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SIU football players practice April 2, 2022 at DuQuoin High School in DuQuoin, Ill.

Football team begins 2022 season preparation with spring practices

By Joseph Bernard, Sports Reporter
April 7, 2022
SIU freshman defender, Kylie McDermott, goes head to head with a Knight player during the Salukis game against Bellarmine University, where the Knights won 2-0 against the Salukis on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 at Lew Hartzog Track and Field Complex at SIU.

Semester in Photos: Fall 2021

By Sophie Whitten, Photo Editor
December 2, 2021
SIU wide receiver Hunter Milligan, middle, runs onto the field with the SIU football team during the Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021 at Salukis Stadium at SIU.

Trees vs Dawgs: SIU Football looks to get back on track after back-to-back losses

By Joseph Bernard, Staff Reporter
November 12, 2021
SIU head football coach, Nick Hill, speaks on the bullhorn before Saturdays Saluki Unity run/walk event that brought awareness towards social injustices. The event helped raise funds for the Boys and Girls Club of Southern Illinois. We have a long way to go in this country, so anytime we can raise awareness[...] marches and rallies are good to raise awareness, but its the action that happens after that, coach Hill said. As of Monday, Salukis Football is to start back up on Oct. 23, despite the SIUs athletic department postponing the season till the spring of 2021. SIU will open up the season to SEMO at home. This photo was taken on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 at SIU.

Salukis face Redhawks Friday

By Ryan Scott, Sports Reporter
October 29, 2020
Southern Illinois University Saluki freshman running back, Romeir Elliot, runs for a touchdown on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, during the Salukis 37-14 win against the Missouri State Bears in Carbondale.

SIU to play at home vs. SEMO on Oct. 23

By Ryan Scott, Sports Reporter
September 24, 2020
The Pulliam Hall clocktower strikes 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker implements restrictions on recreational sports

By Keaton Yates, Staff Reporter
July 29, 2020
Saluki senior Jeremy Chinn reacts on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, during the Salukis 7-21 loss against the North Dakota State Bison.

Two Salukis headed to NFL after 2020 Draft

By Brooke Buerck, Sports Reporter
April 26, 2020
Cheerleaders Ariahn Hunt, left, and Alaysia Brandy, center, kneel during the national anthem Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, before the Salukis 69-64 win against the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars at SIU Arena. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)

SIU cheerleaders say they are being hidden during national anthem due to kneeling protests

By Brian Munoz and Nathan Dodd
November 29, 2017
Sophomore safety James Chinn lays his head on the ground after being injured Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, before the Salukis match up against the Youngstown State Penguins at Saluki Stadium. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)

Gallery: Saluki football slips up against Youngstown State Penguins

By Brian Muñoz and Dylan Nelson
November 11, 2017
SIU senior safety Ryan Neil (21) tackles University of Northern Iowa running back JVeyon Browning (34) Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, during the Salukis’ 24-17 loss to the University of Northern Iowa at Saluki Stadium. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)

Gallery: SIU football falls to UNI 24-17

By Brian Muñoz and Dylan Nelson
October 1, 2017
Defensive lineman Raymond Sullivan, 19, of Houston Texas, talks about the damage he saw from Hurricane Harvey Monday Sept. 11, 2017, outside SIU Arena. “On a scale from one to ten, it was an eleven,” Sullivan said. (Mary Newman | @MaryNewmanDE)

Hurricane Harvey was ‘heartbreaking,’ SIU student from Houston says

By Isabelle Rogers
September 13, 2017
SIU senior wide receiver Connor Iwema (6) blocks Mississippi Valleys defensive back Adrian Campbell (22) during the second quarter of SIU’s home opener against the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, at Saluki Stadium. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)

Gallery : Salukis defeat Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils in home opener

By Brian Muñoz and Dylan Nelson
September 10, 2017
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