Saturday gameday news

Here's what's up today as the OVC swings into action for week two:

The (Clarksville. Tenn.) Leaf Chronicle says Austin Peay will be fighting more than just the Bulldogs of Cumberland today, they also be taking on a 13-game road losing streak. The last time they won on the road was Oct. 25, 2003, 31-21 at Davidsoon.

The (Charleston, Ill.) Journal Gazette/Times-Courier says Eastern Illinois will be looking for new stars in today's game against Indiana State, to be televised live on Fox Sports Midwest. Someone will have to fill the role of all-American linebacker Clint Sellers, still out with a shoulder injury.

The Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader says Eastern Kentucky will be looking to avenge last year's last-play loss on a field goal to the evil denizens of Bowling Green, Western Kentucky's Hilltoppers. They'll be looking for a chance like the team that lost to WKU on a late field goal attempt in 1978, coming back in '79 to block yet another last-second kick. The Battle of the Bluegrass, it seems, has a knack for producing nailbiters.

The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal says the pressure is on EKUto win today's contest against Western. The Colonels' last victory in the series came in 1999, and for the first time in a long time, they're favored going into the game. The paper also notes Murray State's contest against Tennessee State today.

The Birmingham News takes a short look at the challenge facing Samford today in Atlanta, where the Bulldogs will take on Georgia Tech.

The Murray (Ky.) Ledger & Times notes that a lot has changed since Murray State and Tennessee State last met in 2004. It was the Racers' turn to skip TSU last year, and now the teams will face eachother with new coaches and new approaches to the game.

Southeast Missouri State is playing down this week, but their opponents, D-II UM-Rolla, are likely to take to the air. The Miners have one of the more potent passing games in their division, according to the Southeast Missourian.

Another year, another Matt Griffin-coached team for Tennessee State's OVC opener, notes The (Nashville) Tennessean. Griffin's UT-Martin Skyhawks dropped the Tigers 42-20 last year. Now he comes to Nashville leading Murray State instead.

Tennessee Tech faces a young Gardner-Webb team in Boiling Springs, N.C., according to the (Cookeville, Tenn.) Herald-Citizen. The Bulldogs knocked off non-scholarship Jacksonville last week, 49-14.