Category: college football
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‘Workhorse’ Pellant draws rave reviews for handling heavy spring workload as ISU QB

Beckham Pellant was recognized by teammates as a “workhorse” for taking every rep this spring at quarterback for Illinois State.
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Healthy Illinois State LB Niekamp is hungry to repeat 2024’s All-American performance

Illinois State linebacker Tye Niekamp is healthy this spring and hungry to repeat his All-American performance in 2025.
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Patience, hard work putting Illinois State RB King on a path back to gridiron this fall

A patient approach to recovering from a severe knee injury has served Mason King well since being hurt last fall.
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Western Illinois enters spring seeking new QB to replace record-setting Lamb

Western Illinois has five candidates this spring at QB who will try to succeed last year’s successful starter, Nate Lamb.
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With career records in sight, Illinois State WR Sobkowicz chasing a different No. 1

Daniel Sobkowicz needs 69 catches, 1,161 yards and 10 TDs be rank No. 1 in all three career categories at Illinois State, but his focus is on a different No. 1.
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SIU head coach Nick Hill having ‘a blast’ since adding offensive coordinator duties

Southern Illinois head coach Nick Hill is back in meeting rooms — and loving it — since adding offensive coordinator duties this offseason.
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February signing day 2025: New Southern Illinois DE in a rush to make an impact in Carbondale

Defensive end Donnie Wingate, a mid-year transfer added to the Southern Illinois roster, had a career-high five sacks last season.
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February signing day 2025: Boise State transfer LB aims to drive Western’s improvement on defense

Western Illinois linebacker Wyatt Milkovic is one of 22 mid-year transfers and six high school signees to join the team in the past month.
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‘Random’ number adds up to Senior Bowl call for Illinois State safety Jackson

Illinois State safety Keondre Jackson answered a “random” call on his cell phone, which turned out to be a Senior Bowl invitation.
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All silent on Chicago State football front two years after school kicked off gridiron idea

In a Tuesday e-mail response, CSU said it was not ready to comment publicly and is “working diligently” to provide a factual update. The response also stated that the CSU website contains the latest information.