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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- It's Family Weekend at Morehead State, and the featured event is the Eagle football team taking on nearby foe Kentucky Christian Saturday. Kickoff at Jayne Stadium is 4 p.m. ET. The game is presented by Buffalo Wild Wings.

The Eagle Chevrolet Buick GMC Tailgate Zone opens at Noon with a pre-game concert by local rock outfit Whiskey Business starting at 1:30 p.m. The game will air live on ESPN+ and can be heard on the Eagle Sports Radio Network (WIVY-96.3 FM, WMST-1150 AM and 106.9 FM).

The Eagles (1-1) will face a Knights' team which upset in-state rival Georgetown 30-27 last week and is 2-0.

QUOTING COACH TENYER

On the pageantry of Family Weekend
"Our first game we had more than 6,000 fans, and Family Weekend is always traditionally a big crowd. I think we are also going to have some of our students in the end zone, so it should be a great venue for football Saturday."

On defending Kentucky Christian
"They are much improved since the last time we faced them. They have a good team. I don't think it will be as easy as some people anticipate. We have a good game plan to take away some of the things they do well. Hopefully we will play a great game and find a way to win. We know they are going to throw the football a lot, so we are going to have to compete on the outside."

On the emergence of the Eagle secondary
"I have been really impressed there. We have some of the best athletes I believe on the FCS level. We are looking forward to Isaiah Tigler (missed a majority of the Illinois State game) and Kalen Carson (missed all of the ISU game) back for this game."

GAME NOTES

• This contest marks the fourth time MSU and KCU have met on the football field since 2011. The Eagles have won the three previous meetings by a combined score of 151-14.

• Morehead State's new-look defensive unit ranks tied for FIRST in the Football Championship Subdivision in interceptions. In the first two games, the unit has nabbed five pickoffs.

• In the first two games, Morehead State has claimed seven opponent turnovers. In comparison, the 2018 Eagles had 13 takeaways all season. The Eagles' five interceptions are just one behind the total of all of 2018.

• Sophomore quarterback Mark Pappas is responsible for 18 of the Eagles' points per game, and that ranks 14th among all FCS players.

• Junior defensive Vaughn Taylor, Jr. leads the Pioneer League and ranks 11th nationally in tackles for loss with 3.5

• Junior tailback Issiah Aguero busted out for a career-high 131 yards against Union - his first career 100-yard effort. He also led the Eagles in rushing at Illinois State and is now averaging 84 yards per game.

• Andrew Foster has been listed on the FCS Punter of the Year Watch List, presented by the Augusta (Ga.) Sports Council. Foster leads the entire PFL with a 42.2 punt average in 2019.

• Morehead State has led the Pioneer League in home attendance five consecutive seasons, averaging more than 5,000 for that span. The season opener drew 6,156 to 10,000-seat Jayne Stadium.

• Tight end Jacob Peters has caught touchdown passes in both games so far, his first career scores. He is averaging 11.5 yards per catch after not recording a catch in 2018. His first TD was a one-handed nab in the back of the end zone against Union, and his second was a diving-forward, off-the-top-of-the-turf grab on fourth down at Illinois State.

• Wideouts Hunter Richardson and Geremiah Edison both have recoded their first career receiving touchdowns this year. Richardson hauled in a 34-yard strike from Mark Pappas against Union, while Edison was on the right end of a 16-yard pass from Pappas at Illinois State.

• Redshirt senior center Cam Bailey has upped his streak to 24 consecutive games started.

• MSU ranks third in the nation and leads the PFL in red zone defense. Opponents have gone inside the 20-yard line six times but only scored on three of those.

• The 2019 roster features 24 players who transferred from two-year or four-year institutions, including seven from two-year colleges in California. The Eagles have five Division I school transfers (Jovan and Jovel Smith and Kyle Goss from Louisville, Jelani-Ray Garvin from Rutgers and Vaughn Taylor, Jr., from Kansas.).