OVC – Page 2 – The FCS Wedge

2016 Preseason OVC Preview: Tennessee State

September 2, 2016September 2, 2016 Chad Lenz

Tweet2015 Record: 4-6 (1-6 OVC) Key Losses: RB Tom Smith, CB Bernell Brooks Key Returnees: DE Ebenezer Ogundeko (First Team All-OVC), WR Patrick Smith (Second Team All-OVC), OG Jessamen Dunker (Second Team All-OVC) The Tigers are only two seasons removed from their 10-4 2013 season and their most recent trip to the playoffs. They have been on a decline since... 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

2016 Preseason OVC Preview: Tennessee-Martin

August 29, 2016August 16, 2016 Chad Lenz

Tweet2015 Record: 7-4 (6-2 OVC) Key Losses: QB Jarod Neal (Second Team All-OVC), WR Rod Wright (Second Team All-OVC) Key Returnees: OT Jackson Roberts (Second Team All-OVC), DL Damani Taylor (Second Team All-OVC), In 2015, UTM’s strength was NOT their defense. It was their passing game. Jarod Neal captained an offense that averaged 294 passing yards per... Read More

The FCS Wedge 01/09/2016

August 27, 2016August 27, 2016 Troy

TweetWe are in the process of adding a new podcast player to the site. As such, here is a post to test our new capabilities. This is last years National Championship preview show. -From 01/09/2016 Great interviews this week featuring an all NC show. We have Coach Grass(JSU) and Coach Klieman (NDSU) and then get to talk with a couple... Read More

2016 Preseason OVC Preview: Southeast Missouri State

August 23, 2016August 16, 2016 Chad Lenz

Tweet2015 Record: 4-7 (3-4 OVC) Key Losses: WR Paul McRoberts (First Team All-OVC) Key Returnees: RB Tremane McCullough (First Team All-OVC), LB Roper Garrett (Second Team All-OVC) Believe or not, SEMO was close to being 8-3 team, being #2 in the OVC, and taking EIU’s spot in the playoffs last year. Four of the Redhawks’ losses were decided... Read More

2016 Preseason OVC Preview: Murray State

August 16, 2016August 15, 2016 Chad Lenz

Tweet2015 Record: 3-8 (2-6 OVC) Key Losses: DB DeQuinten Spraggins (Second Team All-OVC), WR Jeremy Harness, WR Janawski Davis Key Returnees: QB KD Humphries (Second Team All-OVC), RB Roman Clay (Second Team All-OVC) The Racers in 2015 led one of the fiercest air attacks in the FCS last year. Quarterback KD Humphries led the division in passing... Read More

2016 Preseason OVC Preview: Jacksonville State

August 12, 2016August 16, 2016 Chad Lenz

Tweet2015 Record: 13-2 (8-0 OVC) FCS Championship Game Key Losses: RB Troymaine Pope (2015 Third Team All-American), DL Chris Landrum (2015 Third Team All-American), CB Jermaine Hough (2015 Third Team All-American) Key Returnees: QB Eli Jenkins (2015 First Team All-American, FCS ADA 2015 QB of the Year), WR Josh Barge (2015 First Team All-OVC), C Casey Dunn (2015 Second Team... Read More

2016 Preseason OVC Preview: Austin Peay

August 9, 2016August 8, 2016 Chad Lenz

Tweet*Thank you to JSUSoutherner on AGS for putting together our OVC previews 2015 Record: 0-11 (0-8 OVC) Key Losses: QB Trey Taylor, LB Adam Nobel Key Returnees: RB Kendall Morris, WR Jared Beard, DB Roderick Owens Things haven’t been too great the last few years in Clarksville, Tennessee. The Governors are coming off another 0 win... Read More