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1983 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
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NEWCOMERS
2013 SALUKI FOOTBALL
BRANDON
WILLINGHAM
Cornerback
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Junior (3rd)
Olathe, Kan.
Olathe East/Coffeyville CC
Prior to SIU:
Started 10 games as a sophomore in 2012 and led Coffeyville
with three interceptions and was fourth on the team with 52 tackles...Led the
team with 14 pass breakups.
High School:
Played running back and safety at Olathe East (Kan.) High
School where he ran for over 1,000 yards as a senior...2012 All-Jayhawk
League selection at cornerback.
Personal:
Born on Aug. 9, 1993 inWest Palm Beach, Fla....Mother is Ellareese
Murray-Tillman and stepdad is Dennis Tillman...Has one sister, Danielle
McCray, who was a second-team All-American basketball player at Kansas
and is currently with the Connecticut Sun of theWNBA...Majoring in finance.
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MIKE
WILLIS
Running Back
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Freshman (1st)
Newnan, Ga.
North Gate
High School:
Two-time All-County selection...As a senior, ran for 860 yards
and seven touchdowns on 118 carries and caught seven passes for 116
yards and a touchdown...As a senior, played in the National Underclassman
Combine All-Star Game in Myrtle Beach, S.C....Played in only four games in
an injury-shortened junior season, but still ran for 436 yards on 86 carries...
Graduated with gifted honors.
Personal:
Born on March 2, 1995 in Valley, Ala....Mother’s name is Lateshia
Willis-Warner...Has two brothers, Tay and Gabe...Tay is also a running back
at SIU...Majoring in sports administration.
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TAY
WILLIS
Wide Receiver
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Junior (4th)
Newnan, Ga.
East Coweta
Prior to SIU:
Rushed for 906 yards and six touchdowns in two seasons at
Highland CC...All-Jayhawk Conference honorable mention in 2010 and
2011...Sat out the 2012 season.
High School:
As a senior at East Coweta (Ga.) High School, ran for 2,000
yards and 28 touchdowns... In his final two years of high school, ran for 3,361
yards and 39 touchdowns...Named All-Region and All-State as a senior.
Personal:
Full name is Latavious Willis...Born on Aug. 22, 1991...Mother’s
name is Lateshia Willis-Warner...Younger brother Mike is a freshman running
back at SIU...University studies major.
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CAMERON
WALTER
Running Back
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200
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Freshman (1st)
Greenville, Ill.
Greenville
High School:
Two-timeAll-State selection...Two timeAll-Conference selection
in the South Central Conference...St. Louis Area National Underclassmen
Combine Overall MVP as a junior...Rushed for 4,734 career yards and 73
touchdowns...Also ran track, finishing in the top eight of the 100- and 200-
yard dash in both his sophmore and junior years...Member of the National
Honor Society...All-State Academic nominee.
Personal:
Born on Nov. 6, 1994...Son of Darryl and Tara Walter...Has one
brother, Darryl Jr., and one sister, Ravyn...Plays the piano and saxophone...
Majoring in aviation flight.
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REED
WATSON
Fullback
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Freshman (1st)
Springfield, Ill.
Rochester
High School:
Two-time Central State 8 All-Conference selection...Academic
All-State selection as a senior... Member of the two-time state champion
Rochester football team, whose overall record in the last two years was 25-
3...Recorded 69 tackles as a linebacker...Honor roll student...Also the starting
catcher on the baseball team.
Personal:
Full name is Reed Myles Watson...Born on November 21, 1994 in
Springfield, Ill....Son of Mark and Diane Watson...Has one brother, Tyler...
Liberal arts major.
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