Category: Missouri Valley Football Conference
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Five burning questions for 2023: Southern Illinois Salukis edition
Revving up its scoring is a high priority this off-season for the Southern Illinois football team.
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Southern recap: Late-season swoon ends Salukis’ playoff bid
A season-ending four-game losing streak doomed SIU’s postseason bid.
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Five burning questions for 2023: Illinois State Redbirds edition
Replacing standout linebacker Zeke Vandenburgh, getting healthy and replacing losses in the transfer portal are among the challenges for Illinois State.
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Illinois State’s Vandenburgh tackles top MVFC defensive honor; WIU WR Brantley is league’s Newcomer of the Year
Illinois State linebacker Zeke Vandenburgh and Western Illinois wide receiver Naseim Brantley won top individual honors from the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
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ISU recap: Solid defense leads Redbirds to first winning record since 2019
An overtime win against rival Western Illinois gave ISU its first winning record in three seaons.
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Five burning questions for 2023: Western Illinois Leathernecks edition
Despite losing all 11 games this season, Western Illinois first-year head coach Myers Hendrickson is far from defeated about the future.
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Western recap: The rebuild continues under WIU alum Hendrickson
The Leathernecks hold the longest losing streak in FCS at 13 games.
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Vandenburgh writes final chapter at ISU that serves as career-ending masterpiece
On Senior Day at Illinois State, linebacker Zeke Vandenburgh wrote an impressive final chapter to his career story with the Redbirds.
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Redbird rewind: Overtime handoff goes from ‘oh no’ to oh yes as ISU outlasts Western on big day from Vandenburgh
A key decision from quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse in overtime, and a big day from standout linebacker Zeke Vandenburgh, helped Illinois State outlast Western, 20-13, in OT.
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Western rewind: Stubborn Leathernecks fall in overtime, finish winless season
Western Illinois finished its season 0-11, but not without a fight at Illinois State, taking the Redbirds to overtime before losing, 20-13.
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