OVC: Week 6 Review

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 …

MVFC: Week 5 Preview

Tweet(in my best John Facenda voice…that’s the NFL Films guy) Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Missouri Valley Football Conference, where every Saturday is a battle. It doesn’t matter what the rankings are; it doesn’t matter if you’re the 5-time defending national champions or a team that only won one game last year, because in …

MVFC: Week 4 Review

TweetMaybe it’s just me, but this seemed like a weird weekend in the MVFC. There were 2 ½ games played this weekend, with two potentially considered “upsets” (depending on your own personal ranking system). Also, just for clarification, since only 4 of the 10 teams in the conference were in action this week, it was …

MVFC: Week 4 Preview

TweetHi Wedge Fans. Some of you may be familiar with me, some not so much. I’m Scott, also known as ST_Lawson on AnyGivenSaturday.com as well as on LeatherneckNation.com (where I’m the admin). I’ve been following Leatherneck, Gateway/MVFC, and FCS football since 1996 when I was a freshman at Western Illinois and a member of the …

SLC: Week 2 Preview

TweetIncarnate Word at Northwestern State Both teams are coming off of losses; UIW to Division 2 Texas A&M-Kingsville and Northwestern State taking the cash and the beatdown from Baylor. While UIW’s Trent Brittain looked good in their loss, the Cardinal defense is pretty suspect. I think the Demons take this at home by 14. Lamar …