Thursday papers

Here's what's online at newspaper Web sites this morning around the OVC:

Austin Peay State players arrive for fall practice today, the school's first scholarship team since 1996. Players arrive around 1 p.m. and will hit the field about 3 p.m. Friday, according to the (Clarksville, Tenn.) Leaf-Chronicle.

The (Charleston, Ill.) Journal Gazette/Times-Courier says Vincent Webb could break into Eastern Illinois' all-time top-five rushing yards list this season. The senior running back is hoping to have a big season, and apparently noticed that he didn't get a mention on any all-American teams.

The Richmond Register added this story late yesterday about local players hoping to make an impact with Eastern Kentucky. Three players from Madison County are in their first camp with the Colonels.

Gadsden Times columnist Jimmy Smothers had a clean-out-your-notebook piece today. In the last item, he writes about Jacksonville State coach Jack Crowe's weekly summer steaks with his teams seniors, including running back Carl Green. Who? Oh, that's Clay Green, Jimmy.

While that's all for the papers, there's more from Murray State, which added a report of its evening practice after I signed off last night. Matt Griffin's wasting no time getting his team going - the Racers ran a full scrimmage last night. And there's yet another photo album.