Tag: Southern Illinois University
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Saluki rewind: It’s a Dawg Day in DeKalb as Southern Illinois outlasts FBS NIU

Southern Illinois grabbed an interception with under a minute left Saturday in DeKalb to knock off FBS Northern Illinois.
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Opening game romp allows for young SIU players to gain big-game experience

The nationally ranked Salukis (1-0) travel to DeKalb to play FBS member Northern Illinois (1-0).
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Southern Illinois offense proves it’s not lacking options in season-opening victory

The Southern Illinois offense produced five touchdowns on its first nine drives Saturday in an efficient offensive performance to open the season.
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Saluki rewind: SIU defense dominates in season-opening victory

Southern Illinois got strong performances from both defense and offense en route to throttling Austin Peay.
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New face at defensive coordinator helping Salukis settle in quickly

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.
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Fresh Faces: Back from injury, SIU safety Brown isn’t taking anything for granted

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.
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SIU running back Strong is back — and ‘better’ — after shoulder, thumb injuries

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.
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Carbondale connections helped new voice of SIU football develop

Luke Martin, the new voice of Southern Illinois football, credits his relationships with Mike Reis and Connor Onion with helping him develop.
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Ten years ago, SIU played a football game at MLB’s Busch Stadium. Is this feasible in today’s Illinois FCS climate?

Participants discuss the logistics and possibilities of such future events.
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Salukis strive to shake off last season’s disheartening finish with fresh approach

SIU seeks a return to the FCS playoffs for the third time in four seasons