Western Illinois faces daunting task of consecutive games at Big Ten opponents to open season (Prairie State Pigskin) - https://prairiestatepigskin.com/2025/08 ... en-season/

Scott, sounds like their are rumors more OVC teams might leave and I'm thinking non football wise (mainly basketball) if so any idea who the conference might add? Any chance they would add Chicago St? especially since they are adding football.



If that ends up happening, then Chicago State ...

Tennessee Tech will be leaving the OVC and joining the SoCon next season (26/27). That will take the OVC-Big South down to 8 football teams.


 
 

WIU’s Lamb transitions from picking apart defenses to coaching one in Macomb: https://prairiestatepigskin.com/2025/08 ... in-macomb/
 

The Analyst is predicting we'll finish 4-8 again: https://theanalyst.com/articles/ovc-big-south-football-predictions-2025-fcs-conference-preview
Based on their predictions, we'll likely finish tied with Lindenwood for 6th in the conference.

For reference, last year they picked us last (9th), and we ...

https://theanalyst.com/articles/fcs-top-25-poll-stats-perform-preseason-ndsu-college-football

OVC members include #21 Tennessee Tech and in the ORV section, SEMO, UT Martin, and Tennessee State.
Our former conference-mates in the MVFC showed up at #1 NDSU, #2 SDSU, #4 USD, #6 IL State, #20 SIU, and ...

wow this is pretty crazy news... had a good amount of friends that were in the ROTC program when I was there.

I hate to say this, but is the end near for WIU??


No, this wasn't a WIU decision, this was a Army decision. Northern Iowa, Truman State, Cal Poly, and a handful of other schools lost ...

Heading back up to Evanston in 2031: https://fbschedules.com/northwestern-ad ... -schedule/

We're hosting Dayton on 9/11/27: https://fbschedules.com/western-illinoi ... -schedule/

Sacred Heart (Fairfield, CT) is joining CAA Football: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastal_Athletic_Association_Football_Conference
They had been in the NEC from '99-'23 before going Independent last year and are right in the footprint of the current CAA Football, being very close to schools like ...