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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- The Football Eagles, fresh off of their bye week, will host Pioneer Football League foe Davidson at home in the friendly confines of Jayne Stadium. Morehead State has won two of the last three meetings between the schools, however the Eagles lost 16-10 last season in Davidson. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. on Saturday. It’s Take a Kid to the Game week. Kids 18 and under get in free with a paid adult admission. There will also be a post-game autograph session for kids that will be held on the game field.
The Series: Morehead State leads 7-4
The Coaches: Matt Ballard (MSU) is 3-2 all-time versus Tripp Merritt (DC)
Media Coverage
Live Video: OVCSports.TV
Radio: Eagle Sports Network (Flagship 96.3 FM WIVY or MSUEagles.com)
Play-by-play: Chuck Mraz;
Color: Jason Blanton;
Sidelines: Tanner Hesterberg
This trip to Eagle country will mark the fourth straight PFL contest for the Wildcats. Morehead State is 5-1 all-time versus the Wildcats in Jayne Stadium.
Morehead State (2-3, 1-1) enters the game following its much-needed bye week. The bye week followed a tough three-game road swing in which the Eagles went 1-2, most recently losing at Georgia State.
Offensively the Eagles are led by sophomore signal caller
Zach Lewis who has done well through almost the midway point of the 2010 campaign. Lewis is 10th in FCS in total passing yards with 1,433 and has thrown 13 touchdowns passes. The receiving corps by committee has worked quite well for MSU as well; five different receivers have at least 100 yards receiving and eight different players have caught at least one touchdown pass. Defensively junior linebacker
Tony Bachman leads the team in tackles with 47 while also compiling three tackles-for-loss, one sack and one interception.
Davidson is coming off a 24-8 loss to PFL foe Butler at home last Saturday. Davidson fell behind early 10-0 in the first half and never recovered, despite scoring a late touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Wildcat quarterback Jonathan Carkhoff has played most of the snaps under center and has thrown for 641 yards and four touchdowns. Catching most of those passes is Michael Blanchard who has hauled in 16 receptions for 132 yards and two scores. Running back Kenny Mantuo, who leads the Cats in rushing, has been hurt and is not listed on the DC depth chart for this game.
Making a significant impact on defense for Davidson is Daniel Astrop who leads the team with 37 tackles and also has three tackles-for-loss and one sack. In the secondary Peter Kidwell has the only interception for the Wildcat defense this season.
MSU travels to Indianapolis, Ind., to face PFL nemesis Butler next Saturday.
Quick Hits
-Saturday’s game is just the second home game in MSU’s first six games.
-Morehead State coach Matt Ballard is from Davidson, N.C.
-Rainer Duzan has not missed a kick (field goal or extra point) this season.
-Jerome Raymond is tied for 10th in the nation in tackles for loss.
-Zach Lewis is on pace to break the MSU single-season passing yardage record.
-Morehead State will introduce its four Hall of Fame inductees at halftime.
