COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Tech The Golden Eagles face their first road game, and the first of 11 consecutive FCS opponents, with a rematch against Indiana State on Saturday afternoon in Terre Haute, Ind. It's only the second meeting for these two teams, who waged an exciting battle a year ago in Tech's Tucker Stadium.

The weather is expected to be a little cooler on Saturday in west central Indiana, with a 40 percent chance of morning showers. Those could affect the game, if they linger into the afternoon. Fans attending the game should go prepared for rain, but hoping that the weather man gives us cloudy skies and dry conditions.

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (1-0, 0-0 OVC)
at Indiana State Sycamores (0-1, 0-0 MVC)
Saturday, Sept. 6 • 2 p.m. CT
Memorial Stadium (12,764) • Terre Haute, Ind.

GAME NOTES: For the second year in a row Tennessee Tech and Indiana State will be squaring off on the gridiron. Last season the Golden Eagles won a thriller in Cookeville as Jared Davis hit Zack Ziegler for a two-yard touchdown with 1:11 to play in pulling out the 38-37 victory. Davis finished the game 11-of-12 passes for 97 yards while Ziegler hauled in eight catches including the game-winner. Marty Jones led the Tech defense with 16 tackles. Shakir Bell had 201 rushing yards and a score while quarterback mike Perish passed for 288 yards and two scores. Tech is looking to start the season 2-0 for the second time under Coach Brown and just the third time since the 1989 season.
 
SCOUTING TENNESSEE TECH: Tennessee Tech improved to 8-0 in home openers under head coach Watson Brown with a 33-7 victory over Kentucky Christian last week. Overall the team has a three-game winning streak dating back to the end of the 2013 season. Tech unveiled its new "QW" position in last Thursday's game as it put two quarterbacks on the field at the same time. The multi-dimension Darian Stone rushed and caught a touchdown out of that position; he was the team's leading rusher with 42 yards and then caught a touchdown from quarterback Jared Davis. Davis finished the game 18-of-25 for 168 yards and two touchdowns; he hooked up with Cody Matthews six times as Matthews tallied 74 yards and a score. Ladarius Vanlier averaged 13.9 yards on five punt returns and 24.5 yards on two kickoff returns, finished with 157 all-purpose yards on the game. Defensive end Midoho Okpokowuruk had a career-high seven tackles and 2.5 tackles-for-loss in the win on Thursday. He buoyed a defensive attack that limited Kentucky Christian to just 203 yards of total offense. In replacing All-American punter Chad Zinchini, Jonathan King averaged 45.0 yards/punt on five punts in his collegiate debut; King dropped three inside the 20-yard line.
 
SCOUTING INDIANA STATE: Indiana State enters this week having lost 10-straight games dating back to last season. The losing streak began with its loss at TTU on Sept. 28 of last season. The team opened the 2014 season with a 28-10 loss at in-state rival Indiana. Mike Perish completed 17-of-32 passes for 140 yards while Buck Logan rushed for 47 yards and the team's lone touchdown of the game. Mark Sewall led the team with 11 tackles and a pass breakup while Conn Underwood added nine tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss and a sack. Saturday's game marks a stretch where the Sycamores will play four of its next five at home.
 
WATCH & LISTEN: Fans who cannot attend in person can listen to the game on the Golden Eagle Sports Network with Roger Ealey and Buddy Pearson in the press box and Dylan Vazzano reporting from the sidelines. The broadcast begins at 1:30 p.m. on 98.5 KISS FM. There is no video (TV or webstream) of the game.

ONLY FCS FOES NOW - The Golden Eagles will face 11 consecutive Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) foes the balance of the 2014 regular season. It's only the second time since the divisional split in 1978 that Tech will face 11 FCS foes. The only other time was in 1997.

NUMBER OF NOTE IS 24 - The Golden Eagles have blocked 24 kicks in Watson Brown's tenure as head coach, adding the latest last week with a blocked field by senior defensive end CMidoho Okpokowuruk against Kentucky Christian. Last year in the win over Indiana State, Tech blocked a school-record three kicks against the Sycamores.

1,000 CAREER YARDS — Cody Matthews grabbed six passes for 74 yards and one touchdown in the season opener, pushing his career total above 1,000. He now has 1,051 career receiving yards and 11 touchdowns on 68 catches. Last year, playing in only seven games, Matthews caught 22 passes for 331 yards and three touchdowns. He started five games in the first half of the season, and missed most of the second half of the season due to injuries.

ROLLING IN THE DEEP — While not related, they share the same last name and line up next to each other in Tech's defensive front. Against Kentucky Christian, Avery Rollins and Terrell Rollins also shared a number – they each made four tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss in the win.

QUICK HITS:
* Tennessee Tech was one of only three teams in the nation (FCS) to block a kick in the first week of the season. Midoho Okpokowuruk blocked a field goal attempt.
* Tech ranks seventh in the nation (FCS) in completion percentage, connecting on 18-of- 25 in the season-opening win over Kentucky Christian.
* The Golden Eagle defense recorded a safety with two seconds to play in the first half vs. Kentucky Christian. It was the first safety by Tech since Nov. 9, 2002, vs. Samford.
* Tech is looking to start the season with a 2-0 record for the second time under Watson Brown's direction. The only other Tech teams to open 2-0 since 1980 came in 1982, 1989 and 2012.
* Ladarius Vanlier ranks first in the conference and 25th in FCS in all-purpose yardage with 157.0 per game. He is 10th nationally in punt returns and 21st in kickoff returns.
* Tech's crowd of 10,697 Thursday vs. Kentucky Christian was the largest crowd among the four conference schools who played at home, followed by TSU (10,541), Southeast Missouri (7,143) and Murray State (5,136).

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