Football News

	2010 Greenville preview The 2010 version of coach Jim Barnes' Augustana Vikings will make its debut this Friday night at 7:00 against the Greenville Panthers. The game was originally schedule for Saturday at Greenville, but a scheduling conflict moved the game up a day and also changed the venue to Edwardsville High School in Edwardsville, Illinois.
	Football Media Day set for Monday, August 16 The Augustana Vikings football team will host its annual "Media Day" on Monday, August 15 at Ericson Field. The festivities will begin at 1:30 p.m. Head coach Jim Barnes and the Augustana players will be available for pictures and interviews. Please direct any special requests to Dave Wrath, associate director of athletics/media & alumni relations.
	Optimistic Vikings look forward to season Veteran head coach Jim Barnes is optimistically looking forward to the 2010 football season after his Augustana team went 6-4 overall a year ago and finished 4-3 in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin. The Vikings won three of their last four games and scored a total of 152 points (38.0 per game average) in those last four contests.
	Augustana third in football coaches' poll The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin has released its pre-season football coaches' poll with Augustana pegged for a third-place finish. Coach Jim Barnes' Vikings totaled 33 points--including one first place vote--to tie defending co-champ Illinois Wesleyan for third in the poll.
	CCIW football coaches chat live August 5 For the second straight year, College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football coaches will be hosting a live online chat with media and fans. The chat begins at 10:30 a.m. on August 5, with Augustana head coach Jim Barnes scheduled to appear from 10:30 to 11.