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.

 

Saluki kicker and Herrin native Jake Baumgarte joined Sportsvoice on Saturday to talk about the upcoming season:

 
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Saluki football coach spoke about true freshman quarterback Jake Curry after the QB led the largest come-from-behind win in program history on Saturday, this week's game at #3 South Dakota State, and more.

 
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Mike Murphy and Scott Hudson opened Saturday's Sportsvoice with a discussion about the firing of Mike Shildt:

 
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