RICHMOND, Ky. – For the third consecutive year, the Eastern Kentucky University football team begins OVC action on the road as the Colonels travel to #25 Tennessee State this Saturday. Game time is set for 6 p.m. ET.

Eastern Kentucky (1-2) has won eight straight meetings in the series against Tennessee State (3-0) and held the Tigers to a season-low seven points last year. However, Tennessee State’s offense has been very productive through the first three games this season, averaging 36 points per contest.

One player to keep an eye on this weekend is running back C.J. Walker. The junior carried the ball 10 times for a personal-high 138 yards versus Tennessee State in 2007. Walker recorded his first rushing touchdown of the year last week against Morehead State, a 17-yard scamper in the third quarter.

Tiger senior quarterback Antonio Heffner leads the OVC in total offense per game, averaging 293 combined yards passing and rushing. Heffner threw for 137 yards and ran for an additional 48 yards in the 41-18 win over Jackson State last Saturday. One year ago, Heffner suffered an injury during the EKU game and wound up missing the rest of the year.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

Game Notes
--Click here for game notes!

Weekly Press Conference
--Click here to watch EKU’s weekly football press conference!

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!

Tickets
--Tickets are available by calling the TSU ticket office at 615-963-5907.

Weather
--Saturday’s forecast is partly cloudy a high of 81 degrees and a low of 62 degrees. Sunset is slated for 6:46 p.m. CT.

Storylines
--Eastern has averaged 39 points per game in the last six meetings against Tennessee State.

--Last week, the Eastern Kentucky defense held Morehead State to just 86 rushing yards. The previous time EKU had held an opponent to less than 100 yards rushing came against Tennessee State in 2006 (95 rushing yards).

--Senior quarterback Allan Holland moved up to ninth spot on the EKU all-time passing list last week with 191 yards against Morehead State. Holland, now with 3,134 career passing yards, could move up another couple of spots this week. Greg Couch (3,139) and Jeff McCarthy (3,261) are right above Holland on the list.