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Graduate student safety Tienne Fridge gets interviewed by the Daily Eastern News sports editor during football practice at O'Brian Stadium.

New EIU football captain shares swimming experience in Q&A

Payton Liggins, Sports Reporter May 6, 2025

Graduate safety Tienne Fridge, is entering his last season with Eastern. Fridge, from Sacramento, California, was on the football, swim and track teams in high school. Fridge swam from age 6 to...

Eastern Illinois football redshirt junior running back Jay Pearson running down the middle of the field during Eastern’s spring game as the offense beat the defense 43-42 at O’Brien field on Saturday.

EIU football play spring game, announce team captains

Payton Liggins, Sports Reporter April 26, 2025

The Eastern Illinois Panthers wrapped up their spring practice Saturday morning at O’Brien Field. The Panthers offense solidified the 43-42 win, with redshirt junior Jesse Lajes scoring the final...

Quterback redshirt junior Joey Sprinkle, pratices his throw and passes during practice at O'Brien Field on the Eastern Illinois University campus, April 3, 2025

Redshirt junior quarterback discusses position room strengths in Q&A

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor April 16, 2025

Redshirt junior quarterback Joey Sprinkle is getting ready to go into his second year with Eastern’s program.  Sprinkle, from Monticello, played soccer and baseball growing up and didn’t start...

Redshirt junior linebacker, Jesse Garza, getting interviewed. Football is back for the 2024 spring season.

Panther linebacker walks with God

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor April 3, 2024

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,...

(93) Sophomore punter Jacob Horvath and (98) redshirt junior long snapper Brett Galletti, at football’s first spring practice.

THROUGH THE LENS: EIU football’s first spring practice

Sia DeyKoontz, Photo Editor March 26, 2024

Sia DeyKoontz can be reached at 581-2812 or at smdeykoontz@eiu.edu.

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