The Panthers closed out the spring season at their Spring game Saturday afternoon. It was 41-28 in a defensive win, as they caused four turnovers and did not let the offense score a touchdown in the...

In January of 2026, about 40 new players joined the Eastern Illinois football team, followed by head coach Chris Wilkerson adding five new coaches to the staff. After losing half of the team to...

On a chilly and sunny spring morning, a handful of EIU football players stood on the EIU logo right in the middle of O’Brien Field.   There were no cleats to lace up, no pads to strap on and not...

The college football transfer portal officially opened on Jan. 2, and 29 Panthers were in that portal, leaving the EIU football team facing one of the most significant roster shake-ups in the tenure...

EIU football continues to lose more players to the transfer portal. The Panthers had another two defensive players enter the transfer portal.  Graduate linebacker Jesse Garza announced on his...

The disease struck slowly and quietly.  Joe McNab doesn’t remember the alarms, the crash cart or the urgent efforts by nurses and physicians to resuscitate him that night.  But, his parents,...

Ten more Panthers have announced that they are entering their names in the NCAA transfer portal on Jan. 2 Junior linebacker Ja’Wuan Nickson announced on his Instagram page that he will be leaving...

Another three Panthers have announced their decision to enter the transfer portal.  Redshirt freshman quarterback Connor Wolf announced on his X account that he will be leaving the football program.  The...

Eastern Illinois currently has four players in the transfer portal.  Offensively, junior and captain of the 2025 team, Nic DiSanto announced his departure from the football program on his Instagram...

Despite the 56-0 loss against Alabama, Eastern got a once in a lifetime experience getting to play at Bryant-Denny Stadium. “This is an honor and a privilege to be here in this facility, this is the...

Eastern Illinois walked into Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium as a heavy underdog, but Alabama’s perfect afternoon on the ground overshadowed two standout defensive moments from the Panthers in a...

EIU junior linebacker Ja’Wuan Nickson has been waiting for this next game all season. Nickson is from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and will be going home this weekend when the Panthers play Alabama, ranked...