Leathernecks to begin looking for new football coach as Elliott’s tenure ends

Western Illinois University football coach Jared Elliott is being let go at the end of the season. Photo courtesy WIU athletics

MACOMB, Ill. — Western Illinois University is in the market for a new football coach. WIU athletic director Danielle Surprenant announced Tuesday the school will part ways with head coach Jared Elliott at the end of the season. The Leathernecks are 2-8 heading into Saturday’s season finale against Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. “Coach Elliott and…

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Voters tab Leathernecks last in MVFC preseason poll

MACOMB, Ill. — Coming off a season in which it went 1-5 before having its final two games canceled because of COVID protocols, the Western Illinois University football program finds itself at the bottom looking up. The Leathernecks are picked to finish last in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, according to a preseason poll of…

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