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.

 

Carbondale coach Bryan Lee talked with Roger Medlen before Friday's game at Mt. Vernon.  While the Rams are winless, it is their homecoming and Coach Lee knows the Terriers can't let their guard down:

 
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The Du Quoin Indians were selected as the Team of the Week after a 28-14 win over Murphysboro that improved them to 5-4 on the season and earned them the 10 seed in the 3A Southern Bracket of the IHSA Playoffs.  Coach Derek Beard spoke with Matt Varney on the victory, earning a high seed for a 5-4 team, and their opponent in the first round: Carlinville

 
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Coach Kyle Smithpeters joined Talkin Vols on Tuesday to talk about the past week and the coming week with Mike Murphy:

 
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