2015 OVC Football Media Day Recap

2015 OVC Football Media Day Recap

Below are a selection of articles and videos that came out of the 2015 OVC Football Media Day held on July 20 at the Holiday Inn Nashville. The football season officially gets underway on September 3.

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
OVC likes the FBS Acronym as well - Craig Haley, STATS FSC Senior Editor
Jacksonville State preseason favorite to repeat as OVC champ - Teresa Walker, Associated Press
Football remains important to OVC Commissioner - Greg Pogue, Daily News Journal
Jacksonville State assumes familiar spot atop OVC preseason poll - David Boclair, Nashville Post
Jacksonville State picked to win OVC football title (VIDEO) - WZTV Fox17 Nashville
Jacksonville State preseason favorite to repeat as OVC champ (VIDEO) - WSMV-TV

Austin Peay
Kirby Cannon at OVC Media Day (VIDEO) - Lets Go Peay YouTube
Consistency a focus for Govs - Jimmy Trodglen, TNSports360.com
Austin Peay football eyes big improvement - Autumn Allison, The Leaf-Chronicle
Key points heading into APSU's football season - Autumn Allison, The Leaf-Chronicle

Eastern Illinois
EIU Football at OVC Media Day (VIDEO) - Eastern Illinois Athletics YouTube
Eastern Illinois football picked second in the OVC - Charleston Times-Courier
OVC Media Day: Eastern Illinois 2nd in Preseason Poll (VIDEO) - WAND TV
EIU Football Picked Second; Eyes Strong Start (VIDEO) - Fox 55/27

Eastern Kentucky
Sights and Sounds From OVC Media Day (VIDEO) - EKUSports.com
Four from EKU named to coaches' All-OVC team - Lexington Herald-Leader
OVC FOOTBALL: Mobley honored, EKU piced third in preseason poll - Nathan Hutchinson, Richmond Register
Hood says health is key to EKU success in 2015 (VIDEO) - Alex Risen, WTVQ ABC 36

Jacksonville State
OVC Media Day: Opposing coaches laud JSU's talent, fundamentals - Mark Edwards, Anniston Star
OVC Media Day: JSU's Jenkins, Hough ready to have target on their backs - Mark Edwards, Anniston Star
OVC Media Day: Even with James gone, JSU still has horses in the backfield - Mark Edwards, Anniston Star
Lots of Hype for JSU in 2015 (VIDEO) - WHNT News 19
Five Questions with Jacksonville State Coach John Grass - Will Aubrey, Examiner.com

Murray State
Jonathan Jackson ready for junior season at Murray State (VIDEO) - WPSD Local 6
Jonathan Jackson & KD Humphries at OVC Media Day (VIDEO) - Racer Athletics YouTube
Murray State tabbed eighth - Bryce Rudd, Murray Ledger & Times
Five Questions with Murray State Football Coach Mitch Stewart - Will Aubrey, Examiner.com
Racers have 'Nowhere to go but up' - Edward Marlowe, Paducah Sun

Southeast Missouri
OVC Media Day: Redhawks look to be top contender in conference - Nick Chabarrai, KFVS 12
SEMO football picked sixth in OVC preseason poll - Todd Hefferman, The Southern Illinoisan
Southeast Missouri State football team picked to finish sixth in OVC - Rachel Crader, Southeast Missourian

Tennessee State
TSU heads into season lacking name players - Mike Organ, Tennessean
Tennessee State Head Coach Rod Reed (VIDEO) - Bossman Show
Tennessee State picked fifth in Ohio Valley Conference - HBCUSports.com

Tennessee Tech
Seventh? No problem for Tech - Thomas Corhern, Cookeville Herald-Citizen
Tech's Williamson recalls motivation from media day - Jordan Pace, Cookeville Herald-Citizen
Former Central standout Goff a preseason All-OVC pick - Columbia Daily Herald

UT Martin
UT Martin football players, coach talk at OVC Media Day - Craig Thomas, Jackson Sun
UTM Football: What to expect from the offense - Craig Thomas, Jackson Sun
UTM Football: Previewing the defense - Craig Thomas, Jackson Sun
Skyhawks get motivation from OVC Media Day (VIDEO) - WPSD Local 6