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FOLLOW THE FALCONS
Fans that can't make it out to Ratliff this season now have even more ways to follow the Falcons each week. Beginning this season all five home games will be streamed live on utpbfalcons.com, along with the re-broadcast on MYTV16 at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays after each home game. Fans can also listen to the radio broadcast featuring Graham Pollard and Derek Catsam on Rock 95.1 and utpbfalcons.com, and can follow live stats available at utpbfalcons.com. Don't forget to catch Coach Carrigan break down each week's game Sunday night's at 10:30 p.m. on CBS 7 on the Falcon Focus Coach's Show.

SENIOR SEND OFF
Saturday night will be the last home game for eight seniors. Tristen Thompson, Justin Nicholls, Ashad Guice, Mitchell Leonard, Jared Thames, Marquee Allison, Kristian Brown and Josh Terrell will all be playing in the final game at Ratliff Stadium for UT Permian Basin.

LAST TIME OUT
The Falcons are coming off of a 24-7 loss last week on the road against Eastern New Mexico in Portales, N.M. UTPB was held to just 278 yards of offense on the day and just one score in the loss.

The Falcons came out of the gates looking to surprise the Greyhounds with an onside-kick which they recovered.  The Falcons turned the ball over unable to convert on fourth down, and the Greyhounds marched down the field in 14 plays to take a 3-0 lead on a 47-yard field goal by Tyler Vargas.  The Falcon offense would once again drive into Greyhound territory where they would be stopped again on fourth and short.  The Greyhounds scored again on Wyatt Strand's 10-yard run to go up 10-0 after a quarter.

The Greyhounds drove into Falcon territory once again in the second quarter, but Chris Hoad forced and recovered a fumble at the 17-yard-line.  The Falcon offense would get going on the ensuing drive.  Keyed by a 42-yard pass from Taylor Null to Kyle McBride to get into Greyhound territory, they would convert fourth and short later in the drive on a run by Kameron Mathis on a QB keeper.  Mathis would cap the drive with a one-yard touchdown run to make it 10-7 with just over two minutes to play in the first half.  But the Greyhounds marched down the field again and Strand would hit Johnny Smith for a 12 yard touchdown just before halftime to make it 17-7.

Eastern New Mexico scored the only points in the second half when Paul Terry rushed in from nine-yards out to cap an eight play, 41 yard drive halfway through the third quarter.
Taylor Null was held to just 163 yards passing and no touchdowns for the Falcons.  Kyle McBride led the receivers with seven catches for 85 yards, while the ground game combined for 90 yards.  Hoad led the way for the Falcon defense with 19 tackles while forcing and recovering a fumble.  The Falcon defense did hold the Greyhounds to 227 yards rushing, 60 yards under their season average on the season.  


SCOUTING THE LIONS
Texas A&M Commerce enters tonight coming off of a 41-16 home victory over West Texas A&M. The Lions out-scored the Buffs 27-3 over the final 32 minutes of the game to pull away for the 25-point victory. 

Kane Wilson completed 12-15 passes on the afternoon, throwing for 131 yards and a touchdown to Vincent Hobbs from two-yards out in the third quarter.

The Lions did the bulk of their damage against West Texas A&M on the ground, running for 244 yards on 50 attempts, averaging 4.9 yards per carry with three touchdowns on the ground. Wilson ran in a pair of scores and Carandal Hale added a rushing TD on nine attempts. Ovie Urevbu led the Lions with 118 yards on 20 rushes, running for 5.9 yards per attempt.

Ryan Stokes led the Commerce receivers, catching three passes for 85 yards while Vincent Hobbs had the lone touchdown catch from two yards out. 

MATCHUP BREAKDOWN
UT Permian Basin has averaged 19.6 points per game through nine games this season. The UTPB offense goes for 369.4 yards per contest, with 102.8 yards per game on the ground and 266.7 yards through the air. Texas A&M Commerce averages 33.7 points a contest with an equal 369.9 yards per game on offense. The Lions run for 141.2 yards per game and throw for 228.7 per game.

Null leads the Falcons with 1,960 yards and 14 touchdowns with nine interceptions in seven games at quarterback this season. Kyle McBride leads the receivers with 45 catches and 621 receiving yards, and has also caught three touchdowns. Ben Galaviz leads all receivers with five touchdowns on the season. Marquis Simmons leads the running backs, averaging 4.6 yards per carry for 460 yards on 100 rushes with a pair of touchdowns. Chris Hoad leads the Falcon defense with 104 total tackles on the season. Keegan Gray adds 68 tackles on the year and a team-high pair of interceptions this season.

Wilson has thrown for 1,210 yards and nine touchdowns with four interceptions at QB for the Lions this season. Marquis Wimberly leads all receivers with 46 catches, 615 yards and six touchdowns. Ryan Stokes has added four touchdowns on just 24 catches for 442 yards for Commerce. Hale is the leading rusher for Texas A&M Commerce this season, rushing for four touchdowns. Wilson meanwhile has rushed for eight touchdowns from behind center on the season on 48 attempts. Brucks Saathoff leads the defense with 75 tackles this season. Michael Onuoha has a team best 13 tackles-for-loss and 5.5 sacks on the season.