Staff Report The Murray State Racers are coming off a bye week and take on the UT Martin Skyhawks at 6 p.m. Saturday at Roy Stewart Stadium. Murray State is 1-4 on the season and 1-1 in the OVC with its lone win against Austin Peay State 45-17 on Oct. 1. UT Martin had its Read More
Story by Collin Morris, contributing writer The Murray State Racers were defeated by Southeast Missouri State, 17-16 on Saturday after a four-quarter stalemate found the fate of both teams to be determined by a last-second field goal attempt. The two teams began their games in the air, scoring on pass plays. Southeast Missouri’s Jesse Hosket, junior quarterback, Read More
Staff report Murray State athletics are gearing up for Family Weekend, with the Racers set to compete in six sporting events starting Friday night. Racer volleyball will kick off the weekend, starting their OVC schedule as well as playing their first home match of the season. Murray State is coming off a 1-2 record last Read More
Story by Mark McFarland, Sports Editor Murray State fell behind early and lost 50-17 Saturday against the Salukis of Southern Illinois University. The Racers trailed the entire game with SIU returning the opening kickoff for a touchdown. Murray State was without starting quarterback KD Humphries as he was sidelined with a shoulder injury. Redshirt junior Read More
Story by Mark McFarland, Sports Editor Missouri State defeated the Racers 28-22 at Roy Stewart Stadium Saturday night, avenging its 2013 loss. Offensively, the Racers turned the ball over throwing three interceptions and lost one fumble. Head Coach Mitch Stewart said in order for his team to be successful, they need to cut down on Read More
Story by Mark McFarland, Sports Editor Murray State starts its season 0-1 after a 52-3 loss to Big Ten opponent University of Illinois. The Racers couldn’t get anything going early as senior quarterback KD Humphries threw his first interception of the season on the first drive of the year. Illinois would then score on its Read More
Story by Mark McFarland, Sports Editor James Harrison, also known as Clay Harrison, a former football player at Murray State from 2000-05 has filed a class action law suit against the OVC and the NCAA. Christopher Dore, partner at Edelson PC law firm in Chicago said, Harrison suffered multiple concussions during his playing days at Read More
Column by Mark McFarland, Sports Editor One of the greatest times of the year is here. Time for people to start wearing their favorite jeans and windbreakers, time for bonfires and cookouts. But for the people in this world who are diehard sports fans, they are really excited for only one thing: college football. Many Read More