Wednesday it was signing day for several high school athletes.  Elverado Softball's Morgan Bernardini verbally committed to Mississippi State early in September 2020 and more than a year later she made it official.  Morgan talked with Matt Varney after signing her letter of intent about the decision:

 

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

 
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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?

 
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The Johnston City Indians had to fight for a win over #14 Auburn last week but they came out on top 16-8.  Now they're headed to #11 Breese (Mater Dei) this Saturday, a team that presents a lot of problems.  Matt Varney and head coach of the Indians, Todd Thomas, discussed both games and solutions to the Breese Mater Dei Knights.

 
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