Tuesday news

Here's what's up today:

According to The Anniston (Ala.) Star (sorry, subscribers only) Jacksonville State coach Jack Crowe won't get involved in any back-and-forth over what UT-Chattanooga coach Rodney Allison told a civic club in that city back in August, discussing a potential move to the OVC: "I think the Southern Conference is the SEC of Division 1-AA. I didn't come here to beat Jacksonville State." (Thanks to the Chattanooga Times-Free Press for keeping this quote online for posterity). Of course, that doesn't mean Crowe wouldn't read the line to his players, which he did on Sunday. The teams meet on the field Saturday. Allison, by the way, also said his team would be near the top of the OVC by now, and was working its way to the top of the SoCon. For the record, the Mocs carry a 3-7 mark into the game, 2-4 in the SoCon.

The Star also says JSU sophomore tackle Devon May's arrest last week was for a DUI charge, about five hours before the team bus left for Cookeville. May's not listed as a starter this week, and is "subject to team discipline."

The Gadsden (Ala.) Times provides a Crowe quote that gives some insight into what he thinks has cause the Gamecocks' recent offensive troubles: "I hope we can get our offensive line back to where we can be the running team that we should be."

The Murray (Ky.) Ledger & Times says the Murray State Racers are running out of time to pick up a conference win this season. They've got two chances left: pre-season OVC favorite Eastern Kentucky and current conference leader UT-Martin, wrapped around an off weekend.

The Southeast Missourian says SEMO is playing for a winning record, with games against UT-Martin, Tennessee State and Tennessee Tech left to play.

The (Nashville) Tennessean says TSU quarterback Antonio Heffner's status is questionable for this Saturday's game against Eastern Illinois. Heffner injured his shoulder against Samford last week.