Saturday's SIU game is the annual Blackout Cancer game.  SIU coach Nick Hill spoke with media on Tuesday and discussed with Matt Varney the struggles his team has recently faced and how Illinois State poses a challenge this week.

After a 16-12 win over Flora to lock in to a postseason berth, the Sesser-Valier-Waltonville Red Devils were selected as the SIH Team of the Week!  Coach John Shadowens discusses the win with Matt Varney as well as the season up to this point, the Black Diamond as a whole, and their Week 9 matchup at Hamilton County:

The West Frankfort Redbirds stunned Nashville last Friday night 50-41 for their first win of the conference season and were named Team of the Week thanks to the big upset.  West Frankfort coach Josh Sertich talked with Matt Varney about the big win, rebuilding the program, and upcoming games for the Redbirds.