Categories: Missouri Valley Football Conference, Illinois State Redbirds, Indiana State Sycamores, Missouri State Bears, North Dakota State Bison, Northern Iowa Panthers, South Dakota Coyotes, South Dakota State Jackrabbits, Southern Illinois Salukis, Western Illinois Leathernecks, Youngstown State Penguins
Starting QB O'Brien quits SDSU team
Embattled QB walks away amid criticism; Sumner to get larger role
The South Dakota State football program was involved in another shocking outcome Monday, as third-year starting quarterback Thomas O'Brien abruptly quit the team.
Jackrabbits coach… more »
NDSU have evaded serious injuries against FBS foes
They wear you down more than they knock you out of the game.
That’s the consensus of Missouri Valley Football Conference head coaches when it comes to injuries in games against Division I Football Bowl Subdivision opponents. North Dakota State heads… more »
Tragedy leaves UNI's Rennie without his No. 1 fan
Tirrell Rennie had just finished one of those wildly popular two-a-day summer practice sessions when he checked his phone messages. The no-nonsense voice in his ear told him to call home immediately.
If that weren’t alarming enough, people were cryin… more »
Youngstown State Identity test
Penguins will find out a lot about themselves Saturday
The first two weeks of the season have done little in the way of establishing the identity of the Youngstown State football team.
The Penguins played a spirited game against Michigan State in… more »
UNI Panthers wary
Mark Farley smells a trap.
He fell for it in 2009, but vowed Monday that he and his team won’t fall for it again.
The Panthers climbed to No. 2 in the nation in both major FCS polls Monday after beating then-No.12 Stephen F. Austin 34-23 in Nacogd… more »
Five keys to upsetting an FBS team
With SIU's annual Football Bowl Subdivision game on tap this weekend at Mississippi, here are five tips on how to beat an upper division opponent.
Good luck charm not included.
* No. 1: Don't turn the ball over. Last year against Illinois, SIU cou… more »
Valley teams not hurting after facing big-time foes
With two major opponents on Missouri State's football schedule, some feared the Bears would suffer a rash of injuries.
Coach Terry Allen wasn't in that camp and, after the Bears escaped the Arkansas game relatively unscathed, felt vindicated.
Othe… more »
NDSU Bison blessed with backup at several spots
North Dakota State got more than a victory Saturday night against Lafayette College (Pa.). The Bison got some reinforcement in what the coaches have thought all along: the backups can play, too.
NDSU juggled players on and off the field like a clown… more »
UNI, Leathernecks’ QBs, and some other thoughts
I’ve been in the same room with Mark Farley after two of his most bitter losses in his career as the University of Northern Iowa coach.
I was at the post-game press conference in 2009, when the Panthers lost 17-16 at Iowa after two last-second field go… more »
Rennie, air attack keys for UNI
Tirrell Rennie would grab the football, peer downfield and try to read the defense.
At times during his first season as Northern Iowa's quarterback, Rennie understood perfectly what he saw. At others, it all seemed to be code.
"Sometimes - I won… more »
South Dakota aware of challenge it faces at Air Force
South Dakota players are excited any time they get to face a higher-division team from the Football Bowl Subdivision. The Coyotes’ fans like taking a swing at a team like Air Force.
The coaches don’t share the exuberance.
“Coaches don’t like ‘em,… more »
Bison's opponent Saturday has plenty of history
It’s not as if Lafayette College is new to indoor football. The Leopards played the first indoor night college football game ever when they took on Washington & Jefferson College in the Atlantic City (N.J.) Auditorium.
That was in 1930. Longevity… more »
Testing YSU Penguins QB
There was no easing into his role as Youngstown State's starting quarterback for Kurt Hess a year ago. The then-freshman's first college game was a start against Penn State at Beaver Stadium.
If Hess was nervous, it didn't show. The Dayton native use… more »
Salukis still remember end of last year’s game with SEMO
SIU coach Dale Lennon and quarterback Paul McIntosh avoided the R-word in talking about Southeast Missouri State on Monday, but clearly remembered how last year's game ended.
Revenge will certainly be a hot topic when No. 17/19 SIU gets its long-awai… more »
Allen focused on getting Missouri State ready
Coach has support from MSU interim president despite losing record.
Terry Allen is 23-32 over his first five seasons at Missouri State, and is under contract through the 2014 season. Overall, Allen is 118-91 in 18 seasons as head coach.
2011 MSU f… more »
