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.

Matt Varney met with new John A. Logan College women's basketball coach Charlie Jones Wednesday morning and discussed with Coach Jones his journey to becoming Logan's women's basketball head coach, breaking barriers at JALC, what he thinks he has in the current roster, and more:

SIU football coach Nick Hill discussed recruiting, the upcoming game vs. Northern Iowa, and Bryson Strong's status with Matt Varney during Hill's Monday morning press conference: