The Murphysboro Red Devils were selected as the Team of the Week in Week 1 of the Football season after the Red Devils outlasted Carbondale 46-43 in a triple overtime thriller. The voice of the Red Devils, Matt Varney, spoke with Coach Gary Carter about how the offense is developing as conference action in the SIRR approaches, their Week 3 opponent Carterville, and more:
Carbondale Athletic Director Mark Albertini and Matt Varney discuss the Carbondale Holiday Tournament's fate and the new Route 13 Christmas Tournament. We also get an update on the Carbondale Basketball Head Coach search:
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Thursday morning Bryan Mullins talked with media. Matt Varney asked him about dealing with those pesky Game 2's in the new Missouri Valley scheduling format that the Salukis have struggled with this year and the second outbreak of COVID-19 on the team:
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.