Jakob Milani Sports Editor Jmilani@murraystate.edu Former Iowa State Head Coach Steve Prohm will be returning to Murray State men’s basketball as the team’s 17th head coach. Prohm’s return was announced at a press conference on March 28, following the departure of former Head Coach Matt McMahon, who was announced as Louisiana State University’s new head Read More
Simon Elfrink Sports Editor selfrink@murraystate.edu Murray State men’s golf loses an integral part of their program as Head Coach Eddie Hunt announced his retirement on Friday, March 26. After 20 seasons leading the way for the Racers, Hunt decided the 2021 season will be his last in a Murray State as a coach. Hunt attended Read More
Simon Elfrink Sports Editor selfrink@murraystate.edu On Sunday, March 21, Murray State Athletics commemorated the new Racer Room in Dennis Jackson’s honor. Jackson, the first Black student-athlete in Murray State history, is a 2007 Murray State Hall of Fame inductee, having played for Murray State’s track team and the football team from 1960-64. “Murray State University: Read More
Laci Hawthorne Contributing Writer lhawthorne@murraystate.edu Murray State will honor Dennis Jackson, the first Black student-athlete at the University by naming the Dennis Jackson Racer Room in his honor. The celebration will take place at 12:30 p.m., March 21 in the newly dedicated room. The event is estimated to finish just before Racer football hosts Tennessee Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Months after the postponement of the 2020-21 football season to the spring, Murray State has released its schedule as well as the rest of the OVC. The schedule consists of seven games, all against OVC opponents. As of Oct. 7, the Racers do not have any non-conference games on their 2020-21 Read More
Jakob Milani Contributing Writer jmilani@murraystate.edu Voting has been the focal point voiced by many athletes at the professional level, and now the NCAA is giving college athletes their chance to go vote and make their voices heard. In a recent decision, the NCAA mandated that all Division I athletic programs give their student athletes Election Read More
Simon Elfrink Contributing Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu On Friday, May 8, Murray State University Athletics announced a 5-year deal with Nike and BSN Sports. The agreement resulted in a five-year commitment from BSN Sports to provide Murray State athletics with their practice and competition gear, as well as all athletic equipment. On the flipside, Nike will be Read More
Josh Embry Contributing Writer jembry3@murraystate.edu On Saturday, Feb. 1, former star Racer Ja Morant will have his No. 12 jersey retired at halftime of the men’s basketball game against SIUE at the CFSB Center. Morant, who played at Murray State from 2017 to 2019, will be the 11th men’s basketball player to have his number Read More