LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University's football team takes to the road to face the University of Louisville on Saturday.
The game will air live on the ACC Network Extra with kickoff scheduled for 7 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
- Louisville leads the all-time series 19-8-1.
- The two teams first met in 1927. The most recent meeting came on Sept. 7, 2019 when the Cardinals knocked off the Colonels 42-0.
- EKU's most recent victory in the series was on Nov. 23, 1985 – a 45-21 win.
THE COLONELS
- The Colonels opened the season with a 31-28 road win at Western Carolina last weekend.
- Running back
Da'Joun Hewitt rushed for 78 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries in his first career start last weekend at Western Carolina.
- Linebacker
Matthew Jackson recorded a game-high 11 tackles, including eight solo tackles, in the victory at WCU.
- EKU picked up three of the ASUN's first weekly conference football accolades. Hewitt was tabbed as the ASUN Offensive Player and Freshman of the Week, while kicker
Patrick Nations earned ASUN Special Teams Player of the Week honors.
- Jackson was chosen to the 2020-21 Stats Perform FCS All-America Team. He was a second team selection, and one of only 11 linebackers from across the nation to earn a spot on one of the two teams.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
- Louisville suffered a 43-24 loss to Mississippi in Atlanta to start the season.
- Quarterback Malik Cunningham registered 270 yards of total offense and three touchdowns in the loss to Ole Miss. Cunningham completed 22-of-37 passes for 191 yards and one touchdown, while running for 79 yards and a pair of scores.
- Safety Kenderick Duncan, a transfer from Georgia Southern, recorded 11 tackles in his first game with the Cardinals.
- Braden Smith caught his first career touchdown against Ole Miss, a four-yard reception in the third quarter.
- Kicker James Turner hit from 38 yards out in the third quarter against Mississippi, marking his ninth consecutive made field goal attempt. The nine consecutive makes are tied for the fifth-longest streak in program history and the seventh-longest active streak in the country.
