By Jason Clay www.SIUSalukis.com
CARBONDALE, Ill. - The Southern Illinois football team announced Thursday that they have added six players to its 2010 roster, highlighted by a pair of transfers from the Football Bowl Subdivision.
Carl Harris, a wide receiver from Rutgers, and Myron Walker, a nose tackle from Kentucky, have transferred to SIU and are enrolled in school.
In addition to Harris and Walker, the Salukis have added Harper Junior College linebacker Blair Lane and Dalton Morgan, a transfer from Eastern Illinois. Morgan will have to sit out the 2010 season in compliance with NCAA transfer regulations.
Nico Krajecki, a 6-3, 235-pound tight end from Chicago, Ill. (Fenwick HS) has also joined the team, as has Sammy Biggs. Biggs is a four-time Missouri Valley Conference champion sprinter with the SIU track and field team, but will carry out his remaining year of athletic eligibility with the Saluki football program. Biggs was a member of the football team in 2007 and 2008, but did not see any game action.
Harris is a 6-1, 190-pound receiver from Atlantic City, N.J. He was a walk-on with the Scarlet Knights in 2008 and 2009, but did not see any game action. He will have three years of eligibility with the Salukis.
Walker, a 5-11, 275-pounder from Marrero, La., redshirted at Kentucky in 2009 and will have four years of eligibility. Walker was one of the nation's top 100 defensive tackles listed by Rivals.com and the No. 28 prospect in Louisiana by SuperPrep coming out of Archbishop Rummel High School in 2008.
