General Admission ticket to watch the game from this area.
* Patrons are welcome to have a companion sit with them in the area. Folding chairs are provided for any guests that need them.
* The handicapped accessible restrooms are located inside the Begley Building, behind section A under the ramp from the student entrance.
* Handicapped parking is available in the Moberly Lot past the Stadium off Roy and Sue Kidd Way on the right from the Bypass.