Below are a selection of articles and videos that came out of the 2021 OVC Football Virtual Media Day held on July 19. The football season officially gets underway with a Week Zero contest on August 28.
Some of the articles are broken out when they are about a specific school. The articles talked about several different teams and are included in the General OVC Articles category.
General Articles
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Murray State picked first in OVC's preseason football poll; Austin Peay tied for second - George Robinson, Tennessean
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Preparations in place for quick turnaround from spring FCS season to fall - Dan Verdun, Prairie State Pigskin
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OVC exploring possible additions for departed members - Dan Verdun, Prairie State Pigskin
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Murray State picked to win OVC football, SEMO ties for second with Austin Peay - The Southern
Austin Peay
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Ellis, Jackson sweep OVC Preseason Awards; Govs picked 2nd - LetsGoPeay.com
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Austin Peay picked to finish second in preseason OVC football poll - Neil Rye, ClarksvilleNow.com
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Governors place second, take home superlatives and more during OVC media day - Brady McAtamney, Main Street Clarksville
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Kordell Jackson keeps championship aspirations alive in final collegiate season - Blaine Kellar, The All State
Eastern Illinois
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Eastern Illinois eyeing turnaround season, two Panthers named to preseason All-OVC team - WCIA TV
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EIU football is all in to win this season - Alessandra Pontbriand, NewsChannel20
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Johnson, Judd Named Preseason All-OVC - EIUPanthers.com
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Eastern Illinois football has a 'lead, follow or get out of the way' mentality for the 2021 fall season - Matthew Flaten - Journal Gazette & Times Courier
Murray State
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22’: Racer football, returning all starters, tabbed first in OVC - Edward Marlowe, FTWI
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Racers Tabbed To Win OVC; 10 Named Preseason All-Conference - GoRacers.com
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Nesler Comples Journey From Walk on to All-Conference - WPSD TV
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Murray State picked as OVC football favorites - KFVS 12
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Murray State picked to finish first in the OVC - WSIL TV
Southeast Missouri
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Redhawks Picked Second in OVC Preseason Poll, Seven Players Earn Preseason All-OVC Honors - GoSoutheast.com
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SEMO football focused on process, not unknowns entering 2021 - SEMOBall.com
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SEMO football picked to finish second in the OVC - WSIL TV
Tennessee State
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What it means to have former Titans star Eddie George as coach for Tennessee State RB Devon Starling - Mike Organ, Tennessean
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Eddie George's Tennessee State picked fifth in preseason poll - Kendrick Marshall, HBCU Sports
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As Ohio Valley Conference Turns the Page, Eddie George Seeks Winning Story at Tennessee State - Craig Haley, Stats Perform/The Analyst
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Eddie George era in Nashville begins with predicted fifth place finish - Symone Stanley, HBCU Gameday
Tennessee Tech
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Tech football team voted sixth by OVC coaches - Ben Craven, Cookeville Herald-Citizen
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Golden Eagles optimistic about 2021 at OVC Football Media Day - TTUSports.com
UT Martin
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Six Skyhawks Tabbed Preeason All-OVC; UT Martin Picked to Finish Fourth - UTMSports.com
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OVC Media Day Spotlight: Jason Simspon - UTMSports.com
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