Sunday papers & practice notes

Here's what newspapers around the OVC have on the league's teams today:

Austin Peay had a rough time with the heat Saturday, its second day of practice, according to the (Clarksville, Tenn.) Leaf Chronicle. A couple of Governors sat out the end of practice, and one was helped off the field at the end of the day because of dehydration.

It looks like the (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal has a feature today on Murray State tailback Chad Cook, who lost his home to Hurricane Katrina last year. But only the first sentence of the story is available, for some reason.

And here's the roundup of practice reports from the teams' official sites:

Eastern Illinois scrimmaged on Saturday, and it looks like running back Vincent Webb might have a little competition from his teammates. The report said the Panthers have "seven or eight" talented players in the backfield behind the second-team all-conference pick Webb.

Eastern Kentucky finally checks in with a report from the Colenels' first week of camp. Coach Danny Hope said the offensive line appears to be clicking. The staff is looking at six wide receiver candidates to determine a starter, and redshirt freshman running back C.J. Walker may contribute to the backfield, where Mark Dunn and Bobby Washington already are established.

Murray State continues its excellent coverage of the Racers' camp with this report on Saturday's action. There was apparently a whole lotta passin' going' on in their scrimmage, with some long-yardage touchdown completions from multiple quaterbacks and receivers. And, as always, there's a photo album.

Samford also continues to keep us all up to date on the Bulldogs' progress, with a report on the team's first scrimmage. All three candidates for the starting QB position looked good, according to coach Bill Gray.

Southeast Missouri held its media day on Friday, and there's a whole lotta information from that event at the team's Web site.

UT-Martin has filed a report on its first week of practice. The Skyhawks are gearing up for a scrimmage sometime in the coming week.

Tennessee Tech has a feature on the Golden Eagles' offensive line. For inspiration, they're looking to former teammate Frank Omiyale, now plying his trade with the Atlanta Falcons.