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Southern Illinois, ranked 16th in the Sports Network Division I-AA poll, will be well rested Saturday at Indiana. The Salukis have been off since their 49-0 victory Aug. 30 against Lock Haven. The 16-day break is their longest since a three-week break in 1993 to prepare for the playoffs. . . . Indiana will be SIU’s 22nd I-A opponent since it dropped to I-AA in 1983. The Salukis defeated New Mexico State 41-3 in their first game but have lost 20 straight to bigger programs. Indiana is the second Big Ten opponent SIU has faced. It lost to Illinois in 1985 and 1990. . . . Tailback Arkee Whitlock is fourth on the school’s all-time rushing list with 2,547 yards.