Southern Illinois’ schedule got tweaked a little earlier this week but it wasn’t anything in the immediate future. It was announced on Tuesday afternoon that the Salukis will open their 2024 season against BYU. The team will make a trip to Provo, UT to take on the Cougars on August 31, 2024.
The contest will occur in place of a previously scheduled game that SIU had with Kansas on that same date. The Jayhawks were originally to pay the Salukis $500,000 for the game and will now buy out part of BYU’s cost for the game. Kansas will doll out $135,00 while the Cougars will pay out $425,000 meaning that in total Southern Illinois will receive $560,000 for the future game.