MACOMB - Western Illinois head coach Don Patterson was pleased with the Fighting Leatherneck football team's right attitude and efforts as the team wrapped up 20 practices in two weeks with a second scrimmage at Hanson Field, Saturday. "I feel pretty… more »

MACOMB, IL - While comparing the coaching schemes of college football legends Bobby Bowden and Lee Corso, Don Patterson compiled his own. "Corso tested you," said Patterson, who is heading into his 11th season at the Western Illinois helm. "Bowden ta… more »

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - There was little doubt that the addition of North Dakota State and South Dakota State would make a brutal Missouri Valley Fall Conference race even more competitive. But when the dust had settled last season, it wa… more »

ST. LOUIS -- Founded in 1985 as the Gateway Football Conference, the Missouri Valley Football Conference will celebrate its 25th season of FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) football during the 2009 season. To kick off the league’s 25th Year Celeb… more »

Thirteen student-athletes highlight nearly 400 who earned selection to the 2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll, as announced by the league office. Those 13 earned the league’s highest academic achievement by capturing the Missouri Va… more »

MACOMB, Ill. - Senior placekicker Taylor Rowan and senior long snapper Travis Cherry have done their parts in writing the storied history of Western Illinois' special team success. Now they would like to be part of the Leathernecks' long tradition of… more »

Jason Williams is going to earn his wings before the NFL draft. Maybe he'll even score a free future ticket. The Western Illinois linebacker is one of the hottest risers with just three weeks to go as he crisscrosses the country getting in 10 pre-dra… more »

Contrary to what the weather might feel like, the Western Illinois football team kicked off its spring season with their first practice, participating in helmet-only workouts. “I was impressed today with the minimal mental mistakes that we made, espe… more »

NEW HAVEN, CT – Two wide receivers headline the Walter Camp Football Foundation 2008 Football Championship Subdivision All-America team. The team was selected by the head coaches and sports information directors of the Football Championship Subdivision… more »

MACOMB - Western Illinois University acting head football coach Mark Hendrickson has announced a two-game suspension for senior wide receiver Carl Sims due to violation of team rules during preseason camp. Sims will miss both the season opener at A… more »

Michigan could have opened the season at home last year against Hawaii. It opted to play host to Appalachian State. Seemed like a smart move. ... Oops. In one Ann Arbor afternoon, the notion that a blue-blood program could "schedule" a paycheck… more »

MACOMB — The purple wristbands sported by Western Illinois’ football Leathernecks will be their way of saluting head coach Don Patterson, who won’t be on the sidelines early this season while he undergoes treatment for tonsillar cancer. | WIU team page… more »

Four teams from the Missouri Valley Football Conference (formerly the Gateway) made the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs in 2003. Northern Iowa and Southern Illinois University tied for first place in the league at 6-1. Western Illinois and… more »

Last year, Michigan stumbled big early against Appalachian State. Could it happen again? Michigan could have opened the season at home last year against Hawaii. It opted to play host to Appalachian State. Seemed like a smart move. . . . Oops.… more »

Sycamores’ new football coach not concerned with team’s place in conference pecking order. ST. LOUIS — “New name, same game” says the slogan for the newly-named Missouri Valley Football Conference on its media guide. Same game indeed when it comes… more »