Eastern Illinois and UT Martin will meet on Saturday afternoon with the winner emerging as the lone undefeated team in the Ohio Valley Conference.   

The Panthers are 1-5 overall, but 1-0 in the OVC following a conference-opening win at Tennessee Tech on Sept. 25.  EIU is coming off a bye week in the schedule after playing a non-conference game at Murray State.   

UT Martin won its OVC opener last weekend with a home win over Murray State as the Skyhawks improved to 4-1 overall, 1-0 in the OVC.  

Jason Johnson turned in his second straight big tackle performance finishing with 12 tackles at Murray State.  Johnson now leads the OVC in tackles with 57 including 33 solo tackles and five tackles for loss.

Russell Dandy was named the Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player and Newcomer of the Week following the Panthers last contest on Oct. 2 at Murray State. 

Arron Foulkes hauled in seven passes for 132 yards in the Panthers last game at Murray State.  The day included a 54-yard touchdown reception from Chris Katrenick early in the fourth quarter. 

Game time is 2 pm Saturday from Charleston. Hear the action starting at 1:30 pm with the pregame on WHOW.