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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 2008
Page
15
West Virginia battles Oklahoma at 7 p.m. on FOX on Thursday January 3. Kansas faces Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl on Saturday January 5. Rutgers meets Ball State at 11 a.m. on ESPN2 Sunday January 6 with GMAC Bowl pitting Tulsa against Bowling Green at 7 p.m. January 7. Ohio State clashes with LSU in the BCS National Championship at 7 p.m. on FOX.
A scoreboard snippet shows USC trailing Illinois with a 49 to 38 score at the 4 minute mark of the third quarter. Officials record Illinois with 7 first downs to USC’s 6 as the game nears mid second half.
Southern Illinois travels to Des Moines to face MVC leading Drake at 7:05 p.m. in the Knapp Center. Drake, 10-1 and 1-0 in league play, features Josh Young and Jonathan Cox and aims to extend a strong start after sweeping Iowa and Iowa State. SIU, 6-6, must overcome a road-struggle reputation as it pursues its first MVC loss.
SIU welcomes new coach Lennon at Friday press conference. He praises program depth, success history, and predecessor Jerry Kill while noting personal nerves leaving North Dakota. Lennon cites Bill’s guidance during transition and emphasizes building toward a championship beyond national contenders. His three sons wore Saluki sweatshirts, signaling family support.
USC dominated Illinois 49 to 17 in Pasadena as Joe McKnight piled up 170 yards of USC's 633 total. The Trojans set Rose Bowl records for points and total offense, finishing 11-2 and extending bowl success to six straight seasons. Illinois briefly rallied behind Rashard Mendenhall before costly miscues sealed the rout.
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