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WEEK 1 OVC-BIG SOUTH SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tre' Holloway, PR, Washington, D.C., Tennessee Tech,...Holloway accounted for 119 all-purpose yards, including a 53-yard punt return for a touchdown, as Tennessee Tech opened the season with a 65-0 victory over NAIA foe Cumberland. His punt return score came late in the second quarter and put the Golden Eagles up 45-0. That play came two minutes after he caught a three-yard touchdown pass (he had three catches for 45 yards on the day). Overall he averaged 37.0 yards on two punt returns. Others Nominated: Mason Miller, Eastern Illinois; Anthony Lowe, Gardner-Webb. - OVC-Big South Football

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WR Tre Holloway, Tennessee Tech
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09/13/25 - Kekoa Visperas, rSr/2026, Tennessee Tech, 6-0, 193 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Kekoa Visperas threw for three touchdowns and ran for two scores, Quintell Quinn had 122 yards rushing and two touchdowns, and Tennessee Tech beat Davidson 72-14 on Saturday to start a season 3-0 for the first time since 1977. Tennessee Tech (3-0), which entered 2-0 for the first time since 2012, extended its FCS-leading win streak to eight straight games. It was the most points scored by the Golden Eagles since scoring 77 against Alabama Normal in 1928. Tennessee Tech has scored a touchdown on its opening drive in all three games this season. The Golden Eagles scored on their opening four drives against the Wildcats, started by Quinn's 41-yard run on their second play from scrimmage.

Visperas added a touchdown on a 17-yard run, and he connected with Noah Robinson on a 4-yard score and Brian Courtney for a 31-yard TD. Tennessee Tech capped its 45-point first half with Theron Gaines' 60-yard pick-6 with one second left before the break. Dom LeBlanc made a career-long 47-yard field goal late in the second quarter for a 31-7 lead. Visperas was 23 of 32 for 246 yards without an interception. The Golden Eagles combined for 308 yards on the ground and six touchdowns. Coulter Cleland threw for 132 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for Davidson (0-3). Mari Adams added 58 yards rushing. - AP College Football

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QB Kekoa Visperas, Tennessee Tech
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09/06/25 - Kekoa Visperas, rSr/2026, Tennessee Tech, 6-0, 193 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Kekoa Visperas threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns, Aidan Littles and Quintell Quinn combined for 148 rushing yards and two scores, and Tennessee Tech cruised to a 45-17 win over Chattanooga on Saturday. A 21-point first quarter set the tempo for the FCS No. 17 Golden Eagles (2-0), who had 513 yards of total offense. Tennessee Tech has won their first two games for the first time since 2012. A potent rushing attack saw three Eagles score on the ground, highlighted by Littles' 48-yard dash to the goal line in the first quarter. Q'Daryius Jennings added 42 yards and a touchdown.

Visperas completed 18 of 27 passes, and Jace Wilson saw his only pass of the game go 52 yards to Luke Shields for a late touchdown. Theron Gaines led the defense with seven total tackles and one sack. Devin Hunter grabbed the lone Eagles interception in the third quarter. For the Mocs (0-2), Camden Orth was 22-for-45 passing with 249 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. Chattanooga has lost their first two games for the second straight year after an FCS playoff appearance in 2023. - AP College Football

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QB Kekoa Visperas, Tennessee Tech
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08/30/25 - Kekoa Visperas, rSr/2026, Tennessee Tech, 6-0, 193 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Kekoa Visperas passed for three touchdowns and Tennessee Tech rolled to a 65-0 win over Cumberland on Saturday in a season opener. Visperas' scoring passes to Torin Baker, Aidan Littles and Tre' Halloway all came in the first half when the Golden Eagles, ranked No. 22 in the FCS coaches poll, took a 45-0 lead. Holloway also had a 53-yard punt return for a score. Q'Darryius Jennings added two touchdowns runs and Quintell Quinn, Jace Wilson and Maurice Sims one apiece. Sims' 78-yard touchdown run came in the final minute. Tennessee Tech outgained the NAIA Phoenix 570-94. Visperas was 17 of 26 for 250 yards passing. It was 21-0 after one quarter when the Golden Eagles outgained the Phoenix 125-17 with the Phoenix held to minus-7 yards on the ground. The last time the Golden Eagles shut out an opponent was in a 35-0 win over Tennessee State in 2023. - AP College Football

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QB Kekoa Visperas, Tennessee Tech
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12/23/22 - Josh Reliford, rSr/2023, Tennessee Tech, 5-10, 199 (DS#999 SS) + More +

2022 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: SAF - Josh Reliford, Tennessee Tech,...Reliford ended the 2022 campaign second on the team in tackles, recording 84 stops with 8.5 tackles-for-loss for 30 yards and 1.5 sacks for 11 yards. He also broke up six passes, hurried the quarterback twice and forced two fumbles. Reliford had three games this season with double-digit tackles, including tying his career-best of 11 against Samford. The Fitzgerald, Ga., native also had 10 tackles against North Alabama and North Carolina Central. This marks Reliford's third appearance on the All-OVC team, his first on the first-team roster. - Tennessee Tech Football

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SS Josh Reliford, Tennessee Tech
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12/23/22 - Nate Hodnett, Sr/2025, Tennessee Tech, 6-2, 270 (DS#999 C) + More +

2022 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: OC/OG - Nate Hodnett, Tennessee Tech,...Hodnett was a crucial piece to the Golden Eagle offense. Following an injury to Isaac Cross, the Winder, Ga. moved over from guard to center and took over the role. Through his efforts, the Golden Eagle offense pulled together 4,331 yards of total offense with 14 rushing touchdowns and 20 receiving touchdowns. The Tech offensive line as a whole also gave up the third-fewest sacks in the conference with 14, four behind conference co-champions Southeast Missouri and UT Martin at 10 each. - Tennessee Tech Football

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C Nate Hodnett, Tennessee Tech
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12/23/22 - David Gist, Sr/2023, Tennessee Tech, 5-10, 188 (DS#117 RB) + More +

2022 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: RB - David Gist, Tennessee Tech,...Gist earned his second selection to the all-conference squad as the Cookeville native put together 839 all-purpose yards in 2022 - rushing for 621 and catching passes for 195 more - while leading the Golden Eagles in scoring with 54 total points on nine touchdowns - five on the ground and four through the air. Gist ended his career with 2,366 rushing yards, firmly entrenched in fifth all-time in a Tech career, and 3,465 all-purpose yards, eighth all-time. - Tennessee Tech Football

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RB David Gist, Tennessee Tech
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12/23/22 - Seth Carlisle, rSr/2023, Tennessee Tech, 6-0, 225 (DS#999 ILB) + More +

2022 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: ILB - Seth Carlisle, Tennessee Tech,...Carlisle had another impressive season as he led the Golden Eagles in tackles with 98 stops. He had three tackles-for-loss, five pass breakups and two QB hurries. Carlisle had five games this season with double-digit tackles, including a career-high 16 stops against Kennesaw State, while collecting 13 against Tennessee State, and 11 each against Samford, Lindenwood and North Carolina Central. The Red Boiling Springs native ends his career with 330 total tackles, falling just five short of tying Norman Drake (1988-91) for 10th all-time in program history. - Tennessee Tech Football

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ILB Seth Carlisle, Tennessee Tech
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12/23/22 - Kail Dava, Sr/2023, Tennessee Tech, 6-2, 290 (DS#999 DT) + More +

2022 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: DT - Kail Dava, Tennessee Tech,...Dava put up strong numbers on the defensive front as the senior from Mississauga, Ontario, had 24 total tackles. He also collected 5.5 tackles-for-loss for 25 yards and 1.5 sacks for 15 yards. Dava also had two QB hurries and recovered a fumble. - Tennessee Tech Football

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DT Kail Dava, Tennessee Tech
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11/12/22 - Jeremiah Oatsvall, rSr/2023, Tennessee Tech, 6-1, 200 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Jeremiah Oatsvall threw for a touchdown and ran for another to help Tennessee Tech beat North Alabama 35-27 on Saturday night. David Gist, Justin Pegues and O.J. Ross also ran for a touchdown as Tennessee Tech (4-6) combined for 34 carries for 268 yards and four scores. Gist's 8-yard touchdown came on the last play of the third quarter for a 35-24 lead. Noah Walters was 21 of 36 for 333 yards and two touchdowns for North Alabama (1-9). ShunDerrick Powell carried it 30 times for 151 yards and a score. - Tennessee Tech/AP College Football

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QB Jeremiah Oatsvall, Tennessee Tech
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11/11/22 - O.J. Ross, Jr/2026, Tennessee Tech, 5-09, 168 (DS#999 RB) + More +

NOV 7 OHIO VALLEY NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: O.J. Ross, RB, 5-10, 170, Fr., Cocoa, Fla., Tennessee Tech,...Ross tallied 102 all-purpose yards and a touchdown as Tennessee Tech defeated Lindenwood 35-34 on its Homecoming. Coming back from an injury, he carried the ball four times for 37 yards, including a three-yard touchdown in the third quarter. He also caught three passes for 65 yards, including one that went for 56 yards that set up his touchdown a play later. Others Nominated: Tre'jon Lewis, Eastern Illinois; Kobe McClendon, Lindenwood. - OVC Football

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RB O.J. Ross, Tennessee Tech
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11/05/22 - Jeremiah Oatsvall, rSr/2023, Tennessee Tech, 6-1, 200 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Jeremiah Oatsvall accounted for three touchdowns and the Tennessee Tech defense stopped a two-point conversion attempt in the final seconds to beat Lindenwood 35-34 on Saturday. Lindenwood's Cade Brister threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Chase Lanckriet to cap an 18-play, 75-yard drive with 14 seconds remaining, but the Lions failed on the two-point try. Tennessee Tech took a 35-28 lead with 6:36 to play when Oatsvall scored on a 1-yard QB sneak on the previous drive. Oatsvall was 18 of 27 for 194 yards passing and threw one touchdown. He added 81 yards on the ground and two TD runs that included a 47-yarder in the third quarter. David Gist had a 71-yard touchdown run and finished with 100 yards rushing on eight carries for Tennessee Tech (3-6, 2-3 Ohio Valley Conference). Brister was 24-of-33 passing for 303 yards and threw five touchdown passes for Lindenwood (6-3, 2-3). - Tennessee Tech/AP College Football

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QB Jeremiah Oatsvall, Tennessee Tech
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10/29/22 - Jeremiah Oatsvall, rSr/2023, Tennessee Tech, 6-1, 200 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Jeremiah Oatsvall threw a pair of touchdown passes and Tennessee Tech shut out Eastern Illinois in the second half for a 20-17 victory on Saturday. Oatsvall connected with Quinton Cross for a 16-yard touchdown in the third quarter and Bradley Clark on a go-ahead 7-yarder with 6:45 remaining in the game. Oatsvall completed 20 of 31 passes for 181 yards. David Gist had 13 carries for 99 yards for Tennessee Tech (2-6, 1-3 Ohio Valley Conference). Jordan Vincent blocked Hayden Olsen's 37-yard field-goal attempt, Mark Aitken scooped up the ball and ran 65 yards into the end zone to stretch the Eastern Illinois (2-6, 1-3) lead to 17-3 at halftime. Quarterback Jonah O'Brien had a 1-yard TD run midway through the second quarter for the Panthers. - Tennessee Tech/AP College Football

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QB Jeremiah Oatsvall, Tennessee Tech
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09/11/22 - Jeremiah Oatsvall, rSr/2023, Tennessee Tech, 6-1, 200 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Jeremiah Oatsvall threw for two touchdowns and Tennessee Tech scored 20 points in the fourth quarter to rally past Texas A&M-Commerce 26-25 on Saturday night. Oatsvall's final pass in the rally was an 8-yard toss to Willie Miller with 2 seconds remaining. The Golden Eagles (1-1) won despite committing five turnovers - three fumbles to go with two interceptions thrown by Oatsvall. Commerce took a 19-6 lead into the fourth quarter before Tech's David Gist scored on a 1-yard run to draw the Golden Eagles within six with 9:12 remaining.

Spencer Long raced 69 yards for a touchdown to put Commerce up 25-13 and the Lions (1-1) failed on a two-point try that would have given them a 14-point lead. Oatsvall then finished off the rally, leading the Golden Eagles to touchdowns with a 4-yard pass to Jayvian Allen and the winning pass to Miller. Oatsvall finished 20-of-26 passing for 226 yards. Gist had 67 yards rushing and Miller caught four passes for 93 yards. Eric Rodriguez was 14-of-22 for 169 yards with two touchdowns for the Lions. Spencer Long had a game-high 90 yards rushing. - AP College Football

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QB Jeremiah Oatsvall, Tennessee Tech
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07/20/22 - Jeremiah Oatsvall, rSr/2023, Tennessee Tech, 6-1, 200 (DS#999 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-OHIO VALLEY FOOTBALL NEWCOMER TO WATCH (COACHES): QB Jeremiah Oatsvall, Tennessee Tech,...The 2017 Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year, Oatsvall put up huge numbers for the Governors. As a freshman, he threw for 1,148 yards and six touchdowns, then rushed for 453 yards and six touchdowns. In 2018, he improved, throwing for 1,631 yards and 20 touchdowns, then rushing for 517 yards and six touchdowns, setting the Austin Peay single-season record for touchdowns responsible for. He became the first APSU quarterback to throw for four or more touchdowns in three games in a single season. He transferred to Memphis for his redshirt senior season and transferred to Tech for his extra year of eligibility. - Tennessee Tech Football

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QB Jeremiah Oatsvall, Tennessee Tech
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