Category: Southern Illinois

Defensive end Tim Varga’s two sacks against Northern Illinois proved that “he plays with a motor and plays with toughness,” SIU head coach Nick Hill said.

A former SIU quarterback, head coach Nick Hill has played a major role in five of the Salukis’ six road wins over FBS foes.

Southern Illinois grabbed an interception with under a minute left Saturday in DeKalb to knock off FBS Northern Illinois.

The nationally ranked Salukis (1-0) travel to DeKalb to play FBS member Northern Illinois (1-0).

Southern Illinois got strong performances from both defense and offense en route to throttling Austin Peay.

Antonio James took over as the Southern Illinois defensive coordinator 24 hours before the start of fall camp and has impressed players and fellow coaches.

Sustaining a knee injury in a warmup drill left Iverson Brown on the sidelines last season. The SIU senior safety is planning to make up for lost time.

Shoulder and thumb injuries limited Justin Strong to only six games last season. The SIU running back said he’s back and better than ever this fall.

Luke Martin, the new voice of Southern Illinois football, credits his relationships with Mike Reis and Connor Onion with helping him develop.