Thursday news

Here's what's online this morning:

Eastern Illinois defensive coordinator Roc Bellantoni says he can't keep Jacksonville State running back Clay Green out of his mind, according to the (Charleston, Ill.) Journal Gazette/Times-Courier. Saturday the Panthers will be trying to keep him out of the end zone. Bellantoni says Green is the best back in the OVC.

JSU safety Kenny Brown will make his final start for JSU on Saturday. It'll also be his 45th start, and the final game game in a career that saw him start in every single game from the moment he took the field after his redshirt year, according to The Anniston (Ala.) Star.

The only new item from The Birmingham (Ala.) News about the dismissal of Samford coach Bill Gray is that Gray has been offered an administrative position in the athletics department. No word on whether he'll accept the job.