CARBONDALE, Ill. — Check out all the best images from SIU's win over SEMO in the annual War For the Wheel. Special thanks to StrongDawgs photographers Scott Makinen and Cheyenne Bruce.

Watch all the highlights from SIU's 34-20 win over SEMO in the 2026 edition of the War For the Wheel.

CARBONDALE, Ill. — DJ Williams is back. And the Saluki quarterback certainly didn’t look like a guy playing on a bad wheel.

CARBONDALE, Ill. — It’s been nine days since the Salukis beat Samford and there’s a sense of eagerness to get back at it. No more build-up, let’s play football, seems to be the mood in the building. Here’s some final thoughts heading into tonight’s game.

CARBONDALE, Ill. — If you’re trying to spot a trend in the War of the Wheel series between Southern Illinois and SEMO, you won’t find one. About all you can say for certain is that you’re likely to be entertained.

CARBONDALE, Ill. — You can’t miss it when you walk into the Saluki Football office. The giant ship’s wheel is displayed front-and-center. For newcomers to the program, they quickly learn the significance of the War For The Wheel rivalry versus SEMO.

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Introducing a brand-new feature from StrongDawgs: “Kellen’s Korner” hosted by Saluki offensive lineman Kellen Francis.

CARBONDALE, Ill. — SEMO has a new offensive coordinator this season in Brendan Boylan, but don’t expect the nature of their offense to change much when the War For The Wheel rivalry resumes on Saturday night.

CARBONDALE, Ill. — During his Monday presser, SIU head coach Nick Hill updated the status of quarterback DJ Williams, saying the fifth-year QB is still “week-to-week” with a knee injury.

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois long snapper Ryan Algrim provides a fascinating behind the scenes look at what a road trip is like for a Saluki Football player.

CARBONDALE, Ill. — One of the key questions about this year’s Saluki Football team was who would step into the tight vacancy, after Ryan Schwendeman transferred to Wisconsin and AJ Quinn graduated.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Check out all the best images from Thursday's Saluki win at Samford. Special thanks to StrongDawgs photographers Cheyenne Bruce and James Wilson for their fine work.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Check out all the highlights from SIU's 22-18 win at Samford on a hot, muggy Thursday night road trip.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The power running of Chandler Chapman, another monster game by linebacker Ben Fiegel and a few gutsy plays from quarterback Jake Curry were enough to lift Southern Illinois over Samford, 22-18, on Thursday night.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Southern Illinois continues its tour of the South tonight with a game at Samford, on what will likely be one of the hottest Saluki games on record. Here’s some last-minute scribbles from my notebook on this important contest for SIU.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — New Samford head coach John Grass (rhymes with with moss) grew up on a dirt road 40 miles from campus and said the program can recruit all the players it needs within a three-to-five hour drive.

CARBONDALE, Ill. — You don’t get do-overs in college football, but SIU’s game at Samford is as close to a reboot as you can get.

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois forced three turnovers at West Florida, and Saluki linebacker Ben Fiegel had a hand in all three.

CARBONDALE, Ill. — During his weekly press conference on Monday morning, SIU head coach Nick Hill said DJ Williams is "week-to-week" following the knee injury he sustained early in the second quarter at West Florida last Thursday.

CARBONDALE, Ill. — It was not the outcome Saluki fans were expecting on Thursday night, a 34-31 loss to a West Florida team making its Division I debut. Today, we take an in-depth look at the good, the bad and the ugly, and what it means for Saluki Football.

PENSACOLA, Fla. — We’ve got all the photos from Southern’s game at West Florida. Special thanks to TH Weber, a senior at Florida State, for serving as our special guest photographer.