EIU vs. EKU Game Wildcard Selection In Game of Week Package

The November 21 Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois game has been selected as a "Wildcard Selection" in the league's Game of the Week football package on ESPN3. The game will kickoff at 1 p.m. CT at O’Brien Field in Charleston.
 
This will mark the third straight week that EIU has been selected to play in the OVC Game of the Week.  The Panthers hosted No. 1 Jacksonville State last weekend and will have a second place battle at UT Martin this Saturday at 2 p.m.  Both EIU and UTM enter the game with a 5-1 record and are attempting to close out the season with a pair of wins to position themselves for possible selection in the FCS playoffs which begin on Nov. 28. .

When the league's eight-contest Game of the Week schedule was announced in July the Oct. 31, Nov. 7, Nov. 14 and Nov. 21 games were deemed "Wildcard" dates where the matchup would not be announced until roughly two weeks prior to the contest.

Eastern Illinois and Eastern Kentucky are two of the most tradition rich programs in the FCS with both schools ranking in the top seven for most FCS playoff appearances.  The Colonels rank second on the all-time FCS playoff list with 21 including an appearance in 2014.  EIU is seventh on the list with 15 playoff appearances.  EIU went to back-to-back FCS playoffs in 2012 and 2013.  Both teams could be playing for a potential at-large FCS playoff spot in the Nov. 21 game on ESPN3.

This marks the third-straight season the league has produced the Game of the Week package in conjunction with WebStream Sports. WebStream Sports, an Indianapolis-based company which is a proven leader in video production, streaming video and content creation. The company, founded in 2006, produces more than 1,000 events annually.

Kevin Ingram, host of "The Wake Up Zone" on 104.5 The Zone in Nashville, will handle play-by-play duties while Bob Belvin, on-air talent and contributor at 100.7 FM/AM 540 (ESPN Clarksville), will provide analysis. The duo has worked together each of the past three years in the league's TV package.

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