Jakob Milani Sports Editor jmilani@murraystate.edu With school back in session for the fall semester, football season is just around the corner for the Racers. After a strong preseason full of conference recognition and player awards, the Racers find themselves with a lot to prove in the Fall 2021 season. Following…
Posted By: Simon Elfrink
April 22, 2021
Jakob Milani
jmilani@murraystate.edu
After a 5-2 finish to the shortened regular season, the Murray State football team took home many end-of-the-year honors, with 13 players being selected to All-OVC teams.
Two Racers were voted to the All-OVC Newcomer team. Junior defensive lineman Ethan Edmundson finished the season with 26 total tackles, five tackles-for-loss and two sacks. Freshman running back Demonta Witherspoon finished the season with 501 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns on 107 attempts.
Three Racers were selected for the All-OVC Second Team Defense. Edmundson, sophomore defensive-lineman Izaiah Reed and sophomore inside-linebacker Alec Long were all selected. Reed finished with 22 tackles, 4.5 tackles-for-loss and two sacks in the season. Long had 61 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss and one sack this season.
Posted By: Simon Elfrink
March 15, 2021
Simon Elfrink
selfrink@murraystate.edu
The Racers’ hot start to the unprecedented 2021 season continued in a 36-31 win over Tennessee Tech University on Sunday, March 14.
Murray State Head Coach Dean Hood spoke postgame about how big the win was for the Racers.
“Just really, really blessed to get a win,” Hood said. “Tennessee Tech is a really tough group of guys. Very fundamentally sound, and this is a tough place to play. I’ve had some bad memories here as the head coach at EKU and just like that where it’s back and forth, come back and all of a sudden it gets away from you.”
2021/03/15 08:37 COOKVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Preston Rice threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to LaMartez Brooks with 2:35 to play and Murray State defeated Tennessee Tech 36-31 on Sunday. Tennessee Tech had just scored on a 39-yard punt return for a touchdown by Jyron Gilmore to cap a three-touchdown rally that put the Eagles ahead 31-30 with 5:03 to play. A 15-yard penalty and two completions to Brooks put the ball on the Tennessee Tech 43. Rice hit Jacob Bell for 19 yards but he fumbled it. However, teammate DJ Ruff recovered on the 12. After a run, Rice threw the game winner for the Racers (3-0, 3-0 Ohio Valley Conference).