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The 14th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers will try to remain perfect in the early stages of this new season when they host the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks this evening at the Thompson-Boling Arena.

MARTIN, Tenn. : Lester Hudson scored 27 points and Marquis Weddle added 26 to lead Tennessee-Martin to an easy 121-56 win over Maryville of Missouri on Friday.

Cade Thompson completed 11 of 22 passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns to lead Tennessee-Martin to a 31-21 over Southeast Missouri Saturday.

The player who forced that fumble was none other than Dontrell Miller, a junior safety at UTM and a 2006 graduate of Demopolis High School.

" Lester Hudson, a senior guard at The University of Tennessee at Martin, is one of 50 preseason candidates for the 2008-09 John R. Wooden Award All-American Team and Player of the Year trophy.

Auburn quarterback Kodi Burns leaps through Tennessee-Martin cornerback Markei Guy and Tennessee-Martin linebacker Josh Bey in the second quarter Saturday November 8, 2008 at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala.

The Auburn sideline hasn't been a happy place this season. Things took a turn for the worse Saturday when Tennes see-Martin pulled even with the Tigers midway through the third quarter.

AUBURN, Ala. : Kodi Burns ran for 158 yards and two long second-half touchdowns and passed for another 130 yards, pushing Auburn to a 37-20 win over Tennessee Martin on Saturday.

Robert Dunn mishandled a punt, kicked it around in the end zone and watched as Tennessee-Martin recovered the football for a touchdown.

It would ordinarily be a ho-hum game for Auburn to set the stage for its two season-ending rivalry matchups.

There was a flash of orange and blue on ESPN's plays of the week last week, as No.

OUTLOOK: The Austin Peay Governors have won the last two regular season titles in the Ohio Valley Conference, but expect a changing of the guard this year, as a few other teams are primed to dethrone the team ...

The first official games will be played Nov. 10. The marquee game that night is Presbyterian at Duke in the first round of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs.

THREE THINGS: Samford left for the Southern Conference; its replacement, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, won't join the league until 2011-12. ... Tennessee-Martin had a breakthrough season last year finishing ...

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Senior guard Lester Hudson and sophomore guard Marquis Weddle are both preseason all-conference picks.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: Junior college transfer Dominque Mpondo will give the Skyhawks a huge presence at 6-foot-10, 250.

Jacksonville State moved up a spot in the Ohio Valley Conference standings this week and has an opportunity to step into second place with a win this week at Martin, Tenn.

MARTIN, Tenn. Cade Thompson threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns, and Tennessee Martin hung on to win 31-30 after Jacksonville State missed a fourth-quarter extra point Thursday night.

Here are the predictions for the top 25 games and other notable contests from week nine of the FCS season.