Tag: Western Illinois University

Ryan Crandall is an Iowan who dislikes Ranch dressing and a linebacker who made an impact right away on the Western Illinois defense.

Nathan Karsjens, who played football at Western Illinois, took on the role of stopper in SlamBall last summer.

Perennial FCS power North Dakota State built a sizeable halftime lead and coasted to an easy victory over winless Western Illinois.

Former high school teammates Mike Cardilli and Kamal Mukarram are starting together on defense at Western Illinois this fall.

Western Illinois turned the ball over four times Saturday in a 48-7 Missouri Valley Football Conference loss to Missouri State.

Wide receiver Jaylin Jackson has 21 catches over the last three weeks for Western Illinois and is among the MVFC leaders in receptions.

Western Illinois gained only 206 yards of total offense Saturday in a 49-10 loss to North Dakota.

Charter Missouri Valley Football Conference member Western Illinois begins its final season in the league Saturday before switching leagues next fall.

The WIU Leathernecks continue their quest to snap the nation’s longest FCS losing streak.

Western Illinois wide receiver Jay Parker is a big fan of Nashville hot chicken, the Tennessee Titans and the Leathernecks’ new gold jerseys, he tells Prairie State Pigskin.