CHARLESTON, Ill. - Eastern Illinois and Towson will play under the lights at O'Brien Field on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the 2013 FCS playoffs.  The game will be televised nationally on ESPN2 with a 7 p.m. kick off.

EIU is the No. 2 seed in the FCS playoffs and beat Tennessee State on Saturday afternoon to advance to the fourth quarterfinal in school history.

Towson is the No. 7 seed in the FCS playoffs and beat Fordham on Saturday afternoon.

This will be the first meeting between the two schools that feature two of the three players invited to the Sports Network Awards Ceremony where the Walter Payton Award will be presented.  EIU is led by quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.  Towson is led by running back Terrance West.

Tickets for the FCS quarterfinal game will go on sale online on Sunday evening at www.eiupanthertickets.com  Tickets can be purchased in person or via the phone starting Monday morning by calling 217-581-2106.  The EIU ticket office will be open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.  Hours on Friday will be from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for EIU students and youth.

EIU season ticket holders will have until Tuesday at 5 p.m. to secure their season location for tickets for this quarterfinal game.