JSUSoutherner – The FCS Wedge

Preview: FCS Kickoff 2018

August 23, 2018August 23, 2018 JSUSoutherner

TweetFootball season is almost here and this year we are starting off right with an excellent match-up between the reigning HBCU National Champions, North Carolina A&T, and the four-time defending OVC Champions, Jacksonville State. Like last year’s kickoff match-up, where the Gamecocks beat Chattanooga 27-13, this year’s game will be played in Montgomery, Alabama at the Historic Cramton Bowl as... Read More

Ohio Valley: Week 4 Preview and Power Rankings

September 22, 2017September 22, 2017 JSUSoutherner

TweetIt’s been a minute since we last looked at the Ohio Valley Conference but this weekend looks to be the biggest week of the season so far. In the past two weeks, we’ve seen Tennessee State stay undefeated on the season, Austin Peay finally ended a 29-game losing streak with a blowout 69-13 win over Morehead State, and UT-Martin 1-up’d... Read More

Ohio Valley: Week 2 Preview

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 JSUSoutherner

Tweet This weekend in the Ohio Valley features some great FCS match ups like Tennessee Tech at Kennesaw State, Southeast Missouri State at Dayton, and a chance for Murray State to test themselves with one of the best the Southland has to offer when #16 Central Arkansas comes to visit. #28 Tennessee State (1-0) vs. Jackson State (0-1)... Read More

Ohio Valley: Week 1 Recap and Power Rankings

September 7, 2017 JSUSoutherner

TweetWhile the majority of the OVC opened their seasons with either cupcakes or money games there were still several great games this past week. Including a few better than expected performances from Austin Peay and Tennessee State. The Tigers were the first FCS team of the year to get themselves an FBS scalp when they opened up Georgia State’s new... Read More

2017 OVC Previews: Tennessee State

August 21, 2017August 21, 2017 JSUSoutherner

Tweet Tennessee State 2016 Record: 7-4 (4-3 OVC) Key Players: DL Ebenezer Ogundeko, QB Treon Harris, WR Patrick Smith The conference underachievers. It seems lately that Tennessee State has had the talent and the roster to make a serious run at the FCS playoffs but somehow always manages to drop games against teams they should be beating handily. ... Read More

2017 OVC Previews: Jacksonville State

August 13, 2017August 13, 2017 JSUSoutherner

Tweet 2016 Record: 10-2 (7-0 OVC) Key Players: DL Darius Jackson, S Marlon Bridges, RB Roc Thomas The Gamecocks are coming off a 2016 campaign that ended abruptly in the Second Round of the FCS playoffs at the hands of Championship Runner Up Youngstown State. The Gamecocks won their third straight OVC title and moved to 23-0 in... Read More

OVC: Week 11 Preview

November 11, 2016November 11, 2016 JSUSoutherner

TweetEastern Kentucky (2-7, 1-5 OVC) @ Austin Peay (0-9, 0-7 OVC) 5PM EST (OVCDN) Well this is it for Austin Peay. Will they get a win before the end of the season? We will know tomorrow night (because they have zero chance of beating Kentucky next weekend). The Gov’s will host a Colonels team that has been plagued with inconsistent... Read More

OVC: Week 8 Review and Power Rankings

October 24, 2016October 24, 2016 JSUSoutherner

TweetTurnovers seemed to be the theme this weekend in the OVC as turnovers heavily affected 4 games in the conference. Austin Peay fell to Mercer after turning the ball over 4 times, Tennessee Tech took advantage of a pick six to save their Homecoming by a margin of one point over the Redhawks, six turnovers helped the Murray State Racers... Read More

OVC: Week 7 Review and Power Rankings

October 19, 2016October 19, 2016 JSUSoutherner

TweetTwo of the OVC’s matchups this weekend came down to the wire with EIU and TSU holding on to their wins because of last second defensive stands. The OVC hierarchy looks to be laid out pretty clearly now but if this weekend taught us anything, nothing is for certain. Jacksonville State looked extremely vulnerable in their matchup with Austin Peay,... Read More

OVC: Week 7 Preview

October 14, 2016 JSUSoutherner

TweetOnly 6 more weeks until the end of the season and the OVC is starting to take shape as we see who each team really is. This weekend of matchups should give us an even better idea of how the conference standings will look by the end of November. Southeast Missouri State will take the week off as the rest... Read More