Category: Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Damron Promoted to Eastern Kentucky Offensive Coordinator
Eastern Kentucky University head football coach Dean Hood announced today that Dane Damron has been promoted to offensive coordinator.
Damron is in his third season on the EKU football staff. He spent the previous two years as the special teams coor… more »
Ohio Valley Conference seeks information on UNA athletics
FLORENCE - Presidents of the Ohio Valley Conference universities spent part of Sunday and Monday acquainting themselves with the University of North Alabama and its athletics program just in case there is a relationship between them down the road.
Th… more »
EKU aims for first win of the season
The Colonels look to snap a three game losing streak.
Coming off a bye-week, Eastern football looks to end its three game losing streak when Kentucky State University comes to town on Saturday.
This marks Eastern (0-3, 0-0 OVC) and KSU's (2-3, 2-3… more »
Hood working to end EKU's six-game skid
Dean Hood said he doesn't read newspapers or blogs. Eastern Kentucky University's football coach doesn't even watch his own television show.
His alarm goes off at 4:30a.m., and he heads to his office. Sometimes he stays on campus until 10p.m., and th… 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 »
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 »
Football Game Against Kentucky State Moved to Oct. 2
RICHMOND, Ky. – The 2010 football game between Eastern Kentucky University and Kentucky State University, which was originally scheduled for Sept. 25, has been moved to Oct. 2 due to a scheduling conflict. The game will serve as the home opener for the… more »
EKU Begins Spring Season
The Eastern Kentucky University football team begins the 2010 spring season on Sunday, March 28. The practice season concludes with the annual spring game played on Sunday, April 25 at Roy Kidd Stadium.
The Colonels were one win away from a third str… more »
EKU's Hardman Set To Suit Up In Texas Vs. The Nation Game
Eastern Kentucky University offensive lineman Derek Hardman will play in the Texas Vs. The Nation All-Star Football Challenge this Saturday, Feb. 6 in El Paso, Texas.
The game will be televised by CBS College Sports beginning at 2 p.m.
Hardman, a… more »
Former EKU Colonel Named To NFL Pro Bowl Squad
Former Eastern Kentucky University football standout Yeremiah Bell was named to his first NFL Pro Bowl Monday afternoon. Bell has played the last six seasons as a defensive safety for the Miami Dolphins.
Bell, a native of Winchester, Ky., led Miami i… more »
EKU Announces 2010 Schedule
The Eastern Kentucky University football team will play 11 games in 2010, highlighted by a road contest at Louisville on Sept. 11. Eastern’s home schedule features five games, including games against 2009 OVC champion Eastern Illinois (Oct. 9) and leagu… more »
Colonels Can’t Slow Down Governors as Peay Upsets EKU
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Led by a pair of undersized, but extremely-talented backs, the Governors had little trouble racking up yards on the ground against the Ohio Valley Conference’s top run defense.
Terrance Holt and Ryan White combined to rush for 27… more »
EKU Athletics Announces All-Century Team
The Eastern Kentucky University athletics department unveiled its All-Century Football Team at a luncheon Friday in the Moberly Building. More than 200 people attended the event, including 12 of the 24 players and the coach selected to the prestigious t… more »
EKU’s Upset Bid Falls Just Short At Indiana, 19-13
Eastern Kentucky University quarterback T.J. Pryor’s desperation pass to Orlandus Harris fell incomplete in the end zone as time expired, allowing host Indiana to escape with a 19-13 victory Thursday night at Memorial Stadium. This was the first ever me… more »