With arguably the best team in the conference not eligible for the league title, the nine-team Ohio Valley Conference could see some serious competition in 2009. Jacksonville State, which finished 23rd in last year's final Sports Network poll, had hi… more »

In a balanced vote that saw five of the eight eligible teams receive at least one first-place vote, two-time defending champion Eastern Kentucky University has been picked as the 2009 Ohio Valley Conference preseason football favorite in a vote of leagu… more »

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- The Ohio Valley Conference has announced the launch of production of "Ohio Valley Conference Football 2009" a full-color, limited edition football magazine that previews the 2009 football season. The venture with SportsUnlimited will… more »

Danny Copeland, Everett “Poo Lu” Talbert, and the 1979 national championship football team are honored. The Eastern Kentucky University Athletics Hall of Fame 2009 induction class features six distinguished individuals and the first-ever Team of Dist… more »

After three decades of steady growth in the number of teams and student-athletes, colleges and universities large and small, private and public, east and west, are slashing millions of dollars from their sports budgets. Colleges have dismissed athlet… more »

Out of the nine football teams in the Ohio Valley Conference, seven have a turf other than natural grass. That number will soon be eight, because when the Colonels kick off their 2009 season, it will be on a newly installed synthetic turf. On March 1… more »

HUNTINGTON -- Marshall's hotly contested quarterback competition, which started Tuesday afternoon with the opening session of spring practice, consists of four candidates. It could have featured five. But a series of unfortunate events took away t… more »

Eastern Kentucky University football head coach Dean Hood recently announced the addition of Garry Fisher to the Colonel coaching staff. Fisher will serve as the linebackers coach in 2009. Fisher, a native of Columbus, Ohio, spent the previous year… more »

CECILIA —Walking into Central Hardin High School to witness his son signing a national letter of intent to play football at Eastern Kentucky University on Wednesday evening, Larry Logsdon recalled his first trip to the school four years ago. The Logs… more »

RICHMOND — Danny Hope has added another former Eastern Kentucky University assistant to his coaching staff. Last week, the first-year Purdue coach announced the hiring of Donn Landholm as the team’s defensive coordinator. Landholm had spent the past… more »

Eastern Kentucky University football head coach Dean Hood recently announced the addition of Dane Damron to the Colonel coaching staff. Damron will serve as the special teams and tight ends coach in 2009 while Carson Jeffers will take over the offensive… more »

The University of Richmond's Shawn White, a reserve fullback from Atlee High, fielded a short kickoff to start the second half. Both arms covered the ball as the 245-pound White freight-trained ahead 31 yards until several Eastern Kentucky players final… more »

Head coaches at University of Richmond Stadium on Saturday can relate. Mike London, 48, came to Richmond in January from the University of Virginia, where he was defensive coordinator. Dean Hood, 45, came to Eastern Kentucky in January from Wake Fore… more »

UT Martin’s hopes for a second Ohio Valley Conference championship in three seasons came down to the final play against Eastern Kentucky. In actuality, the Skyhawks’ fate — and chance at a Football Championship Subdivision playoff berth — was decided l… more »

RICHMOND — Payback will be on the minds of the Eastern Kentucky Colonels when they visit the University of Richmond in the first round of the NCAA playoffs Saturday. Fresh from winning the Ohio Valley Conference title and an automatic bid to the Foot… more »