Category: Missouri Valley Football Conference
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Key Illinois State offensive pieces expected to return for home opener, Spack says
Illinois State quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse and running back Mason King are expected to play in Saturday’s home opener following injuries.
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‘Meathead guy’ Wingate delivers in dynamic defensive Saluki performance
Transfer defensive end Donnie Wingate delivered a strong performance in his Southern Illinois debut as the Salukis rolled to an opening night victory.
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Saluki rewind: Eager Williams shines bright in return to field as SIU starting QB
Quarterback D.J. Williams threw for three touchdowns and ran for another in his return to the field Saturday in SIU’s 49-3 season-opening win.
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Redbird rewind: Oklahoma passing game proves too tough for ISU in season opener
Illinois State lost starting quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse to injury in Saturday’s 35-3 defeat at FBS Oklahoma.
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Walk-on, ‘small school’ kid part of new look for Illinois State defense at linebacker
Sophomore linebackers Patrick Bauer and Anthony Corona will be starting for Illinois State when they take the field at Oklahoma to start the season.
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Southern Illinois enters opener with renewed focus, grim determination
With last year’s disappointing season in the rearview mirror, SIU begins 2025 as the 20th ranked team in FCS.
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Fresh Faces: Speedy Mailander turns track lessons into football impact at Illinois State
Illinois State wide receiver Luke Mailander’s football career was shaped by lessons he learned as a track and field athlete at York HIgh School in Elmhurst.
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Coach-to-player communication tops list of rules changes for upcoming FCS season
While several communications rule changes are being implemented for this college season, expansion of coach-to-player communication at the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level is perhaps the most noteworthy.
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10 Years Later: All-American linebacker turned FBI agent reflects on WIU days
Former Western Illinois linebacker Brett Taylor, the 2017 Buck Buchanan Award runner-up, now tackles bigger challenges with the FBI.
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Illinois State will ease Mason King back into RB rotation, Spack says
Mason King missed all of last season with a severe injury. Now a redshirt senior, the Centralia native returns to the ISU backfield.
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