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Eastern Illinois At Eastern Kentucky


Eastern Illinois and Eastern Kentucky meet on Saturday as two of the four remaining undefeated teams in the Ohio Valley Conference race. EIU is 1-0 after beating Austin Peay on Sept. 20 to run its consecutive OVC wins streak to 13 games. EKU is 2-0 with wins over UT Martin and Austin Peay.

EIU is off to a 1-4 start following a loss at Ohio on Sept. 27. The Panthers had a bye week last week. EIU has won its last three games following a bye including a 24-7 win over Eastern Kentucky in Richmond in 2012.

Eastern Illinois and Eastern Kentucky both feature a transfer from the University of Kentucky as a key component in their offense this season. EIU has quarterback Jalen Whitlow with 1,188 yards of total offense. Whitlow has four rushing touchdowns and three passing touchdowns. EKU has running back Dy'Shawn Mobley who ranks 27th in the nation in rushing yards with 530.

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