Article: Salukis hope to improve playoff seed with win against Hampton

Scott Mieszala
University Wire
11-16-2007
(Daily Egyptian) (CSTV U-WIRE) CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Forget about the SIU football team giving players a rest before the playoffs begin.

SIU coach Jerry Kill is hoping the No. 5 Salukis (9-1) can help improve their playoff seed and pull out a win Saturday at Hampton. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. EST., against a team Kill said is better than its 6-4 record suggests.

"This is a game you really don't want to play at the end of the year," Kill said. "This is a huge challenge for us and there won't be resting for anybody."

The Pirates have won two straight games, rebounding from a three-game losing streak they suffered in the middle of the season.

However, ...

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