Game 9 // Clarion Golden Eagles (3-5, 1-4 PSAC West) at Edinboro Fighting Scots (2-6, 2-3 PSAC West)
Saturday, November 2 // 12 p.m. // Edinboro, Pa. // Sox Harrison Stadium

Media Coverage

Radio - Mike Kalinowski and Joe Lodanosky will have the radio call for the game on 96.3 WKQW-FM an hour before kickoff.  Live audio streaming will be available via the WKQW website and linked on the schedule at ClarionGoldenEagles.com.

Streaming Video - All PSAC member institutions stream football games free of charge via Stretch Internet and the PSAC Network app (Roku / Apple TV / Android TV / Amazon Fire TV devices.)

Live Stats

Clarion Game Notes
 

• The Golden Eagles play the second of back-to-back road games this weekend when they face off with the Edinboro Fighting Scots at Sox Harrison Stadium on Saturday
• This will be the 90th meeting between the two teams, with the Fighting Scots holding a 47-40-2 advantage in the all-time series with the Golden Eagles. 
• The Golden Eagles are coming off a 41-6 loss to ninth-ranked Slippery Rock, a game in which Clarion held close early before The Rock pulled away
• Defensive lineman Saif Khan forced a fumble with a strip sack against Slippery Rock, and safety Esaie Batoula picked off a pass, in the first half against quarterback Roland Rivers
• Batoula is the sixth different player to pick off a pass this year, and Khan is the fifth different player to force a fumble
• Receiver Terrell Ford ranks sixth in the PSAC in kick returns, averaging 24.0 yards per return, and is one of only three PSAC players to return a kick for a touchdown this year
• Ford ranks third in the PSAC with an average of 126.4 all-purpose yards per game
• Wide receiver Kahliq Muhammad is fourth in the PSAC with seven touchdown receptions after seven weeks, already the most for a Golden Eagle since 2016
• Running back Ross Greece scored his fourth rushing touchdown of the season against IUP, tying him with Mylique McGriff for the team lead
• McGriff is currently ninth on Clarion's all-time rushing list, having passed Damien Henry and Ben Fiscus in the win over Seton Hill on Oct. 5
• Defensive end Vaughn Wallace leads the Golden Eagles with 5.0 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss on the season, and also scored one of Clarion's two defensive touchdowns this year
• Kicker James Metzgar booted two field goals against Slippery Rock on Oct. 26 - with five more, he'll crack the top-five in program history
• Clarion has once again renewed its fruitful partnership with SportsFever and will have three games televised locally and streamed nationally on ESPN3 - 9/14 vs. Shippensburg, 10/26 at Slippery Rock and 11/9 vs. Mercyhurst

The Lead
The Clarion Golden Eagles take on their second consecutive road test when they face off with age-old rival Edinboro on Saturday, Nov. 2.  Kickoff time is set for noon at Sox Harrison Stadium.

Mike Kalinowski and Joe Lodanosky will have the radio call for the game on 96.3 WKQW-FM an hour before kickoff.  Live audio streaming will be available via the WKQW website and linked on the schedule at ClarionGoldenEagles.com.  

Scouting The Fighting Scots
The Fighting Scots were predicted to finish fifth in the eight-team PSAC West division, and currently sit a game ahead of the Golden Eagles with a 2-3 conference record to go with their 2-6 overall record.  The road does not get any easier for Edinboro after this week, as they are currently scheduled to end their season with road games at IUP and Kutztown, though the latter opponent may yet change.

The Fighting Scots returned one of their several All-Americans from a year ago, with safety Brandon Anderson leading the team with 74 tackles and three interceptions.  They also return talented receiver Ta'Nauz Gregory, who has 53 catches for 700 yards and four touchdowns in 2019.  He also averages 25.5 yards per kickoff return.  The Fighting Scots snapped a two-game losing streak with a win over Seton Hill last week, beating the Griffins 37-10 thanks in part to three field goals by Vicente Arriagada and an interception returned for a touchdown by Aaron Rogers.

Series History
This will be the 90th meeting between the two teams, with the Fighting Scots holding a 47-40-2 advantage in the all-time series with the Golden Eagles.  This is the oldest PSAC rivalry in the books for Clarion, dating back to the 1926 season, and Edinboro has won each of the last three meetings.  The last win for the Golden Eagles came during the 2015 season, a 36-23 road win.

Last year's game was a rain-soaked, low-scoring affair at Memorial Stadium, with the Fighting Scots breaking a 7-7 tie midway through the fourth quarter to take the 14-7 victory.  Clarion tied the score late in the second quarter on a 10-yard touchdown run by Mylique McGriff, but his counterpart Walter Fletcher ripped off an 80-yard touchdown run of his own in the fourth quarter for the win.  Sam Fareri forced a fumble and intercepted a pass on defense.