For more than a century, the NCAA’s use of the term ‘amateurism’ was a catalyst in preventing student athletes from profiting off of their name, image and likeness (NIL). But a Supreme Court decision...

Photo editor Lylee Gibbs and I went to the 91st War for the Wheel on Sept. 16. It was the second time we’d traveled to a Saluki game after going to Arch Madness back in March. This time, the destination...

If you were standing at the line of scrimmage on the sideline at a football game, you would have the best view in the house of the sport’s beauty. Your eyes might lock onto the supreme display of power...

After a 370-day residency in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, the Wheel will return to Carbondale after the No. 15/18 Southern Illinois Salukis (3-0) rallied to upset the No. 13/15 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks...

It was a tough pill to swallow last season when the Southeast Missouri State (SEMO) Redhawks stole a win and “The Wheel” at Saluki Stadium via a last-second touchdown. It left Saluki players, coaches...

Down go the Huskies 14-11. Two years in a row now, the Salukis have defeated yet another Football Bowl Subdivision team on their schedule. In a statement performance by defensive coordinator Antonio...

In their first true home game to begin a season since 2017, the Southern Illinois Salukis delivered to their fans at Saluki Stadium, defeating the Austin Peay Governors by a score of 49-23. “I think...

On October 22, 2022, the No. 14 ranked Salukis (5-2) traveled to Vermillion, South Dakota, for a road game against conference foe South Dakota Coyotes with their 4-0 record in the Missouri Valley Conference...

It’s December 1, 1964, the roar of the crowd echos through the Banterra Center as you hear the swish of the net after the first point of the game is scored with a free throw by George McNeil. The buzz...

Each sport returning this fall to SIU has high expectations for the coming season after some turbulence experienced in 2022. These student-athletes are facing a lot of pressure, as football, volleyball...

Saluki Athletics excelled both on the field and on its balance sheet during the 2022-23 season. For the fiscal year that ended in June, Athletics surpassed $3 million in fundraising for the first...