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2014 Ohio Valley Conference Football Report Austin Peay | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Kentucky | Jacksonville State | Murray State | Southeast Missouri | Tennessee State | Tennessee Tech | UT Martin September 1, 2014 Ohio Valley Conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 215 Centerview Drive, Suite 115 Contact: Kyle Schwartz Brentwood, TN 37027 Phone: (615) 690-6685 OVCSports.com / OVCDigitalNetwork.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: @OVCSports OVC STANDINGS (Through games played on August 30) OVC OVERALL W L PCT. PF PA W L PCT. PF PA Home Away Neutral Streak Eastern Kentucky 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 1.000 29 10 0-0 1-0 0-0 W1 Murray State 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 1.000 73 26 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 Southeast Missouri 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 1.000 77 0 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 Tennessee State 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 1.000 58 6 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 Tennessee Tech 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 1.000 33 7 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 Austin Peay 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 .000 0 63 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 Eastern Illinois 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 .000 20 42 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 Jacksonville State 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 .000 7 45 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 UT Martin 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 .000 14 59 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE LAST WEEK’S SCHEDULE Saturday, September 6 Thursday, August 28 Tennessee Tech at Indiana State, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky 29, @Robert Morris 10 Eastern Kentucky at Miami (Ohio), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN3) @Southeast Missouri 77, Missouri Baptist 0 #14 Tennessee State at Alabama State, 4:00 p.m. @Minnesota 42, #11 Eastern Illinois 20 #9 Jacksonville State at #13 Chattanooga, 5:00 p.m. @Murray State 73, Union 26 #25 Southern Illinois at #14 Eastern Illinois, 6:00 p.m. (OVC Digital Network) @Tennessee Tech 33, Kentucky Christian 7 Murray State at Louisville, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Southeast Missouri at Kansas, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Friday, August 29 UT Martin at Central Arkansas, 6:00 p.m. @#8 Michigan State 45, #6 Jacksonville State 7 Saturday, August 30 @Kentucky 59, UT Martin 14 @#15 Tennessee State 58, Edward Waters 6 @Memphis 63, Austin Peay 0 * Indicates OVC Contest ALL TIMES CENTRAL THIS WEEK’S OVC HIGHLIGHTS/STORYLINES Playing a variety of opponents from different levels of football, OVC teams did what they were suppose to in Week 1 of the 2014 season...The league was 1-0 against Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) foes and 4-0 against non-Division I opponents while going 0-4 against teams from the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)...Last year OVC teams were an impressive 16-7 against fellow FCS teams...Southeast Missouri scored 77 points in its win over Missouri Baptist, a game that was the fi rst of the Tom Matukewicz Era at Southeast Missouri; the 77 points were the most scored by a FCS team in Week 1 of the season...The Redhawks also did not allow a point, its fi rst shutout of a non-conference opponent since the 1990 season...Three OVC teams remained ranked in the two major FCS Top 25 polls with Jacksonville State (No. 9), Eastern Illinois (No. 14/16) and Tennessee State (No. 14/16) among the ranked squads; Eastern Kentucky, Murray State and Southeast Missouri are among other teams receiving votes...With the NFL season starting this week, 16 former OVC players are on NFL rosters (9 active players, 2 practice squad players, 5 players on IR)...This week’s schedule features three games against teams from the FBS and fi ve against FCS squads...Included in the FCS matchups are two games where both teams are ranked in the Top 25...No. 9 Jacksonville State will travel to No. 13 Chattanooga while No. 14 Eastern Illinois will host No. 25 Southern Illinois (that game is the only one featuring an OVC team playing at home this week). 2014 OVC Football Weekly Release - September 1 • 1 adidas® OVC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OVC MEDIA INFORMATION OFFENSIVE Kyle Schwartz Asst. Commissioner/Media Relations Adam Drake, WR • Sr., 6-2, 195 • Charleston, Ill. • Eastern Illinois Phone: (615) 690-6685 Drake caught 11 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown as Eastern Illinois lost at Cell: (615) 775-1937 E-mail: [email protected] Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) foe Minnesota to open the season. The 11 catches Web: http://www.OVCSports.com are the fourth-most by a player in the FCS this season. The senior capped the game ONLINE PRESS BOX: The OVC Football Online Press Box is a with a 32-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Manley on the fi nal play of the one-stop shop for gathering information about the OVC and its game. With his performance he moved into 10th place on the EIU career receiving member schools. Media can access it at www.OVCSports.com/ yards list (1,767) and career receptions list (120) while registering his seventh 100- footballpressbox or through links at OVCSports.com. yard receiving career game. SOCIAL MEDIA: Get breaking news about the OVC by follow- ing the OVC through Social Media. Check out the OVC sites at http://www.twitter.com/OVCSports and http://www.facebook. Others Nominated: Jared McClain, Eastern Kentucky; Janawski Davis, Murray com/ovcsports. Also check out www.YouTube.com/ohiovalley- State; Kyle Snyder, Southeast Missouri; Tom Smith, Tennessee State; Darian Stone, conference and the league’s blog at ovcinsider.blogspot.com. Tennessee Tech. WEEKLY NOTES: The OVC will release its Players of the Week each Sunday afternoon throughout the season. The full weekly notes report will be released each Monday throughout DEFENSIVE the season by 5 p.m. CT. The report is available via e-mail, and Anthony Bass, DE • Sr., 6-3, 240 • Clarksville, Tenn. • Tennessee State is posted on the league’s Web site in text and PDF versions. Statistics are updated after each gameday on the OVC Web site. Bass was named Defensive MVP of the John Merritt Classic in helping anchor a Ten- nessee State defense that allowed only 76 yards of total offense, fi ve fi rst downs and no offensive points in a 58-6 victory over Edward Waters. Bass had four tackles, 2.5 2014 adidas® PLAYERS OF THE WEEK tackles-for-loss, 2.0 sacks and his fi rst career interception which he returned 24 yards. OFFENSIVE Aug. 31 Adam Drake, Eastern Illinois Sept. 7 Others Nominated: Fedney Delphonse, Eastern Illinois; Tyrelle Johnson, Eastern Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Kentucky; Jonathan Jackson, Murray State; Roper Garrett, Southeast Missouri; Sept. 28 Midoho Okpokowuruk, Tennessee Tech. Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 SPECIALIST Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Andrew Lloyd, K • Sr., 6-0, 188 • Winchester, Va. • Eastern Kentucky Nov. 9 Lloyd converted on fi eld goal attempts of 34, 25 and 25 yards and made both of his Nov. 16 point after attempts as Eastern Kentucky opened the season with a 29-10 victory at Nov. 23 Robert Morris. His fi rst fi eld goal came in the second quarter and then he added two DEFENSIVE Aug. 31 Anthony Bass, Tennessee State more in the third quarter to push the Colonel advantage to 23-3 entering the fourth Sept. 7 quarter. All seven of Lloyd’s kickoffs on the night were downed for touchbacks. Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Others Nominated: Ben Campbell, Austin Peay; Shawn Samuels-Connell, Murray Oct. 5 Oct. 12 State; Ryan McCrum, Southeast Missouri; John Arnold, Tennessee Tech; James Oct. 19 Satterfi eld, UT Martin. Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 NEWCOMER Nov. 16 Tom Smith, RB • Jr., 5-11, 205 • Apopka, Fla. • Tennessee State Nov. 23 Smith, the transfer from Tennessee, rushed for 151 yards on 12 carries (12.6 ypc) and SPECIALIST Aug. 31 Andrew Lloyd, Eastern Kentucky four touchdowns in his Tennessee State debut on Saturday. The junior put up those Sept. 7 numbers in only two quarters of work as TSU built a 30-6 halftime advantage on its Sept. 14 Sept. 21 way to a 58-6 win over Edward Waters in the John Merritt Classic. His performance Sept. 28 helped the Tigers rack up 439 total rushing yards on the game, establishing a new Oct. 5 Oct. 12 team single-game record. Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Others Nominated: Jalen Whitlow, Eastern Illinois; Dy’Shawn Mobley, Eastern Nov. 9 Kentucky; Shawn Samuels-Connell, Murray State; Jonathan King, Tennessee Tech; Nov. 16 William Tanner, UT Martin Nov. 23 NEWCOMER Aug. 31 Tom Smith, Tennessee State Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Bold indicates player went on to be named National Player of the Week (Sports Network or College Sporting News). 2014 OVC Football Weekly Release - September 1 • 2 NOTES FROM AROUND THE GRIDIRON COACHES TELECONFERENCE OVC Teams Versus FBS Foes: OVC schools will play 11 total games against teams from the Football During the regular season a weekly teleconference Bowl Subdivision (FBS) this season. Last season Eastern Illinois knocked off San Diego State and featuring the league’s nine head coaches will be held Jacksonville State defeated Georgia State (two of a record 16 FCS wins over FBS teams during the every Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. Central Time. The 2013 season).