SETTING THE SCENE
Date: September 25, 2021
Time: 2 p.m. CT
Site: Carbondale, Illinois
Stadium: Saluki Stadium
Capacity: 15,000
Series: SIU leads 41-38-3
Last: ILS won 21-7 (Oct. 12, 2019)
Stream: ESPN+
Listen: WJBC 1230 AM / 102.1 FM / 93.7 FM / The Varsity Network
THE GAME
For the second week in a row, Illinois State will make a trip to face a familiar in-state foe in Southern Illinois as the Redbirds (2-1) open Missouri Valley Conference play against the No.