HBU Huskies (0-3) at Eastern Kentucky (1-2)
Saturday, Oct. 3 – 2 p.m. CDT
Roy Kidd Stadium – Richmond, Ky.
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RICHMOND, Ky. - After three-straight games against FBS opponents, HBU will face a fellow FCS foe when it takes on Eastern Kentucky Saturday at 2 p.m. CDT at Roy Kidd Stadium. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3 or listen to the Husky Sports Network audio broadcast with Lonnie King on KKME Digital Radio and HBUHuskies.com.
Senior quarterback
Bailey Zappe is the most prolific passer in all of Division I football, completing 106-of-169 passes (62.7%) for 1,453 yards (484.33 per game), 12 touchdowns and one interception for the Huskies (0-3). He has three receivers each averaging more than 100 yards per game, with junior
Jerreth Sterns leading the way with 37 catches for 361 yards and four touchdowns. Senior
Ben Ratzlaff has 23 catches for 350 yards and three touchdowns, while Jerreth's younger brother,
Josh Sterns, has nine catches for 307 yards and three scores. Junior
Ean Beek is the Huskies' leading rusher with 34 carries for 130 yards.
Senior linebacker
Caleb Johnson is leading the FCS and is tied for the Division I lead with 36 tackles, while junior linebacker
Brennan Young ranks fourth in the FCS with 34 stops. Senior defensive lineman
Greg Vincent recorded the Huskies' first sack of the season against Louisiana Tech. Senior safety
Patrick Wolfe, senior cornerback
Delon Smith and freshman safety
Isaiah Cash each have an interception.
Sophomore kicker
Gino Garcia is tied for the team lead in scoring with 24 points, making 4-of-7 field goals, including a long of 50 yards, and is 12-for-12 on extra points. Senior punter
Blake Patterson averages 39.4 yards per punt and has recorded touchbacks on 14 of 18 kickoffs.
Parker McKinney has completed 32-of-53 passes for 476 yards, five touchdowns and two intercpetions for the Colonels (1-2). Keyion Dixon has 11 receptions for 168 yards and two touchdowns, while Jacquez Jones has eight catches for 126 yards and three scores. Alonzo Booth has 169 rushing yards and a touchdown on 40 carries.
Matthew Jackson ranks fifth in the FCS with 29 tackles, including three for loss, a sack and has recovered a fumble. Kaleb Lundy has 22 tackles and Daulson Fitzpatrick has 19 tackles and EKU's lone interception.
Alexander Woznick has made 2-of-4 field goals and 5-of-6 extra points, while Thomas Cook is averaging 40.6 yards on 14 punts.
Saturday marks the first-ever meeting between the two programs. EKU will face HBU's fellow Southland Conference members Central Arkansas (twice) and Stephen F. Austin.
The Huskies will be wrapping up its four-game abbreviated fall schedule and have opted out of competing in the Southland's spring season.
