Eastern’s graduate quarterback Pierce Holley was named the Big South-Ohio Valley Conference preseason offensive player of the year among poll of the two leagues’ coaches. In the 2023 season, Holley...

After the 2024 Spring Game on April 28, along with graduate quarterback Pierce Holley, redshirt seniors Tre’Jon Lewis and Anthony Shockey were named captains for the 2024 season. Lewis, a defensive...

Graduate student Pierce Holley closed out the 2023 season with a Second Team Big South-Ohio Valley Conference mention. On April 28, right after Eastern’s spring scrimmage, Holley was named a team...

Four Eastern alumni, brimming with National Football League accolades, materialized for a 40-minute press conference prior to Eastern athletics Evening with the Champions. Tony Romo, Jimmy Garoppolo,...

The male Panther of the Year is going to MJ Flowers from the football team. The redshirt freshman running back from Cincinnati, Ohio, rushed for 854 yards and had 1,046 all-purpose yards. Both...

Defensive line and assistant football coach Carlif Taylor is in his first year as a coach for the Panthers. Taylor answered some questions ranging from his experience playing in the NFL to why he came...

Sophomore defensive lineman Christian Takatch discussed his decision to transfer to Eastern and how he became a Liquid I.V. athlete.   Q: When did you first start playing football? A: “Around...

Redshirt junior linebacker Jesse Garza grew up asking questions about his religion, as his curiosity about God grew when he was in fourth grade. At first, Garza was reading a lot of Percy Jackson books,...

This past Monday, the NFL banned the hip-drop tackle, making the tackle a flag for 15 yards and an automatic first down. According to USA Today, in a hip-drop tackle, “The defensive player approaches...

Defenses in football have had to adapt to changes in tackling for years. Older players have had to adjust how to tackle people, since they cannot lead with their heads anymore. Now, defenders cannot wrap...

At a young age, the main goal for most kids who play football is to play professionally in the National Football League.  Eastern’s former defensive back Russell Dandy started playing football when...

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