The Big 12 became the latest conference at the FBS level to change its scheduling format for the 2020 season. The Big 12 has opted to employ a 9 + 1 model in which 9 conference games and 1 non-conference game can be played by each team. Below were the 7 games left remaining between … Read more
The Southern Illinois Salukis and Wisconsin Badgers have agreed to a contest on Saturday, September 4, 2027 to replace the lost matchup this season. Southern Illinois announced the news on Tuesday. Southern Illinois and Wisconsin were originally intended to play this season on Saturday, September 12 but the Big Ten’s decision to play a conference … Read more
The Missouri Valley Football Conference has decided against a fall football season as the conference will move its conference slate to the spring of 2021. The MVFC will attempt an 8 game conference schedule in the spring and hope that the FCS Championship will be moved to the spring as well. The non-conference games are … Read more
The Southern Illinois Salukis have been added as an opponent for the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday, August 29 to open the upcoming season. Both schools announced the news on Saturday morning. Kansas will host the matchup and will pay a guarantee of $300,000 to the Salukis. The two schools have met three times previously in … Read more
The Southern Illinois Salukis and Dayton Flyers have agreed to play in 2021 according to FBSchedules. The two teams are scheduled to meet on Saturday, September 18, 2021 with Southern Illinois hosting the game and Dayton receiving a guarantee of $100,000. Dayton and Southern Illinois have met 6 times previously (page 110) – all between … Read more
The Big Ten will move to a conference only schedule for the 2020 football season, which impacts numerous games across the FBS and FCS. The Big Ten also confirmed the news in its own press release. Eight games featuring an FCS team are now canceled as a result of the Big 10’s decision. Those eight … Read more
The 2020 NFL Draft began on Thursday with incredible ratings due to being one of the few sporting events on TV. There were no first round FCS selections, but that changed on day two with the second and third rounds. Jeremey Chinn of Southern Illinois was the first FCS player selected with the 64th and … Read more
The Incarnate Word Cardinals announced 21 games versus 13 non-conference teams through the 2027 season. The Cardinals scheduled home-and-home series against Northern Colorado, Prairie View A&M, Samford, Southern Illinois, and Southern Utah. They also scheduled a four game series against Northern Arizona from 2024 through 2027. The single-game series announced were against Baylor (2020), Presbyterian … Read more