RICHMOND, Ky. – Members of Eastern Kentucky's football team will be signing posters at Meijer in Richmond on Thursday and Friday to promote the upcoming 2022 season. 

Colonel fans are encouraged to stop by Thursday (4:30-6:00 p.m.) and Friday 12:00-1:00 p.m.) to meet the players, receive a home schedule poster, and play cornhole. Thursday's event will feature four freshmen Colonels as fans can meet with defensive lineman Jeremiah Bailey (Smyrna, Tenn.), offensive lineman Anthony Johns (Winchester, Ky.), defensive lineman Jeremiah Lightfoot (Bowling Green, Ky.), and defensive back Treyveon Longmire (Corbin, Ky.)

On Friday, fans can meet tight end Dakota Allen (Lebanon, Ohio), defensive lineman Shane Burks II (Lexington, Ky.), and safety Joseph Sayles (Alpharetta, Ga.). 

Following the biggest one-year improvement in school history in 2021, EKU received votes in each of the final national polls. The Colonels closed the season with a 7-4 record after a 39-31 double-overtime victory over Jacksonville State in the Opportunity Bowl. EKU went 5-1 at Roy Kidd Stadium and defeated three teams that were ranked in the preseason top-25. Eastern won five consecutive games for the first time since 2014, beginning the streak with a 35-27 win over No. 19 Austin Peay. The Colonels rallied from a 22-point road deficit to beat Central Arkansas and rose as high as No. 19 in the national polls during the season.

2022 EKU football season tickets can be purchased here. Season tickets start as low as just $49 for every home regular season game. Limited premium seats are also available and can be purchased by contacting the ticket office at 859-622-2122, or by email to raymond.white@eku.edu.