EIU – Page 2 – The FCS Wedge

OVC: Week 5 Review

October 4, 2016 JSUSoutherner

TweetAnother week in the books and there’s only one thing that still certain: Austin Peay is still terrible. Tennessee State is still undefeated after coming back from a 16 point deficit against UT-Martin, #16 EIU was upset by SEMO, and the Colonels are apparently allergic to wins against D-I opponents. Austin Peay 17 Murray State 45 KD Humphries threw the... Read More

OVC: Week 2 Preview

September 8, 2016 JSUSoutherner

TweetMissouri State at Murray State – 10 Sept, 6PM CST (OVC Digital Network) One of two OVC vs MVFC match ups this week. The Missouri State Bears are looking to snap a 15-game Division-1 losing streak and it’s up to KD Humphries to extend it. After putting up 163 yards on a Big Ten defense last week at Illinois expect... Read More

OVC: Week 1 Review

September 5, 2016September 29, 2016 JSUSoutherner

TweetAustin Peay State 17 Troy 57 Austin Peay opened their season with a 57-17 loss on the road at Troy. This may sound like the same old story coming out of Clarksville: “Austin Peay lost, what else is new?”. They scored 17 points, racked up 254 yards, and came back from a 13 point deficit to lead briefly in the... Read More

2016 Preseason OVC Preview: Eastern Illinois

August 31, 2016August 16, 2016 Chad Lenz

TweetEastern Illinois University 2015 Record: 7-5 (7-1 OVC) FCS Playoffs First Round Key Losses: DT Dino Fanti (Second Team All-American), DB Jourdan Wickliffe (First Team All-OVC) Key Returnees: RB Devin Church (Second Team All-OVC), OT Jimmy Lowery (Second Team All-OVC), LB Seth McDonald Head Coach Kim Dameron is entering his third year at Eastern Illinois. Last year he saw... Read More

Must Watch: Week 1

August 30, 2016August 30, 2016 Chad Lenz

TweetNow that we’ve all had a chance to get our first hit of the wonderful drug that is football, we get to settle in and enjoy a full weekend of college football. The problem with that, if you’re like me, is that there is something like 97 games featuring FCS teams between Thursday and Sunday this first week. As much... Read More