Tag: SIU Salukis
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Terrific tandem: Record-setting QB Baker, head coach Hill thrive together
Nic Baker holds virtually every SIU passing record on the books. But that’s just part of the story.
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Opponent capsule: Nicholls, SIU’s 1st-round FCS playoff foe, a 7-time FCS postseason participant
Southern Illinois hosts Southland Conference champion Nicholls in Saturday’s opening round of the FCS playoffs.
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Southern Illinois secures third FCS playoff spot in last four years, while 8-win Eastern narrowly misses field
Southern Illinois made the FCS playoffs for the third time in the past four seasons Sunday, while 8-win Eastern Illinois was left out.
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Saluki rewind: SIU bottles up Indiana State, grabs 7th win and awaits playoff committee’s Sunday announcement
“I don’t think there’s any denying that if there’s 14 at-large (playoff) teams, that we’re one of those 14 teams,” SIU head coach Nick Hill said.
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Southern Illinois faces a must-win Saturday in home finale
A win would give the Salukis seven wins. Whether that is enough for the FCS playoff committee to put SIU in the 24-team postseason bracket remains up in the air.
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Moving the Chains with . . . Southern Illinois DT Kam Bowdry
St. Louis native Kam Bowdry has developed into a key player on the Saluki defensive front. Read all about him in our Moving the Chains Q&A.
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Illinois FCS coaches make their postseason case as playoff selection nears
Brock Spack (Illinois State), Nick Hill (Southern Illinois) and Chris Wilkerson (Eastern Illinois) state their cases as FCS Selection Sunday nears.
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Playoff outlook for Illinois FCS teams looks ‘dicey,’ national analyst says
National FCS analysts share their thoughts on the postseason possibilities for Southern Illinois, Eastern Illinois and Illinois State
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Saluki rewind: Sluggish second half stops SIU, darkening playoff outlook
North Dakota State surge overwhelms Southern Illinois in key Missouri Valley Football Conference game.
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Salukis head to Fargo for next Missouri Valley challenge with playoff implications
With both teams coming off a conference loss, Southern Illinois and North Dakota State seek their seven win.
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