Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Jeremy Chinn awarded Boydston Legacy Athletic Scholarship
03/31/2019 | 7:23:00 | Football
"Jeremy is an outstanding student-athlete who is really everything that you look for when you recruit a kid," said head football coach Nick Hill. "He has an incredible commitment to doing everything right in the classroom and is an outstanding football player."
As a freshman Chinn was part of the MVFC All-Newcomer Team and was second on the team in tackles per game and third in the MVC in tackles per game among freshmen. In his second year as a Saluki, he was named MVFC All-Academic Team and 2nd Team All-MVFC with three interceptions, six pass breakups, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
Last season, Chinn ranked second on the team in tackles (55) and 22nd in the MVFC in tackles per game (6.1).
"Growing up my mom made countless sacrifices to have me participate in sports," said Chinn. "I always wanted to pay her back and having earned a scholarship has made that possible. Not only does my scholarship make my mom's sacrifices so worth it, I also get the opportunity to receive a meaningful degree toward my future in coaching and training."
After working as a professor in health education at the University of Mississippi, Donald "Doc" Boydston came to SIU in 1955 to establish SIU's department of health education. Boydston guided the University's nationally recognized health education department for 33 years, along with the department's graduate program. In 1957, Boydston became the Athletic Director and helped transform Saluki Athletics from small-college status into a Division I program. Among his many accomplishments, Boydston was on the planning committee for SIU Arena, which opened in 1964. During the fifteen-year Boydston era, SIU won twelve national championships in six different men's sports and thirteen teams finished as runner-ups for national titles. In 2010, the spectacular 50,000-square foot facility that houses the Saluki football and basketball teams opened and was named in honor of former Athletic Director Donald N. "Doc" Boydston.
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