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
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
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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 »
36 FCS Student-Athletes Named Semifinalists For The National Football Foundation's William V. Campbell Trophy
Selected as the best and brightest from the college gridiron, The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today the 147 candidates (36 from the FCS)for the 2012 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards.
The awards are prese… more »
EKU’s Enabosi, Rutledge ruled academically ineligible
Some off-field issues have forced the Colonels to make some significant lineup changes heading into Saturday’s season opener at Purdue.
Senior center O.J. Enabosi and sophomore wide receiver Jaucady Rutledge have been ruled academically ineligible an… more »
TSU happy to take on talented transfers considered trouble elsewhere
Rod Reed doesn’t mind plucking from the top rung.
The Tennessee State football coach has riddled his roster with 11 transfers from Football Bowl Subdivision schools – including former players at LSU, Florida, Miami, Kansas, Illinois and Michigan Stat… more »
With new coordinator, UT Martin defense looks forward to improvement
Derek Carr returns this year for the UT Martin Skyhawks at quarterback. The McKenzie native is talented and experienced, as are wide receiver Quentin Sims and running backs Jason McNair and Tevin Barksdale.
The Skyhawks are confident they can score p… more »
TTU gives Wilson a five-year contract extension
Tennessee Tech Director of Athletics Mark Wilson has agreed to a five-year contract extension, keeping him at the helm of the Golden Eagle athletic program through 2017.
The contract extension was announced this week by TTU president Dr. Bob Bell wit… more »
FCS ADA Announces Academic Progress Rate (APR) Award Winners
The Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA) has announced the recipients of the Academic Progress Rate (APR) Award. The APR Award recognizes one institution at each of the 14 FCS conferences that has the highest APR… more »
Ohio Valley Conference Concludes 2012 Spring Meetings
The Ohio Valley Conference concluded its annual Conference Spring Meetings last Friday in Nashville. The event ran May 29 - June 1.
During the past school year the league organized an OVC Game Operations subcommittee that recommended the OVC Fan Code… more »
Sun Belt Conference meeting to explore options
Which current NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) members would be considered for membership if the conference were to expand to 14, including 12 that play football, in 2013.
Athletic director Scott Farmer, university president Joseph Savoie… more »
Eastern Kentucky Colonels have flexibility in backfield
Zavier Foster was a standout running back in high school, but when he arrived at EKU he was moved to linebacker.
And for a couple of years, the Colonel coaching staff had considered the possibility of shifting the junior back to the backfield.
“He… more »
TTU's Maynord knows what OVC title chase is like
Jimmy Maynord is no stranger to Tucker Stadium.
The Smith County head coach is a familiar sight on the sidelines during the preseason and other practices. Sometimes, his Owls will scrimmage or play games on that same turf.
But Tennessee Tech is ne… more »
EKU Lineman tackles scholar award two years in a row
With a 3.8 GPA, Emory Attig shows his prowess extends to the classroom as well as the gridiron
Emory Attig is ending his college career on a definite high note.
For the second consecutive year, Attig, a senior on Eastern Kentucky's football team,… more »
Searching for Spoo's replacement: Eastern Illinois Coordinators out based on performance
A major reason why Roc Bellantoni and Roy Wittke were eliminated from the pool of applicants for Eastern's head football coaching job was because of performance, Eastern athletic director Barbara Burke said Monday.
The two coordinators saw their past… more »
TSU young Tigers starting to pounce
Tennessee State needed a boost of confidence.
After nine straight Ohio Valley Conference games, the Tigers just kept coming up short. With second-year coach Rod Reed at the helm, things just kept looking grim for TSU, who had entered last week's game… more »
