Preview:
United Athletic Conference Match-up
University of Central Arkansas Bears at Eastern Kentucky University Colonels
Saturday, November 14th at 1:00pm CT in Richmond, Ky. at Roy Kidd Stadium
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Head-to-Head: 2-5
The Bears and Colonels have played 7 times in this series with EKU winning 5 games and the last 2 match-ups. The Bears have never won in Richmond, KY.
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Bears: 3-7, (1-4)
Head Coach
Nathan Brown (9
th season)
The Bears are back on the road this week after a three game home stand. Last Saturday against West Georgia the Bears put up 512 yards of offense including 262 rushing yards.
Jalen Washington had 100 yards on the ground and now has 871 yards rushing on the season and has scored 7 TDs. Last week QB
Donovyn Omolo threw for 250 yards and has now completed 169 passes this season for 1790 yards and 9 TDs. WR
Dakarai Anderson led the Bears with 113 receiving yards last week and leads the Bears with 582 receiving yards on the season.
Ashtyn Williams continues to lead the team in tackles with 103 on the season. Williams is 8th in the FCS in total tackles and tackles per game.
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Colonels: 3-7, (2-3)
Head Coach Walt Wells (6
th season)
The Colonels last two games were against UAC opponents, on the road and both opponents are ranked in the top 7 of the FCS rankings. The Colonels lost at Tarleton State by just 4 points but lost by 24 at Austin Peay. QB Myles Burkett has completed 64% of his passes this season for 550 yards and thrown for 5 TDs. RB Brady Hensley leads the team in rushing yards with 826 on the season and has scored 7 TDs. WR Elijah Caldwell leads the receivers with 38 catches, 456 yards and 3 TDs. LB Cam Jessee has 75 tackles on the season including 9 tackles for loss and 3 sacks.
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Kickoff is set for 1:00pm CT in Richmond, Ky. The game will be on ESPN+, The Bear 91.3 and The Point 94.1 or you can follow live stats online.
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Click
here to listen to Captains
Jaylyn Spencer and
Leroy Woolridge III preview the match-up.
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