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Kekoa Visperas had a touchdown pass and the Tennessee Tech defense allowed just over 200 yards as the Golden Eagles topped Charleston Southern 27-13 on Saturday. Tennessee Tech (6-0, 3-0 OVC-Big South Association), ranked No. 7 in the FCS coaches poll, forced a three-and-out on the opening possession and a 19-yard punt gave the Golden Eagles the ball on the Buccaneers' 40-yard line. Visperas had a 2-yard touchdown toss to Maury Sullivan seven plays later for a 7-0 lead. Zach Gordon's 37-yard field goal at the end of an 11-play drive made it 7-3 after one quarter.

Obie Sanni's 6-yard touchdown run 6 seconds into the second quarter upped Tennessee Tech's advantage to 14-3. Charleston Southern (1-6, 0-3) answered with a 17-play 70-yard drive that took 9:51 off the clock. Zolten Osborne's 9-yard touchdown pass to Rashawn Cunningham capped the drive and cut it to 14-10. Q'Daryius Jennings' 1-yard touchdown run finished off a nine-play 75-yard drive and the Golden Eagles led 20-10 at halftime after the missed extra-point. Aidan Littles scored on a 16-yard run late in the third quarter to up Tennessee Tech's lead to 17. Visperas completed 17 of 27 passes for 157 yards with two interceptions. He carried nine times for a team-high 72 yards. Osborne had 80 yards on 11-for-24 passing with an interception. The Buccaneers managed only 63 yards on 31 rushes and finished with 209 yards of offense. - AP College Football

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10/09/25 - Kekoa Visperas, rSr/2026, Tennessee Tech, 6-0, 193 (DS#42 QB) + More +

WEEK 6 OVC-BIG SOUTH OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kekoa Visperas, QB, 6-0, 193, R-Sr., Eatonville, Wash., Tennessee Tech,...Visperas accounted for 431 yards of total offense and four touchdowns as Tennessee Tech improved to 5-0 for just the third tie in program history in topping Western Illinois 66-20. The Eastern Washington transfer completed 24-of-38 passes for 358 yards and four scores and rushed for a team-high 73 yards on eight carries (9.1 ypc). Visperas had touchdown passes of 9, 31 and 25 yards in the first half and added a 4-yard score early in the third quarter. His play helped the Golden Eagles tally a season-best 618 yards of total offense as the squad reached 60-plus points for the third time this season. Others Nominated: Ke'Marion Baldwin, Charleston Southern; Charles Kellom, Eastern Illinois; Nate Hampton, Gardner-Webb; Nate Glantz, Lindenwood; Byron McNair, Tennessee State; Christian Anaya, Western Illinois. - OVC-Big South Football

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09/27/25 - Kekoa Visperas, rSr/2026, Tennessee Tech, 6-0, 193 (DS#42 QB) + More +

Quintell Quinn ran for a 67-yard touchdown, Q'Daryius Jennings added a 45-yard TD run, and Andrew Smith returned an interception 94 yards for a score to help Tennessee Tech beat Tennessee State 35-8 on Saturday in the OVC/Big South Conference opener for both teams. Tennessee Tech (4-0), which is ranked No. 11 in the FCS coaches poll, has won nine games in a row - the longest active win streak in the FCS - dating to last season. Quinn finished with seven carries for 107 yards and Jennings had 71 yards rushing on six carries. Kekoa Visperas was 9-of-16 passing for 103 yards and a TD for Quinn, on the game's second play from scrimmage, took the hand off up the middle, bent out toward the left sideline and raced untouched to the end zone to open the scoring 46 seconds in.

Kekoa Visperas threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Noah Robinson with 8:52 remaining in the first half and the long TD run by Jennings made it 21-0 with 38 seconds left in the second quarter. Tim Coutras intercepted a pass a little more than a minute into the third quarter to give Tennessee Tech possession at the TSU 16 and three plays later Aidan Littles scored on a 1-yard run. Smith's pick-6 gave the Golden Owls a 35-0 lead with 5:39 left in the third quarter. Freddy Perez made field goals of 30 yards late in the third quarter and 23 yards early in the fourth for Tennessee State (1-3). Epoki Fakaosi blocked a punt out the back of the end zone to cap the scoring with 2:41 to play. - AP College Football

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09/23/25 - Kekoa Visperas, rSr/2026, Tennessee Tech, 6-0, 193 (DS#42 QB) + More +

WEEK 3 OVC-BIG SOUTH OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kekoa Visperas, QB, 6-0, 193, R-Sr., Eatonville, Wash., Tennessee Tech,...Visperas accounted for 292 yards of total offense and five touchdowns as Tennessee Tech scored a school modern era record 72 points on its way to a win over Davidson. The victory moved the Golden Eagles to 3-0 on the season for the first time since 1977. The Eastern Washington transfer completed 23-of-32 passes for 246 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 46 yards (7.7 ypc) and two additional scores. Four of his five touchdowns came in the first half as TTU built a 45-14 halftime advantage. Visperas had passing touchdowns of 4, 31 and 9 yards and rushing scores of 17 and 7 yards. He currently ranks fifth nationally in points responsible for per game (20.0), sixth in passing touchdowns (8) and ninth in passing efficiency (169.7). Others Nominated: Zolten Osborne, Charleston Southern; CJ Nelson, Eastern Illinois; Nate Hampton, Gardner-Webb; Nate Glantz, Lindenwood; Kendric Rhymes, Tennessee State; Chris Irvin, Western Illinois. - OVC-Big South Football

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QB Kekoa Visperas, Tennessee Tech
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09/23/25 - Theron Gaines, Sr/2026, Tennessee Tech, 5-11, 242 (DS#52 OLB) + More +

WEEK 2 OVC-BIG SOUTH CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Theron Gaines, DL, 6-1, 237, Sr., Murfreesboro, Tenn., Tennessee Tech,...Gaines played a key role as Tennessee Tech knocked off in-state for Chattanooga to improve to 2-0 start for the first time since the 2012 season. The senior had seven tackles (3 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss (for -9 yards), 1.0 sacks (for -8 yards), forced a fumble and added a quarterback hurry in the 45-17 victory. Gaines and the TTU defense limited the Mocs to just 25 rushing yards. Others Nominated: Kaleb Lyons, Eastern Illinois; Landon Sylvie, Southeast Missouri; Jabaree Dawkins, UT Martin; Justin Richardson, Western Illinois. - OVC-Big South Football

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OLB Theron Gaines, Tennessee Tech
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09/23/25 - Jax Leatherwood, Jr/2027, Tennessee Tech, 6-7, 253 (DS#48 QB) + More +

WEEK 2 OVC-BIG SOUTH OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jax Leatherwood, QB, 6-8, 253, Jr., San Diego, Calif., Southeast Missouri,...Leatherwood passed for 225 yards and accounted for three touchdowns as Southeast Missouri topped North Alabama 30-21 in its home opener. The transfer from San Diego Mesa College, completed 21-of-33 passes and threw touchdowns passes of 55 and 8 yards in the second half while rushing for a three-yarder in the first half. Through two games this season he has completed 68.1 percent of his passes and thrown four touchdown passes with no interceptions. Others Nominated: Charles Kellom, Eastern Illinois; Anthony Lowe, Gardner-Webb; Aidan Littles, Tennessee Tech; Bryce Bailey, UT Martin. - OVC-Big South Football

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QB Jax Leatherwood, Tennessee Tech
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09/16/25 - Tre Holloway, rJr/2027, Tennessee Tech, 5-11, 195 (DS#999 WR) + More +

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#42 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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09/06/25 - Jax Leatherwood, Jr/2027, Tennessee Tech, 6-7, 253 (DS#48 QB) + More +

Jax Leatherwood threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns and Southeast Missouri scored 30 straight points in a 30-21 home-opening win over North Alabama on Saturday night. SEMO (1-1), which trailed 7-0 with 43 seconds left in the first quarter, answered by scoring the next 30 points and UNA never recovered. The Lions scored the game's first points on a fourth-down 1-yard touchdown plunge by quarterback Ari Patu. Justin Keller kicked a 29-yard field goal to cut UNA's lead to 7-3 with 6:17 left in the second quarter.

The Redhawks took their first lead of the night on a 3-yard run by Leatherwood. His first rushing touchdown of the season finished an eight-play, 78-yard drive putting SEMO ahead, 10-7, at the 2:12 mark. Keller connected once more, this time from 27 yards out as time expired to give SEMO a 13-7 advantage at the half. In the third, Keller kicked a 48-yard field goal for a 16-7 margin. Leatherwood threw a 55-yard touchdown to Cam Pedro to extend the lead to 23-7. Leatherwood threw an 8-yard touchdown to Andrew Civey with 5:33 remaining to make it 30-7. Reserve Destin Wade threw a pair of late touchdowns and 103 yards for North Alabama (0-2). - AP College Football

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09/06/25 - Kekoa Visperas, rSr/2026, Tennessee Tech, 6-0, 193 (DS#42 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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08/30/25 - Kekoa Visperas, rSr/2026, Tennessee Tech, 6-0, 193 (DS#42 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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11/26/23 - MJ Flowers, rJr/2027, Tennessee Tech, 6-0, 193 (DS#999 RB) + More +

2023 BIG SOUTH-OVC OFFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: MJ Flowers, RB, R-Fr., Eastern Illinois,...Flowers, a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award, was a big part of Eastern Illinois improving from 2-9 a year ago to 8-3 this season. He carried the ball 157 times for 854 yards (5.4 yards per carry), which was second nationally among all freshmen (only three yards behind the leader) and third-most in the conference. He also scored eight rushing touchdowns, which was fourth among Big South-OVC players. Flowers added 35 receptions, which was tied for fourth on the EIU team and just outside the Top 10 overall in the Association. His 1,046 all-purpose yards on the season was also second-most nationally among all freshmen. He had a monster game in a victory at McNeese, rushing for 272 yards and adding sixth catches for 26 yards; that performance earned him National Freshman of the Week honors. He also had 201 rushing yards and four touchdowns in a victory over Tennessee State. Flowers was the only freshman nationally with a pair of 200-yard rushing games in 2023. - Big South-OVC Football Association

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RB MJ Flowers, 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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