SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

During his first year, SIU’s athletic director was forced to adapt his ideas to fit with a shorter financial leash. Tommy Bell came in with a 10-point plan to restore the glory of Saluki Athletics but encountered turbulence along the way. Illinois’ budget impasse, which started last July, cut off a large portion of the university’s annual income. The budget problem impacted Bell’s blueprint for SIU, forcing him to remove a plan to build an indoor training facility. -Jacob Gaertner, Daily Egyptian, Read More