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Eastern Kentucky was picked second in the 2013 OVC football preseason poll.
EKU finished in a tie for second place last season, one loss behind Eastern Illinois. This season the Colonels return five offensive and six defensive starters from that unit. Offensively the team has to replace an All-American running back, its starting quarterback and both of its starting wide receivers. EKU should be strong in the blocking game, however, as the team returns four offensive linemen who started at least one game last season and starting fullback
Jeremy James.
The team should also be strong defensively, returning its nucleus from last year's team that ranked second nationally in turnover margin (+1.73/game), ninth in rushing defense (108.18 yards/game allowed) and 32nd nationally in total defense (21.73 points/game allowed). Included in the six returning defensive starters are four players who were selected preseason All-OVC in senior lineman
Shawn Shupperd, senior linebackers
Anthony Brown and
Ichiro Vance and junior defensive back
Brandon Stanley. Stanley led the team with 81 tackles last season and Brown added a team-best 12.5 tackles-for-loss while Vance and Shupperd each totaled 56 tackles during their junior campaigns.
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