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Redbird rewind: Stingy Illinois State defense comes to the rescue, stifles Sycamores
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Leatherneck rewind: Plenty of Homecoming heroes as Western romps past UT Martin
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Saluki rewind: Schofield’s late field goal helps Southern halt 3-game losing skid
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Panther rewind: Eastern falls to OVC-leading Southeast Missouri
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Cougar rewind: Chicago State losing string reaches five games as Lindenwood rolls
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Redbird rewind: Stingy Illinois State defense comes to the rescue, stifles Sycamores
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Leatherneck rewind: Plenty of Homecoming heroes as @WIUFootball romps past UT Martin
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Saluki rewind: Schofield’s late field goal helps Southern Illinois halt 3-game losing skid
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Panther rewind: @EIU_FB falls to OVC-leading Southeast Missouri
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It's Homecoming in Macomb. @WIUFootball hosts Ohio Valley Conference co-leader UT Martin at 3 p.m. on the Hanson Field turf.
Here's our preview:
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Illinois State hosts Indiana State at 2 p.m. today. The No. 10 Redbirds can even their Missouri Valley Football Conference record with a win. Our @BarryOnCampus is in Normal to provide #NoPaywall coverage.
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. @EIU_FB hosts Southeast Missouri at 2 p.m. today for Homecoming. Will safety Brandon Worsley make it four straight games gaining a turnover? Here's our game preview:
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. @SIU_Football hosts nationally ranked Northern Iowa at 1 p.m. today in Carbondale. Here's our game preview, which features WR Kyle Thomas likely to become only the 10th player in school history to record 800 receiving yards in a season.
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Four Illinois FCS schools all play at home Saturday. That has not happened before in the I-AA/FCS era:
🏈SIU hosts Northern Iowa, 1 p.m.
🏈No. 10 ISU hosts Indiana State, 2 p.m.*
🏈EIU hosts Southeast Missouri, 2 p.m.*
🏈WIU hosts UT Martin, 3 p.m.*
*Homecoming
Speedy Illinois State WR Mailander in a hurry to add polish to his skill set
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Hot-handed Worsley snares his share in 10-game @EIU_FB takeaway streak
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‘His confidence has skyrocketed’: @SIU_Football WR Thomas thriving in role as go-to guy
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. @WIUFootball true freshman WR Coleman continuing to adjust while producing at collegiate level
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Eastern Illinois coach Chris Wilkerson on his team's 20-12 loss to Lindenwood:
"We won the battle of the explosives. We made them work the field. We allowed zero points off the two turnovers that we did have, but we lost the turnover battle, lost the time of possession . . (1/2)
