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.

Nick Hill held his weekly press conference on Monday and discussed with Matt Varney the Salukis' early season success and Saturday's game at SEMO.  Take a listen!

Major League Baseball, the NFL season on the horizon, and area high school football were just a few topics covered by the Sportsvoice gang on Saturday.