RUSTON - Joe Aillet Stadium will be the site of one of the biggest football games in recent Louisiana Tech history when the Bulldogs host Rice Saturday at 11 a.m. with the Conference USA West Division title and a berth in the upcoming C-USA title game on the line.

Tech (7-4, 6-1 C-USA) will welcome the Rice Owls (7-4, 5-2) to Ruston for the final regular season game of the year. The winner of the contest will be the Conference USA West Division champion and will face Marshall Dec. 6 in the Conference USA championship game.

Saturday's game will also be the last time 22 Bulldog seniors take the field at Joe Aillet Stadium as the group will be honored in a pregame ceremony on the field starting at 10:35 a.m. that morning.

Numerous ticket promotions are available for fans wishing to attend both Saturday's football game as well as Friday night's men's home basketball game against Samford. Friday night's tip is set for 7 p.m. at the Thomas Assembly Center.

Fans can take advantage of numerous ticket promotions for the game, including a 2-for-1 football/basketball combo ticket. Any fans who already have a ticket to Friday night's Bulldog basketball game against Samford can gain free entry to Saturday's football game against Rice with the ticket stub. Fans who already own tickets to Saturday's football game can gain entrance into Friday night's basketball game by showing the ticket at the Thomas Assembly Center doors.

All Louisiana Tech faculty and staff can also purchase discounted tickets to Saturday's football game for only $12 on the east side or $15 on the west side (these tickets are normally $20 and $35 on game-day).

Local honor roll elementary school children can receive a FREE ticket to either Friday night's basketball game or Saturday's football game by bringing their report card to the ticket office or ticket booths on game day. Parents accompanying their honor roll child can purchase discounted tickets to the men's basketball game for $7 or to the football game for $12 east side or $15 west side.

A Black Friday ticket special is also in affect as fans can present their Black Friday shopping receipts at the ticket office or ticket booths in order to purchase the discounted tickets for either men's basketball or football.

The LA Tech Ticket Office will be open Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday from 1 p.m. until the conclusion of the men's basketball game. The TAC ticket booths will open Saturday at 8 a.m. and the East Side Ticket Booths will open at 9:30 a.m.

Fans are also reminded that season tickets are on sale for basketball season as both the Bulldogs and the Lady Techsters. To purchase your season tickets, call the Tech Ticket Office at 318-257-3631.

The University is opening dorms for LA Tech students on Friday in order for the student body to return this weekend for both the basketball and football games. Saturday's weather forecast is calling for sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s.