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Playoff run given credit for NDSU football season ticket sales hitting 9,300
North Dakota State associate athletic director Troy Goergen was part of a Bison marketing contingent that drove around the state last week promoting NDSU athletics. Still, there’s no better strategy than winning.
Fresh off a run in the Division I Foo… more »
Missouri Valley avoids shakeups
So far, the Missouri Valley Football Conference has avoided the membership merry-go-round. The commissioner is hoping it will stay that way.
Patty Viverito, in her address to the league’s media in the annual pre-season teleconference, said the realig… more »
South Dakota State ready to beat expectations
A Selby native has questions for his football players when they report to fall camp this weekend.
“We are wondering what kind of football team we are going to have,” said South Dakota State coach John Stiegelmeier. “We lost a number of good players i… more »
Valley Commissioner talks about league’s future
Exactly one month ahead of the kickoff to Illinois State’s 2011 football season, the Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner is weighing in on the state of the league. Patty Viverito says she doesn’t expect the conference to shift to the Footba… more »
FCS playoffs to expand
The Football Championship Subdivision playoffs could be expanding, again. In 2010, the playoff field expanded from 16 to 20 teams and Missouri Valley Football Commissioner Patty Viverito says a committee will be meeting next week to discuss further expa… more »
Leathernecks a lot like their field: Facing a tune-up
Like its field, Western Illinois' football team will be in a bit of a tune-up this fall.
Hanson Field, the home of the Leathernecks since 1950, is in the middle of installing a new Matrix Turf artificial surface that is expected to be finished by lat… more »
Referees focus on taunting this college football season
When North Dakota State defensive back Josh Gatlin began pointing at the Fargodome crowd seven yards before the end zone, the interception return for a touchdown against South Dakota State may have been called back under a new college football rule this… more »
Boemer Shining at Southern Illinois
Vianney graduate and current Southern Illinois University at Carbondale center Bryan Boemer continues to rack up some impressive preseason football honors.
The six-foot, two-inch, 317-pound senior lineman is one of three Salukis named to The Sports N… more »
NCAA does something good for SIU
For one second today, resist the urge to say what you really think of it, and give the NCAA its due.
The organization took a lot of heat in the last year, most of it warranted, but really took the high road when it approved a unique fundraiser for So… more »
New QB coach joins Sycamores staff
Indiana State football coach Trent Miles announced that Dave Telford has been hired as a member of the Sycamore coaching staff. Telford will coach the Sycamore quarterbacks.
“We are very excited to announce the hiring of Dave Telford as our new quart… more »
Friedman prepares ahead of first season as Illinois State AD
Gary Friedman enters his first season as Illinois State director of athletics with a football team fresh off winning seasons in the first two years of Coach Brock Spack’s tenure.
Friedman also inherits a decaying home for that team. Hancock Stadium i… more »
USD Assistant Leaving For U Of Mary
The longest-tenured assistant coach for the University of South Dakota football team is leaving.
Offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator Tony Spencer confirmed Friday that he accepted a position as wide receivers coach and special teams coord… more »
SIU's Okon catching up for lost time this summer
Joe Okon went the extra mile Thursday afternoon at the Troutt-Wittmann Center.
When you and I do a pull-up, we work until our head or shoulders reach the bars, and go back down. Okon, a 21-year-old inside linebacker for the Southern Illinois Universi… more »
NDSU Extends Head Coach's Contract
North Dakota State University head football coach Craig Bohl has accepted a five-year contract extension with a two-year roll over starting in 2016. The announcement was made today by NDSU Director of Athletics Gene Taylor.
“I am very pleased we have… more »
Sayler building a 'Division I environment' at USD
But challenges await USD athletic director after frenetic first year
It was one year and two days ago that a 40-year-old David Sayler, with seven different schools on his resume since 1996, was introduced as the next athletic director at the Universi… more »
