Snead sets rushing mark, Austin Peay edges Tenn St 27-20
— Brian Snead set an FCS record for yards in a quarter when he rushed for three long touchdowns to jumpstart Austin Peay to a 27-20 win on Sunday.
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3rd in OVC
Six months and one coach later, Austin Peay returns to the football field
Austin Peay played three games in the fall and will return to the field for the spring 2021 FCS season. Oh, and there's next fall, too.
Inside the first mid-pandemic, college football head-coaching hire
Scotty Walden was on the verge of landing the Austin Peay job when he tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing his potential new boss to quarantine. He worried it would cost him the gig, but it didn't -- and now he's ready to get to work.
So. Miss.' Walden heads to Austin Peay as coach
Scotty Walden will be Austin Peay's new head coach. Walden has been interim coach at Southern Mississippi.
No. 13 Cincinnati rolls past Austin Peay 55-20 in opener
Gerrid Doaks scored four touchdowns, including a career-high three rushing TDs, and No. 13 Cincinnati beat Austin Peay 55-20 on Saturday in the Bearcats' season opener.
Mac Jones vs. Bryce Young: Two emerging QB legends, another major Alabama decision
Is this Tua vs. Hurts 2.0? Maybe not yet, but the latest Crimson Tide QB competition is shaping up as another Bama-style war of attrition.
Pitt, Austin Peay play shorter 2nd half in blowout
With Pittsburgh up 42-0 on Austin Peay at halftime Saturday, the schools agreed to play 10-minute quarters in the second half and the Panthers went on to win 55-0.
Pitt races away from Austin Peay, 55-0
Kenny Pickett threw a touchdown pass and ran for another as Pittsburgh scored on each of its first six possessions in its season opener, and raced to a 55-0 victory over Austin Peay at Heinz Field on Saturday.
Touchdowns, top hats and tailgates: Inside an appropriately strange start to CFB season
In front of 2,000 people, the 2020 college football season kicked off with a touchdown on the first play, a turnover top hat and a punt that went for negative yardage. But it ended up as a real football game that came down to the last play.
Winningham hauls in late heroic TD (0:57)
Central Arkansas tops Austin Peay 24-17 in first game
Lujuan Winningham caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Breylin Smith with 34 seconds left to lift Central Arkansas to a 24-17 victory over Austin Peay on Saturday night in college football's first game of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Austin Peay grabs lead with 1-yard TD (0:24)
Austin Peay breaks out turnover top hat and cane (0:19)
Austin Peay opens CFB season with 75-yard TD on first play (0:55)
The Paul Finebaum Show: Hour 4: Marquase Lovings, Braden Ramsey, and callers
Marquase Lovings, Head coach of Austin Peay, joins the show to talk about their first football game coming up tomorrow. Braden Ramsey, Kentucky Kernel Sports Editor joins to talk about how Kentucky is handling this change in their environment, and callers round out the day excited for football season.
The Paul Finebaum Show: Hour 1, Pete Thamel, Walt Maddox and callers
Pete Thamel discusses the interesting developments from the Big 10, who announced they may try to have football by thanksgiving. Walt Maddox, Mayor of Tuscaloosa, also discussed how he is trying to keep students safe and to still have Alabama football. Augie and other callers discuss the day's news in the SEC.
Austin Peay names Lovings interim head coach
Austin Peay has promoted associate head coach Marquase Lovings to interim head football coach for the Governors' upcoming season. Lovings takes over days after Mark Hudspeth resigned after one season for personal reasons.
Austin Peay's Hudspeth resigns after 11-win year
Austin Peay football coach Mark Hudspeth, who led the program to a record 11 wins and an Ohio Valley Conference championship last season, resigned abruptly on Friday.
Austin Peay extends Hudspeth through 2024
Coach Mark Hudspeth was rewarded with a contract extension through 2024 after his debut season with Austin Peay resulted in the Governors' first playoff appearance.
Ifanse leads Montana State into FCS semis with 24-10 win
Isaiah Ifanse ran for 196 yards and a touchdown and passed for a touchdown to lead Montana State to a 24-10 win over Austin Peay in the FCS quarterfinals on Friday night.
Craig throws a laser to Wilson for 6 (0:34)
Kassis reels in Rovig TD pass (0:21)
Montana St. scores off the jump pass (0:22)
Infanse scores from 60 yards out (0:28)
What to watch for in this week's FCS quarterfinals
Missing college football games this week? There are four FCS games beginning on Friday, and we've got all the details on the quarterfinals.
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2020 OVC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State | 6-1 | 10-3 |
| Murray State | 5-2 | 5-2 |
| Austin Peay | 4-2 | 4-5 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 4-3 | 4-4 |
| UT Martin | 3-4 | 3-4 |
| Tennessee Tech | 2-5 | 2-5 |
| Tennessee State | 2-5 | 2-5 |
| Eastern Illinois | 1-5 | 1-5 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 0-0 | 3-6 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre McCray | WR | Committed | 74 |
Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | W. Healy | Eddie Robinson Award |