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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 »
WPSD 6 Offers Six Reports From OVC Media Day
Below the fold are six video interviews from OVC media day courtesy of WPSD 6 TV, featuring interviews from players from SEMO, Murray State, and UT-Martin.
Murray State's Matt Griffin From OVC Media Day
Murray State's Nathan Williams From OVC… 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 »
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 »
W&M Grad And Steeler Head Coach Tomiln Tells Graduates To 'Dream Wildly'
Sports Illustrated's Peter King talks in his Monday Morning Quaurterback column about current Steeler head football coach Mike Tomlin and his path through I-AA to the NFL.
Nice doubleheader for Steelers coach Mike Tomlin last weekend. He made the com… more »
"Juice" Burton Signs CFL Contract
MARTIN, Tenn. --- UT Martin senior Jessie "Juice" Burton says he is taking the first step toward realizing his dream of playing professional football by signing a contract to play for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League.
Burton wil… more »
