Photo courtesy of EKU Athletics Football 10/24/2026 9:26:13 PM Week Eight Football Report WEEK EIGHT RESULTS Tarleton State [49] def. West Georgia [6] EKU [16] def. West Florida [13] UT Rio Grande Valley [30] def. Central Arkansas [27] OT Austin Peay [27] def. North Alabama [21] NOTABLES The top offense in the country continued its excellence today with 483 yards of offense from Tarleton State - 296 coming in the air from Kaden Anderson who threw four touchdown passes to four different receivers in the team’s 49-6 win. EKU had quite the excitement in its win over West Florida when Keshawn Hayden recovered an Argo fumble that led to Devin Orr’s game-winning field goal in the fourth quarter. North Alabama’s Xavier Johnson flexed his skills again tonight; the redshirt freshman totaled eight catches for 135 yards and two scores for the Lions - his fourth 100+ receiving yard game of the season. The dynamic offensive duo of Chris Parson and Denver Harper led the charge for Austin Peay in its win over UNA. The junior signal-caller went 17-for-32 in the air for 215 yards and two touchdown passes while adding in 61 yards on the ground and crossing the pylons once himself while the redshirt freshman wide receiver/kick returner totaled 119 all-purpose yards (98 rec, 21 pr) with the go-ahead touchdown for the Govs late in the third quarter. STANDINGS THRU WEEK EIGHT OVR CONF Tarleton State 8-0 3-0 Abilene Christian 4-4 3-0 Austin Peay 7-2 3-1 EKU 3-5 2-1 North Alabama 4-4 1-2 West Florida 4-3 1-3 Central Arkansas 2-6 0-3 West Georgia 1-7 0-3 NEXT WEEK’S SCHEDULE (WEEK NINE) Saturday, Oct. 31 West Georgia at Abilene Christian // 4 p.m. ET // ESPN+ North Alabama at Central Arkansas // 5 p.m. ET // ESPN+ EKU at Tarleton State // 7 p.m. ET // ESPN+