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.

John A. Logan men's basketball coach Kyle Smithpeters joined Matt Varney on Talkin Vols this past Tuesday and discussed being ranked #2 in the NJCAA, the upcoming games vs. Shawnee Community College and SWIC, and more:

John A. Logan women's basketball coach Charlie Jones met with Matt Varney on Friday morning and talked about the two new commitments to the Logan program.  He also updated Benton product Ensley Tedeschi's injury status and talked about moving practice to a new time in the day.