Tennessee State made strides in 2023 by profitable six video games and inserting themselves in rivalry for a Large South-OVC championship into the ultimate weeks of the common season.
Heading into 2024, the Tigers will look to take one other step within the Eddie George period within the harder Large South-OVC.
The Skyhawks, the Large South-OVC co-champions a 12 months in the past, obtained 5 of the 9 first-place votes and 61 factors to assert the highest spot. Total, UT Martin has received or shared three straight convention championships, coming with a 15-2 league document over the previous three seasons. Jap Illinois, who completed final 12 months ranked No. 24 within the FCS Coaches Ballot, picked up two first-place votes and 53 factors to be picked second, whereas Southeast Missouri earned the opposite two first-place votes and 51 factors in being tabbed third.
Tennessee State was picked fourth (41 factors) and adopted by final 12 months’s different co-champion Gardner-Webb (40), Charleston Southern (27), Tennessee Tech (24), Lindenwood (18) and newcomer Western Illinois (9).
The 2024 season will kick off on August 24 when Southeast Missouri takes on North Alabama within the FCS Kickoff Traditional as a part of Week Zero. Three different groups (Jap Illinois, Gardner-Webb, and Lindenwood) open on Thursday, August 29, whereas the ultimate 5 groups (Charleston Southern, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin, and Western Illinois) open the season on Saturday, August 31.
The primary Affiliation recreation of the season will happen on September 7 when UT Martin travels to Southeast Missouri. Large South-OVC groups will play an eight-game round-robin schedule this 12 months, with the Affiliation champion receiving an computerized bid to the FCS Playoffs.
2024 BIG SOUTH-OVC PRESEASON POLL
Rk – Faculty (first-place votes)
Factors
1 – UT Martin (5)
61
2 – Jap Illinois (2)
53
3 – Southeast Missouri (2)
51
4 – Tennessee State
41
5 – Gardner-Webb
40
6 – Charleston Southern
27
7 – Tennessee Tech
24
8 – Lindenwood
18
9 – Western Illinois
9
Courtesy: Large South-OVC
