Category: Eastern Kentucky Colonels
EKU Freshman Pushing for Playing Time
RICHMOND — At some point in the next few weeks, the Eastern Kentucky University coaching staff will probably have to decide whether or not to redshirt Patrick Ford.
And as each day passes, the former Madison Central High School standout is making tha… more »
OVC Picks Redhawks to Finish in Cellar
NASVHILLE, Tenn. — Houston Lillard isn't surprised that Southeast Missouri State was picked to finish last in the Ohio Valley Conference this season.
But the Redhawks' senior quarterback emphasized that he and his teammates don't plan on helping prov… more »
LSU Transfer Puts Focus on Jacksonville St.
Ryan Perrilloux did not attend the Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Day at LP Field Tuesday, but everyone was talking about him.
The supremely talented quarterback who led Louisiana State University over Tennessee in the SEC title game last seas… more »
OVC Preview: UTM expecting improved season
NASHVILLE - Tennessee-Martin coach Jason Simpson had some company for the first time Tuesday at the 2008 Ohio Valley Conference Media Day held at LP Field in Nashville.
This is the first year in which players from the nine OVC football teams were par… more »
LSU transfer Puts Jacksonville State as OVC Favorite
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Even with the new twist bringing star football players to Ohio Valley Conference media day, Tuesday’s most talked-about guy was not present.
Understandably, Jacksonville State’s representative was not someone who has not yet parti… more »
Perrilloux the Talk of OVC Media Day
NASHVILLE -- There was no denying what the underlying theme of the Ohio Valley Conference's annual football media day.
The buzz was all about Jacksonville State's new quarterback -- former LSU QB Ryan Perrilloux.
The league's coaches and media swa… more »
Perrilloux is Good for OVC, Not so Much for Other Teams
NASHVILLE — A lot of the talk at the Ohio Valley Conference Media Day at LP Field on Tuesday centered on a quarterback that wasn't there — Jacksonville State's Ryan Perrilloux.
To refresh the memory circuits, Perrilloux — the SEC Championship Game MV… more »
Perrilloux's Shadow Casts Over Conference
NASHVILLE — Coming out of spring football practice, Jacksonville State didn't have an established quarterback.
The Gamecocks were expecting to toss the dice with two freshmen, knowing they would likely take their lumps in a conference stacked with qu… more »
EKU Colonels Picked Second In OVC
RICHMOND — In the past few years, the Ohio Valley Conference has slowly, but steadily started to re-emerge as one of the better Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) leagues in the country.
That resurgence hasn’t resulted in playoff victories or na… more »
Jacksonville State Heads Closest Pre-Season Vote in OVC History
NASHVILLE — Eastern Kentucky finished a perfect 8-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference last season and boasts the league's 2008 pre-season offensive player of the year in quarterback Allan Holland. Despite losing coach Danny Hope to Purdue during the off-sea… more »
Grand Jury to hear former EKU Football Player's Case
The bond for a suspended Eastern Kentucky University football player was lowered Wednesday from $200,000 to $20,000 cash or property, and his criminal case was handed up to a Madison County grand jury.
Davin Walker, 22, was arrested July 3 on robbery… more »
FCS Schedules Through The Looking Glass
It's easy to see how prevalent it is for major-college football programs to buy off their smaller brethren in order to get them to come in for what is typically an easy victory (though Michigan and mighty Appalachian State would surely tell you otherwis… more »
All-Star football Game in Works at Johnson Hagood
The folks that brought us the Texas Vs. The Nation postseason all-star game are looking to bring one to The Citadel's home stadium.
A college football all-star game pitting players from the Southeast against those from across the nation is in the wor… more »
Maroon Team Rolls To Convincing 50-29 Win
It certainly wasn’t a big surprise that the defense looked sharper than the offense during the Colonels’ annual spring game on Sunday at Roy Kidd Stadium.
Still, it was a bit shocking just how dominant the defense was at times.
“It was really kind… more »
NFL's Houston Texas Take Eastern Kentucky CB Molden
Antwaun Molden came to Eastern Kentucky University just looking for an opportunity to showcase his skills.
Three years later, he’s going to get the chance to play at the next level.
The former EKU cornerback was selected by Houston Texans Sunday i… more »