Jacksonville State Gamecocks NCAA Football News

Former Red Bank High School standouts Tim Benford, Jeremy Caldwell and Tylor Chambers were 2009 All-Ohio Valley Conference first-team football players.

Austin Peay had the two best running backs in the OVC, and any doubt about that was dismissed when Ryan White and Terrence Holt were named All-OVC first team, the league office announced on Tuesday.

TOWSON, Md., Nov. 25 -- Jacksonville State University issued the following news release: Jacksonville State defensive back Josh Cain has been named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Football Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America .

T.J. Pryor didn't begin the season as the Colonels' starting quarterback. However, once he stepped into the line-up full-time, the redshirt freshman provided solid, steady performances that helped EKU stay in the hunt for a conference title until the final game of the season.

Ryan Perrilloux is a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, too. Jacksonville State senior quarterback Ryan Perrilloux was voted Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year, the league announced today, and 14 Gamecocks earned all-conference honors.

Ryan Perrilloux set Jacksonville State records in his final game, a win over Eastern Kentucky at JSU.

After a humbling loss at home last Saturday to a last-place team, there was an uncomfortable silence in the EKU locker room at Roy Kidd Stadium.

Brandon Weeden helps Oklahoma State survive Colorado 31-28. Buzz: The third-string quarterback threw a pair of TD passes to keep Fiesta Bowl hopes alive.

Colt McCoy left the tiny town of Tuscola with dreams of being Texas' next great quarterback.

After bringing home the Sergeant York Trophy last week against Tennessee State, the Golden Eagle football team travels to Athens to take on Southeastern Conference foe Georgia.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. A- Jacksonville State's Alexander Henderson was named the Ohio Valley Conference co-Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced on Sunday.

Southeast Missouri State's Mike Jones is grabbed by Jacksonville State's Andrew Ridgeway during the second quarter Saturday at Houck Stadium.

Ryan Perrilloux threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns Saturday to lead Jacksonville State over Southeast Missouri 24-3. Perrilloux was 13 of 26 for the Gamecocks .

Ryan Perrilloux: right man, wrong uniform for LSU Guess who's not playing quarterback for LSU today at Alabama? It's the same guy who leads the country in passing efficiency.

After a 28-10 win at Austin Peay last weekend, Jacksonville State's Gamecocks have started climbing back up in the Coaches' Football Poll, listed at No.

When Tennessee Tech quarterback Lee Sweeney drops back to pass Saturday at Georgia, chances are he'll be throwing to somebody from the Chattanooga area.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. A- Jacksonville State's Ryan Perrilloux earned his fifth Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week honor after leading the Gamecocks to a 28-10 win, the league office announced on Sunday.

Ryan Perrilloux threw a touchdown pass and ran for another to lead Jacksonville State to a 28-10 victory over Austin Peay on Saturday.

The defensive performance turned into Austin Peay's upset win over Eastern Kentucky last Saturday was the type the unit hoped to provide all season.

There's no question that Austin Peay's upset over now unranked but still defending champion Eastern Kentucky was the talk of the league during Tuesday's OVC coaches' football conference call.