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IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR!

TIME FOR PIGSKIN PROGNOSTICATORS TO FORECAST THE UPCOMING FOOTBALL SEASON.

IN THE OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE - A POWERFUL STORM IS BREWING IN ALABAMA WHILE CLOSER TO HOME - THE TSU TIGERS ARE HOPING TO BLOW IN AND STEAL THE CONFERENCE TITLE...

IT WAS MEDIA DAY AS NINE O-V-C SCHOOLS GATHERED AT LP FIELD TO TALK ABOUT THE UPCOMING SEASON.

AUSTIN PEAY'S RICK CHRISTOPHEL READY FOR HIS SECOND SEASON ON THE GOVS SIDELINE.

WATSON BROWN BACK FOR ANOTHER YEAR AT TENNESSEE TECH AND TSU'S JAMES WEBSTER WITH A LOFTY GOAL FOR HIS TIGERS!

((James Webster:"I have high hopes for this team. I want this team to have high hopes for themslves too. I think it's very important for them to look at themselves as champions and play like champions. That doesn;t necessarily mean we'll win a national championship but I do want them to go into the season feeling like anything's possible if we work hard."))

HERE'S THE PROJECTED ORDER OF FINISH ACCORDING TO LEAGUE COACHES AND SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTORS.

JACKSONVILLE STATE PICKED FIRST, TSU FOURTH, RIGHT BEHIND THE TIGERS - UT MARTIN.

AUSTIN PEAY IS EXPECTED TO FINISH SEVENTH AND RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM - TENNESSEE TECH.

WHAT ABOUT IT MY DEAR WATSON?

((Watson Brown:"That's probably about right. We're going to be talented than we were a year ago but we're really, really young and inexperienced. I think 90 guys coming to camp, of those I think 70 are freshmen and sophomores so it's a really young team, 7 seniors on the team, but I'm looking forward to it."))

ONE OF THE MOST FASCINATING STORYLINES IN THE OVC IS JACKSONVILLE STATE QUARTERBACK RYAN PERRILLOUX.

THE FORMER L-S-U QUARTERBACK HAS NFL TALENT - BUT HE'S RUNNING OUT OF CHANCES...

LAST SEASON PERRILLOUX WAS THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER IN THE SEC CHAMPIONSHP GAME.

BUT AFTER THAT - HE WAS HIT WITH A SLEW OF LEGAL PROBLEMS - LEADING TO HIS DISMISSAL FROM THE TEAM.

PERRILLOUX WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY RIGHT AWAY FOR THE OVC'S PRESEASON FAVORITE.

BUT MANY WONDER IF HE'LL BE ABLE TO STAY OUT OF TROUBLE!

((Jack Crowe:"He's easily the caliber of player who can change the fortunes of a football team. We expect it to be a very good year and I expect Ryan to be accountable and reach the expectations we have of all of our student-atheltes."))

PERRILLOUX AND THE GAMECOCKS HAVE A CHANCE TO MAKE A NATIONAL SPLASH RIGHT AWAY.

THEY PLAY AT GEORGIA TECH IN THEIR SEASON OPENER!
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