Carbondale's Jim Miller talked with Matt Varney, the voice of the Red Devils, for Saturday's halftime show on 91.1 WDBX.  They talked about Miller's memories of duking it out with Murphysboro and the Jackson County rivalry.  Hear Miller's final meeting with Murphysboro on both Newsradio WJPF 1340 AM & 99.5 FM and 91.1 WDBX on Saturday; tip is scheduled for around 2pm

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IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson spoke with Matt Varney about some of the burning questions surrounding Illinois High School Athletics during the era of COVID-19.  Why must IHSA ask for control of decision-making back when they are not a government entity? How can basketball players play while being expected to wear a face mask?  Is there any hope for fall sports like football, volleyball, and boy's soccer returning this fall?  All those and more questions were answered in this interview.

Wednesday brought about an update from the Illinois High School Association that was disappointing to most throughout the state.  Matt Varney met up with Carbondale Terriers football coach Bryan Lee to talk about his reaction to the update, the potential for football getting moved in to a summer season in May/June, they discuss the outlook for the current roster and some of the big names on it, and Matt makes sure to get Coach Lee's Super Bowl pick: