The Knoxville Football Squad will play at home for the first time this season. After last week’s 39-17 season opening loss to Newton, the Panthers will find Oskaloosa waiting at Ken Locke Stadium. The Indians fell to Ottumwa in the late stages of last week’s game 21-20. The Indians like to throw the ball around the yard, and that is a concern for Knoxville as the Panthers allowed 232 yards through the air last week to Newton. Coach Matt Dunkin knows this and tells KNIA/KRLS Sports he and the defensive coaches have taken steps to contain a pass happy attack.

Dunkin: “This week we’ve been focusing on getting a good pass rush, and I know they saw our film and got excited but I think we have things shored up and hopefully we’ll be better in pass coverage.”

The Panthers forced three turnovers against Newton, all on fumbles. Dunkin hopes the game has slowed down for some of his players so that they can be in the right spots for tonight’s action. The Panthers saw some good things last week including several running backs that can share the load in Adnon Trout Ruger Kendall, Braiden Dudley and Dakota Ramsey. Listen for all of the action live on 95.3 KNIA beginning with the pregame at 6:30.