Unique responsibility comes with title of SIU Football captain

CARBONDALE — SIU head football coach Nick Hill calls the locker room a “sacred place” for the players, so it’s no surprise that’s where the authority resides to select the team’s four captains each year.

Every player, whether on scholarship or a walk-on, receives an equal and confidential vote, listing their top three choices for captain. The vote totals are relayed to Hill, and he informed the team of the voting after practice on Sunday.