Carterville coach Brett Diel is hoping his team can repeat their Week 9 performance against Harrisburg as the Lions gear up to face the Bulldogs for the second week in a row - this time in the postseason. Voice of the Lions, Dave McKenzie, caught up with Coach Diel before Saturday's game:
SIU Football's Nick Hill spoke with the media on Tuesday morning. He and Matt Varney discussed the multiple injuries the team suffered on Saturday, including starting quarterback D.J. Williams' hand injury, the War for the Wheel game with SEMO, and just how tough is this year's non-conference schedule with multiple ranked FCS teams and a game at BYU?
The Carterville Lions shocked Pinckneyville 25-22, 22-25, 25-19 Thursday night to claim the 2A Carterville Regional Championship. Coach Nathan Emrick spoke with Dave McKenzie after the huge win and collecting the program's 32nd win of the season - a program record:
The Carbondale Terriers bounced back from a devastating 49-7 blowout loss to Murphysboro in Week 1 with a massive 23-10 upset win over Mt. Vernon in Week 2. Coach Bryan Lee talked about that turn around, what the focus leading in to the game with Mt. Vernon was, and this week's game against Collinsville on this week's Team of the Week Podcast.
