Tag: Tennessee State Tigers Football

CSJ’s David Mays caught up with Tennessee State defensive coordinator Justin Roberts to talk Tigers football, strength and conditioning, and coaching in Nashville....

It was a nerve-wracking three days, but in the end the result was worth the wait....

Once upon a time, HBCUs were the place to draft NFL talent. But that hasn’t been the case lately. ...

This is the 14th year of BOXTOROW’s Top 10 HBCU FCS Recruiting Class Rankings. Recruiting at HBCUs has really stepped up, to the point that...

Austin Peay rolled all over Eastern Illinois to win the Ohio Valley Conference championship for just the second time in school history and the first...

So balanced has the conference been over the years that 12 times there has been at least two teams that have shared the conference title....

While many automatic bids for the FCS playoffs were determined over the weekend, the OVC chose to extend the suspense a tad bit longer....

Austin Peay, whose win over UT Martin last week pushed the Skyhawks from atop the conference standings, and Southeast Missouri State must both avoid any...

Why is 1977 significant? It’s been that long since Austin Peay found itself atop the Ohio Valley Conference standings this late in the season. It...

The contenders will get a chance to distinguish themselves from the pretenders in the Ohio Valley Conference as a pair of games on Saturday will...

The race for the Ohio Valley Conference became a tad bit clearer as league leader UT Martin won for fourth time in five league encounters...

Whoever drew up the 2019 Ohio Valley Conference football schedule is probably thinking rather highly of themselves right about now. It’s been a masterful schedule...

While the game of football is often viewed in terms of yards, sometimes the outcome of a game is determined by a much smaller unit...

After their second straight victory, Austin Peay is in firm control of the Ohio Valley race.  The leaders of the Ohio Valley Conference will look...

Last week’s game of the week lived up to the hype, with Southeast Missouri State defeating Tennessee Tech in double overtime. It was a game...

Just when you thought Jacksonville State was going to run away with the OVC title again, Austin Peay blew them out last week.  The conference...

Jacksonville State, as usual, is carrying the banner for the OVC. The only other team having real success in the non-conference portion of the schedule...

The Ohio Valley picked up the signature FCS win this year when they stormed back with 21 fourth quarter points to beat Eastern Washington. The...

Only one Ohio Valley team picked up a win last week – Jacksonville State - while everyone else lost. Of course six of the teams...

The OVC as a whole had a nice opening weekend, going 7-2. But the biggest surprise loss was felt by a team many thought would...

The Ohio Valley Conference has been Jacksonville State’s personal playground over the last five years. The Gamecocks actually lost a conference game last year, but...

Jacksonville State has long had a strangle hold on the Ohio Valley Conference, winning the conference every year since 2014. Despite losing to SEMO last...

Tennessee State had two winnable games cancelled by weather leading to a 4-5 overall record. The Tigers really struggled on the road, going 1-4 in...