 70 degrees, look for a high 87 and sunny today, mostly sunny 89 tomorrow. Time for a look at sports with Matt Varney. Well, news broke Wednesday evening that SIU is scheduled to open the 2025 football season at Purdue on September 6th. According to public records, SIU will receive $500,000 from Purdue to play the game. This will be the second time in school history the Dawgs have played Purdue. They lost in West Lafayette in 2014 by a score of 35-13.