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.

Photo from UA Athletics

Mike Murphy and Scott Hudson discussed the College Football Semifinal games this Saturday after watching the two blowouts the night before.  Take a listen: