Western Illinois Football: Season Opener Postponed

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ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Valley Football Conference has postponed the South Dakota-Western Illinois football game (Friday, Feb. 19) at the DakotaDome in Vermillion, S.D., due to Western Illinois’ COVID-19  protocols.   
 
The game will be rescheduled for Saturday, April 17, and will be played in Vermillion with a 1 p.m. CT start.   The April contest will be a featured telecast on the league’s television package, and it will air on ESPN3 or ESPN+, with network designation announced at a later date.
 
Valley Football athletically-related activities will take place only to the extent permitted by local environments and applicable national, state, local and institutional guidelines in order to safeguard the health and safety of participants, staff and fans.

***Story courtesy of WIU Athletics***

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