Austin Peay State University Governors sports coverage.
The Governors open their season on the road against the Georgia Bulldogs, the reigning SEC Champions and national FBS runner-up, on Saturday, Sept. 1 at 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN.
Practices and scrimmages are free and open to the public. Fans can sit in the west grandstand of Fortera Stadium.
LeBlanc and Wellman were both on the staff for the Governors 2017 Ohio Valley Conference championship team.
Austin Peay has already started its season, drawing 1-1 with Western Kentucky in an exhibition last Saturday.
Walker’s radio broadcasting career spanned nearly 40 years in both high school and college sports in the Clarksville area.
The Govs head into 2018 after winning a program-record seven conference games in 2017.
Named in honor of Grambling State All-Amercan defensive lineman Junious “Buck” Buchanan, the award has been presented each season since 1995.
The Governors hold their first scrimmage August 11 with the season opener September 1 on the road against Georgia.