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• November 09, 2023

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Saturday marks the final home game of the 2023 football season and it’s going to be a bittersweet day for the Tennessee Tech football team. With the home finale comes Senior Day and the Golden Eagles will recognize those departing players before the start of the contest against Gardner-Webb. Kickoff Saturday is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Roger Ealey and Frank Harrell will have the call on 98.5 KISS FM, while Dylan Vazzano and Metz will narrate the action on ESPN+ (subscription required).

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• October 12, 2023

ORANGEBURG, S.C. – Tennessee Tech hits the midpoint on the 2023 campaign on Saturday as the Golden Eagles take on their final non-conference opponent of the season with a visit to South Carolina State. Kickoff for the game is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Central. Roger Ealey and Dylan Vazzano will have the call on 98.5 KISS FM, while the game will also be streamed on ESPN+ (subscription required). The Bulldogs (2-3) have yet to play a conference game among their Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference foes, but have won two in a row with a 31-10 victory over The Citadel and a 56-6 win against Virginia-Lynchburg – both games on their home field.

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• October 06, 2023

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Tennessee Tech entered its open date last week with some momentum after the Golden Eagles picked up a victory over Kennesaw State. Now, with Big South-Ohio Valley Conference Football Association play opening on their schedule this week at Lindenwood, Tech (1-3) looks to start the important part of the slate on a high note. Kickoff for the game Saturday is 1 p.m. Roger Ealey and Dylan Vazzano will have the call on 98.5 KISS FM, while the game will also be streamed on ESPN+ (subscription required).

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• September 17, 2023

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – As rain fell on Tucker Stadium, it made it a long night for both offenses as Tennessee Tech and North Alabama combined for just one offensive touchdown in the contest. But that one touchdown and two more field goals proved to be the difference on Saturday as the Golden Eagles dropped their third straight game in the 2023 campaign with the visiting Lions taking a 20-7 victory on Saturday. Tech (0-3) returns to action next week as it hosts Kennesaw State on Saturday.

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• September 14, 2023

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Home sweet home. The Tennessee Tech football team gets to take the field for the first time this season in the friendly confines of Tucker Stadium on Saturday night as the Golden Eagles take on North Alabama. Kickoff on Saturday is set for 6:02 p.m. Roger Ealey and Frank Harrell will have the game on 98.5 KISS FM, while Dylan Vazzano and Metz will call the game on ESPN+ (subscription required). After two tough weeks on the road, the Golden Eagles are excited to kick off the home slate in front of the Tech fans in an event-packed contest featuring the annual Running of the Freshmen, as well as recognition of the Tech women’s basketball teams for their Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship and OVC sportsmanship award honors. This weekend is also Legends Weekend for both football and women’s soccer as football will honor the 1953 and 1958 championship teams, while women’s soccer will recognize the 25th anniversary of its 1998 OVC title.

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• August 29, 2023

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Camp and workouts are over. As the Tennessee Tech football team loads up the busses for Thursday’s season opener at No. 6-ranked Furman, the Golden Eagles begin a new campaign ready to improve and work toward a Big South-OVC championship. Everything starts Thursday night at 6 p.m. Central. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Pete Yanity and Jay Sonnhalter handling the broadcast, while the game can be heard locally on 98.5 KISS FM with Roger Ealey and Dylan Vazzano on the call.

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• August 19, 2023

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – As the annual Gathering of Eagles came to a close, the Tennessee Tech football team saw great work from the defensive unit as the last three series ended with a turnover on downs, a Cole Putnam interception and a called sack to end the night, but that was just the tip of the iceberg for the defense on the evening. That’s not to say the offense was caught off-guard, because the attackers still found ways to get into the end zone as Maddux Richey connected to Hunter Barnhart for a 29-yard touchdown pass, Hayes Gibson and Ethan Roberts scored on quarterback keepers, while Gibson also had a 64-yard connection to Jordan Harris, who narrowly beat Gerald Kilgore in a footrace to the end zone. Hayden Olsen also kicked a 25-yard field goal and had two PATs, while Devin Parker also drilled a PAT through the upright.

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• August 12, 2023

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Thunderstorms may have shortened Tennessee Tech Football’s work on Saturday, but as the Golden Eagles completed their first scrimmage at Tucker Stadium, there were a lot of positive signs. Offensively, the Tech rushing attack saw a lot of big gains as Justin Pegues, Jordan Harris and Montana transfer Marcus Knight each piled up solid yardage numbers in the scrimmage.

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• August 02, 2023

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – As the Cookeville Noon Rotary club met at the Leslie Town Centre, Tennessee Tech head football coach Dewayne Alexander pitched the local Rotarians about the Golden Eagle football squad for the 2023 season and invited the assembly to head to Tucker Stadium for the games this season.  First in the presentation was the new look of the conference as the Ohio Valley Conference joined with the Big South Conference in football only to create the Big South-OVC Football Association. Joining the usual suspects of Tech, Tennessee State, UT Martin, Southeast Missouri, Eastern Illinois and second-year OVC opponent Lindenwood, the Big South brings along Bryant, Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb and Robert Morris into the fray.