Thursday night Herrin's school board hired Stephanie Allen as their next athletic director, marking the first time the Herrin Athletic Department will be headed up by a woman.  Herrin Superintendent Nathaniel Wilson and outgoing Athletic Director Andrew Anderson spoke with John Homan about the decision:

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Andrew Anderson 04:47

Photo Credit to Doug DeVoe

SIU men's basketball coach Bryan Mullins spoke to media Monday morning ahead of the team's season opener at Little Rock.  Mullins and Matt Varney discussed Ben Coupet and Trent Brown's health status, redshirting, and more:

The Lady Vols opened the season at State Fair Community College last week going 0-2.  Despite that, Coach Charlie Jones sees reason to be encouraged in his young team.  He and star center Cheyenne Trotter joined Talkin Vols on Tuesday.