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TTU Silver lining despite loss
The score may not have been pretty Saturday night as Tennessee Tech fell 44-3 in its opener against No. 17 Arkansas, but the Golden Eagles had plenty to be happy about.
"I thought our kids really competed well," said Tech coach Watson Brown during th… more »
Gamecocks Shock Ole Miss in 2 OTs
On the final crazy play of a crazy game, Jacksonville State running back Calvin Middleton found himself in the middle of a mass of bodies as quarterback Coty Blanchard lofted a 2-point conversion pass toward the end zone.
Somehow, through the arms an… more »
JSU opens with new digs, high expectations
Jacksonville State has been busy tweaking and fine-tuning in August, like most other college football programs.
The Gamecocks, however, aren’t just prepping a new quarterback or defensive back for the season. The university is putting the finishing t… more »
It all started at HC for Saints’ Malone
Terry Malone only spent a handful of years in Worcester, first attending Holy Cross and later coaching football at his alma mater. But boy, were they formative years.
“I have so many great memories; I can’t believe it’s been so long,” Malone, 50, fo… more »
2010 Boxtorow.com/BASN preseason HBCU All-American Team
Six members of the defending SWAC champions from Prairie View A&M, including their all-conference backfield of quarterback K.J. Black and running back Donald Babers, are part of the 2010 BoxToRow.com/BASN HBCU Preseason All-American team.
The pre… more »
New SEMO scoreboard is in the works
Southeast Missouri State athletic director John Shafer had good news and bad news for Redhawks football fans tired of and embarrassed by the tiny, junior-high caliber scoreboard at Houck Stadium.
Shafer told me Friday that the university has purchase… more »
Sanchez uses brains, brawn with Redhawks
J.J. Sanchez considered it an honor when he was voted to the preseason all-Ohio Valley Conference football team late last month.
Sanchez said he was even more honored just a few days earlier when he found out he had been named an OVC Medal of Honor w… more »
Ohio Valley Conference and Wazoo Sports Partner to Air OVC Football "Game of the Week"
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - The Ohio Valley Conference and Wazoo Sports have partnered to broadcast the OVC Football "Game of the Week." The Wazoo Sports Network will begin airing the "Game of the Week" starting in September and running through November.
"Waz… more »
Former EIU Football Player Dies In Accident
Former Eastern Illinois football player Trent Steckel was fatally injured in a motorcycle accident at 1:10 a.m. Friday morning, July 2.
Steckel, 24, was a four-year member of the Panther football team from 2004-07 helping EIU win back-to-back Ohio V… more »
Sporting News Tabs JSU's T.J. Heath Preseason All-American; Predicts OVC Race and Top Players
The Sporting News Preseason Yearbook recently hit newsstands, dishing out preseason All-American and Top 25 predictions, as well as a conference-by-conference breakdown across the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
Jacksonville State senior def… more »
Associate Athletic Director Wallace Dooley earns 25-Year Award from CoSIDA
The passion Wallace Dooley, Jr., has for the sports information profession began in 1970 during his undergraduate years at Tennessee State University. It was there he assisted the intramural director with compiling statistics for football and basketball… more »
EIU To Retire Sean Payton's No. 18
CHARLESTON, Ill. – Eastern Illinois athletic director Barbara Burke has announced that Panther athletics will be retiring the number of former EIU quarterback and Super Bowl winning coach Sean Payton during the Panthers 2010 football home opener on Sept… more »
Jacksonville State Football to Face the Kentucky Wildcats in 2011
JACKSONVILLE – Jacksonville State has signed a contract to play the University of Kentucky in football for the 2011 season, JSU Athletics Director Oval Jaynes announced on Wednesday.
“We’re pleased to announce that we have signed a contract to play t… more »
Former UTM Offensive Lineman Signs on with Rams
MARTIN, Tenn. - Joe Gibbs, the former University of Tennessee at Martin three-time All-American and two-time All-Ohio Valley Conference honoree signed a free agent contract with the National Football League's St. Louis Rams today (Wednesday).
"Joe wa… more »
Jacksonville State ready to cash in with Michigan State
JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville State football program locked down the biggest one-game payday in school history when it completed a signed contract to play Michigan State in 2014.
The Gamecocks will make $600,000 for the early season game. The contr… more »
