Monday news

Here's what's up this morning:

The (Clarksville, Tenn.) Leaf Chronicle says Austin Peay State's Chris Fletcher had an average game on Saturday: another day, another 100-plus yards. Fletcher had 147 on Saturday in the 21-14 loss to Missouri-Rolla. It was the running back's fourth game with more than 100 yards.

The (Charleston, Ill.) Journal Gazette/Times-Courier says the Eastern Illinois staff was preparing a two-minute offense to answer a potential tying touchdown from Eastern Kentucky when Lucius Seyour intercepted a Josh Greco pass with less than two minutes left to kill the Colonels' 21-point rally. Eastern Illinois' fourth and deciding touchdown came off a pass from wide receiver Justin Duhai, accoring to a column from Brian Nielsen. Duhai found an open Vincent Webb downfield after taking the handoff from quarterback Cole Stinson. Webb ran it it for the score to put the panthers up 28-0 in the first.

The Anniston (Ala.) Star (sorry, subscribers only) says Jacksonville State identified at least three concerns in the 35-3 loss to Mississippi State Saturday. First, depth is an issue (fullback Raynodd Zeine and cornerback Montae Pitts both were out, and it showed). Second, the Gamecocks must limit the big-play pass (they were burned five times for more than 20 yards, three times for scores). Third, they've got to give quarterback Matt Hardin time to make plays (Hardin was sacked three times and threw an interception for an enemy touchdown on the first play of the game after the MSU d-line broke through).

Mike Organ's column in The (Nashville) Tennessean says Tennessee State coach James Webster keeps raising the bar for running back Javarris Williams. After rolling up 195 yards in Saturday's 30-20 win over Tennessee Tech, Webster shouted past reporters to Williams, “A hundred and ninety-five yards, what’s up with that? Why didn’t you get 200?’’