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Tennessee Tech leadership will discuss the possibility of reopening the Hooper Eblen Center to walkers after requests at a recent Putnam County Commissioners meeting. Tennessee Tech Athletic Director Mark Wilson said opening the arena for the public is a very difficult proposition. He said it closed in 2020 due to COVID-19 and did not open back up due to safety ... Read More »

Work on the west side of Tennessee Tech’s Tucker Stadium is officially set to begin after the 2023 football season is completed. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said the project has been several years in the making, the vision starting in 2012. He said it has taken many people to get to the university to the point where it can officially ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech athletic teams have exceeded the national Academic Progress Rate (APR) standards for the 13th consecutive year. Athletics Director Mark Wilson said the APR standard is a benchmark to determine how an athletics program is meeting its mission of educating its student-athletes. He said he attributes the success to the dedication of the student-athletes, the coaching staff, and the ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech is working to get the campus and Hooper-Eblen Center ready for the TSSAA Division II Basketball Tournament. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said the university is putting together the seating plan, organizing staff and volunteers. Wilson said hosting the tournament depended on Tech’s own athletic schedule during a busy Spring semester. “We did talk to our facilities and game ... Read More »

The Super Bowl may have ended the pro football season Sunday night, but Tennessee Tech’s season will be kicking off in less than two weeks. The Golden Eagles open the first spring football season in school history February 21 against Austin Peay. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said the team is slated for seven Ohio Valley Conference games, with three at ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech is being considered by TSSAA as an alternate venue site for this year’s state basketball tournaments. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said conversations between Tech and TSSAA have been ongoing since the fall. Wilson said that nothing has been finalized yet, but said TSSAA is looking to have venues on standby because no one can predict where will be ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech will open its basketball season at Indiana on November 25. The 27-game schedule released Thursday includes a November 30 home opener against Chattanooga. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said TTU plans to test its male and female basketball players on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, however that could change based on scheduled games. Wilson said when the school goes on ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech kicked off basketball practice Wednesday in preparation for starting the season November 25. Tennessee Tech Athletic Director Mark Wilson said the plan is to have fans in attendance at the Hooper Eblen Center. Wilson said the university is working with the Putnam County Health Department to get the seal of approval. “As long as we implement universal masking, ... Read More »

TTU’s new associate athletic director for development Sara Prinzi has big goals for her new role. Coming in during the aftermath of COVID-19, Prinzi said raising money with fall athletics being cancelled is the immediate need. Long term though, finding the funding to renovate Tucker Stadium is the big one. “When other people are building brand new stadiums, the only ... Read More »