Saturday gameday news

Here's today's slate:

Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri State, 1 p.m.
Murray State at #17 Eastern Illinois, 1:30 p.m., live on WEIU
#16 UT-Martin at Samford, 2 p.m.
Tennessee State at Jacksonville State, 2:30 p.m., live on CSS
and ...
Univ. of the Cumberlands at Austin Peay State, 6 p.m.

And now, the news:

The (Clarksville, Tenn.) Leaf Chronicle says two underclassmen will serve as game captains today for Austin Peay State. Freshman linebacker Daniel Becker and sophomore center Travis Dumke will get the honor, alongside junior running back Chris Fletcher and senior defensive lineman Drew Wilson.

The (Charleston, Ill.) Journal Gazette/Times-Courier says Eastern Illinois running back Vincent Webb will have another important game after today's matchup against Murray State. The die-hard Cardinals fan will be glued to the television for the start of the World Series. The paper also talks to three offensive lineman about their post-college plans - all intend to lose some weight once they're no longer bocking.

Oh, how the tables have turned. The Birmingham (Ala.) News notes that Samford is used to being favored against UT-Martin. They're 15-1-1 in the series, dating back to 1958. Now, The Skyhawks visit Homewood ranked 16th in I-AA, and are looking to earn their third league win with a powerful rushing attack.

The Murray (Ky.) Ledger & Times says Murray State's game against EIU today will rank among its toughest tasks of the season. EIU acting head coach Mark Hutson, meanwhile, worked as an assistant at Murray under Houston Nutt.

If Tony Samuels smells blood, he's not tlaking about it. The SEMO coach tells the Southeast Missourian that despite Eastern Kentucky's 2-5 record, the Colonels still are loaded and will be tough to beat today.