Below are a selection of articles that came out of the 2014 OVC Football Media Day held on July 21 at the Holiday Inn Nashville. The football season officially gets underway 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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Defenses must catch OVC offenses - Craig Haley, Sports Network
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Jacksonville State preseason favorite to win OVC - Carol Stuart, Associated Press
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OVC Media Day (with video) - Fox 17
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Defense in the OVC (video) - WPSD
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Jacksonville State picked as OVC preseason favorite - Luke Thompson, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle
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Strong season critical for OVC's reputation - Luke Thompson, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle
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Media Day Notes - Brian Nielsen, Journal Gazette & Times-Courier
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Media Day marks arrival of new season - Thomas Corhern, Cookeville Herald-Citizen
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Quotes and notes on the league - Craig Thomas, Jackson Sun
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Local players from all over conference - The Jackson Sun
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Playoff success builds OVC stature - James Horne, Paducah Sun
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OVC Media Day Live Blog - Catlin Bogard, OVCBall.net
Austin Peay
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Govs ready to continue rebuilding - Luke Thompson, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle
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Austin Peay's Sanders follows the foundation he received at Spring Hill - Marion Wilhoite, Columbia Daily Herald
Eastern Illinois
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EIU motivated by No. 2 pick in OVC - Brian Nielsen, Journal Gazette & Times-Courier
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Why disrespect defending OVC champion? - Brian Nielsen, Journal Gazette & Times-Courier
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EIU picked 2nd at OVC media day (video) - WCIA TV
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Five questions with Eastern Illinois football coach Kim Dameron - Will Aubrey, Murraysports.net
Eastern Kentucky
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EKU picked fourth in preseason poll - Nathan Hutchinson, Richmond Register
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Hood says wait and see on EKU's season (video) - WTVQ ABC 36 Sports
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EKU prepared for OVC parity (video) - WTVQ ABC 36 Sports
Jacksonville State
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JSU picked to win OVC, eight Gamecocks named Preseason All-OVC - AL.com
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Grass ready to take on first year at helm of JSU - Zac Al-Khateeb, Anniston Star
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JSU hopes to improve in 2014 with more mature team - Zac Al-Khateeb, Anniston Star
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Gamecocks look to avoid complacency after record year - Zac Al-Khateeb, Anniston Star
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Gamecocks looking forward to challenging schedule - Zac Al-Khateeb, Anniston Star
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Challenge, opportunity await Grass - Joe Medley, Anniston Star
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JSU picked No. 1; 8 players honored - Al Muskewitz, East Alabama Sports Today
Murray State
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Poll motivates Racers - James Horne, Paducah Sun
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Racer lineman likens himself to Batman (video) - Andy Waterman, WPSD
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Racers want to build on big wins - Edward Marlowe, Murray Ledger & Times
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The sixth sense; Murray State slated to finish 6th in the OVC - Edward Marlowe, Murray Ledger & Times
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Five questions with Murray State football coach Chris Hatcher - Will Aubrey, Murraysports.net
Southeast Missouri
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Southeast Missouri State football team predicted to finish 8th in OVC coaches poll - Erin Unerstall, Southeast Missourian
Tennessee State
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Tennessee State picked to finish third in OVC - Mike Organ, Tennessean
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Senior-laden Tennessee State primed for OVC title run - Greg Pogue, FOX Sports Tennessee
Tennessee Tech
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Brown optimisticd about 2014 team - Thomas Corhern, Cookeville Herald-Citizen
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Tennessee Tech senior Goff ready for final season - Caleb Odum, Columbia Daily Herald
UT Martin
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Simpson pleased with UTM football talent - Craig Thomas, Jackson Sun