Going into 2022, the Ohio Valley wasn’t necessarily pegged to have one of the more exciting FCS conference races in the country. The Big Sky, Missouri Valley and CAA... as they always seem to... garnered most of the attention back in late summer. Fast forward a couple months, though, and the OVC is providing fans with just as thrilling of a product, even if it involves less teams than the aforementioned leagues. With just a few weeks to go, two programs stand out and are vying for the conference’s top spot as well as its auto-bid to the playoffs.