​After a series of weekly practices, Eastern’s football team will be having an open scrimmage on Sat., April 22, at 11 a.m. where they will showcase the fundamentals and things they worked on throughout...

Jimmy Garappolo’s now canceled return to Eastern's campus had more than just the campus and the community of Charleston excited. Anita Reiter, a huge Jimmy G fan, made plans to travel the 4,506 miles...

Spring has sprung here in Charleston, IL and with that, the annual football spring game is now officially three weeks away. The team began practicing for its spring game in mid-March in preparation...

I never thought I would see the day that Jimmy Garoppolo would return to Eastern but much to my surprise, it is happening. Of course, I have made jokes about Jimmy G coming back to visit and how that...

In May of 2022, the NCAA released statistics breaking down NCAA athletes by ethnicity from 2021, finding that 8.8 percent were Black women athletes and 16.5 percent were Black male athletes. Five current...

Head Eastern football coach Chris Wilkerson is finally home. He has bled blue since his time at Eastern began thirty years ago and has already made a difference in the Eastern culture in his 11 months...

Eastern Illinois University (2-8, 1-3 OVC) at University of Tennessee – Martin (6-4, 4-0 OVC) Graham Stadium – Martin, Tenn., at 2 p.m. Series Record: EIU leads 15-12 Last Meeting: UT Martin beat...

The football team and both basketball teams will be on the road as well as at home to play games in six of the nine days of Thanksgiving break. The Eastern football team (2-8) will kick off the break...

It was a cold and snowy day at O’Brien Field for Senior Day, but No. 15 Southeast Missouri’s offense was red hot. The Redhawks finished the game with 460 yards of total offense compared to the Panthers’...

The Eastern football team (2-7) is prepared to take on the #20 ranked Southeast Missouri football team (7-2) Saturday afternoon at O’Brien for the last home game of the season.  Coach Chris Wilkerson...

The Eastern football team is heading down to Lake Charles, La., Saturday to take on the McNeese State Cowboys for the first time in nearly thirty years. After the loss to Tennessee Tech last weekend,...

The Eastern football team had to make a change at the quarterback position after Jonah O'Brien did not return in the second half due to an injury.  Zach Weir came in for O'Brien and had some successful...