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‘When he’s playing well, we play well’: Niekamp returns to form, fuels ISU

Illinois State’s redshirt sophomore middle linebacker has fought his way through a hamstring ailment this season.
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Redbird rewind: No. 18 Illinois State scores a decisive win in Carbondale

Head coach Brock Spack’s Redbirds fly to a 45-10 victory against Southern Illinois.
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Saluki rewind: Southern’s stumbles grow larger with lopsided loss, QB injury
Southern Illinois sputtered to a 45-10 loss to Illinois State on Saturday and lost starting quarterback Hunter Simmons to a broken left leg.
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Leatherneck rewind: Western Illinois wins second straight game, first as a Big South-OVC member
The WIU Leathernecks posted a 31-20 win in their inaugural Big South-Ohio Valley Conference Association game.
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Panther rewind: SEMO’s big first half sends Eastern to fourth loss in a row
A second-half rally wasn’t enough Saturday for Eastern Illinois in a 38-27 Homecoming loss to Southeast Missouri in Charleston.
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‘Doing this hits home’: SIU’s Blackout Cancer game offers personal touch for Saluki staff, players
The annual Blackout Cancer game this week against Illinois State ‘hits home’ for Southern Illinois football staff and players.
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Shaking off the sting of a lopsided loss, ISU regroups for rival Southern Illinois

Illinois State and Southern Illinois face each other for the 85th time.
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Competitive Lewis keeps mood light, has heavy impact on Salukis’ offense
WR Keontez Lewis has impressed Southern Illinois coaches with his production, competitiveness and ability to keep the mood light.
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With losing streak snapped, Western Illinois heads into inaugural Big South-OVC game

The WIU Leathernecks play their first game in a conference other than the Missouri Valley for the first time since 1984.
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Solomon follows brother’s footsteps to Eastern Illinois, spot on O-line
Joseph Solomon will start his fourth consecutive game on the Eastern Illinois offensive line this week. His older brother, Ben, played at EIU from 2017 to 2021.