When: Saturday, 11:30 a.m. MDT
Where: Jayne Stadium (10,000); Morehead, Ky.TV: None Radio: KBRE
Overall series: First meeting
First game: First meeting
Series streak: First meeting
Most recently: First meeting
Southern Utah (7-3)
Last week: Southern Utah 32, SW Texas State 28
Looking ahead: End of season.
Whom to watch: Quarterback Matt Cannon. The junior moved atop the SUU single-season charts for rushing touchdowns and scoring in last week's win over Southwest Texas. Cannon has 120 points on 20 touchdowns.
Notes: The Thunderbirds are looking for their fifth consecutive victory -- something SUU hasn't done since 1991 . . . A win would also give SUU its first eight-victory season since 1986 . . . Cannon and defensive backs Josh Roberts and Clint Brown were recently named to the GTE Academic All-District VIII squad.
Morehead State (5-4)
Last week: Elon 41, Morehead State 6
Looking ahead: End of season.
Whom to watch: Quarterback David Dinkins. He's sixth in the nation with 310.22 yards per game of total offense. Dinkins and SUU's Cannon enter the contest 18th and 19th, respectively, in Division I-AA rushing. Both average 119 yards per outing.
Notes: The Eagles were 9-2 in 1998 -- that's the best record in Morehead State history . . . Head coach Matt Ballard is 29-32 in six seasons . . . Like SUU, Morehead State is a Division I-AA independent . . . The Eagles have the nation's fourth-best offense (485 ypg), while the Thunderbirds' offense is fifth (478 ypg).