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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

Panther Profiles Podcast: Ep. 5: Blake Ruffin

Panther Profiles Podcast: Ep. 5: Blake Ruffin

Aidan Cusack and Patrick Schmitz December 6, 2023

https://open.spotify.com/episode/501i06goaAazvzgQM8wEDs?si=k3bjcNDJSX2WN4Rxor76Jw Redshirt sophomore safety Blake Ruffin talks about his high school days in Louisville, KY, his background in baseball,...

Senior outside hitter Giovana Larregui Lopez hits the ball over the net for the Panthers against their game vs. Valparaiso. The Panthers won 3-2 against the Beacons Friday night in Lantz Arena.

Panthers of the Semester: MJ Flowers, Giovana Larregui López, Sara Thomas

Zaria Flippin and Luther Yoder December 4, 2023

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

Panther Profiles Podcast: Ep. 4: Anthony Manaves

Panther Profiles Podcast: Ep. 4: Anthony Manaves

Aidan Cusack and Patrick Schmitz November 29, 2023

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3JxipDYDptlhJabl4YB4eA?si=5BMapwT2SfCk-kzlXg3YvQ Aidan and Patrick talk to redshirt junior tight end Anthony Manaves. Manaves talks about his introduction to football,...

Redshirt freshman running back MJ Flowers (20) walks off the field at the end of the game after scoring four touchdowns which helped the panthers win over Tennessee State Tigers saturday afternoon.

Flowers named Freshman All-American

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor November 28, 2023

Redshirt freshman running back MJ Flowers was named a Football Championship Subdivision Freshman All-American at the end of November. Along with the award of Offensive Freshman of the Year for the Big...

Head Coach Sara Thomas, instructs volleyball players during practice on Wednesday afternoon at Lantz Arena. The team will play in the EIU Panther Classic against University of Louisiana Monroe, Akron University and Valparaiso University.

Panthers of the Week: Chris Wilkerson, Sara Thomas

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor November 26, 2023

The male Panther of the Week is going to Chris Wilkerson from the football team. Wilkerson, who is in his second year in the head coaching position for Eastern’s football team, won Coach of the Year...

Eastern Football Team runs out of their tunnel against UT Martin at O‘Brien Field Saturday afternoon.

COLUMN: The Good, Bad and Ugly of 2023 football season

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor November 26, 2023

Lets face it: Eastern surprised a lot of people with one of the best turnarounds of the season in the Football Subdivision Championship. With an 8-3 overall record, this has been the best record since...

Panther Profiles Podcast: Ep. 3: Stone Galloway

Panther Profiles Podcast: Ep. 3: Stone Galloway

Aidan Cusack and Patrick Schmitz November 22, 2023

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DwgVh0q6rnr5KfscOcH9G?si=nT1X90ObQ3iLVfJDoi90Yw Aidan and Patrick talk to Eastern’s senior kicker Stone Galloway. Galloway talks about the position of kicking, the...

Junior linebacker Elijawah Tolbert (1), looks around the field after the last play of the game at Lantz Arena Saturday afternoon, Oct 7, 2023, on Eastern Illinois University Campus in Charleston, Ill

EIU Football not chosen for playoffs

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor November 19, 2023

Eastern’s football team was just short of extending their season in the Football Championship Subdivison (FCS) playoffs. Eastern was the first of the four teams out, meaning the Panthers were the first...

Eastern football team celebrates after getting a interception against UT Martin at O‘Brien Field Saturday afternoon.

EIU Football ends regular season with best record since 2013

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor November 18, 2023

It has been six years since the Panthers had a winning season, and it has been an additional four years since the team won at least eight games in the regular season. Eastern won their last game of the...

Eastern Illinois football team celebrates after defeating the Tennessee State Tigers 30-17 during their game held at OBrien Field  saturday afternoon.

STAFF PICKS: Hardest position in football

Sports Staff November 17, 2023

The Sports Staff shared what position they think is the hardest in football. Zaria Flippin (Sports Editor): Cornerback When thinking about the hardest position in football, I would say the cornerback...

Easterns football team practice on the OBrien field, a few days away before their last game of the season.

EIU looks forward to possible playoff contention game

Zaria Flippin and Duane Carter November 16, 2023

With a 30-17 win over the Tennessee State Tigers last Saturday, the Panthers look to end their season with a fourth straight win when they face Robert Morris University at Joe Walton Stadium on Saturday...

Panther Profiles Podcast: Ep. 2: Pierce Holley

Panther Profiles Podcast: Ep. 2: Pierce Holley

Aidan Cusack and Patrick Schmitz November 15, 2023

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ZDXOypi7aiSKplbgNDP3A?si=5R0AzVc9Q-SsBQ_gY6JQiQ Aidan and Patrick talk to QB1 of the Panthers, Pierce Holley. Holley talks about his upbringing and journey to becoming...

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