Jacksonville State announces 2013 Football Schedule

Six home games and road trips to Alabama State and Georgia State highlight the 2013 Jacksonville State football schedule, which was announced by JSU Athletics Director Warren Koegel on Thursday. Read More

OVC Tournament Bubble: Tiebreakers Rd. 3

The OVC has released their official tiebreaker scenarios, which are attached below. These include the six-win scenarios I didn’t go into in-depth on yesterday, and some on higher seeds (such as EKU and Tennessee State) Read More

2/28 First Word: The Penultimate chapter

Now is the definition of crunch time. Four games today, three of which hold a fair bit of significance. Read More

Belmont beats SIUE, wins at least share of OVC Title

Behind balanced scoring and strong team defense, Belmont University men’s basketball defeated SIU Edwardsville, 73-43, Wednesday night.

Belmont looked to continue the momentum from last Saturday’s impressive 81-62 victory Ohio in the Ramada Worldwide BracketBusters. Read More

DeMarcus Croaker decomitts from Murray State

Oomf. This one might hurt a bit, Racer Nation.

4-star prospect Demarcus Croaker has decommitted from Murray State, and is believed to be on the verge of committing to play with the Texas Longhorns. According to multiple reports, the Longhorns have recently re-intensified their efforts to land the recruit. Read More

OVC Tournament Watch: The Bubble, Rd. 2

Let’s begin with what’s changed from last week. Austin Peay is mathematically eliminated from OVC Tournament contention…and their loss makes the Redhawks are a lock as a result. But for the most part, last week didn’t really solve much of anything. Obviously, that will change this week, with the clock running out on a few of the teams Read More

2/27 First Word: The Final Stretch Begins

Let’s be honest: today’s game, on paper isn’t all that interesting. The line for SIU Edwardsville at Belmont opened with the Bruins as 26 1/2 point favorites, and while that number is likely to fall somewhat, the Cougars are going to be 20+ point underdogs heading to Nashville. Read More

EIU tops Chicago State

Eastern Illinois had two crucial blocks in the final 1:30 of action holding Chicago State to 31 percent shooting as EIU won its second straight road game, 58-50, at the Jones Convocation Center. Read More

2/26 First Word: Another Feb. non-conference game

So if bracketbusters didn’t fulfill your want for mostly meaningless non-conference February games, there’s another today.

Yep, this preview is going to be filled with all sorts of sarcasm. It’s that kind of game. Read More

OVC Players of the Week – February 25

The Ohio Valley Conference’s Selections for top Player, Newcomer, and Freshman of the past week Read More