WKU's Phi Gamma Delta fraternity has teamed up with Pi Kappa Phi fraternity members at Middle Tennessee State University to raise money for the American Red Cross of South Central Kentucky.
The Fijis will start their run at noon on Friday from Houchens-Smith Stadium after WKU head football coach David Elson hands them the game ball.
Participants will run the ball, which will be used in the football game against MTSU, to the Pi Kapps' fraternity house in Murfreesboro.
On Saturday, the Fijis and the Pi Kapps will run the game ball one mile to Floyd Stadium, where the WKU and MTSU football teams will face off at 2:30 p.m.
There will always be one person running during the trip, which will take about 17 hours, while the others rest in vans.
At the start of the game, one Fiji member and one member of the Pi Kapps will present the ball to officials.
Each participant in the run was asked to raise $100 for the Red Cross.
Jennifer Capps, executive director of the American Red Cross of South Central Kentucky, said she was contacted about the event in early August. She said she thinks the run is a great idea and a unique way to raise money.
Participants asked corporate sponsors in the community to donate, and they currently have five sponsors including Buffalo Wild Wings and Black Diamond Imagery, according to the Rivalry Run's Web site.
