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OVC: Week 6 Review

October 11, 2016October 10, 2016 JSUSoutherner

TweetThe last undefeated team in the league fell Saturday when #21 Eastern Illinois knocked off Tennessee State in Charleston. With Tennessee State suffering a loss in league play it means that Jax State (1-0 OVC) is now in the driver’s seat for the conference championship. In other news: EKU got their first Division-I win of the season to improve to... Read More

OVC: Week 6 Preview

October 7, 2016October 6, 2016 JSUSoutherner

TweetThere are only 4 match ups in the OVC this week as Murray State is taking a week off before they host Tennessee-Martin. #28 Tennessee State is going to Charleston to take on the Panthers and looks to stay undefeated and claim their first win over a ranked team since 2013 when they knocked off #24 Jax State at home.... Read More

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: 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

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

2016 Preseason OVC Preview: Eastern Kentucky

August 26, 2016August 16, 2016 Chad Lenz

Tweet2015 Record: 6-5 (5-3 OVC) Key Losses: DE Noah Spence (First Team All-American), TE Ben Madon (First Team All-OVC) Key Returnees: QB Bennie Coney Well… Last season didn’t end they way the Colonels wanted. Many forget that Jacksonville State wasn’t the only FCS team that put fear into an SEC team last year. The Colonels took Kentucky to overtime last... 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