The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

Panthers progressing through practice

Adam Tumino, Editor-in-Chief October 4, 2020

The Eastern football team continued its slate of spring-style practices for the fall semester last week as they work on preparation for the eventual start of the season. Before the season can take place,...

Grugier-Hill has big game for Miami

Adam Tumino, Editor-in-Chief September 29, 2020

Former Eastern linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill had one of the best games of his NFL career last Thursday when his Miami Dolphins played the Jacksonville Jaguars. Hill recorded 8 total tackles, the second-highest...

Panthers practice in pads for 1st time

Adam Tumino, Editor-in-Chief September 24, 2020

The Eastern football team put on full pads for the first time in approximately 10 months in a Thursday morning practice. The practice was one of 15 pads practices the team is able to hold after the NCAA...

Cushing provides update on football practices

Adam Tumino, Editor-in-Chief September 20, 2020

It has been a busy few days for college football, between another slate of games on Saturday and the news that the Big Ten would begin an eight-game season on Oct. 24. There was also news for the teams...

Column: Some of Eastern’s lesser-known NFL players

Adam Tumino, Editor-in-Chief September 10, 2020

For the most part, people on campus are aware of some of former Eastern football players who have had successful NFL careers. But for every Tony Romo, Jimmy Garoppolo and Sean Payton, there is another...

Johnson has high expectations for senior year

Charles Lettner, Football Reporter September 3, 2020

The Eastern football team is back in action this week, having resumed practices Aug 31. Games are not in the near future for the Panthers, even though their conference foe Austin Peay strapped it up against...

Eastern football team getting back into gear

Adam Tumino, Editor-in-Chief September 2, 2020

The Eastern football team is officially back on the field in 2020. Of course there are no games happening this fall, but the team will occupy the practice field to begin preparation for the season, whenever...

Column: Panthers’ top performers from 2019

Adam Tumino, Editor-in-Chief August 31, 2020

This week would have been week one of the 2020 season for the Eastern football team. The Panthers were scheduled to host Indiana State on Thursday. That game, along with all of the other games of the...

The Eastern football team exits the tunnel and prepares to take the field against Indiana on Sept. 7, 2019. The Panthers are set to resume football-related activities on Aug. 31 following the postponement of the 2020 season.

Panthers set to resume football activities

Charles Lettner, Football Reporter August 24, 2020

After months of uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 Eastern will resume football related activity Aug. 31.  Head coach Adam Cushing said the uncertainty of the fall season was “mentally draining,” and...

Eastern head coach Adam Cushing talks with the line judge during an official review in the Panthers’ game against Tennessee Tech last September.

Cushing on how Panthers are preparing for 2020 season, dealing with COVID-19

Adam Tumino, Editor-in-Chief June 24, 2020

There are just over two months remaining until the 2020 season opener for the Eastern football team. Whether the season will start on time, or start at all, is very much uncertain. The team has continued...

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Eastern head football coach Adam Cushing talks about an incoming class of players at national signing day in February 2019. Eastern announced all of its signees Wednesday for this year’s class, a total of 38 players.

Football unveils all 38 incoming players to program Wednesday

Dillan Schorfheide, Sports Editor February 5, 2020

The quarterback and offensive/defensive line drew comments from Eastern head football coach Adam Cushing Wednesday as Cushing explained those were positions Eastern wanted to hit in recruiting. But out...

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Jaelin Benefield starts to make a cut in the backfield to avoid defensive pressure. Eastern lost to Southeast Missouri 26-12 Nov. 16 at O’Brien Field.

Column: Dytarious Johnson should have been named to first-team

JJ Bullock, Editor-in-Chief December 4, 2019

The Ohio Valley Conference released its all-conference teams for the 2019 football season last week, and five Eastern players were named to conference teams. Senior defensive tackle Terrell Greer and...

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