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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Tech football team doesn't shy
away from daunting tasks. Last year, the Golden Eagles opened the
year at Arkansas and TCU, teams that played in the Sugar Bowl and
won the Rose Bowl.
On Saturday, the Golden Eagles -- a member of the Football
Championship Subdivision (FCS) -- take their show to the
Upper Midwest to face the Iowa Hawkeyes, a member of the Football
Bowl Subdivision, the 2010 Insight Bowl champion and a squad that
some are picking to capture the Big Ten title in 2011.
The Golden Eagles (5-6 in 2010) face the Hawkeyes for the first
time, and also face their first Big Ten foe. The game in Kinnick
Stadium is expected to draw a sellout crowd of 70,585, which will
rank among the largest crowds in Tech and OVC history.
Tech returns 20 starters from last year, and the two-deep for the
Golden Eagles lists 31 players (out of the 48 spots) who have made
starts in their careers. Only our players of the 48 have not seen
action under coach Watson Brown.
Junior quarterback Tre Lamb leads the
offense, after missing the final three games of the 2010 season due
to injury. Joining him in the backfield will be Dontey Gay (1,972
career all-purpose yards) and newcomer Adam Urbano, a
transfer from Georgia Southern. Tech's offense will also feature
all-OVC receiver Tim Benford, who is
second in career receptions and third in career receiving yardage.
Up front, Tech's starting five is a veteran group.
On defense, linebacker Marcus Edwards
led the OVC in quarterback sacks last year with 7.5. Senior
linebacker Jake McInitosh is the career leader on the roster with
177 total tackles.
Tech's special teams feature punter Nick Campbell and
a battle between junior Matthew Barker and freshman Zach Sharp for
the placekicking assignment.
The Golden Eagles leave Cookeville early Friday for a charter
flight to Iowa, and will visit the stadium in the early afternoon.
Kickoff on Saturday is at 11:01 a.m.
Fans can listen to the game on the Golden Eagles Sports Network,
including a web stream of the broadcast on www.magic985.com. The
broadcast can also be heard on the telephone ($5 charge per game)
via TeamlineDirect.
The contest will also be televised on the Big Ten Network.