Interim Athletic Director Ken Baker has announced the football team will play Penn State on Oct. 10, 2009 in Happy Valley, Pa.

Penn State’s Beaver Stadium is the second largest college stadium in the nation with a capacity of 107,282.

By the time the two teams meet, it will be the fourth consecutive season that Eastern has faced a Big Ten school.

The Panthers will also be the first guests to play against Illinois at the renovated Memorial Stadium on Sept. 6 of the 2008 season, Eastern’s season opener.

Football moves up in polls

The Panthers have moved up in the FCS National coaches and Sports Network polls this week. Eastern is now ranked at No. 15 in the Sports Network poll. They were at No. 19 last week. The Panthers went from the FCS Coaches’ No. 21 spot to No. 16. Eastern is 3-2 this season and 2-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference.

The Panthers will play against Ohio Valley Conference opponent Eastern Kentucky at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at O’Brien Stadium.

Men’s golf drops placement in final round

The men’s golf team dropped from sixth place after the second round to finish 12th at the 2007 John Dallio Memorial hosted by DePaul at the Ruffled Feathers Golf Course Wednesday afternoon in Lemont.

The team shot a 330 in the final round. Senior Matt Imburgia finished the afternoon with a 230 score, tying him for 33rd place.

Detroit Mercy won the event out of 13 teams with a score of 880.

Riordan finishes second

Junior women’s golfer Carrie Riordan finished second overall at the Butler Fall Invitational held at Eagle Creek golf course Tuesday afternoon in Indianapolis.

Riordan shot a 147 two-round score. Riordan was initially in a three-way tie for first, but then took the tie for second after a playoff.

Junior Katie Imburgia and freshman Jenna Fox also finished in the top 10, who both shot 157 for the two rounds.