Story by Mallory Tucker, Staff writer, and Mark McFarland, Assistant Sports Editor The Racers’ schedule saved the best for last as they prepare to face the No. 1 ranked Jacksonville State Gamecocks in Jacksonville, Alabama Saturday. The Racers are coming off a heart wrenching double-overtime loss to No. 24 Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 14, a defeat that left Head Read More
Story by Mark McFarland, Assistant Sports Editor No. 24 Eastern Kentucky defeated Murray State 41-34 in double overtime Saturday for the Racers last home game. Murray State came into the game looking to win their second consecutive game after beating Tennessee State Nov. 7 46-43 in overtime. The Racers got off to a good start Read More
Story by Mallory Tucker, Staff writer Coming off a 46-43 overtime win against Tennessee State, the Racer football team hopes to build off their momentum heading into their final home game of the season Saturday versus Eastern Kentucky. “You’re hoping that all your big-time playmakers make big-time plays in big-time games for us,” said Head Coach Mitch Read More
Story by Mallory Tucker, Staff writer Slipping to 2-6 on the season after last weekend’s 34-20 loss to Eastern Illinois, the Racers are holding onto one thing this week: belief. “When you get into a ballgame, some things don’t go your way,” said Head Coach Mitch Stewart. “You’ve got to find a way to believe that you Read More
Story by Mark McFarland, Assistant Sports Editor The Racer football team struggled to get anything together offensively in a tightly contested game, as they fell to Eastern Illinois 34-20 on Halloween. With the loss, Murray State falls to 1-3 in the OVC and 2-5 overall. The Murray State defense struck before some fans even found Read More
Story by Mallory Tucker, Staff writer After a 52-45 loss to UT Martin Oct. 24, the Racers will return to their home turf at Roy Stewart Stadium Oct. 31 to face the Eastern Illinois Panthers. Murray State enters the matchup with a 2-5 record as opposed to Eastern Illinois’ 4-3 record. The Panthers have yet to lose Read More
Story by Mallory Tucker, Staff Writer Family and football often go hand in hand, as success in both comes from similar attributes – attributes like hard work, dedication, chemistry and faith in your own abilities. For Jonathan Jackson and Shea Jackson, family, football and hard work are daily norms. Jonathan’s on-field message easily relates to his family Read More
Story by Mark McFarland, Staff writer Murray State came out strong and avenged last year’s loss to Austin Peay State in Saturday’s homecoming game 34-18. After the Govenors deferred possession to the second half the Racers were able to start the game with a momentum shifting 61-yard kickoff return that set the fast paced offense Read More