Lindenwood QB Nate Glantz threw for 152 yards and ran for 103 more in the Lions’ 29-14 win over Charleston Southern on Saturday. (Photo: Cedric Williams)
DeMarcus Dixon
Staff Writer
It was all conference games in Week 7 of Big South-OVC Football Association play and the home team won three of the four games, including a blowout wins for No. 9-ranked Southeast Missouri State and national HBCU Team of the Week, Tennessee State.
Lindenwood also dominated in its home win over Charleston Southern. The only league team to go on the road and win last week was Tennessee-Martin, which bowled over Western Illinois to earn its third straight win.
The Skyhawks are now the No. 25 ranked FCS team in the country, with a chance to move up even further when it hosts Eastern Illinois this weekend.
Here’s a quick recap of what went down in the Big South-OVC last weekend.
LINDENWOOD 29, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 14 | BOX SCORE
Lindenwood dominated every aspect of its 29-14 win over Charleston Southern. The Lions outgained the Buccaneers 392-197, posted 25 first downs to CSU’s eight, and held possession of the ball for more than 40 minutes of game action.
Charleston Southern’s only scores came on a pair of defensive touchdowns late in the second quarter. Other than that though, Lindenwood’s defense shut down the Bucs for the rest of the day.
Lindenwood QB Nate Glantz led the Lions with 152 passing yards and 103 rushing yards, while RB Cortezz Jones scored two touchdowns to help put the game away.
Placekicker Logan Seibert made five field goals and two extra-points and was named conference Special Teams Player of the Week.
#9 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE 34, TENNESSEE TECH 3 | BOX SCORE
Paxton DeLaurent threw for a career-high 418 yards and four touchdowns and #9 Southeast Missouri (6-1, 3-0) scored 24 unanswered points to blow by Tennessee Tech (2-4, 2-1), 34-3, Saturday afternoon.
SEMO, which remained undefeated at home and in conference play, beat TTU for the seventh time in eight meetings between the teams. The Redhawks moved into sole possession of first place in the Big South-OVC standings with their fifth-straight victory.
DeLaurent had a record-setting day breaking SEMO’s all-time career records in passing touchdowns, passing yardage and completions. He has now thrown for 6,563 yards, 50 touchdowns and completed 554 passes as the Redhawks’ three-year starting quarterback.
TENNESSEE-MARTIN 45, WESTERN ILLINOIS 17 | BOX SCORE
Tennessee-Martin scored early and often on the way to the squad’s third straight victory after cruising past new Big South-OVC Football Association member Western Illinois with a 45-17 margin.
The Skyhawks (4-3, 2-1 Big South-OVC) scored just 63 seconds into the game and never looked back. UT Martin racked up 27 first downs and 541 yards of total offense en route to a dominating performance on the road.
Running back Patrick Smith tallied the bulk of the carries with 17 carries for 145 yards and a touchdown – including a 63-yard scamper. Fellow tailback Glover Cook III also had a nice day with seven carries for 69 yards and a touchdown.
TENNESSEE STATE 41, EASTERN ILLINOIS 17 | BOX SCORE
Six different players scored touchdowns as Tennessee State rolled past Eastern Illinois 41-17 on Saturday night at Nissan Stadium.
Draylen Ellis led Tennessee State’s passing attack with 224 yards through the air, tossing four touchdowns without throwing an interception.
WEEK 8 BIG SOUTH-OVC FOOTBALL — OCTOBER 19, 2024
| Away | Home | Time | Location | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lindenwood |  Gardner-Webb | 12:30 P.M. | Boiling Springs, N.C. | TV: ESPN+ Stats |
 Tennessee State |  Howard | 2:30 P.M. | Washington, D.C. | TV: ESPN+ Stats |
 Tennessee Tech |  Western Illinois | 3:00 P.M. | Macomb, Ill. | TV: ESPN+ Stats |
 Southeast Missouri |  Charleston Southern | 3:00 P.M. | Charleston, S.C. | TV: ESPN+ Stats |