Thursday, John A. Logan men's basketball coach Kyle Smithpeters was announced as an assistant coach to new Missouri coach Dennis Gates.  As he prepares to depart for Columbia, Smithpeters gave a parting statement that you can listen to below.

Smithpeters went 241-73 over 10 seasons as the head coach of the Vols and coached a pair of NJCAA Player of the Year in Sean East, who is also headed to Mizzou, and Jay Scrubb who went directly to the NBA after his time at John A. Logan College.

Smithpeters plans to join Sportsvoice on Saturday morning.

Saluki football coach Nick Hill spoke to media on Monday.  He and Matt Varney talked about the evolution of the team's run defense and this week's homecoming game against #1 South Dakota State University.

The Carbondale Terriers were selected as the Team of the Week after clinching a share of the South 7 crown this past Friday.  Matt Varney discussed that, sophomore quarterback Brock Bowlby, and this week's test against Marion with Coach Bryan Lee: