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Boxtorow 2011 Preseason All-American team Announced
Ten Boxtorow All-American's from 2010 headline the national Boxtorow Preseason HBCU Football All-American team.
The preseason team is made up of 25 of the top HBCU football players in the country. The voters are comprised of some of America's top wr… more »
Jacksonville State has high hopes
Jacksonville State coach Jack Crowe says everything is in place.
The Gamecocks have a ton of talented players. They have a quality coaching staff. They have great facilities. They have great support from the administration, their fans and the communi… more »
Reigning OVC champion SEMO returns to work
The Southeast Missouri State football team held its first preseason practice as defending Ohio Valley Conference champions Saturday.
Southeast players say they're not about to rest on their laurels following the historic 2010 campaign.
"Last year… more »
Lengel looking forward at EKU, not back
Matt Lengel doesn’t spend much time looking back. And with good reason. After all, his first season at EKU was not all that memorable.
The 6-foot-7, 245-pound tight end had just four catches and didn’t play a significant role for an offense that had… more »
Austin Peay not happy with 8-game skid of 2010, spend plenty of time working in offseason
The Austin Peay Governors aren't happy with an eight-game skid that ended last season, so they spent plenty of weekends this offseason working hard.
The Governors haven't won a game since Sept.18, 2010, against Tennessee State.
They went 2-9 and 1… more »
Jacksonville State defense 'stocked' for title run
Jacksonville State football coach Jack Crowe is so proud of the Gamecock defense he just has to brag.
“We're good on defense,” Crowe said Thursday during the program's annual preseason media day.
Just how good are the Gamecocks? Crowe feels the d… more »
Watson Brown sees deep roster for TTU Golden Eagles
Tennessee Tech coach Watson Brown is feeling optimistic now that his young Golden Eagles finally have grown up.
The Golden Eagles have been picked to finish fifth in the Ohio Valley Conference. But Watson has 21 starters - and 49 letter winners - bac… more »
Barksdale arrest hampers otherwise depth-laden Jacksonville State squad
The Jacksonville State football team reports today for the start of preseason practice and the controlled cattle call of media day with the status of a key element to its offense in limbo.
Darius (Tig) Barksdale remains suspended pending the outcome… more »
Short respect for OVC champs
Some people might say the Southeast Missouri State football team was slighted in the Ohio Valley Conference's preseason poll released last week.
Others might say the Redhawks were afforded a measure of respect.
The bottom line is that it really do… more »
With job on the line, JSU’s Ivory drops weight before camp
Marques Ivory didn’t need a talking scale or any doctor to tell him the benefits of winning the battle of the bulge.
The Jacksonville State senior quarterback just listened to his conscience and his coaches. The message from both was the same: Lose t… more »
TTU Young no more
With the last few years, the talk about the Tennessee Tech football team has been youth.
As the Golden Eagles' begin to prepare for the 2011 campaign, this year's squad has more experience than it's had in a long time.
"You can't call us young any… more »
OVC coaches to reformers That’s easy for you to say
The different worlds between major and not-so-major college football showed during Monday’s Ohio Valley Conference Media Day.
The whole affair took two hours and worked just fine in a 38-by-61-foot conference room in the Holiday Inn next to Vanderbil… more »
Jaxmen expecting big things in 2011 season
The excitement is building around the Jacksonville State football program in anticipation of the 2011 season, which the Gamecocks kick off by playing host to UT Martin on Sept. 1 at 6 p.m.
JSU returns 17 starters from last season’s 9-3 squad that fin… more »
Fast 60 — Tenn Tech changing its philosophy
When Watson Brown says that the Tennessee Tech football team will be the "Fastest 60 Minutes in Football," it's not a goal, it's a promise.
After seeing what the Golden Eagles were capable of against then-Football Championship Subdivision No.6 Jackso… more »
Draft proposal: Beer advertising, sales considered at football stadium
Jacksonville State University will stand alone among its peer institutions if it moves forward with plans to partner with beer companies.
The university is seeking a sponsorship from state distributors for national beer brands such as Coors and Budwe… more »
