CONWAY, Ark. – In an unusual home-and-home series, Eastern Kentucky will go on the road Saturday to face No. 11 Central Arkansas in Conway for the second meeting between the two teams this season.
 
The game will air live on ESPN3 with kickoff scheduled for 4 p.m. ET. 
 
The live radio broadcast of the game is available in the Richmond area on WCYO 100.7 FM, and can be heard worldwide on EKUSports.com.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  EKU leads the all-time series 1-0 after beating the Bears 31-28 on Oct. 24 in Richmond.
 
-  Dakota Allen found Matt Wilcox Jr. in the left corner of the end zone from 21 yards away with six seconds left in the game to give Eastern the victory.
 
-  Allen, who came on to play late in the second quarter, led the Colonels on an 8-play, 77-yard game winning scoring drive with just 1:21 left in the game.
 
THE COLONELS
-  The Colonels are 2-5 this season after falling to Stephen F. Austin on Saturday, 24-6, at Roy Kidd Stadium.
 
-  In its first six games of the season, EKU had a total of six sacks.  In game seven against Stephen F. Austin, the Colonels registered four sacks.  Kabbash Richards, Nic Cheeley, Ryan Jackson and Je'Vari Anderson each had one sack.
 
-  Eastern Kentucky allowed a season-low 362 yards of total offense against Stephen F. Austin.
 
-  The duo of Keyion Dixon and Jacquez Jones are among the nation's receiving leaders.  Dixon is third in the nation in receiving yards (521), ranks fourth in receiving touchdowns (5), fifth in yards per reception (17.37) and ninth in receptions per game (4.3).  Jones is sixth in the country in receiving yards (419) and seventh in receiving touchdowns (3).
 
-  Redshirt freshman linebacker Kaleb Lundy had 10 tackles against Stephen F. Austin.  It is his second double-digit tackle performance in the last three games, having registered a season-best 11 at Troy (Oct. 17).
 
-  Jackson Beerman caught four passes for 65 yards against Stephen F. Austin.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  After falling to the Colonels, No. 11 Central Arkansas beat Missouri Western at home 52-10 to improve to 4-4 this season.  The Bears opened 2020 with a 24-17 win against Ohio Valley Conference member Austin Peay.  UCA has beaten Missouri State twice, once at home and once on the road.
 
-  Central Arkansas averages 32 points per game and has allowed 30 points per contest.  The Bears churn out 358 yards of offense per game, 239 through the air and 119 on the ground.
 
-  UCA has turned the ball over 17 times in eight games, throwing 10 interceptions and giving away seven fumbles.  However, the Bears have forced 22 turnovers, picking off nine passes and picking up 13 fumbles.  In the first meeting this season, EKU had two turnovers and Central Arkansas gave it away three times.
 
-  Junior quarterback Breylin Smith has completed 56 percent of his passes for 1,861 yards.  He's thrown 19 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions.  In game one between the two teams, Smith went 30-of-45 for 320 yards and tossed two touchdown passes.
 
-  Sophomore defensive back Cameron Godfrey leads the team with 46 tackles and had two interceptions.  Sophomore defensive lineman Logan Jessup has 27 tackles, eight for a loss and 5.5 sacks.