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
ISU Defensive Coordinator Scott Leaves to Coach Tulsa LBs
TULSA, Okla. — Galen Scott, who served as an assistant coach at Illinois State for seven seasons following a standout playing career for the Redbirds, was hired Monday to coach the linebackers at Tulsa.
“Illinois State is obviously a very special pla… more »
Jerry Kill Sues Ex-Employer SIU
The seven-year run of football coach Jerry Kill left Southern Illinois with the first Gateway Conference championships in the school's history and trips to the playoffs each of his last five seasons. His departure in December to coach Northern Illinois,… more »
Proposal would add four spots to FCS playoffs in 2010
The Argus Leader's Terry Vandrovec discusses the latest proposals to expand the playoffs.
Playoff expansion might still happen in the Football Championship Subdivision, just not this year, South Dakota State's first as a postseason-eligible member.… more »
BearsTalk Talks About Missouri State's Recruiting Class
Lyndal Scranton and Kyle Neddenriep talk about what's ahead for the basketball team and hit on the football team's 16-player recruiting class.
Talk about their class starts a little after the 14 minute mark.
Full audio link:
http://wm.springf… more »
Another Ohio St. Opener for YSU
For the first time, the Penguins will play eight Gateway games.
YOUNGSTOWN — For the second consecutive season, Youngstown State will open the 2008 football season at Ohio State.
The Buckeyes-Penguins rematch is part of the 12-game schedule releas… more »
SDSU Setting Good Example On How To Move To D-1
When SDSU first announced its decision to go D-1, a number of people berated the college, saying that it would mean the end of recruiting home-grown athletes and playing games of interest. (Oddly enough, many of them were wearing South Dakota red, thoug… more »
Northern Iowa right mix for Williams
A record-setting season helped attract the attention of the state’s most successful collegiate football team, and Marshalltown High School senior Derek Williams is ready to succeed on the next level too.
Northern Iowa landed one of the state’s top wi… more »
L.J. Fort Going to Northern Iowa
Three all-state players who helped lead the Waynesville High School football team to the 2007 Missouri Class 5 state championship officially made their college decisions on Wednesday morning.
In a signing ceremony at WHS seniors Lucas Bateman, L.J.… more »
Panthers Tap Iowa's Bordering States for Recruits
CEDAR FALLS -- Success has opened new recruiting doors for the University of Northern Iowa's football program.
As a result, head coach Mark Farley believes his group of 2008 signees can help the Panthers knock down the old one that stands between UNI… more »
Coyotes Enter New Phase
The new recruiting class for the University of South Dakota will be the starting the D-I transition.
VERMILLION - The first significant signs of impending changes within the University of South Dakota athletic department were being spit out of the fa… more »
Luethje to Join Offensive Line at South Dakota St.
This central Iowa defensive lineman grew up loving Northern Iowa... until he discovered that South Dakota State was for him.
Tyler Luethje’s first love is defense. The 6-foot, 5-inch, 255-pound defensive end set a Gladbrook-Reinbeck record with 10 qu… more »
Kool To Play For Jackrabbits
Yankton's Tyrel Kool was looking for the same things in a college that he had in his prep career at Yankton High School: A competitive football team, a good academic base and a comfortable atmosphere. He felt he found all three in South Dakota State.… more »
Wisconsin Star Signs With NDSU
Wisconsin all-State lineman Manowske chooses the North Dakota Bison.
Springs football coach Bob Hyland is smiling.
The long-time coach is proud because Wednesday's national signing day for football recruits got him a two-for-one deal.
J.J. Mano… more »
Cumberland's Butler to Continue at Indiana State
TERRE HAUTE, IND. – Between his freshman and sophomore years at Cumberland Kye Butler was thinking of not going out for football. That all changed with a talk from his dad (Todd), who happens to be the Cumberland football coach.
“He sat me down and t… more »
13 of 25 Redbird Football Signees are Linemen
NORMAL -- In an effort to get back in line with the elite of the Gateway Conference, Illinois State paid considerable attention to its offensive and defensive lines Wednesday on national signing day.
Redbird coach Denver Johnson lists 13 linemen as… more »
