The Saluki Royalty Podcast

Saluki Softball is ready to begin the 2026 season and we can't wait to cover the team this year for you! We start previewing the upcoming season by introducing you to Saluki Softball players leading into the season, with the voice of Saluki Softball Mike Trude! Next up is Haley Wilkerson. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac...

Saluki Softball is ready to begin the 2026 season and we can't wait to cover the team this year for you! We start previewing the upcoming season by introducing you to Saluki Softball players leading into the season, with the voice of Saluki Softball Mike Trude! Next up is Erin Lee! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-no...

Saluki Softball is ready to begin the 2026 season and we can't wait to cover the team this year for you! We start previewing the upcoming season by introducing you to Saluki Softball players leading into the season, with the voice of Saluki Softball Mike Trude! We begin with 2025 MVC First Team member Mikaela Coburn. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

SIU is riding a two game winning streak but they will look to make it three in row with another road test on Wednesday night at UIC! SIU is 3-0 at UIC since they've joined the Missouri Valley Conference but all three wins have been four points or less. Rodney Watson and Luke Martin recap the thrilling one point win over Belmont on the road and then interview UIC head coach Rob Ehsan to preview the...

DJ Williams announced his decision to return to Southern Illinois earlier today and he caught up with us to take us through his decision making process. He explains the past year and how long of a process this was for him, the importance of Nick Hill in his decision, why it wasn't all about the money, and what he is looking forward to in his final season playing college football. See Privacy Polic...

Saluki Hall of Famer Rodney Watson and Voice of the Salukis Luke Martin recap the New Years Day win over Valpo and the fun environment inside Banterra Center! Plus, they look ahead to the next game on the road against the Belmont Bruins on Sunday afternoon! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Salukis had another battle on the road that came down the final possession at Murray State, but SIU is still searching for that first MVC win come New Years Day against Valpo. The Beacons head coach Roger Powell will join our radio crew to talk about Valpo's season and where they are at heading into New Years day. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at htt...

The Rivlary is back on! SIU-Murray State writes another chapter on Monday night at Murray State! Our Saluki Radio crew recaps the Bradley road contest for SIU and then previews the Racers. Head coach of Murray State Ryan Miller stops by to talk about his career path to Murray State. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-se...

Southern Illinois is coming off a tough home loss to Illinois State to open up Missouri Valley Conference play, but now they hit the road to take on Bradley for the Salukis last game before Christmas. Voice of the Bradley Braves Dave Snell joins the radio crew to preview the Bradley Braves. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#d...

The Missouri Valley Conference season is officially underway and the Salukis open up league play in Carbondale against longtime rival Illinois State! Voice of Illinois State John Fitzgerald joins our Saluki Radio crew to preview the Redbirds on Thursday night! Coach Watson and Luke Martin recap the non-conference, how the returners from last years team have improved, and much more! See Privac...

It was a dominate win for SIU on Wednesday night inside Banterra Center over UT Martin, but now the Dawgs will hit the road to take on the Richmond Spiders! Jaden Daughtry joins our radio squad to talk about Richmond, as he transferred into the Spiders program from Indiana State. Saluki Hall of Famer Rodney Watson and Voice of The Salukis Luke Martin preview the game on Saturday night with Richmon...

We get you ready for the game on Wednesday night against UT Martin! Our Saluki Radio crew breaks down the win over High Point last week and then welcomes on the head coach of UT Martin Jeremy Shulman! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Our Saluki Radio crew of Pat Poore, Mike Trude and Luke Martin break down the 2025 season for Saluki Football. What were the biggest takeaways from the season ending win at Illinois State? What does that say about the program? Where did this team fall short in terms of the expectations? Plus they dive into all the postseason awards and where does this season rank for DJ Williams among the best in...

SIU is coming off a win over Little Rock on Saturday and will try to win its first road game of the season against one of the best mid major teams in the country! High Point is next up on Wednesday night and their head coach Flynn Clayman joins Rodney Watson to talk about their strong start to the season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art1...

We get you ready for the Saluki Basketball game tonight to close out a four game holiday week! Rodney Watson also sits down with Little Rock head coach Darrell Walker. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Salukis wrap up a 5 road game trip with a hard test at Memphis on Wednesday night before Thanksgiving! Our Saluki Radio crew breaks down the Jacksonville Classic, where SIU went 1-1, and then previews the Tigers on Wednesday night. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

SIU stays on the road but heads further south down to Jacksonville Florida for the 10 team Jacksonville Classic! SIU will have two games starting on Sunday afternoon with the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens, then on Monday against the UAB Blazers. Our Saluki Radio crew sits down with Delaware head coach Martin Ingelsby on the podcast to preview the Blue Hens. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...

It is the final game of the regular season for SIU this Saturday on the road at #11 Illinois State! On this episode, Illinois State head coach Brock Spack joins us to talk about his Redbird Football team. Plus, Saluki senior wide receiver Jay Jones recaps his remarkable senior day against South Dakota and what he is looking forward to most this weekend at Illinois State. See Privacy Policy at http...

Saluki Basketball stays on the road to Fargo, North Dakota, on Monday night to take on the NDSU Bison! Saluki Radio crew of Rodney Watson and Luke Martin recap the loss to Nevada in Overtime and preview the upcoming game with the Bison. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Game #2 this season for Saluki Basketball takes place on Friday night inside Banterra Center! Salukis host the Roos from UMKC and the head coach of the Roos Marvin Menzies stops by to join our radio crew. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Salukis hit the road to take on #21 Youngstown State Penguins in an important game with FCS playoff implications. Our radio crew recaps the 27-7 win at Murray State and what stood our for the Salukis. Plus, YSU head coach Doug Phillips stops on by to shares his thoughts on his program and where it is headed down the stretch of the season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor...

We are back for another season of Saluki Basketball Podcast previews! Hall of Famer Rodney Watson and the voice of the Salukis Luke Martin break down the two exhibition games for SIU, talk about the impact of Herman Williams on SIU Basketball, plus interviews with Hall of Famer Ed Thompson and McKendree head coach George Suggs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

We get you ready for the game on Saturday against Murray State with another Saluki Radio podcast! We recap a fun Homecoming win for the Dawgs over UNI! Plus, Murray State head coach Jody Wright joins our crew to preview the Racers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

It is the final exhibition contest of the season for the Salukis as they hit the road to take on Lindenwood! Our Saluki Radio crew with the Hall of Famer Rodney Watson and voice of the Salukis Luke Martin break down the last tune up for the Dawgs before the season begins next week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...

SIU is back home for the second consecutive week and it is Homecoming in Carbondale! SIU will host UNI on Saturday at 2pm. We preview the game with Pat Poore, Mike Trude and Luke Martin. Plus, UNI head coach Todd Stepsis stops by to preview his Panther team and what he is excited about in his first season as the head coach at UNI. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv...