RICHMOND, Ky. – The opening round of the 2014 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs begins this Saturday with the Eastern Kentucky University football team hosting Indiana State. Game time is set for 1 p.m.
 
Saturday's game will be broadcast live on ESPN3.
 
Both teams earned a spot in the 24-team playoff field as an at-large selection. The No. 16 Colonels (9-3, 6-2 OVC) are making their 21st FCS playoff appearance, second most in FCS history. Eastern's defense ranks second nationally in turnovers gained (31) and has forced at least two turnovers in nine contests. On offense, EKU ranks 16th nationally in rushing (229.4 yards per game) behind junior RB Dy'Shawn Mobley, the OVC Offensive Player of the Year.
 
Indiana State (7-5, 4-4 MVFC) is making its first playoff appearance since 1984. The No. 21 Sycamores finished fifth in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, but picked up four wins over nationally-ranked teams – Liberty, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois and Youngstown State. Indiana State also tallied a win over FBS member Ball State in week three of the regular season. Sycamore QB Mike Perish has set a program record with 2,957 passing yards in 2014.
 
This is the first meeting between the two schools since 2000 and first-ever meeting in the FCS playoffs. The Colonels last faced a Missouri Valley Football Conference opponent on Sept. 10, 2011 and posted a 28-24 win over Missouri State.
 
The winner of the EKU-Indiana State game plays at No. 8 seed Chattanooga next Saturday, Dec. 6 at 1 p.m.
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION

Game Notes
--Click here for EKU game notes.
 
Opponent Information
--Click here for the Indiana State football web site.
--Click here for Indiana State's game notes.
 
Television
--None
 
Video Streaming
--Saturday's game can be seen on the internet at ESPN3. Click here to watch.

Live Audio
--Saturday's game can be heard locally on WCYO 100.7 FM. Click here for live radio broadcast!  WCYO is now streaming on most mobile devices. Download the TuneIn Radio app, available for iPhone/iPod/iPad, Android, Blackberry, Palm and Windows Phone.
 
Live Stats
--Click here for live stats!
 
Social Media
Twitter: @EKUSports, @EKUFootball, #GoBigE, #FCSPlayoffs
 
Ticket Information
--Tickets are available by purchasing on-line (click here). The ticket office will open at the football stadium at 11:30 a.m. The ticket box office is now accepting these major credit cards - Visa, MC, Discover and American Express. Stadium gates will also open at 11:30 a.m.  ***Please be aware that new ticketing software means tickets will be scanned this year to enter the stadium.
 
Directions
--Click here for directions to Eastern Kentucky University.
 
Weather
--Saturday's forecast in Richmond calls for mostly cloudy skies and a high of 53 degrees.
 
Storylines
--Sophomore QB Bennie Coney needs 15 more passing yards to reach 1,000 this season. Coney threw for a team season-high 264 yards against Murray State on Nov. 15. He has tossed five touchdown passes greater than 35 yards in his first season on the squad.
 
--Senior K Andrew Lloyd connected on a personal-best 51-yard field goal last Saturday at Florida. That field goal was the longest made by a Colonel player since Adam Smith booted a 54-yard field goal in the 2003 season finale against Tennessee Tech.
 
--In seven years under head coach Dean Hood, the Colonels are 7-11 against ranked FCS teams. The Colonels have faced only one ranked FCS team this year and that resulted in a 20-6 loss to No. 4 Jacksonville State.
 
GAMEDAY EXPERIENCE

Parking
• The Alumni Coliseum east side parking lot will close at 11 p.m. on Friday night before the game. Any cars remaining in the lot after that time are subject to tow. The lot will reopen Saturday morning at 9 a.m.
• A reminder to Colonel Club members: an alternate route to the Colonel Club parking area is available by entering near Model School.
• 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 end zone 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.