Wednesday news

Here's what's online today:

The (Clarksville, Tenn.) Leaf Chronicle says Austin Peay State running back Chris Fletcher is happy to be the Gov's all-time leading rusher. But he's more concerned about winning at Morehead State next week.

The (Charleston, Ill.) Journal Gazette/Times-Courier runs through the scenarios that would see Eastern Illinois into the playoffs. In short, the Panthers now are the biggest fans Tennessee State, Eastern Kentucky and Murray State have.

The Richmond (Ky.) Register says Eastern Kentucky's offense has been revived with the move to a two-quarterback system, with both Josh Greco and Allan Holland taking snaps. "They are both exceptional quarterbacks. We are scoring a lot of points right now and I think it’s helped us,” coach Danny Hope tells the paper.

The Anniston (Ala.) Star s(sorry, subscribers only) says Jacksonville State has done well in the red zone all season, scoring better than 90 percent of the time it crosses the 20. If they were getting touchdowns instead of field goals, though, they might still be contending for the OVC title.

The Murray (Ky.) Ledger & Times says Matt Griffin is disgusted with the way his Murray State team played against Eastern Kentucky in a 51-21 loss Saturday. “When these guys see the (game) tape, I hope it's embarrassing, and I hope it hurts. If it doesn't, then we'll get rid of some guys,” he tells the paper. The Racers have the week off to prepare for the final game against Griffin's old team, UT-Martin.

The Southeast Missourian also looks at EIU's chances of making the playoffs. Apart from hoping for two UT-Martin losses, the Panthers have to get past Tennessee Tech and Jacksonville State intact.

The (Nashville) Tennessean pokes Tennessee State's sore, simply reminding us that the Tigers were chasing an OVC title and now are left to play for pride. And the paper throws in the Lamar Divens situation just for good measure.