Hudson Tucker

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• December 15, 2023

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – When your defense is sitting at the top of the Big South-Ohio Valley Conference Football Association, it’s no surprise when your team takes home the accolades. PhilSteele.com agreed, giving Tennessee Tech five defensive honorees out of seven total as it announced its All-Big South/OVC honorees on Friday. Defensive back Tim Coutras was Tech’s first-team selection on defense, while defensive lineman Daniel Rickert and linebackers Jacquez McGowan and Aaron Swafford garnered second-team selections. Defensive lineman Hudson Tucker was picked to the third-team defense, while offensive lineman Nate Hodnett and punter Nick Bigelow were fourth-team selections on offense and special teams.

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• November 21, 2023

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – With one of the top defensive units in the Big South-Ohio Valley Conference Football Association, it was no surprise on Tuesday as Tennessee Tech claimed five all-conference selections on the defensive side of the ball. Defensive lineman Daniel Rickert and defensive back Tim Coutras were named to the All-Big South/OVC first-team defense, while defensive lineman Hudson Tucker and linebackers Jacquez McGowan and Aaron Swafford were on the second-team defense. Kicker Hayden Olsen was named to the combined conferences’ All-Academic Team. The all-conference teams were voted on by the head football coaches and sports information contacts.

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• November 18, 2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As the clock hit zero at Nissan Stadium, tears of joy erupted on the Tennessee Tech sideline. For everything the Golden Eagles had gone through over the course of the 2023 campaign, that moment was the culmination of it all. The highest of highs, the lowest of lows – Tech had been through it all. On Saturday, head coach Dewayne Alexander told his Golden Eagle charges to just go out there and have fun. That they did – leaving Nissan Stadium with a 35-0 victory over Tennessee State. It is the first shutout in the series, while it is the first shutout win for the Golden Eagles since 2013 – blanking Austin Peay in that contest – and only the fourth for the program since 2000.

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• October 19, 2023

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – With a big win last week at South Carolina State, the Tennessee Tech football team returns home for a Big South-Ohio Valley Conference showdown with defending OVC champ Southeast Missouri on Saturday. Kickoff is at 1:30 p.m. from Tucker Stadium. Saturday is also the team’s Gold Rush game with free T-shirts and gold rally towels available while supplies last. Roger Ealey and Frank Harrell will have the call on 98.5 KISS FM, while Dylan Vazzano and Metz will handle broadcast duties on ESPN+ (subscription required).

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• September 14, 2023

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Home sweet home. The Tennessee Tech football team gets to take the field for the first time this season in the friendly confines of Tucker Stadium on Saturday night as the Golden Eagles take on North Alabama. Kickoff on Saturday is set for 6:02 p.m. Roger Ealey and Frank Harrell will have the game on 98.5 KISS FM, while Dylan Vazzano and Metz will call the game on ESPN+ (subscription required). After two tough weeks on the road, the Golden Eagles are excited to kick off the home slate in front of the Tech fans in an event-packed contest featuring the annual Running of the Freshmen, as well as recognition of the Tech women’s basketball teams for their Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship and OVC sportsmanship award honors. This weekend is also Legends Weekend for both football and women’s soccer as football will honor the 1953 and 1958 championship teams, while women’s soccer will recognize the 25th anniversary of its 1998 OVC title.

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• August 29, 2023

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Camp and workouts are over. As the Tennessee Tech football team loads up the busses for Thursday’s season opener at No. 6-ranked Furman, the Golden Eagles begin a new campaign ready to improve and work toward a Big South-OVC championship. Everything starts Thursday night at 6 p.m. Central. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Pete Yanity and Jay Sonnhalter handling the broadcast, while the game can be heard locally on 98.5 KISS FM with Roger Ealey and Dylan Vazzano on the call.

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• July 31, 2023

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The countdown is on as the Tennessee Tech football team gets ready for its first game of the season – exactly a month from Monday. But if the first practice of the season was any indication, the Golden Eagles are looking to make some noise this season in the inaugural Big South-Ohio Valley Conference Football Association race. The energy was high, the players were excited and it showed on the Tucker Stadium turf as the Golden Eagles went through drills with no pads – those will come in later days – and held its first session of Fall Camp. With a vast majority of the team working through the summer through individual workouts before the official camp sessions started on Monday, the squad was ready to go and looked ready to fine tune as they work toward the team's season opener against Furman on August 31.

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• July 28, 2023

COOKEVILLE – As the summer heat swelters on and the Tennessee Tech football team prepares to take to the Tucker Stadium turf to get ready for the 2023 campaign, honors continue to roll in for the Golden Eagles as Phil Steele/Draftscout.com announced its selections on Friday for its Big South-OVC Football Association All-Conference Team. Tech claimed nine spots on the preseason team as punter Nick Bigelow was a first-team selection, wide receiver Metrius Fleming and offensive linemen Nate Hodnett and Trevor Stephens were on the second-team, defensive linemen Kail Dava and Hudson Tucker, as well as linebacker Jacquez McGowan were placed on the third-team, while wide receiver Willie Miller and tight end Hunter Barnhart were on the fourth-team lineup.