Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor
• March 10, 2023
The Eastern athletics department announced on Friday afternoon that former EIU football star Jimmy Garoppolo will be returning for a fundraiser for the athletics department on Sat., April 22 at 6 p.m....
In May of 2022, the NCAA released statistics breaking down NCAA athletes by ethnicity from 2021, finding that 8.8 percent were Black women athletes and 16.5 percent were Black male athletes.
Five current...
Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor
• December 1, 2022
Head Eastern football coach Chris Wilkerson is finally home. He has bled blue since his time at Eastern began thirty years ago and has already made a difference in the Eastern culture in his 11 months...
Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor
• November 17, 2022
Eastern Illinois University (2-8, 1-3 OVC) at University of Tennessee – Martin (6-4, 4-0 OVC)
Graham Stadium – Martin, Tenn., at 2 p.m.
Series Record: EIU leads 15-12
Last Meeting: UT Martin beat...
It was a cold and snowy day at O’Brien Field for Senior Day, but No. 15 Southeast Missouri’s offense was red hot.
The Redhawks finished the game with 460 yards of total offense compared to the Panthers’...
Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor
• November 11, 2022
The Eastern football team (2-7) is prepared to take on the #20 ranked Southeast Missouri football team (7-2) Saturday afternoon at O’Brien for the last home game of the season.
Coach Chris Wilkerson...
Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor
• November 4, 2022
The Eastern football team is heading down to Lake Charles, La., Saturday to take on the McNeese State Cowboys for the first time in nearly thirty years.
After the loss to Tennessee Tech last weekend,...
The Eastern football team had to make a change at the quarterback position after Jonah O'Brien did not return in the second half due to an injury.
Zach Weir came in for O'Brien and had some successful...
Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor
• October 25, 2022
EIU’s rough start in the first half against Tennessee State led to their 37-17 loss Saturday afternoon at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn.
The Panthers began the game with the ball and quarterback...
It all came down to one play in double overtime.
The time on the clock in the fourth quarter was running out, but the fight left in the Eastern football team as a tied score of 24-24 shone on the...
The Eastern football team will be taking on Lindenwood for the 104th Homecoming Game at O’Brien Field this Saturday.
The Panthers are coming off their second consecutive win of the season as they...
Week 5 of Play for football teams of the OVC was filled with mixed success as two nationally ranked teams continue to dominate the standings.
UT Martin was picked to finish first in the OVC and...
