![]() ![]() He showed tonight what we thought he could do the whole season." Eastern Illinois - the two-time defending OVC champions - refused to relinquish its title without a fight. "Barge had his normal day, Eli played really, really well and it was good to see Ruben get going. ![]() "We knew we were going to have to throw it coming in," said Grass. It marked the first time since 2001 that Jacksonville State had a pair of 100-yard receivers in a game. Josh Barge had eight catches for 153 yards and one touchdown while Ruben Gonzalez caught seven passes for 113 yards. 11, when they trailed Tennessee State 3-0 early in the first quarter. The Gamecocks have not been behind in a game since Oct. "Hopefully we'll have a good week this week and go on the road and beat a good SEMO team and make sure we get one of the top four seeds and get to play at home." Jacksonville State never trailed against the Panthers (5-6, 5-2). "These guys are not ready to be through playing," said first-year head coach John Grass. A win over SEMO will likely earn the Gamecocks a first-round bye. JSU earned the OVC's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs regardless of the outcome of next week's regular-season finale at Southeast Missouri State. Eli Jenkins passed for a career-best 288 yards as the Gamecocks (9-1, 7-0 OVC) reeled off their ninth straight win, their second-longest winning streak since moving to Division I in 1993. Third-ranked Jacksonville State clinched its fourth Ohio Valley Conference football crown Saturday afternoon with a gritty 27-20 victory over Eastern Illinois before a crowd of 14,925 at Burgess-Snow Field. ![]() It's time to start measuring for at least one championship ring. ![]()
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