The Latest Breaking News from OVC

Moving Day: An Exhaustive Guide to the College Basketball and Football Programs Changing Conferences July 1

The start of the new academic year means it’s moving day in college athletics.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 1

Post Office names new Horizon IT suppliers replacing Fujitsu after scandal

Horizon is at the centre of the long-running Post Office scandal, which saw around 1,000 people wrongly prosecuted and convicted

The Independent UK · May 21

Post Office names Fujitsu’s replacements to run scandal-hit Horizon system

Accenture and One View Commerce (OVC) have been awarded contracts and will operate the system that will eventually be replaced.

Evening Standard · May 21

Coach Roy Kidd: The Legacy

Legacy comes in many forms and means different things to different people. It can be an overused term, but most would say it’s appropriate when talking about former Eastern Kentucky University Football Coach Roy Kidd. The 91-year-old coach, family man, mentor, and EKU ambassador died this week and the tributes…

WEKU · Sep 15, 2023

5 things to know about Georgia’s opponent: UT Martin

What are five things that UGA football fans should know about UT Martin?

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 1, 2023

Two former football champs in Ohio Valley Conference have now paid exit penalties

The remaining weeks of the summer are likely to run by pretty fast for college football teams preparing for the 2023 season. Two former members of the Ohio Valley Conference settled league legal disputes this summer.

WEKU · Jul 5, 2023

EKU and OVC Settle over dueling lawsuits to exit from the OVC

Eastern Kentucky University and the Ohio Valley Conference have reached a settlement regarding legal action filed over EKU’s move to the ASUN Athletic Conference.

WEKU · Jun 23, 2023

Three Ejected After SIU-Edwardsville Player Lands Punch vs. UT-Martin

The men’s OVC tournament matchup was disrupted by a skirmish in the first half.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 3, 2023

Mark Story: Of ex-Cats turned college head coaches, who has best chance to make the NCAA tourney?

After the firings in recent seasons of Allen Edwards (Wyoming), Steve Masiello (Manhattan) and Scott Padgett (Samford), the 2022-23 men’s college basketball season tipped off with only four ex-Kentucky Wildcats players serving as NCAA Division I head coaches.

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023

Mark Story: The drive to keep alive an epic Kentucky basketball streak

LEXINGTON, Ky. — On March 9, 1963, John F. Kennedy was about to complete his 26th month as President of the United States.

Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2023