Categories: Ohio Valley Conference, Austin Peay Governors, Eastern Illinois Panthers, Eastern Kentucky Colonels, Jacksonville State Gamecocks, Murray State Racers, Southeast Missouri State Redhawks, Tennessee State Tigers, Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, UT-Martin Skyhawks
Stronger EIU Panthers show their running game
When coach Dino Babers talked about the fact his staff had more men benching more than 300 pounds than the football team last year, this wasn’t just all in fun bragging.
“We still hear about it,” offensive tackle Dominic Pagliara said. “From last sea… more »
New challenge for APSU coach
Kirby Cannon likes being the new football head coach of Austin Peay University for many reasons.
One of them being the school's name.
"I just like the name," he said. "There is just one Austin Peay in the world. No northern this or central… more »
Three experienced QBs have their eye on starting for SEMO
The Southeast Missouri State football team lost 23 seniors from last season, many of them among the squad's top players, meaning a host of starting positions figure to be up for grabs not only this spring but during fall practice.
But as the Redhawks… more »
JSU Defense shows improvement
The unit on the Jacksonville State football team that needed the most attention took the biggest step in the Gamecocks’ second scrimmage of spring practice Saturday.
It was no secret the JSU defense needed a lot of work when new coach Bill Clark and… more »
EKU looking for someone else to carry the load
In the past two seasons, Matt Denham racked up almost 3,000 yards rushing, scored 23 rushing touchdowns and was the driving force behind the best ground attack in the Ohio Valley Conference.
He earned All-American and All-OVC honors and finished his… more »
EIU football player, student stabbed at party
Police are investigating a pair of stabbings that injured two Eastern Illinois University students at a party, including a football player.
Charleston Police Lt. Brad Oyer says police were called to a party early Sunday near campus after a reported s… more »
Woofed EKU Responds: We Should Be In
EKU coach Dean Hood was more than a little upset when he found out Sunday afternoon his team wasn’t given an at-large bid to the Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs.
And he hasn’t been shy about letting his opinion be known on the subject.… more »
Battle of conference champions Saturday at UCA
It’s an unusual nonconference matchup of champions at the end of the regular season.
It’s a unofficial playoff game before the NCAA FCS playoffs begin.
Byes and seeding are on the line.
Saturday evening’s game between the University of Central… more »
Brockman era at Murray State about to pass
In September 2010, Casey Brockman’s first pass with Chris Hatcher as Murray State University’s football coach was memorable for the wrong reason. Brockman described it as a wounded duck that should have been intercepted and returned for touchdown.
Th… more »
UTM Controls path to league title
UT Martin football is in full control of its own destiny, sitting in a first-place tie in the Ohio Valley Conference with Eastern Illinois and two games remaining in the regular season.
The Skyhawks (7-2, 5-1 OVC) cannot afford any slip-ups now with… more »
Tenn Tech reeling after no-call aids TSU to late victory
The Ohio Valley Conference has released a statement regarding the no-call on the last play of the game against Tennessee State University Oct. 27.
In the last remaining seconds of the game, Tennessee State, after being held out of the endzone the ent… more »
SEMO Redhawks are better than the record
Southeast Missouri State isn't a bad football team, even though the Redhawks' 2-5 overall record and 1-3 Ohio Valley Conference mark might suggest otherwise.
What the 2012 Redhawks are is a decent squad that simply can't get over the proverbial hump.… more »
Offense, defense helping EKU control the clock
Generally, time of possession is considered an offensive statistic in college football.
But, the defense plays a big part as well.
“It goes both ways,” EKU coach Dean Hood said. “If they go three-and-out, then their time of possession is down and… more »
Unbeaten TSU gets 'married' to idea of winning OVC title
'When you get married, you get that ring. That's what we want — that OVC championship ring.' Tennessee State's Trabis Ward says.
TSU (5-0, 1-0 OVC) vs. EASTERN KENTUCKY (4-1, 2-0)
• Where: Hale Stadium
• When: 1 p.m.
• Radio: 102.1-FM
• Storyl… more »
Alabama A&M, Alabama State trying to avoid costly SWAC slipups
The champion of the Southwestern Athletic Conference will be determined on Dec. 8 when the annual title game is played at Birmingham's Legion Field. But the way things are shaping up, the winner of the SWAC's East Division could be decided at that same… more »
