Macomb, IL (Sports Network) - Western Illinois's football program will host
the University of Indianapolis instead of Hampton on Sept. 8, director of
athletics Dr. Tim Van Alstine said Friday.
The game against Hampton was rescheduled to Aug. 29, 2013.
The Sept. 8 game will be the first meeting between Western Illinois and
Division II Indianapolis, which was 7-4 last season.
"Scheduling for any sport is never easy. The current agreement allows us to
keep our six-game schedule at Hanson Field this fall, and allows us to secure
one of the two home games we needed to schedule for 2013," Van Alstine said.
"Ideally we wanted to schedule a Division I opponent, but it was more
important for our program to keep that a home game. We agreed to help out
Hampton this fall. However, our contract with Hampton still stipulates it must
pay us a buyout if for some reason they decide to back out in the future."
The Leathernecks' season opener is against Butler on Aug. 30 at Hanson Field.
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