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UT Martin was picked second in the 2017 OVC football preseason poll.
UTM finished 6-2 in the OVC last season but just missed out on a playoff berth, falling to Jacksonville State in the season finale. This year head coach
Jason Simpson, the dean of OVC coaches as he begins year No. 12, has 70 players returning including six offensive and seven defensive starters. Simpson has won at least five Conference games in six of the past seven seasons and has never had a losing season in his 11 years with the Skyhawks; he enters the year ranked eighth in OVC history in victories (72).
UTM returns Preseason All-OVC quarterback
Troy Cook who passed for 2,321 yards and 22 touchdowns in 2016. Cook will be protected by two Preseason All-OVC line selections in seniors
Kadarren Bond and
Robert Burleigh.
Among the defensive returning players is senior safety
Kahlid Hagens who had a team-high 93 tackles a year ago to go along with four interceptions, five pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
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Head Coach Jason Simpson
QB Troy Cook
DL Jay Murphy