RICHMOND, Ky. – The Colonels of Eastern Kentucky University will head on the road for their season finale, facing the Trailblazers of Utah Tech.
Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. ET. Fans can watch the game on ESPN+ with the audio stream on the EKU Sports Network, presented by Kentucky 811.
On the call for the Colonels will be Greg Stotelmyer, Jim Tirey, and Wes Chandler.
Fans should tune in by following the "Listen Live" button at the top of the EKUSports.com home page or on the EKU Sports App presented by Kentucky Air National Guard. The audio broadcast will start at 5 p.m. with a pregame show leading up to kickoff.
EKU (4-7, 2-5) travels to the "Beehive State" after falling to No. 18 Abilene Christian at home last Saturday, 17-10.
UTT (2-9, 1-6) will celebrate its Senior Day on Saturday. Last week, the Trailblazers were shut out at West Georgia, 23-0.
Saturday will be only the third meeting all-time between the two schools, with EKU taking the previous two games.
It will also be the final scheduled meeting between the two programs, with Utah Tech moving to the Big Sky Conference in 2026.
The Colonels
EKU enters the 2025 finale with a defense that has created 18 turnovers this season, the 16
th most in the FCS.
The Colonels have capitalized on those turnovers, scoring 76 points off those turnovers, including two pick-sixes by defensive back
Vito Tisdale Jr. this season.
Tisdale is the only player in the UAC with two pick-sixes this season while also leading the conference in passes defended.
Fellow defensive back
Jaheim Ward continues to lead the Maroon Doom defense with 79 total tackles this season.
Up front, defensive lineman
Brad Gurley Jr. has been a force with a team-leading 10.5 tackles for loss in 2025 with 44 total tackles.
On offense,
Marcus Calwise Jr. has found his stride late in the season, scoring four touchdowns over the last three games.
Scouting the Trailblazers
UTT has had a tough slate of opponents in 2025, with the 5
th hardest schedule out of 129 FCS teams, according to the Massey ratings.
The Trailblazers' two wins this season came against Northern Iowa (20-9, Sept. 20) and North Alabama (34-30, Nov. 1), both of which came inside the friendly confines of Greater Zion Stadium.
The offense runs through tight end Eric Olsen leads all tight ends in the FCS in receptions with 50 on the season.
Redshirt freshman RB Asa Chatman registered his team-leading fifth rushing touchdown and racked up a team-high 82 all-purpose yards at Abilene Christian (11/8). The freshman rushed for 49 yards on 13 carries and hauled in four passes for 33 more yards.
Chatman, who led Utah Tech with 35 rush yards last week at West Georgia, earned his second UAC Freshman of the Year award one week earlier after his career day in the Blazers' home win over North Alabama (11/1).
