Austin Peay State University Governors sports coverage.

Austin Peay State University Vice President and Director of Athletics Gerald Harrison has accepted an appointment to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Committee, the NCAA announced Thursday.

The first Govs basketball game in their new home at the F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville will be a men’s exhibition game on Nov. 1, and the first official season-opening games will be Nov. 6.

After a week that saw her become the fourth Govs hitter to record 30 kills in a match, Austin Peay State University outside hitter Mikayla Powell earned the Atlantic Sun Conference’s and Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s Volleyball Player of the Award Tuesday.

On this week’s episode, Walden answers questions surrounding the off-season, players to watch during 2023 and Austin Peay’s week one matchup against the Southern Illinois Salukis. The guys also talk about the importance of mental health in athletics.

The Atkins family was honored after they made a gift to Austin Peay to support continued women’s athletics programs.

Scotty Walden, head football coach for the Austin Peay State University Governors, joins Ryan Ploeckelman and Charlie Koon on Clarksville’s Conversation.

The Governors open their football season on the road against Southern Illinois University on Saturday, September 2.
Austin Peay State University men’s basketball announced the first piece of its 2023-24 nonconference schedule, as the program prepares for the 2023 SoCal Challenge, Nov. 17-22, at The Pavilion at JSerra in San Juan Capistrano, California.