RICHMOND, Ky. – For just the third time in program history, the Eastern Kentucky University football team will meet Kentucky on the gridiron. WKYT-27 out of Lexington will be televising the game this Saturday beginning at 1 p.m.

This is the seventh straight year Eastern Kentucky (5-3, 5-2 OVC) has squared off against an NCAA FBS program. The Colonels have faced Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Vanderbilt, N.C. State, Cincinnati, Indiana and Kentucky in that span. However, Eastern has not defeated an FBS school since 1985 when the Colonels defeated Louisville, 45-21.

Kentucky (4-4, 1-4 SEC) enters the game with a streak of 17 consecutive non-conference wins. It ties the
second-longest active non-conference win streak in the nation and the longest for UK since a 17-game non-conference win stretch from 1954-60. Last week against Mississippi State, tailback Derrick Locke posted his second career 100-yard rushing game with 103 yards on 17 carries. The Wildcats are averaging 186.6 rushing yards per game. It’s the team’s best mark since the 1995 Wildcats rushed for 196 yards per contest.

Eastern Kentucky is 0-2 all-time against Kentucky with the Wildcats earning a 50-10 victory in the most recent meeting in 2007. Head coach Dean Hood and running backs coach John Revere were both on the EKU staff when the teams first squared off in 1998. Junior wide receiver Evan Cromer tallied his first collegiate touchdown in the 2007 meeting while junior #Logan O’Connor# made his first collegiate field goal (45 yards) in that game.

Following the game at Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky returns to Roy Kidd Stadium for the home finale on Nov. 14 against Western Carolina.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

Game Notes
--Click here for game notes!

Television
--WKYT-27, WYMT-57

Video Streaming
--Saturday’s game can be seen on the web as part of ESPN360.com

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

Live Stats
--Click here for live stats!

Tickets
--Less than 300 tickets are available for the UK game. Tickets may be purchased in-person at the Joe Craft Center Athletics Ticket Office, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., on the phone by calling 800-928-2287, or via the Internet at ukathletics.com or ticketmaster.com. Tickets cost $35. Stadium gates will open Saturday at 11 a.m.

Directions
--Click here for directions to Commonwealth Stadium.

Weather
--Saturday’s forecast in Lexington calls for sunny skies and a high of 63 degrees.

Storylines
--The Colonels boast 29 players from the Commonwealth of Kentucky including starting quarterback #T.J. Pryor# who hails from Louisville and Ballard High School.

--The Colonel special teams unit has blocked a kick (punt, field goal or PAT) in five straight games and six of the last seven contests. Junior Andrew Soucy leads the team with five blocks. EKU has nine blocks on the season which ranks first in the OVC.

--Eastern rushed for a season-high 183 yards last week in the win over Southeast Missouri. Senior #C.J. Walker# led all Colonels with 81 yards on the ground and two touchdowns.