Colonels Travel to Utah Tech for 2025 Season Finale

Football
11/20/2025 1:55:00 PM

RICHMOND, Ky. – The Colonels of Eastern Kentucky University will head on the highway for his or her season finale, dealing with the Trailblazers of Utah Tech.
 
Kickoff is about for 4 p.m. ET. Fans can watch the sport on ESPN+ with the audio stream on the EKU Sports Network, introduced by Kentucky 811.
 
On the decision for the Colonels shall be Greg Stotelmyer, Jim Tirey, and Wes Chandler.
 
Fans ought to tune in by following the “Listen Live” button on the prime of the EKUSports.com dwelling web page or on the EKU Sports App introduced by Kentucky Air National Guard. The audio broadcast will begin at 5 p.m. with a pregame present main as much as kickoff.
 
EKU (4-7, 2-5) travels to the “Beehive State” after falling to No. 18 Abilene Christian at dwelling final Saturday, 17-10.
 
UTT (2-9, 1-6) will have a good time its Senior Day on Saturday. Last week, the Trailblazers have been shut out at West Georgia, 23-0.
 
Saturday shall be solely the third assembly all-time between the 2 colleges, with EKU taking the earlier two video games.
 
It will even be the ultimate scheduled assembly between the 2 packages, with Utah Tech transferring to the Big Sky Conference in 2026.
 
The Colonels
 
EKU enters the 2025 finale with a protection that has created 18 turnovers this season, the 16^th most within the FCS.
 
The Colonels have capitalized on these turnovers, scoring 76 factors off these turnovers, together with two pick-sixes by defensive again Vito Tisdale Jr. this season.
 
Tisdale is the one participant within the UAC with two pick-sixes this season whereas additionally main the convention in passes defended.
 
Fellow defensive again Jaheim Ward continues to guide the Maroon Doom protection with 79 complete tackles this season.
 
Up entrance, defensive lineman Brad Gurley Jr. has been a power with a team-leading 10.5 tackles for loss in 2025 with 44 complete tackles.
 
On offense, Marcus Calwise Jr. has discovered his stride late within the season, scoring 4 touchdowns over the past three video games.
 
Scouting the Trailblazers
 
UTT has had a troublesome slate of opponents in 2025, with the 5^th hardest schedule out of 129 FCS groups, in line with the Massey scores.
 
The Trailblazers’ two wins this season got here in opposition to Northern Iowa (20-9, Sept. 20) and North Alabama (34-30, Nov. 1), each of which got here contained in the pleasant confines of Greater Zion Stadium.
 
The offense runs by means of tight finish Eric Olsen leads all tight ends within the FCS in receptions with 50 on the season.
 
Redshirt freshman RB Asa Chatman registered his team-leading fifth dashing landing and racked up a team-high 82 all-purpose yards at Abilene Christian (11/8). The freshman rushed for 49 yards on 13 carries and hauled in 4 passes for 33 extra yards.
 
Chatman, who led Utah Tech with 35 rush yards final week at West Georgia, earned his second UAC Freshman of the Year award one week earlier after his profession day within the Blazers’ dwelling win over North Alabama (11/1).