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

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

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Eastern forward Edwyn Brown goees up for a layup in the Panthers’ 90-37 win over Fontbonne on Tuesday. Brown plays football and basketball at Eastern.

Brown honored to play 2 sports at Eastern

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor December 6, 2018

Fort Wayne dominated Eastern’s men’s basketball team on Nov. 28 and held Eastern to just 60 points in a 104-60 blowout victory for the Mastodons. Edwyn Brown only logged one minute in the game,...

Former Eastern head coach Kim Dameron looks on from the sideline during his teams’ 48-41 loss to Murray State on Oct. 6. Only three member from Dameron’s coaching staff remaing with the program after his non-renewal.

Just 3 coaches remain with Eastern football

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor December 4, 2018

It appears that an entirely new era of football is being ushered in at Eastern, as just three coaches from last season’s staff remain after the non-renewal of head coach Kim Dameron’s contract on Nov....

Eastern cornerback DySaun Smith (12) consoles his teammate Mark Williams (21) following a 48-41 loss to Murray State on Oct. 6. The loss was one of the lowpoints in Eastern’s 3-8 season.

Column: Dameron’s removal puts period on ugly season

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor November 26, 2018

With the nonrenewal of former Eastern head football coach Kim Dameron’s contract, the Eastern football team’s season was punctuated with a move that only felt fitting giving the bleakness of the team’s...

Former Eastern football head Coach Kim Dameron looks at the field in dissapointment during the team’s 48-41 loss to Murray State on Oct. 6. Dameron’s contract was not renewed following the team’s 3-8 season, and a search for the new coach is underway.

Dameron’s contract not renewed by Eastern

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor November 25, 2018

Kim Dameron will not be returning next year as the head coach of the Eastern football team.  The athletic department announced on Nov. 18 that Dameron’s contract would not be renewed, bringing an...

Eastern linebacker Dytaroius Johnson prepares to hit an Austin Peay all carrier in the Panther’s 55-21 win over the Governors on Nov. 11. Eastern is 3-4 in conference play and has a chance to move to 4-4 Saturday against Southeast Missouri.

Eastern football team travels to Southeast Missouri for finale

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor November 15, 2018

The Eastern football team’s final game of the season against Southeast Missouri is going to mean a lot to both teams involved, even though to the ire of both programs, there are no postseason or conference...

Eastern senior receiver Aaron Gooch celebrates to the camera after scoring a touchdown Saturday in Eastern’s 55-21 win over Austin Peay. The win moved Eastern’s conference record to 3-4.

Notebook: Murray State shocks Southeast Missouri late

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor November 13, 2018

Never change, Ohio Valley Conference football … never change. How the OVC has managed to stay wildly unpredictable, crazy exciting, yet finish with the result to the season everyone knew was going to...

Members of the Eastern football team celebrate a touchdown in the team’s 52-21 win over Austin Peay on Saturday. The win moved Eastern to 3-4 in conference play and 3-7 overall, Eastern began the season 0-4.

Column: Making sense of Eastern’s up, down football season

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor November 12, 2018

The Eastern football team’s 52-21 win over Austin Peay on Saturday meant a lot, certainly more than just a tally in the win column.  The win pushed Eastern to a 3-4 record in the Ohio Valley Conference,...

Eastern linebacker Camden Meade celebrates a fourth down stop in the Panthers 52-21 win over Austin Peay on Saturday at O’Brien Field. The win moved Eastern to 3-7 on the season and 3-4 in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Eastern dominates Austin Peay 52-21

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor November 11, 2018

Everything that has been broken for the Eastern football team this season pieced itself together in seamless fashion on Saturday as the Panthers pummeled Austin Peay in what was without a doubt a game...

Eastern football team set for final home game

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor November 8, 2018

For its final home game of the season the Eastern football team will be hosting an Austin Peay team that, much like itself, is sitting in a spot with two games to play this season that it did not expect...

Eastern sophomore linebacker Dytarious Johnson looms over the defensive line as he prepares to defend in a practice at O’Brien Field in October. Johnson is second on the team with 60 tackles and first with 12 tackles for loss.

A road less traveled: How Eastern’s Dytarious Johnson went from a Michigan recruit, to one of the OVC’s best talents

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor November 7, 2018

Eastern sophomore linebacker Dytarious Johnson’s football career was originally not supposed to happen at Eastern.  The six-foot-one, 255-pound linebacking product from Alabama was tagged as a three-star...

Eastern linebacker Dytarious Johnson chases down Tennessee-Martin’s quarterback in a 24-21 win for the Panthers at O’Brien Field on Oct. 21. Johnson had his season high of 13 tackles in that game, he had 10 this previous weekend against Eastern Kentucky.

Conference notebook: Southeast Missouri stays hot in OVC play

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor October 30, 2018

For the first time in a long time, the seat of power of the Ohio Valley Conference may have finally shifted away from Jacksonville, Ala. When Jacksonville State fell to Southeast Missouri in week eight...

Eastern running back Isiah Johnson breaks through tackles in the Panthers 24-21 win over Tennessee-Martin on Oct. 24. Johnson led the Panthers with 131 yards rushing in the Panthers 31-23 loss to Eastern Kentucky on Saturday.

Colonels rally late to beat Panthers 31-23

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor October 28, 2018

Eastern Kentucky scored two unanswered touchdowns in the fourth quarter of its 31-23 win over Eastern on Saturday, ending any chance of Eastern putting together a winning season in conference play.  Coming...

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