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Preview: Bears at Colonels on Saturday

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
 
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.
 
Bears: 3-7, (1-4)
Head Coach Nathan Brown (9th 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.
 
Colonels: 3-7, (2-3)
Head Coach Walt Wells (6th 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.
 
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.
 
Click here to listen to Captains Jaylyn Spencer and Leroy Woolridge III preview the match-up.
 
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Players Mentioned

Ashtyn Williams

#34 Ashtyn Williams

LB
6' 0"
Sophomore
Jaylyn Spencer

#90 Jaylyn Spencer

DL
6' 1"
Junior
Jalen Washington

#20 Jalen Washington

RB
5' 8"
Redshirt Freshman
Donovyn Omolo

#3 Donovyn Omolo

QB
6' 2"
Sophomore
Dakarai Anderson

#8 Dakarai Anderson

WR
5' 9"
Sophomore
Leroy Woolridge III

#70 Leroy Woolridge III

OL
6' 3"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ashtyn Williams

#34 Ashtyn Williams

6' 0"
Sophomore
LB
Jaylyn Spencer

#90 Jaylyn Spencer

6' 1"
Junior
DL
Jalen Washington

#20 Jalen Washington

5' 8"
Redshirt Freshman
RB
Donovyn Omolo

#3 Donovyn Omolo

6' 2"
Sophomore
QB
Dakarai Anderson

#8 Dakarai Anderson

5' 9"
Sophomore
WR
Leroy Woolridge III

#70 Leroy Woolridge III

6' 3"
Sophomore
OL

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