Hampton (1-0) at Southern Illinois (0-0).WHERE: McAndrew Stadium, Carbondale, Ill.
WHEN: 7 p.m. ET
RADIO: 88.1FM.
The SIU football team heads into its first game under new head coach Dale Lennon with a slight disadvantage. It hasn't played a game yet.SIU opens its season against Hampton University (1-0) Saturday at 6 p.m. in McAndrew Stadium. And while the team remains confident in its abilities to execute a solid game plan, there are concerns that Hampton's one game experience could give them a slight edge.
"That they have had that first game under their belt is a concern for me," Lennon said. "Anytime they have that first game, they can identify those first game mistakes and it is just a luxury that we don't have." Typically, coaches agree that teams make the most improvements between week one and week two of a given season. Besides getting first game jitters out of the way, teams are also given a chance to identify strengths and weaknesses and improve upon them during the following week of practice.
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