Selected as the best and brightest from the college gridiron, The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today the 147 candidates (36 from the FCS)for the 2012 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards. The awards are prese… more »

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 »

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 »

State FCS programs have challenges and promise SIU, WIU, EIU and Illinois State all have lofty goals for 2011 Email print Comments 0 There is nothing quite like preseason projections to fuel the optimism of college football coa… more »

The depth chart is out, but Southern Illinois University football coach Dale Lennon challenged his team to ignore it at Media Day on Thursday. "We're not good enough to just show up and win it," Lennon said. "The theme for the year is ‘Earn it.' I d… more »

The Missouri Valley Football Conference had an unprecedented logjam in 2010, with six of the nine teams finishing tied for third at 4-4 in league play. But judging by the 2011 preseason poll released Monday and comments from coaches in the media tele… more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Production of Stephen F. Austin vs. Sam Houston State football game ranks among broadcasting’s best The Southland Conference Television Network, the league’s three-year-old in-house broadcasting effort, picked up a national honorable mention award at… more »

Southern Illinois, Northern Iowa not ready to name starter. Two of the Missouri Valley Conference's traditional powers have quarterback questions after surprising home-field defeats. Neither Southern Illinois coach Dale Lennon nor Northern Iowa co… more »

No easy path for Jackrabbits in conference South Dakota State opens Missouri Valley Football Conference play - and the home portion of its schedule - on Saturday against Illinois State. But familiar may not equate to friendly. The league doesn't f… more »

Inside one of the few completely finished areas of Saluki Way, Southern Illinois University football coach Dale Lennon smoothed out his 2010 squad Friday. Lennon, new offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer, defensive coordinator Kyle "Bubba" Schweigert a… more »

While some of the biggest conferences in Division 1 athletics have made changes in membership of late, some prominent Division 1-AA schools aren’t looking to move anytime soon. Illinois State University, North Dakota State University and Southern Ill… more »

CARBONDALE - Incumbent starting quarterback Chris Dieker has talked the talk and walked the walk in Southern Illinois University's new offense. Dieker, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound junior, who was 7-0 as a starter last season, said he was comfortable with n… more »