Just like a puzzle, Austin Peay starts to put the pieces together and establish its depth chart with the first full scrimmage this morning at Governors Stadium. The Govs will start practice at 9 a.m. and are scheduled to get the scrimmage going aroun… more »

Thomas, Austin Peay coach on same page with decision. Sometimes an athlete wants to get on the field any way possible. And sometimes a coach knows he needs to get an athlete on the field to benefit his football team. So when both sides realize… more »

Being a freshman walk-on place-kicker is pressure enough. But imagine being a freshman walk-on kicker who finds out right before the season he is going to handle the duties only a few months removed from being a high school senior. Those were the… more »

The first day of full contact should be the most lively, and one of the most intense days of preseason football practice. That wasn't the case for Austin Peay's first day in pads Friday morning, and it displeased Govs coach Rick Christophel. "… more »

The fun really begins this morning. After hitting the field at 9 a.m., Austin Peay will earnestly delve into preseason preparations as the Govs put on full pads for the first time and go full-speed at Governors Stadium. "We started (Wednesday), bu… more »

It's not often that an honor can pay homage — but not mean anything until the season ends — and at the same time be a slap in the face. For Austin Peay senior tackle Cage Major, his selection to the preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference First Team is… more »

The time finally arrived: 6 o'clock Sunday evening. That's when the 88 athletes who comprise the 2008 version of Austin Peay's football program sat together for the first time and broke bread on campus. From there on out, everything they do will b… more »

When Austin Peay football players report to campus today, it marks the third year of scholarship football and the second season of Ohio Valley Conference participation for the program. In many ways, it's a dream accomplished for a Govs football organ… more »

If anyone is happy to see the transformation Austin Peay's football program has gone through in returning to scholarship footbal and the Ohio Valley Conference the past two seasons, it's new linebackers coach Ryan Taylor. Taylor, the Austin Peay's 20… more »

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 »

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 »

NASHVILLE — Senior H-back/tight end Jon Sanders said the only people who were surprised by what Austin Peay did in 2007 were the ones on the opposing side. The Govs went 7-4 overall and 5-3 in conference play, and tied for third in their first season… more »

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 »

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 »

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 »